Supernatural Believing Christ Conscious
because it had been founded on rock.
    And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
    The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its fall!
    Matthew 7:21–27 NRSV
    Jesus says, in essence, knowing me is more than prophesying and casting out demons. The word knowing is the same word used to describe a man and woman intimately loving one another. Women can be married to wealthy men with privileges to purchase expense gifts without being intimate with their husband. That describes a marriage without substance, selfish and irresponsible. Responsibility demands love and intimacy in order to understand relationship.
    Moses made a remarkable statement, which illustrates he understood “knowing” God was much more than miracles, signs and wonders.
    Now therefore, I pray You, if I have found favor in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You [progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with You, perceiving and recognizing and understanding more strongly and clearly] and that I may find favor in Your sight.
    And [Lord, do] consider that this nation is Your people.
    Exodus 33:13 AMP
    In other words, Moses saw the miracles but he wanted to “know” what made God, God. He knew His power and awesomeness, but did not understand the source or substance of such amazing love that flowed from the heart of the Father.
    The substance we use to feed our inner abode will determine how it will survive the rough seasons.
    The story below describes two methods used in building such a house.
    I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them.
    That one is like a man building a house, who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock ; when a flood arose, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built.
    But the one who hears and does not act is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against it, immediately it fell, and great was the ruin of that house.
    Luke 6:47–49 NRSV
    Tribulations demonstrates ones commitment to Christ and the depth of the foundations. We will encounter humiliation, suffering, hardships and most certainly discomfort.
    However, unless we are willing to trust the Holy Ghost in our renovations, our structure will not endure.
    The rock of course is Jesus Christ. The substance is formed from our experiences with the Holy Spirit.
    His Word is the very substance that impregnates our hearts and minds. The very essence of Christ is capable of penetrating our very cells; hence His substance in our souls migrates into our bodies resulting in divine health.
    We define substance as that which underlies all outward manifestations. Therefore, the invisible foundation that constructs our beliefs is revealed by our actions.
    In other words, substance is the matter or material that constructs a belief system. We have defined belief system as the structure of thoughts, which may or may not be true, which produces behaviors in accordance with the information.
    Like the Wright Brothers who believed man could fly. The substance was the physical airplane constructed from their imaginations or invisible realm of thoughts.
    The physical world was designed from the invisible world.
    Faith convinces us that God created the world through his word. This means what can be seen was made by something that could not be seen.
    Hebrews 11:3 GW
    In order to examine the transformation of substance into physical material in greater detail, let us imagine what may have happened to the Wright brothers. Many people probably dreamed of flying, but the Wright brothers were the first to make their dreams physical.
    Most history books omit the fact their father was a Bishop and leader in the United Brethren in Christ Church. The young men were taught Christian principles at an

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