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Recently, my husband and I attended the Australian Prophetic Summit. The conference had an amazing lineup of speakers and people from all over the country were present. There’s something very special about gathering with the body of Christ at an event like this. The sense of expectancy in the air is electric.

All the speakers were brilliant and brought us insights and revelation. One prophet particularly affected me. In fact I was impaled by the word he brought forth.

Prophet Gerald Nyasulu (PhD) gave a powerful message and I will concentrate on one small part of it.

For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

Romans 8:29 (ESV)

We are all called, everyone one of us, to be conformed to the image of Christ. Not just a specific person, all! No one is more special or more important in this calling. We didn’t get consulted when Father God set this task for us. However, we do get to choose to follow or not.

We must support and help one another in this calling as we are transformed together. It’s not an individual sport, it’s a team sport.

We’re not there yet. This is a continual transformation. We don’t get to rest on our laurels, thinking we are doing better than those around us. We have all received spiritual gifts and these have been freely given for us to build up and support others to become Christ like.

I loved what the Prophet said, “Each of us has probably aimed too low”. If we had been asked we would not have chosen this task, as Christ like seems impossible. We may have tried to negotiate down to something easier like “being a better person”. However, Christ blessed us with the potential to be transformed into His likeness. He sent us the Holy Spirit for this task.

We must remember it is God who does the transforming. We submit and He does all the hard yards. Can you believe it? God wants to conform us into the image of His son. A likeness in every way – relationships, thoughts, attitude, spirit, physical health, everything! Even the gifts of the spirit:

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,  gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT)

He wants us to be as close to Him as Jesus is.

How different would we be if we listened to and followed the Holy Spirit’s nudgings and urgings and responded to every situation in a Christ like manner? It blows my mind to think about it.

Furthermore, how different would our marriages, our families, our workplaces, our communities, our nations and the world be if we chose to follow Jesus wholeheartedly and imitated Him?

I am sure it would be a much kinder, more loving place. The world would be full of creativity and innovation for we have an amazingly caring, merciful and creative God.

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s post. I’d love to hear about how you’ve been transformed by God. If you’d like to comment or subscribe so you don’t miss any posts, please fill out the section below. Alternatively, if you would like to message me privately, please email me at admin@jesus4generations.com.

Sources:

• Prophet Gerald Nyasulu (PhD)
  • https://streams.org.au/about/our-team#:~:text=Prophet%20Gerald%20Nyasulu%2C%20Ph.,blowing%20revelation%2C%20wisdom%20and%20charisma.