The church of God
The church is in no way an ‘’organization’’
and her running and administration should be far from near the running a
circular organization. The principles that govern them do not govern us, for it
is written
‘’…For their rock
is not as our Rock…’’ (Deu32:31-32)
For example in the world the
more you save the more it is said you have more, but in the kingdom the more we
give and scatter the more we increase.
‘’…There is that
scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that with holdeth more than is
meet, but it tendeth to poverty…’’ (Pro
11:24)
You don’t run a church or
your life which is a living entity by ‘’ideas’’ or what I call the ‘’ideas of
men’’ but by revelation and men of
the Spirit must take charge and take their place in the army of God. Every
thing about the church is Spiritual- a full fledged ’’Spirit entity’’. Am I saying the church should be dis –organized
without order…No! God forbid…for God is not an author of confusion.
By spiritual men I do not
mean spiritually gifted men with prophetic staff of office, or men of high
title in Christendom…by Spiritual men I mean men who has understanding of what ’’Israel ought to do in season’’, men
who have in them the true ‘Spirit of God, filled with the Spirit, men of good
report, men who understands the move of God who will not at any instance
compromise to please man at the moment. They are not men of letters who follow
the books and constitutions which easily put men in a yoke.
Please may I state
categorically that until men of the Spirit take their place in this army, the
long awaited revival may continuously tarry!, because the devil understands the
mystery and the havoc the revival of Gods people can do through the power of
his church which ultimately will give birth to ‘’Gods Generals’ ’(Rom8:18-19),
he constantly moves the ‘’goal post’’ through his agents strategically positioned
in the churches. These are un-equipped men, religious men who are carnal and
profess to zealously do Gods bidding; they may be learned and educated in the
epistles of Paul the apostle but do not have the life of Paul and are mostly not called and if called, they have
refused to pass through the school of the Spirit to get adequately nurtured in
the secret place of the most high. In zeal they have zeal but not according to
knowledge. (Rom10:1-3), they are easily manipulated by spirit of divination and
witchcraft which is behind the scene manipulating them like a puppet because
they do not abide in the vine and if they do, they choose to see their own
vision and do their own will due to the hardness of their own mind- they will
yet be pruned. The enemy’s agents are men of ‘’activity’’ which heaven know not and are not fit for the masters
use. In the name of time management, time as now become their master and been
enslaved to time not been able to enjoy the refreshing that his presence brings
and empowerment that comes when we tarry long in his presence. (I talk not of
long unproductive hours filled with religious garbage and nonsense) having no
essence to tarry before the master for a little while longer for I reckon that
time was made for the man and man not for the time.
Sure; the devil cannot stop
the revival of God but he can delay it by capturing Gods instrument of revival which
is basically the regenerated man and the Power
of the church.
Below are a few reasons why revival
tarries in ministry, in our lives and the church of God
·
When we do
not know and understand the will, plan and purpose of God.
A man/ministry may end up
doing what he is not sent to do and wasting a lot of resources when there is no
clear cut understanding of what God wants to do and even when there is
understanding, knowing how to achieve the task set before one is crucial for
revival.
Many are called but not
having understanding of where they should
labor, when they should begin and how to go about actualizing their mission.
·
When we do
not know God and the scripture
‘’…and Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not
therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God…’’ (Mar
12:24)
Even devils know God, so it
is not enough to know God but knowing what he as said in his word will have
significant role to play in the reviving of Gods people. It is the ignorance of
the word in the life of some that short circuit the fire of revival. Most of
the time, if we can sit with the word, many mistakes that kills the fire of
revival will be avoided.
·
Failure to
prepare and continuously equip ones self
Most times we fail to
understand that God is an intelligent being and requires us to move with him
when he moves. The scriptures says
‘’…grace and peace be
multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord…’’ (2Pe
1:2)
This means that a man will
grow in grace through the increase of knowledge and when sufficient knowledge
is not acquired one may be starved of grace for a particular exploit. Paul also
said unto Timothy
‘’…Study to shew thyself approved
unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word
of truth...‘’ (2Ti 2:15)
In Gen 14:14…Abraham only
armed (gave more grace) his trained servants and took them to battle talking
about preparation because if they where not prepared he wouldn’t have been able
to over come.
‘’…and when Abram heard that
his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own
house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan...’’(Gen 14:14)
·
When there
are too many leaders
Nature harbors no vacuum they
say! So when the leader refuses to take charge and lead effectively,
pseudo-leaders will rise up and take charge of things i.e. active and zealous
people around, hijacking the intent of Gods revival since they where not given
the mandate. In other words, this may also occur when the leader is trying to
play the humility game not wanting people to say ‘’why is he the only one
taking the decisions’’; there by relinquishing his authority to his followers
(who may be members of his cabinet) who are meant to broaden his vision, expand
it and run with it., hence killing revival by his inactivity.
One thing most people do not
realize is that, there is no democracy in kingdom business, that is, making
decisions’ by popular opinions or ‘’majority
carry the vote style’’…”NO’’!...it will ultimately lead to error. Knowing
fully well that the church/man is a ‘’Spiritual
entity’’ which must be allowed to be run by the same Spirit that
established it- the HOLY SPIRIT…he speaks so we should hear from him!
One must lead and the others
must follow, one must hear from God and the others must confirm what he has
heard, one must see and hear what God has in mind; bringing it to the open for
the followers who are called helpers of the war to expand and take it to the next
level.
·
Religious
men filled with doctrines who do not realize God has moved on to the next level
of encounter.
Such men where the ones who
killed Jesus, those who knew the law and the prophets, teachers of the laws,
rulers and head of the synagogues. As you know, Jesus was not killed by
unbelievers but believers. When such men are in charge, they simply kill
revival with their nature-mindset, not understanding when there is a ‘’paradigm shift’’ in the Spirit as
regards the things and revelation of God. For example a senior Pastor may be
caught in this drag net of the enemy, there by resisting any move from the
Pastors under him or from the youth.
·
When men
are not led.
This is simply doing things
out of routine and not consulting the driver of the move. It actually kills
revival very fast’. Ideas may thrive in an organization but revelation is key
to kingdom business. In other words we can see it from the angle of looking at
faces before something is done. It is written
‘’…but the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his
countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the
LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the
LORD looketh on the heart…’’
(1Sam 16:7)
·
When
Prayer is substituted for serving tables
‘’…and in those
days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring
of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the
daily ministration.
Then the twelve called the multitude of the
disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word
of God, and serve tables.
Wherefore,
brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy
Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
But we will give ourselves continually to prayer
and to the ministry of the word…’’ (Act 6:1-4)
The apostles realized this
quick and changed gear when they saw that another thing as taken away there
time from prayer and fasting. These things are actually things that are praise
worthy and to be applauded, but dangerous if not properly managed. Let me say
here that what ever takes away the time of prayer and fasting from you is set
to destroy you no matter how laudable it may be. This is the power house of
revival.
·
When the
anointing is missing
One may have zeal and passion
for a thing…but it is best if you are anointed for the purpose. The anointing
will always see a man through stormy waters and all things the devil may want
to throw at him to slow or stop him. The anointing brings ease and great
results and amplifies what so ever that is in the hand of the anointed.
·
Favoritism
Preferring the rich, those
who have names, those who have been around for donkey years without anything to
offer, relatives, those who are in position and influential at the expense of who God wants for the work of ministry
is major killer.
·
Offences
When there is offence within
the ranks, and the leadership doesn’t like your face, possibly you have been
courageous to speak up at misconduct or there was an argument between you and
one who is to take a major decision then you are victimized, secluded, at the
expense of the work of ministry. In addition, you find vibrant men and
instrument of revival moving out from the place of their call due to unresolved
or irreconcilable differences. Further more,
when matters/issues are not supposedly well addressed by leadership in love or
when there is a welfare need which was not met by people in charge, etc, this
may bring a heavy Spirit upon the individual who was initially all out for the
lord. This is also a major killer of revival.
·
Envy, Hate
and Jealousy
When a man is filled with
envy, hate or jealousy for another, he finds little excuses to accuse him or
resist him anywhere the opportunity presents its self. For Instance a choir
leader who does not exercise self control may find himself resisting a young
vibrant singer in the choir and eventually makes sure he makes him useless in
the choir just to make a ‘’devilish’’
point. Or sometimes one who is quick to give his opinion in sincerity may be
hated, all because he always hits the ‘’nail on the head’’.
All of the above are killers
of revival in a man life or ministry and will only strengthen the ministry of
the Antichrist against the Plan of God.
As children of the most-high
God let us rise up to bring and advance the kingdom of our God and desist from
working against one another.
The awakening is in you!
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