We are living in a generation that desperately wants power, influence, and purpose — but is often unwilling to pay the price required to experience God for real.
Let’s make this plain, You will never encounter the fullness of God while holding onto the very things He came to crucify. You will never walk in Kingdom power if you’re still clinging to comfort, compromise, and cultural Christianity.
The Lord recently spoke to me about the messiness we see around us, and the defeat most Christians live in, He said the church still doesn’t understand that The Cross is Where You Must Die
Jesus said take up your cross and follow Me… but where did you think you were going with it?
Did you think you were carrying it for decoration??? Or it was part of your aesthetic?? A nice little accessory?? NOOOO ,,,The cross is not for carrying around… it’s for DYING ON. You weren’t dragging it to show people you’re holy , you were dragging it to get nailed to it
That’s why He said “If anyone wants to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross DAILY, and follow Me.” (Luke 9:23). DAILY. Not just when you’re fasting. Not just when you’re preaching. Not just when you’re vibing with worship music. But when you’re sobbing at midnight and wondering, “God… why is this so hard?”
The cross isn’t jewelry. It’s an altar. It’s not symbolic — it’s surgical. You don’t carry it to show it off…You carry it to die on it. The lack of understanding is the reason why many Christians aren’t walking in power, wealth, or breakthrough —because the resurrection only comes after crucifixion. You want oil? Get crushed. You want authority? Get emptied. You want glory? Go through the fire. The cross is not optional. It’s the entrance to everything we claim we want in Christ.
Jesus didn’t die so we could get things for free, He died to show us how to die! He didn’t carry that cross so we could sit back, sip grace like juice, and claim blessings with dirty hands and unbroken hearts. He carried it to say: “This is the path. Follow Me.”
He died to open the door, not to carry you through it unwillingly. He gave His life to show you the blueprint of surrender. He didn’t just pay your debt; He gave you a template for death. The inheritance is real. The promises are real. The authority is real. The abundance is real. But so is the crushing, so is the altar, so is the cross. The church wants the resurrection but skips the tomb. Wants the glory but avoids Gethsemane. Wants the crown, but rejects the nails, Jesus didn’t say take up your blessings. He said take up your cross. Because that’s the only way to truly follow Him.
The Cross is not just a moment of forgiveness, it is the altar of full surrender. Self-will, Lust. Pride. Bitterness. The fantasy of “dating for fun.”
The obsession with status, likes, and followers. All of it must be crucified. Because anything you don’t lay down will eventually lead you away from the very God you claim to love.
Lukewarm Christianity is Powerless — and the World Knows It
Let’s be honest, many people are not rejecting Jesus, they’re rejecting the powerless, shallow, lukewarm version of Christianity they’ve witnessed in churches, homes, and online. They’re not turned off by the Gospel; they’re turned off by the contradiction between what we preach and how we live. They ask, “Why would I follow your God if your life looks just as defeated, depressed, and directionless as mine?” That’s not persecution — that’s discernment.
What they see are Christians with no fruit, no fire, and no authority — and understandably, they’re not convinced that our God is real. As 2 Timothy 3:5 says, “Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof.” We sing songs about the Holy Spirit but never host Him. We quote Scriptures we don’t live out. We claim to follow Jesus yet refuse to carry our cross. The result is a faith that’s loud on the outside but empty on the inside — a powerless performance with no transformation.
Our King Is Not Like the Others
Other religions may follow dead prophets, worship idols made of stone, or unknowingly serve demons. But we serve the living God — crucified, risen, and glorified. Our King created heaven and earth and owns all silver and gold. So, why then are so many of His people living in spiritual poverty, bondage, and confusion?
The truth is, many have accepted salvation without surrender. We want the crown without the Cross. And that’s why countless believers live beneath their calling — spiritually broke, bound in sin, and powerless in the Spirit. Jesus didn’t just come to save us from hell; He came to crucify everything in us that keeps us from becoming like Him.
“Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the Pharisees, you will by no means enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” — Matthew 5:20. We weren’t called to blend in with the world but to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. The cross is not optional — it’s the price of entry.
The Kingdom Is Not a Future Dream — It’s a Present Reality
“The Kingdom of God is within you.” — Luke 17:21. Kingdom life isn’t just something we inherit after death — it’s something we’re meant to access now. Jesus brought the Kingdom to earth, and that Kingdom is meant to manifest in your daily life.
That means you have access to:
Power over sin
Authority over demons
Clarity in hearing God
Victory in your calling
A fire that cannot be faked
But the entrance fee is death to self, pride, sin, and compromise. You cannot carry the weight of the world and expect to walk fully in the Kingdom of God. You cannot cling to the very things God wants to burn and expect His fire to rest upon you. The call is to die daily so Christ can live fully in you.
There Is No Plan B
There is no version of Christianity without surrender. There is no access to Kingdom power without spiritual death. There is no revival without repentance. And there is no authority without purity.
This is not about legalism — this is about Lordship. Jesus must be more than a Savior; He must be your King. If He’s not Lord of all, He’s not Lord at all. You don’t need more motivational sermons. What you need is a holy revelation ,,one that leads to genuine repentance, radical surrender, and complete transformation.
This is the hour to wake up, to burn again, and to walk in the full power of the Kingdom. The world is waiting — not for more religious talk — but for a generation that hosts the fire, lives the Word, and carries the Cross.
This Life Is Not for the Fleshly my friend— It’s for the Spirit-Led
I’ll be honest with you, This life is HARD — and the church doesn’t talk about it enough. We preach “Say yes to Jesus and go to Heaven,” but we leave out the part where you die daily (Luke 9:23). We don’t prepare people for the painful stripping, for the nights of wrestling with your flesh, for the losses, the isolation, the pruning — the Gethsemane moments where your soul is crushed so oil can come out.
But something incredible happens in the midst of that death: you come alive in spirit. You suddenly become sensitive to things you never noticed before. You hear differently. You perceive differently. You are no longer motivated by the same things. And it is there, in that spiritual awakening, that you start to understand the Kingdom. Not just read about it — understand it. Because “the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned” (1 Corinthians 2:14, NKJV).
This is where many get stuck. They want the Kingdom but they’re still functioning from the flesh. They want the promises, but they’re unwilling to let go of what keeps them familiar and in control. Here’s the harsh truth: It is absolutely impossible to walk closely with God and not access His inheritance. The issue for decades has been that we’ve reduced salvation to a moment of confession, forgetting that Scripture calls us to work out our salvation with fear and trembling (Philippians 2:12). People back out when the purification process begins. They retreat when their peers seem to be thriving in sin while they’re stuck in surrender. But here’s what they don’t understand: they are in a new Kingdom. And the Kingdom of God is not built on comfort or compromise — it’s built on purity, obedience, and surrender.
God doesn’t hand the keys to just anyone. He hands them to the ones who are fully sold out, who are not still negotiating with sin behind closed doors.
It’s impossible to be filled with the Spirit and not bear fruit. If someone claims to know God but there’s no fire, no access, no discernment, and no transformation, they don’t actually know Him. And this has been the problem in the church for decades.
The Real Issue: We’re Distracted by the Basics
God gives basic life essentials to everyone. Scripture says: “He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” — Matthew 5:45 (NKJV)
Sunshine, breath, food, opportunities ,,that’s not proof of intimacy. That’s the bare minimum. And yet, many Christians have settled there. They’re satisfied with the bare minimum of what God offers to all humans, and they assume that’s spiritual evidence. No, beloved — that’s just existence. The world chases wealth through corruption, deceit, and compromise. They do whatever it takes to move from average to elite. And God is looking for people who will do whatever it takes in righteousness to move from basic believer to Kingdom ambassador.
The Kingdom of God is not for the lukewarm. It’s for those who are fully sold out, not those still negotiating with sin. If you’re still bargaining with your flesh, don’t expect to unlock spiritual mysteries. God hands Kingdom keys to those who are crucified with Christ not to those who dip in and out of purity..
Get Your Mind Right: You’re in Another Kingdom Now
You’ve been translated out of the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of the Son (Colossians 1:13). You don’t belong here anymore. You’re a citizen of Heaven. That means there are new laws. New standards. New rewards. But also, new sacrifices.
Many back out when it gets hard. Many fall away when their peers are partying, vacationing, and indulging while they’re fasting, praying, and dying to flesh. But it’s in that moment that sacred, painful moment that God whispers, “Now I can trust you with more.”
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love Him.” (1 Corinthians 2:9).
May your walk with God grow deeper, your spirit burn brighter, and your life reflect the power of the risen King. Be bold, be holy, and be set apart.