Aaron had told God's people to give the gold from their earrings to create the golden calf. Many churches are no different today. The boards, elders with money and power, and the congregations are telling their hireling pastors, here is your wage, give us what we want to hear.
Exodus 32:2 So Aaron said, “Take the gold rings from the ears of your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”
God's people could no longer wait for Moses who was up in the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights. Moses had gone up to bring the two tablets which were the 10 commandments of God. They had told Aaron to "make us some gods who can lead us." Although in the English translation, we assume the word "gods" is for some other gods but they are referring to God of the bible. They are referring to Elohim. They could no longer wait for God's time. Many Christians cannot wait for God so they begin to create their own image of what God should be doing for them in their lives. They had turned the God of Abraham, the God of Issac, the God of Jacob and molded HIM into their own image of who God should be to them. They had made god into their servant.
The golden calf continues to be in the hearts of many Christians today. They were in the hearts of the Pharisees and Sadducee. The Messiah or Jesus that they were preaching and teaching had not come. The Jesus of the bible who they had not known had come. They could not recognize God because they had created their own image of who Jesus should be. Israel wanted to serve their golden calf and they had called it god. They offered sacrifices and offerings as Aaron told the people they would have a festival and offer sacrifices the morning after. The people of God had created their own counterfeit of who their god would be and thus God on the mountain told Moses that the people had corrupted themselves. In the peoples' mind, they were thinking they were still serving the God of the bible. How tragic!
When Moses had come down the mountain, he was furious and he had threw the 10 commandment tablets onto the ground. He destroyed the golden calf and demanded the people to choose a side. Three thousand of God's people chose the wrong side and were killed. Why would 3000 people choose death? As far as the 3000 were concerned, they were choosing in their minds the God of the bible but in reality, they had created their own image of who the God of the bible is to be. And thus they were willing to die for what they believed. By choosing death, they were thus calling Moses a false prophet. They were saying, we hear God too! Obviously, they did not understand spiritual authority.
Today is no different. Many churches have been created as the people had opened churches. They searched for a pastor or preacher, offered him gold (money) from their ears to preach a god that they wanted to hear about. These churches, ministries, or individuals have crosses hanging on their walls. These churches use the bible. These churches sing praise and worship songs. But their worship is in vain because they have created an image of who Jesus should be to them. Thus many churches and God's people have no idea who the God of the bible really is. They do not know the God of Abraham, the God of Issac, and the God of Jacob. They do not know His ways. They do not know His judgments. They do not know HIM. All they know is that their image of who Jesus should be and this image will save them no matter how they live their lives or what sins they decide to commit. And as they continue to live in sin, they continue to create a Jesus who will forgive them without repentance and holiness. They are serving their own golden calves that are within their hearts.
And this is why there is no power or spirit in the churches. And this is why people continue to die rather than be healed or delivered. The fruit is DEATH! And even if some churches still felt some kind of spirit, many are really led by demons. Many churches have been taken over by demons. Many preachers and their people are ending up in HELL. The deception is so deep!
If Jesus was to return today, would you recognize HIM? The Pharisees who were master bible teachers in their time did not recognize HIM. Today, many Christians have barely read their bible. They barely pray. They barely worship. If you are not spending time with God based on His terms, then there is a great probability you are serving your own golden calf as you have been given a created image of Jesus from a hireling pastor or you are serving an image of Jesus in which you have created for yourself. This image in which many have created is an image of Jesus who will forgive them even though they willfully continue to sin and live in sin. This is the great deception within the church.
Jesus will come back and HE is bringing a ROD!
Revelation 19:15-16 From his mouth came a sharp sword to strike down the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He will release the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty, like juice flowing from a winepress. 16 On his robe at his thigh[e] was written this title: King of all kings and Lord of all lords.
Before HE comes back, HE needs to put the church back in order. The churches are out of order. They are
having an orgy fest with the demons. Jesus will restore His Church with a ROD! It is time to choose for many of His people. You have been worshiping a golden calf. It is time to choose LIFE or choose death. Will you be the 3000 willing to die for what you believe but what you believe is an image of Jesus in which you have created thinking this image will forgive you even though you are living in sin and you will not repent?
God is calling His people to repent. This message is for YOU. It is not only the people who were with Moses. This message resonates to us today. It is for YOU. It is for ME. We are the Adam. We are the Eve. Whether yesterday or today, YOU would have made the choice Adam and Eve had made. We are that stiffed neck rebellious people that continues to corrupts ourselves before God. YOU MUST REPENT! HE IS CALLING US TO REPENT! SUBMIT TO HIS WORD AND REPENT!! YES, WE ARE THAT PEOPLE!
I speak a spirit of repentance over you. It is only by the Spirit we can truly repent. It is only by the Spirit we can truly pray. It is only by the Spirit you can come to know HIM. Do you even know what this means? To be in the Spirit? If you did, you would be overcoming the obstacles of life rather than running. HE is not coming for a defeated bride who is running. HE comes for the sons and daughters of the MOST HIGH who know their identity and those who are walking with HIM in the SPIRIT.
The seed fell on four types of soil. Where you are raised spiritual may determine heaven or hell. The soil is your heart. The soil is your church and type of pastor. Is your pastor a hireling or one will preach uncompromised Truth at all cost? Be cleansed Bride of Christ! Cleanse yourselves Bride of Christ! For HE comes with a Rod!
2 Corinthians 7:1 Therefore, since these [great] promises are ours, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates and defiles body and spirit, and bring [our] consecration to completeness in the [reverential] fear of God.
You must remove the idols in your hearts. You must separate yourselves from this world. Do NOT touch the unclean things! THEN, and only THEN the LORD will receive YOU kindly and treat you with favor.
2 Corinthians 6:16-17 16 What agreement [can there be between] a temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in and with and among them and will walk in and with and among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.17 So, come out from among [unbelievers], and separate (sever) yourselves from them, says the Lord, and touch not [any] unclean thing; then I will receive you kindly and treat you with favor,
YOU have been waiting for God but actually HE has been waiting for you to destroy and break down all the idols in your hearts. HE LOVES YOU SO MUCH!!
May the Lord awaken His people and have mercy on us.
Fire of God International Church
Pastor Steve Yong Kim
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