Five-Fold Today - Repent and Pray - Do Not Harden Your Hearts - These Are the Days To Go Forth - The World Is Watching - The Big Push and the Breaker - Healthy Churches - All Things Are Possible With God - God's Perfection - A Witness of the Spirit - Woe Unto You Hypocrites
Repent and Pray
The iniquity of this land is about to reap the consequences. Before
calamities fall in full force, I am calling for repentance on the part of
believers, the church, and through them unbelievers.
This will be a season of shakings, a season of whirlwinds, and a
season of overflowing waters. This is NOT my "WRATH", but the natural
consequences of a people given over to their own pursuits. It is My
desire that these things not happen. But, I WILL NOT VIOLATE MY OWN LAWS.
The law of sowing and reaping is going to be fulfilled. The only way
to prevent this is national and universal REPENTANCE. I am asking My
people to remember this law and to be prepared to sow out of love and
mercy to hurting people during this season. The reaping for My people
will be good and cleansing.
My people, fall on your faces in repentance for personal and
corporate sins. Where real repentance is I will see from heaven and send
legions of angels to calm the shakings, to dispel the whirlwind, and to
divert the waters.
Repent now and do not relent. Keep your whole being in repentance
and pray for the unbelievers amongst you. Time grows short and the forces
of nature are ready to be unleashed.
Sin reaps disastrous consequences, but righteousness reaps glorious
consequences. Repent, repent, and REPENT and pray, pray and PRAY for your
land and your neighbors.
Frank Sandford
Today, if you hear His voice do not harden your hearts...!
Luz Cintrón
This morning, He showed me that He is about to release a word through His prophets that is not going to be what we are used to
hear. He said there were many things out of place that need to be put back in perspective. For even though they in themselves were
not all wrong we had become used to lean on those ideas, concepts, traditions and they had become like a tottering wall to us
spiritually speaking. We are going to be weaned from those. It will seem strong to us. Maybe it is, for when I became puzzled by
what I heard He started to give an example on my own carnality, a tiny one I am afraid not to get me too scared so that I could
receive the bulkload of what is to come.
For instance, I have made a difference between the old testament prophets and the new testament ones. It always grabbed my
attention how strong and hard at times His words became in the mouth of His prophets. I have meditated on the price they paid to
bring forth His word. The persecutions, the imprisonment, the pain embraced in their personal lives to become a "sign and a wonder"
(not to cry the loss of a loved one, marrying a prostitute, be thrown in jail, having to go naked, to sleep on only one side, be
killed etc.) in the midst of His people. Comparing to them it is an easy job today in spite of all that may happen,even the worse is
not comparable. And about the church, never having to listen to words that were hard, direct, and at times if you were the one
receiving them, the one signaled out it would certainly feel like an insult.When the old testament prophets got in the business of
tearing down they really did it and it was not (I assume) easy to say or to hear.
Well, I always thought to myself that maybe the difference was in that the church has the indwelling of His Holy Spirit. To me that
explained it all, no need to speak harshly to the church because after all, we all have the same Holy Spirit who brings the
conviction. So I came to think that the prophetic was more like a word of confirmation or instruction. At least that was also what
seemed to be transmitted to me in the extremes, on one side the churches in which flock was being abused constantly, reproof
constantly or like in other churches that out of love the flock was protected and there was hardly a word of conviction. That seemed
to be the answer but that was far from explaining it all. My believe that words of conviction were not necessary because the Holy
Spirit was in us guiding, convicting, sanctifying was hollow and for the first time I felt how faulty.
My castle of cards was knocked down with a simple question from Him: "Yeah, and just how much do you really listen to My
Spirit ?" One question was all it took and I saw it differently. Then I realized we are more used to ignore than to listen to His Holy
Spirit, even on the little things (How much more on the big issues? Are we open to receive them at all?). How many times the Lord
has impressed us to go call someone, drop by or do something unscheduled and you left it for later until it was not done. That is
on a little thing, but it is not a little thing but a mountain of blindness what lays behind that attitude. We hear what we want to hear
and the rest gets ignored. In behaving like this many things have fall from their place through tradition, yes tradition, other through
cultural differences in the changing of times, little by little the church has slipped from the position she was to fulfill on this side of
eternity. Many things are upside down in our midst and we can not even see them. The priorities and the objectives bended beyond
recognition to fit the times and the culture. I tell you its upside-down in our midst.
Well, He is going to release a word intended to shake us from our indifference to His Holy Spirit, and get us to rely not on the
tottering wall of our pride but on Him, author and finisher of our faith. And it will be in the places where He has been ignored, and it
will brake us from our comfort zones in which we lay, and it will bring us conviction of what is really our state of affairs. The wheat is
to be sifted, its time for the chaff to go. A time is coming when His prophets will be upset not only with comments that should not
be and may hurt sensitivities, but with a whole array of things that are out of place and the hardness of our heart and the pride of our
flesh dressed of spirituality. Get ready, its coming, and lets pray the eyes of our understanding be enlightened and our hearts be
made ready by His Holy Spirit to receive this, so that when the time of fire and strong wind arrives find little chaff to blow and little
wood to burn in us. I do not think there will be any of us exempt from it. I will be the first in line for my portion of wind and fire. For it
may start in one direction but it will shake everything in its way and it wont stop until every inch of His body has been "covered".
Yes, Lord, come and come quickly! Call upon your bride awaken her to see the Sun Of Righteousness arise upon her and be
healed!
Come, come people of the Lord Of Host, hide yourselves and close the doors behind you for a little while. Embrace the Spirit Of
Truth and live. Allow Him to sit and refine you by fire for He is a jealous God and His Name is Holy! Come to Him and live! In His love
He is relentless and in His zeal He is consuming, for in His Faithfulness He has ordained your salvation and He will not change His
mind about it. Come, come while there is still time, but I tell you even if you don't you will come because He is faithful and Jealous
and able to finish what He has started in you.
Let us search out and examine our ways,
Lamentations 3:40-41
Your servant in His love;
These Are the Days To Go Forth
Jim Donovan
This is the time I am moving upon My people in a deeper way. I am
sending forth my Eagles, My warriors to go forth. I have brought you
through the fire and struggles to higher ground with Me. I have given
you authority and annointing.
Don't hold back My annointing, but go forth with My annointing. You
were vessels of clay -- I did the molding and preparation. Now go forth
with my annointing MY AUTHORITY SET THE CAPTIVES FREE! I have called you
to be used of Me, My faithful servants. I have healed you, delivered you
from bondages. Now arise and go forth and spread My word to those who are
thirsty. You shall see much fruit. And you shall do signs and wonders
and miracles in My name. So as you received blessings now go and give My
blessings away.
Walk with My LOVE! NOW BE MY LOVE AMBASSADERS!
As you soar with Me above all obstacles in higher heights of My revelation.
My words shall flow like honey from your lips and you shall flow in My
annointing. So go forth and set My people free from the bondages of this
world. Go to the streets the bi-ways and the high-ways and yes the nations.
Spread My truths and you shall see many come to no Me.
Don't sit on the gifts I have given thee but use them for My glory. As
you flow in My annointing you shall see the darkness lift off your cities.
Fret not My wind is blowing I am moving across the nations. These are the
days to let My annointing flow. Don't hold back but be obedient to the call
on your life. Shake off the dust of complacency and launch out and fly
with Me.
In Him Jim Donovan
The World Is Watching
Doug Morrell
The only effective witness we have in the world today is the change that Jesus has made in us. This change
should be so apparent that the people we work with, the people we do business with, our family, friends, the
salesman who calls late in the evening, and yes, even those in the church should be able to see that change.
There should be such visible evidence of God at work in us today that people stop and say, "What's this? I
know I'm talking to you, Doug, but for some reason I feel as though I'm talking to Jesus."
Is that the kind of recommendation we have? The kind of recommendation written on the hearts of those we
have impacted as we follow the Great Commandment and Great Commission? Or is our recommendation
more about what we've done such as the number of churches we've established, the number of revivals we've
had, our degrees, successes, the number of bumper stickers on our cars, or the number of tape-of-the-month
clubs we subscribe to?
If we applied this test to our lives today, I wonder how many of us would have a recommendation in the eyes of
the community we live in? Remember, they are the ones who are reading your letter today, "known and read of
all men."
That's what the world is waiting and dying to see today. Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Grow in grace and truth,
doug morrell
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The Big Push and the Breaker
Bill Burns
Awaken, My people, for the cloud is moving. Your time in
the wilderness is nearly over. It is time for you to break
camp and get ready to move with Me. I am about to move
among My people with great speed, for time is short, and I
have yet many things to accomplish before the end comes.
I say, buckle up for the push, for My hand is coming to
accelerate you and move you into the proper position,
which will present many opportunities for My people. These
are kingdom opportunities, which will become open doors
that will thrust you forward into your destiny.
The enemy is mounting an attack against My chosen to try
and stop this next moving of My Spirit. But, My big push
will produce power as well as speed, and My people shall
break through his ranks and overrun his camp. I will now
be to My people the Lord of the Breakthrough. Have you not
read that it is in the spring of the year when the kings
go out to war? Is it not written that you are kings?
You are the Jacob generation that I have called forth to
do battle in this the Third day. Micah 2:12-13 "I will
surely assemble all of you, O Jacob, I will surely gather
the remnant of Israel; I will put them together like sheep
of the fold, Like a flock in the midst of their pasture;
They shall make a loud noise because of so many people.
The one who breaks open will come up before them; They
will break out, Pass through the gate, And go out by it;
Their king will pass before them, With the LORD at their
head."
I will anoint you with the spirit of the breaker, and you
shall go forth against the enemy with great speed and
great power. I am about to propel you so that you will
break through the ranks of the enemy and break up and
scatter their camp. It shall be so that they will scatter
from your presence. Yes, you will break through and
scatter them seven ways.
Indeed, this is the time of the push. I am going to push
My people through to victory. Lift up the hands that hang
down. Gird yourselves with the armor of God and make
yourselves ready for war. Joel 3:9-11 Proclaim this among
the nations: "Prepare for war! Wake up the mighty men, Let
all the men of war draw near, Let them come up. Beat your
plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears;
Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'" Assemble and come, all
you nations, And gather together all around. Cause Your
mighty ones to go down there, O LORD.
Faith Tabernacle
Healthy Churches
Gil Cann
There is a sure and simple way to tell if your church is in poor
health. It is 'better' than the more common methods because it can
indicate trouble ahead, while the church still appears to be thriving.
It is an 'early warning system'. If taken seriously and acted upon,
it can be used to save your church from continued decline and fatal
illness.
The traditional 'signs of decline' - falling numbers, aging
membership, missing young people, diminishing incomes - are merely
symptoms, not the cause of a church's sickness. And by the time they
are evident it is almost too late to restore the church to health. At
best, it will be a difficult and painful road to recovery.
What is the most accurate indicator to your church's life expectancy?
It is the extent to which your church is dependent on its minister.
If your minister's or pastor's presence and involvement are virtually
essential to its worship, teaching, leadership and administration your
church's days are numbered. This is the primary cause of sickness and
even death in twenty first century churches. All over this country
such churches are dying. And the tragedy is this - most of these
churches are dying at their own hands.
All over Australia churches are being killed by 'good ministers'. How
could this be? Because what church members mean by 'good ministers'
is a world away from what the Scriptures say about 'good ministers'.
Essentially, this situation is not the fault of our ministers
themselves. For many of them, their understanding of their role, and
their day to day practice, has been deeply shaped by church members'
wishes, preferences, expectations, and quite often, demands.
Within Protestant churches this process has been at work for over 400
years, since the Reformation. That landmark event, brought immense
benefits, especially access to the Scriptures for 'ordinary people'.
But unfortunately, it did not bring much more than lip service to the
Biblical truth of the 'priesthood of all believers' i.e. that all
Christians are gifted for ministries which God intends them to
fulfill.
Consequently, in today's typical church the members assist the
minister to conduct the church, instead of ministers assisting members
to be the church.
Gil Cann
Excerpted from a longer article forwarded by the Ambassador Journal
All Things Are Possible With God
Fred Kelly
For I come unto you this day, says the Lord, and I walk in your midst. And I
reached over and I touch each one as I pass by. For have I not said in My
word, that all things are possible with God? For I've declared this day that
I shall use a people that have reached out unto Me. For as you reach unto Me,
as I touch you, I transfer unto you the anointing that I have, says the
Lord. I pour it down within you, for I use you to My glory says the Lord.
Those that will humble themselves before Me, and will offer themselves
unto Me, to be used no matter what comes about. For as you humble yourselves
and come before Me to be used of Me. As you give yourself unto Me, then I
shall lift you up. You shall come unto My holy mountain and you shall be
strong upon the mountain top. For there you shall see the glory of God's
cover, and cover, and cover upon you. You shall see the presence of the Lord
swell within your midst. And you shall see the river of God flow out to
touch others throughout the earth.
For I have called a people that will issue themselves to stand strong in
the things that I have called you to do says the Lord. And that calling
is to reach unto others, to reach out unto them, and to touch them and to
allow them to know the glory that I am pouring down within you. For this
is not a glory that I give unto you, just so you can say, "oh I have
received the glory of God," but it is a glory that I give unto you that
you can say, "yes it is a glory that came from God, but I give it away, I
give it to other that they may be sustained in the presence of the Lord."
Then many shall be drawn into My kingdom, says the Lord.
Behold again I say unto you, nothing is impossible with God. And as you
give, and give, and give unto Me, I will pour more, and more, and more
back into you. Come My people, allow Me to touch you and bring you to
the mountain top. For it is there you shall see My glory.
fredkelly@prodigy.net
God's Perfection
In Brooklyn, New York, Shush is a school that caters to learning disabled
children. Some children remain in Chush for their entire school career,
while others can be mainstreamed into conventional schools. At a Chush
fund-raising dinner, the father of a Chush child delivered a speech that
would never be forgotten by any who attended.
After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he paused for some
time, then startled the audience when he cried out, "Where is the
perfection in my son, Shay? Everything God does is done with perfection.
But my child cannot understand things as other children do.
My child cannot remember facts and figures as other children do.
Where is God's perfection?"
The audience was shocked by the question, pained by the father's anguish
and stilled by the piercing query.
"I believe," the father answered with firmness and certainty, "when God
brings a child like mine into this world, the perfection he seeks is in
the way others react to that child." He then told the following story about
his son Shay:
One afternoon, Shay and his father walked past a park where some boys Shay
knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, "Do you think they would let me
play?"
Shay's father knew that his son was not at all athletic and that most boys
would not want him on their team. But Shay's father understood that if
is son was allowed to play it would give him a comfortable sense of
belonging.
So Shay's father approached one of the boys in the field and asked if Shay
could play. The boy looked around for guidance from his team-mates.
Getting none, he took matters into his own hands and said, "We are losing
by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our
team, and we'll try to put him up to bat in the ninth inning."
Shay's father was ecstatic, as Shay smiled broadly. Shay was told to put
on a glove and go out to play short centerfield.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs, but was
still behind by three. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team
scored again and now with two outs and the bases loaded with the potential
winning runs, Shay was scheduled to be up. Would the team actually let Shay
bat at this juncture, with the certainty of giving away their chance to win
the game?
Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that it was all but
impossible. Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, let alone
hit with it.
However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher moved a few steps in
to lob the ball softly so Shay should at least be able to make contact.
The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. One of
Shay's team-mates came up to Shay and together they held the bat and faced
the pitcher, waiting for the next pitch.
The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly toward
Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay and his teammate swung at the ball and
together they hit a slow ground ball to the pitcher. The pitcher picked up
the soft grounder and could easily have thrown the ball to the first
baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have ended the game.
Instead, the pitcher threw the ball in a high arc to right field, far
beyond reach of the first baseman. Everyone started yelling, "Shay, run
to first! Run to first!"
Never in his life had Shay run to first. He scampered down the baseline,
wide-eyed and startled. By the time he reached first base, the right
fielder had the ball. He could have thrown it to the second baseman who
would tag out Shay, who was still running.
But the right fielder understood what the pitcher's intentions were, so he
threw the ball high and far over the second baseman's head. Everyone
yelled, "Run to second, run to second!" And Shay ran towards second base
as the runners ahead of him deliriously circled the bases towards home. As Shay
reached second base, the opposing short stop ran to him, turned him in the
direction of third base and shouted, "Run to third!" As Shay rounded third,
the boys from both teams ran behind him screaming, "Shay, run home!"
Shay did run home. And as he stepped on home plate, all 18 boys lifted him
on their shoulders and made him the hero, as he had just hit a "grand slam"
and won the game for his team.
"That day," said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face,
"those 18 boys reached their level of God's perfection."
Where will your perfection be?
Forwarded by Brother Alan
A Witness of the Spirit..........
from Mona Reynolds
You have sought for truth among the voices of many. My
Spirit is truth. My Word is truth. When My Spirit
witnesses with your spirit, there will come peace. Do
not move until it is settled in your spirit and there is
peace. Continue to ask, seek, and knock. Ask Me for
discernment and a witness (confirmation) of what you are
seeking truth about..........I will provide it because I
love you and will keep you and I desire that you enter
into all that I have without fear of being deceived or led
wrongly. If you are unsettled or troubled in your spirit
concerning something you have been praying about, wait
upon Me and I will shed My light and glory and wisdom on
it. Again, I say, do not move until it is settled in your
spirit and you have My Witness and peace. Have I not
said that My spirit will teach you and lead you?
Continue to press in by faith and obtain My truth, peace,
knowledge and blessings in your life. With Me, you cannot
fail!
Mona Reynolds
Woe Unto You Hypocrites
Teresa M. Daly-Crews
As Peter swore not to betray Jesus and that he would not deny him, we
too stand at risk of denying the Spirit of Truth. The Spirit of the
Lord awoke me recently and spoke to my heart. He said that many in
the Body have fallen into complacency and have unknowingly become
hypocrites. This is a subject seldom spoken from pulpits and many
believers continue to occupy their lives with busyness in order not
to face the truth. To even think that we are not walking a life less
than pure can bring pangs of nausea to a believer. Just the sound of
that word stings our ears and causes immediate denial. It is
difficult to admit that we could be walking short of what we should.
There are very few that openly ask the Lord to shine His light deep
into their lives and allow Him to chastise them for hidden sins. It
is time for each of us to seriously look at our lives and allow the
Spirit to bring to light any areas that need correction. Pray that
the Lord would open our hearts and remove all hidden sins that are
hindering our walk. Allow our loving Father to bring chastisement and
correct those areas of hypocrisy.
Many things can cause our walk with the Lord to become clouded and
cause us to waver. It can happen suddenly or occur by a slow
progression into worldliness. Regardless of the source or motive the
consequence still is the same. It will cause a callusing of our heart
and a separation from our Lord. Ignorance of the true meaning of
hypocrisy does not cover the sin. We have been given the Word of God
for knowledge and admonition and if we desire to receive the pure
word of truth it is available. Often pastors or spiritual elders fail
to unveil the truth in regard to hypocrisy because they fear the loss
of respect or following of their sheep. Other times they themselves
have allowed the sin of hypocrisy to take a foothold in their own
lives. Releasing the Word of God in believer's lives when the Word is
of joy and beauty is easy but when the teaching involves sin and it's
consequences it becomes more difficult. No one wants to be the one to
share a hard word of correction but it is necessary for the Body to
grow healthy and strong. If spiritual leaders speak only smooth
things unto their flocks they are grooming their sheep for damnation.
It is required of a steward to be faithful in all things and the
teaching of hard word is included. For us to grow into a strong and
complete Body we must unveil our hearts openly so that all manner of
darkness may be removed. This example must begin with the leadership
and patterned by the Word of God so that many will be saved.
To understand where change must take place we must first be equipped
with knowledge of truth. As with many words found in our spiritual
handbook the definition of the words have slowly changed. The English
language over the past two hundred years has been altered more than
at any point in time. This alteration has caused many to err because
they are unable to grasp a full understanding of what was meant in
the Word. This misinterpretation has caused many to think they are
walking in perfection when in fact they are bordering on damnation.
There is no scripture open to private interpretation yet the Word of
God has been perverted in such a way that it has become easier to
overlook sin. There are some who have used the Word deceitfully to
cover their sin, others have erred because of ignorance. Regardless
of the reason, we will be held accountable as to our stewardship on
judgment day. It is our responsibility as leaders and believers to
seek counsel from the Spirit of God. If we base our perception of the
truth found in the Word upon the precepts of mans religion we will
err. If we will call upon the Spirit of God seeking the wisdom that
comes from above the pure religion spoken of by our Lord will be
evident. As we openly seek the heart and mind of Christ we will come
into a unity of heart and mind that will destroy hypocrisy. As Jesus
spoke to those bound in the religious precepts of men," they do err,
not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God" (mat. 22:29) To
break the cycle of hypocrisy we must seek a relationship with the
Lord and allow the light of truth to shine into our darkened hearts.
The definition of hypocrisy according to the Websters 1828 dictionary
is as follows:
HYP'OCRITE, n.
HYPOC'RISY, n. [L. hypocrisis; Gr. simulation; to feign; to separate,
discern or judge.]
In Luke 12 we are told that the to beware of the leaven of the
Pharisees which is hypocrisy. Notice that Jesus uses the word leaven
to describe hypocrisy as it only takes a small amount of it to defile
the whole person. Just as leaven is used to make bread rise, it only
takes a small amount of spiritual leaven to corrupt our walk. If we
were not subject to falling into hypocrisy Jesus would not have taken
so much time in the Word detailing the operation of such a sin. It
was the sin of religious hypocrisy evident in the lives of the
Pharisees and Sadducees that were in direct opposition of the work of
our Lord. If your walk is polluted by hypocrisy you will have
spiritual forces within yourself that will deny access to the
fullness of Gods will for you. Jesus spoke in Matthew 23 strongly
against hypocrisy, even using the word woe to describe the fate of
those who chose to operate with such behavior. As we see above
hypocrisy is the feigning or pretending of true religion without the
power. According to Paul the Kingdom of God is not in word, but in
power so if the power of the Lord is not evident we are not operation
in the Kingdom. In James we are told that our hearts own heart can
deceive us if we are not careful, as pure religion is,"To visit the
fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself
unspotted from the world." It is our responsibility to keep
ourselves clean and unspotted by the perversions and darkness of the
world. To do otherwise is to open our hearts to deception.
Just as leaven causes bread to rise, spiritual leaven will cause
pride to puff up in an individual. The tendency to defend oneself or
walk becomes evident when criticized. It is closely tied with the
spirit of pride in that no one wants to feel that they are falling
short of perfection. A person who is bound in hypocrisy will use
anything at their disposal to appear unblemished and manifest to
others that their walk has reached perfection. They will even come
against those who are walking in the humility of Jesus, vehemently
attacking them with the Word of God in some cases. Thereby attempting
to make themselves appear outwardly as having achieved a perfect walk
with our Lord. It is only in the light of pure religion that
hypocrisy becomes evident. Hypocrisy is clearly seen when the pure
light of Jesus shines through another attempting to die to self and
walk in purity.
The most dangerous form of hypocrisy is not as evident as described
above. It is the form of hypocrisy that comes through complacency and
the allowance of others to teach what could only be learned directly
from a personal relationship with our Lord. This is the form of
hypocrisy that is highly evident in the Body of Christ and will cause
the damnation of many if not addressed. This form of hypocrisy comes
from neglect in cultivating a person relationship with God. It
happens with subtleties and through the constant teaching of the
smooth and easy things of the Word. We must desire to grow past the
milk of the Word and choose to embrace the meat in order to destroy
hypocrisy in our lives. To open ones heart to the total chastisement
and correction by the Spirit of God takes faith and trust in our
Creator. This faith and trust can only come from spending time to
know our Lord intimately. It cannot be taught from a pulpit, nor in
the imitation of another's walk. We can read hundreds of books and
spend innumerable hours at revival conferences and still come out
without knowing our Lord intimately. We must go to the Word of God
and seek His face. It is though seeking we will find the strength and
power to look at our lives through the eyes of the Spirit.
Our lives have become cluttered and controlled by situations and
circumstances that have stolen time from our Lord. We have allowed
other things to steal the time needed for an intimate relationship.
Many shepherds have allowed themselves to be lifted above and brought
upon believers an even deeper manifestation of false religion. The
respect of persons is rampant in the Body thereby causing hypocrisy
to grow by immeasurable proportions. We must look again to the basics
of the Word and rebuild our foundations, so they may be true and
strong. Able to withstand even the strongest winds of adversity that
are about to come upon the world. Only those who have developed an
intimate relationship will be able to stand strong in the power of
His love in the days ahead. An intimate relationship cannot be taught
by others but only comes with the seeking of the Lords face.
Another factor that has caused many to fall into hypocrisy is fear.
The fear of rejection and persecution by other believers as they
confess their faults openly. This is a very real fear since the
religious spirit manifests tremendous strength in our organized
church. There is not one believer who has not been stung by the
feeling of betrayal or pious judgment from others. This fear has
taught believers to be detached and made people afraid to open
themselves up to others. Ask yourself how many times have you wanted
to cry out for help and found that you retreated behind a mask of
perfection to cover your pain. There is not one of us who has never
quipped back an answer of fine when asked how we were feeling, when
in our inward man was screaming to be helped. It is this subtle form
of hypocrisy that most believers have fallen prey to. We must be able
to confess our faults one to another without the fear of rejection
and persecution. If we continue to allow this sin to control our
walks many will be ensnared and unable to walk in the fullness of the
love of our Lord.
It is time for the false pretense of religion to come down so that
the truth and sincerity of Jesus Christ can rise above the darkness.
Every single person in the Body of Christ has fallen prey to this
disease, there is not one who has remained untouched. We must be
willing to be transparent, allowing the Light of our Lord to shine
through us to others. Hypocrisy has now hit epidemic proportions and
must be dealt with or it will end in spiritual death of many. The
only way to destroy the subtle works of darkness is to embrace the
Spirit of Truth, allowing Him to purge and purify our walks. We must
now take hold of the keys of life given by our Lord and set the
captives free, that we may all worship together in Spirit and in
Truth.
In HIS Service,
Teresa M. Daly-Crews
March 31, 2001
franksandford@hotmail.com
Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23
that will shake His body. Its a word that will place things out of order in
order, things out of focus or context where they go. It is different
because it will be strong and many will feel offended even though they may
come to their senses later on. It will be hard for the one who releases it and
for the one who hears it as well, it will pierce through both...
And turn back to the Lord;
Let us lift our hearts and hands
To God in heaven
Luz Cintrón
http://www.thepearlsofwisdom.net
StoneyCreek Ontario, Canada
JDono78832@aol.comAre we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some do, letters of recommendation to
you, or from you? You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on your hearts, to be known and
read by all men; and you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. (2 Cor 3:1-3)
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1. One who feigns to be what he is not; one who has the form of
godliness without the power, or who assumes an appearance of piety
and virtue, when he is destitute of true religion.
2. A dissembler; one who assumes a false appearance.
1. Simulation; a feigning to be what one is not; or dissimulation, a
concealment of one's real character or motives. More generally,
hypocrisy is simulation, or the assuming of a false appearance of
virtue or religion; a deceitful show of a good character, in morals
or religion; a counterfeiting of religion.
Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Luke 12.
2. Simulation; deceitful appearance; false pretence.
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