What is it about faith that keeps demanding greater testing? Those closest to the heart of Jesus will be tested with a great intensity. Faith must go beyond believing for the provision of God, faith must reach the very heart of God and His purposes. The heart of this message tells us our present battles are not about testing or chastening, it is what God is doing in our hearts to prepare us for service in eternity! We will rule and reign with Christ and in the ages to come we will show forth His glory. God has a larger purpose than just this world.

Jesus said, "Be ye merciful as I am merciful." This is not an easy thing to do and it will cost us. Jesus Christ paid the highest cost so that mercy could be shed on humankind. The price He paid is beyond calculating. Mercy does not rebuke, examine, or accuse one another. We need a supernatural revelation that the body of Christ and Jesus are one. What we say and what we do to one another is what we are saying and doing to Jesus. The Lord is gracious and merciful and we are to be an extension of this to one another.