Time for a move!

It has been a while since I wrote. After we returned from Sweden I have mostly been at home and I have had a fantastic and wonderful time at home together with my family. I have done things I needed to do for a long time and attending my church twice a week during these four weeks off has brought me much closer to my church. The local church and our spiritual home is one of the most important things in our spiritual lives. I do not know what I would do or where I would be without my church, my Pastor, my Brothers and Sisters. Those who know me know that I at times have had a different opinion and this because of what people have told me at church. It was mostly during my "early years" when I could not accept that people told me what to do and what not to do. Today I realize that all these words were spoken out in love and with care. They said things to me because they cared about me. This is how the church works and iron sharpens iron.

During these weeks we have had wonderful services wednesdays and sundays. Two weeks in a row I have seen vision during worship and I just want to share some of these visions with you all. The first vision took place two weeks ago on a wednesday night. During worship I saw the hands of the Lord over our congregation, over the people who were attending church that night. He was holding a fire with his both hands. I saw Him move His hands apart and the fire fell down on all the people and landed as a tongue of fire upon each and every head. Exactly like the fire fell on Pentecost. The word of God says that God IS like a consuming fire and what is not of God will burn down. We really need to give up things in our lives and throw these things into the fire if we want to be clean before the Lord. I am not going to do a long list of things what can separate us from God as we are all different but one thing that I believe The Holy Spirit brought to my mind was un-forgiveness. It is very important that we forgive and ask for forgiveness as un-forgiveness is a hindrance for us to get closer to God and also a hindrance to draw down wonders, signs and miracles, not to forget all the blessings over our lives.

Some people might say that they can't forgive! But do you want to forgive you are in a totally different situation. If you desire to forgive just give it to the Lord and do not count on your own emotional feelings as those has nothing to do with God. It is the exactly same thing with love. I have a hard time loving all other people, especially if I think about that I have to feel how I love all other people it will be impossible. How can I love people who have hurt me in the flesh? It is impossible BUT as long as I want to love them God takes care of the rest. It has to do with the very same decision you took the very same day you decided to follow Jesus. Right there you also took a decision to love other people as you love yourself and IF you do not love yourself you do NOT know yourself from God's perspective since we are ALL loved by God and we are ALL His favorites. These are amazing words and it is true as it is written in the Bible.

Another thing I believe that God pointed at when I saw the vision with the fire was the baptism in the Holy Spirit. What would we do without The Holy Spirit? Jesus is the baptizer and He baptizes us in Holy Spirit and FIRE. Again we should not count on our feelings. There are many preaching a Gospel based on our feelings and manifestations. Some might feel The Holy Spirit some won't. This has nothing to do with that one of them would be more filled with The Holy Spirit or more spiritual. It has to do with that God meets us all individually and He also gives us our gifts based upon His will, not ours. Of course we can pray for spiritual gifts but we need to ask God for His will upon our lives and our ministry and then receive the gifts He has in store for us. It is as simple as that. Do not make it complicated or do not trust your own emotional feelings. Stand on the word of God.

Another vision I had last week during worship was The Lord sitting at His throne with a beautiful book. This book was something else, it was big. I mean huge. The book actually exists and if you are saved your name is written in that book: the book of life. What I saw was most of the pages in the book being filled with names written with the blood of Jesus. The book was open and the side with the names were much bigger than the side with the empty pages. One day God will have to close the book and in that very second it takes place; the second coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Nobody knows when this will be but be realistic and look around you, look around you and what do you see? The world today have already fulfilled many of the scriptures in the Bible the same way Jesus fulfilled the scriptures and the prophets before Him. Time is short and we ARE living in the end times. There are not many pages left in the book of life so we better take our diapers of and take our big boy pants on and go out for God's Kingdom business. What a glorious day it will be the day our Lord Jesus Christ is coming back. I hope you are on the train as there are NO other trains after the last train.

Yesterday was a big day. Since October last year I have had the privilege to get to know a sister in the Lord. God also brought me a new brother in the Lord and we three have become something like best friends. I don't know how to explain it but I know it is God's plan. Last weekend we spent together and we made soup at our church for yesterdays special service when our sister Ann-Sofie got baptized. It was also a big day for me as it was the first baptism I had the honor and privilege to do at our church. I thank Jesus and my Pastor Mats for the opportunity and trust in this wonderful mission. We had an absolutely wonderful weekend and to baptize someone to Christ is something special.

One week from today, me and Brother David Ekfors are on our way to USA. This tour is going to be a shorter tour but it will be busy. Immediately after our arrival we start with meetings in Florida. The first meeting is at Ignited Church in Lakeland, Florida March 6th at 7PM. You may say what ever you want about The Lakeland Outpouring that took place in 2008. There are too many opinions about that so I am not going to focus on anything negative around a move of God that truly blessed me. I have decided to do as The Apostle Paul is writing in his first letter to the Thessalonians; "Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil." (1 Thessalonians 5:19-22)

In May 2008 when I left for USA and Lakeland, it was my first time to the USA as a born again Christian. I got truly blessed and I have decided to keep the good parts of the outpouring and not focus on anything negative or any man. I KNOW that JESUS did awesome things there and those are what I am going to keep. It is a privilege and an honor to be invited by Pastor Stephen Strader and Ignited Church, it feels like going home.

From Lakeland we are moving west, to Fort Myers for a meeting at Central Foursquare Church, March 8th and we are attending an outreach at Bike Night in Fort Myers, March 9th. March 10th we are at Fountain of Life Church in Okeechobee for the Sunday morning service. From Okeechoobee we are heading back east and to Daytona Bike Week for one week of evangelism amongst hundreds of thousands of Bikers. I am looking forward to hook up with all the other Christian Bikers and serve the Lord with them. We already have things set up together with Calvary Christian Riders and together with Sam "Machine Gun Preacher" Childers, Pastor Flathead Tom, Big Al Aceves and Brother Lil Wolf we are going to spread the good news at Broken Chains Biker Church that is held at Calvary Christian Center, March 16th. The day before that I have the honor to jump in with The Full Throttle Band featuring Pastor Z and Eric Turner at The Bikers For Christ Night at The Rock Church in Port Orange. The days before that we are going to be together with Calvary Christian Riders, Bikers For Christ, Heaven's Saints MM and many other Biker Clubs and Ministries. Not to forget the Music for the Soul stage together with other Christian artists such as Larry Howard, Skip Frye, Tony Loeffler, Mark Mason and Hound Dog Mike to name a few. I know it will be a happening week in the power of The Holy Spirit and in Jesus name. 

Before we return back to Finland we are flying into Houston, Texas for a one night only at Family Church. It is time for the awaited release of the Less is More album we recorded over here in Finland last summer together with Martin Kantola and Teresa Sutherland. I am looking forward to this as well and to hook up with the Ambassadors For Jesus Christ in Texas.

During the USA tour we are going to film more LIFE IN HIM episodes and I am thankful for all the opportunities God has opened to be able to share these personal testimonies and life stories all over the world. So far we have 17 episodes ready and we are looking for 30 more to film during the time spent in the US. LIFE IN HIM now also has its own webpage and from there you can also check out the episodes that have been broadcasted at TV7plus in Finland. We are currently also taking the LIFE IN HIM TV show further and new doors are opening up as well as the LIFE IN HIM crew is growing. Our main goal is to use personal testimonies and life stories to point at Christ, our Lord and Savior who have been so graceful to so many people. To see what Jesus does today and what He has done in peoples lives of today is such a powerful way to reach the lost. These programs is a tool to reach those who need to be dragged out from the pit of sin and the swamp of destruction. Jesus is still the same, yesterday, today and forever and we believe with all our hearts that people shall be saved by watching these TV programs.

Check out the Life in Him page at www.lifeinhim.tv

We are living in exciting times and I feel the fire inside of me stir up within me while writing this. I see pictures within me about Jesus doing mighty things, not only in Florida and USA but all over the world. Remember that we need the FIRE of GOD and there are not many pages left in the book of life. It is our mission and our job to make sure those pages is filled with names written with the blood of Jesus before God decides to close the book. My prayer today is that YOUR name is there and IF it is not there I just want to encourage you to say YES to JESUS and welcome The Holy Spirit into your life. That is the ONLY way to the Father, our creator and to eternal life. Admit you are a sinner and ask Jesus for forgiveness and your sin will not only be forgiven, it will be washed away in Jesus blood and name. Amen!

Love you all

In Christ