The world is deceived but are we to leave the world? I do not see Christians trying to build space ships to leave this world. I do not see massive Christians moving into the mountains to live in caves in attempt to separate themselves from the world. Most Christians do not tell other Christians to leave the lust of the world but they would tell them to leave their churches?
Where do we think the WAR IS AT? The War is in our churches!! Those born of God will Overcome! We do not quit. We do not leave our brethren behind. We do not run away. We come to TAKE BACK AND REPOSSESS WHAT IS GOD'S! You leave only when the Holy Spirit tells you to leave and you go where He tells you to go but most Christians if not all of them do NOT have the authority to tell others to leave their churches.
When Jesus walked in the flesh, He did not tell His people to leave the synagogues. In fact, He went into the synagogues to preach. He was mocked. He was ridiculed. He was persecuted but that did not stop HIM. He went even unto death. The apostles after the resurrection went into the synagogues of other regions, areas, and countries to preach Christ. They were persecuted, beat, and stoned. Did they get resentful and angry? Did they start telling the people not to go to the synagogues anymore? Did they get angry at the Pharisees because they were rejected by them? They were led by the Holy Spirit and they spoke what the Holy Spirit told them to speak. Everything they had done was allowed within the scope of their authority. The apostles, however, did not dare to usurp God's authority in his synagogues.
When Jesus had healed the man with leprosy, what was the Lord's instructions to him?
Matthew 8:1-4 When Jesus came down from the mountain, great throngs followed Him.2 And behold, a leper came up to Him and, prostrating himself, worshiped Him, saying, Lord, if You are willing, You are able to [a]cleanse me by curing me.3 And He reached out His hand and touched him, saying, I am willing; be cleansed [b]by being cured. And instantly his leprosy was cured and cleansed.4 And Jesus said to him, See that you tell nothing about this to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, for a testimony [to your healing] and as an evidence to the people.
Jesus commanded the man to go to the priest and to present the offering Moses commanded as a testimony and evidence to the people!! The WAR is for the churches!! The War is in the churches!! The War is not in the baseball, football, or soccer stadium holding a "John 3:16" sign. I am not saying holding such a sign is wrong but all the people in the stadiums are showing that they are putting the world first as they rather be in a stadium than at church worshiping God on Sundays.They rather give glory to men chasing after each other for a pig skin ball rather than their creator.
If one has a higher revelation than their pastor and/or if the pastor is in error, then it is the person's job to intercede on behalf of the pastor and their church. The person with the higher revelation cannot rebel or come against the pastor who may be in error. Such a person cannot just leave their church out of arrogance or anger. He/she cannot tell others to join them or tell them to leave either. This is NOT God's way. God's way is through patience, love, prayer, and sacrifice. We are to show Truth through our actions of kindness, love, sacrifice, and prayer. If we are to leave, it must be at the lead and direction of the Holy Spirit.
It is NOT God's voice or His Ways in which He would tell people to start bouncing around churches until the perfect one is found. It is NOT God's voice or His ways to tell someone to tell others to leave their churches. God's ways is for us to persevere and endure in prayer and love. God's way is for us to sacrifice ourselves as Jesus did so others may see His love and Truth.
In our journey with the Lord, my wife and I were told by HIM to leave a particular church. There was another time in which God told us that it was time to stop going for we were about to be in another season and area. But we did NOT tell the congregation in those churches to leave. We do NOT have that authority to be telling people to leave their churches. Each person must be lead by the Holy Spirit. We are not to be copying others. A word for them may not be a word for us.
Which ever church you may be attending, your job is to intercede for your pastor, leaders, and the congregation. If we have a higher revelation and we know there is error, it is our job to intercede in prayer! How many are actually praying besides complaining and complaining of the shortcomings?
Many Christians act like the people of the world. The world wants it all for free or a discount. The world has no patience and is selfish and demanding. Instead of filling a need to serve, we rather be served and complaining at the same time. We complain but yet we do not utilize the greatest weapons we have at our disposal which are prayer, the Word, the Blood of Jesus, and His FIRE! We rather watch four hours of sports or soaps defiling our minds rather than serve even one hour for our church. We look and seek recreational activities rather than praying for the souls of our families, friends, and brethren.
We are proving to be quitters and complainers rather than conquerors and overcomers. If we see our churches in need, we should be diligently praying on their behalf. We need to be diligently praying for our pastors, deacons, elders, teachers, prophets, apostles, and evangelist. We need to PRAY SO THAT WE MAY REPOSSESS THE LAND THAT THE ENEMY HAS STOLEN THROUGH OUR SIN. Where is our hunger and attitude to serve the LORD even unto death. Where is His people who say they Love HIM but are on vacation every weekend or wasting hours watching nonsense TV?
Who will stand with the Lord to lose their life if necessary to do the Father's Will? Where is His people who will start a prayer rally for their own land (churches)? Where are those who are like Aaron and Hur who held up Moses arms to defeat their enemy? Where are His people who are spiritually holding up the arms of your pastors or leaders through prayer so the enemy does not gain more ground? Take back what the locust have eaten! We have been given the keys to the Kingdom. What we bind on earth, we bind in the heavens. What we loose, we loose in the heavens.
Matthew 16:19 (AMP) I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind (declare to be improper and unlawful) on earth [a]must be what is already bound in heaven; and whatever you loose (declare lawful) on earth [b]must be what is already loosed in heaven.
There will be NO EXCUSE! He takes NO PLEASURE with those who shrinks back! His people do not give the land back to the enemy. His people do not run from the enemy! His people do not quit! HIS PEOPLE COME TO TAKE THE LAND AND POSSESS IT UNTIL THE LORD'S RETURN!!!
Fire of God!
Steve Yong Kim
May 26, 2012
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