Nuggets
The Church needs to BE the example, and as the True Worshippers come forth. It is vital to be mindful of the following: To those in Leadership capacity in the Church: NEVER…EVER… minister out of necessity. Do not manipulate God's people for your own personal agenda, not for financial gain, and definitely not to control HI S people. We are given these ministry gifts to lead God's people to Him! It is not to pay your bills, get rich, or control their lives for your own personal gain. GOD (not you) created the Heavens and the Earth. And made man in HIS image and in His likeness (not yours). It is a heavy price to pay to fall into the hands of an angry God. (Hebrews 10:31)
"If God wants to speak to me, He can talk to me personally, I don't need a prophet, nor anyone else." We have heard it has been said. And to an extent, there is some truth to that statement, but say it in humility because God is a God of purpose and He created the ministry gifts for a purpose. He will speak to whom to whom He will speak to; He will speak through whom he will speak through. Remember: He spoke through a donkey; opened the donkey's mouth and the donkey spoke. (Numbers 22:21-30)
Be very careful speaking against the men and women of God who walk in His anointing. The Church has become comfortable in speaking against true men and women serving God. Miriam (a Prophetess) spoke against her brother Moses in the Bible (Numbers 12:1-16) and the Lord heard her and struck with her sickness, it is ONLY because Moses pleaded for her life, was she not killed; but after 7 days she was healed.
Discernment will always answer: yes/no; good/bad; negative/positive. Discernment is a protectional gift of Holy Spirit. Listen to your spirit because Holy Spirit is constantly speaking you [your] spirit man.
And now, friends, we ask you to honor those leaders who work so hard for you, who have been given the responsibility of urging and guiding you along in your obedience. Overwhelm them with appreciation and love! [1 Thessalonians 5:12 - The Message (MSG) Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson] Respect the anointing of those called to ministry and labor for your sake.
Get along among yourselves, each of you doing your part. Our counsel is that you warn the freeloaders to get a move on. Gently encourage the stragglers, and reach out for the exhausted, pulling them to their feet. Be patient with each person, attentive to individual needs. And be careful that when you get on each other’s nerves you don’t snap at each other. Look for the best in each other, and always do your best to bring it out. [1 Thessalonians 5:13-15 The Message (MSG) Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson]
Holy Spirit is a person. He is not an it. He is not a thing [2 Corinthians 3:17]
The Lord does not work in proverbial "mysterious ways"…He works in ways so the YOU WILL KNOW HE IS THE LORD!!! [Psalm 46:10]
There is great danger in adding or taking away from the Holy Scriptures. Many have done it in the past to justify their own agendas. The scripture warns:
Deuteronomy 4:2 - Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish [ought] from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
Deuteronomy 12:32 - What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
Proverbs 30:5-6 - Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that put their trust in him.Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Matthew 5:18 - For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
2 Timothy 3:16 - All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness
The common phrase lately when someone has passed on from life on this Earth is “Rest in Heaven” or the deceased “gained their wings”. Both are erroneous in nature. For whatever reason they have become so common, perhaps designed to make the grief process more palatable? Understand, if you have eternal life (Heaven) you will not be resting. You will be continually praising and worship Elohim, the Most High God. Further, nowhere in scripture can we deduce that we are striving to gain wings. We were not and will not ever be angels, the body of mankind was created from the dust of the Earth and as spirit beings we will reign with Christ in Glorified bodies. In John 17, Jesus Christ was very specific in His prayers for us. All that He prayed be granted to us, was spoken in that prayer, and it did not speak to the physical design of us, it spoke of our spiritual authority and our spiritual power. We we know better, we speak better as it pertains to our knowledge of the holy scriptures and the will of God.
The Body of Christ has yet to learn that we are all on the same team, or should be anyway, and the competition among believers must stop. We must labor in one another’s vineyard to complete the task and be in the will of Father. Surely, if we cannot work together on Earth, we will not be together in Heaven or have eternal life. That same jealousy you exude and have in your heart here on Earth, is the same jealousy that will lead you to eternal death. There is no place in Heaven for the works of the flesh. Galatians 5:19-21: 19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
An illustration: You have two people. We’ll call them Paul and Mark. Simultaneously, they both have lost their home, their job, and have taken ill. And when it seems it cannot get worse, both lose a loved one (child and/or spouse) to death. But Paul has served the Lord and walked in righteousness while Mark has lived in unrighteousness and with an evil heart. Mark is experiencing his circumstances all to the glory of God. You see, his faith is being tried in the fire, and he will come out as pure gold. Ecclesiasticus 2:5 (Apocrypha) “For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity.” 1 Peter 1:7: 7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, But Paul is paying the price for his works of sin. Romans 6:23: 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.Sin causes death in our lives. Something, not necessarily human life, but something will die! Point being, never look at the circumstances of one’s life and assume or conjecture as to why it is that way. It takes discernment and wisdom to fully know and understand why one’s life is as it is. And except Father reveal it to you, consider it none of your business, other than to pray. Don’t judge.
Stay Blessed, Apostle Wendy Connor
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