The Church
Holy Spirit, let me say this right...
It used to be that early Christians would gather to meet with Jesus. The presence of the Holy Spirit fell 40 days after the ascention of Christ into the heavens. We know the day as Pentecost.
Since that day, the functioning of the body of Christ has centered around the meeting place of the Holy Spirit. Lord, help me here, this isn't coming out right. Meetings, camp meetings, revivals, seminars, retreats...they all revolved around the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Christians didn't beg for God to show up. God didn't beg for Christians to show up either. At pentecost, God met people where they were at, because of His promise and good pleasure.
So shouldn't it be, that as we enter the house of the Lord, we don't have to beg the Lord to show up. He just does. He is a God who takes pleasure in the praise of His children. "Where two or three are gathered IN MY NAME, I am in the midst of them."
OUCH...So what do you say when you see mega churches that don't have a move of the Holy Spirit? Are we truly gathering in the NAME above all NAMES?
The Spirit of God wants to manifest Himself...He wants to walk with His children. Right now. Every chance He gets.
It's the spirit of religion that keeps Him away. God is not looking for workers, He's looking to be with His children. Our first duty as a Christian is to enjoy the presence of our Father...
Wow...maybe I'm in five different thoughts at once, but why? Why can you walk into a church service and not feel the overwhelming sweetness of the Spirit of God? You're in His house. So why isn't He home? Perhaps, we have kicked God out of the church because He isn't religous enough for us. Or maybe He didn't want things in perfect order. Maybe He wanted to mess things up and we didn't want Him to...so we kicked Him outta His own house.
To those of my friends who are headed into the ministry, be it in the Church or across the body, please don't make the mistake of thinking that God needs you to save the world, He already did that. Don't make the mistake of thinking God will manifest Himself if you just pray hard enough....It's not about you. You have a high calling on your life. You bear witness to the gospel of Jesus, the Messiah. There is no higher calling. God called you because His people need a shepherd...You mirror Christ. Don't distort His reflection. Get yourself out of the way. Shrink yourself. Let the spirit move. Let God do His thing. He'll show up. Just break the walls of religion down. Check it.
It used to be that early Christians would gather to meet with Jesus. The presence of the Holy Spirit fell 40 days after the ascention of Christ into the heavens. We know the day as Pentecost.
Since that day, the functioning of the body of Christ has centered around the meeting place of the Holy Spirit. Lord, help me here, this isn't coming out right. Meetings, camp meetings, revivals, seminars, retreats...they all revolved around the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Christians didn't beg for God to show up. God didn't beg for Christians to show up either. At pentecost, God met people where they were at, because of His promise and good pleasure.
So shouldn't it be, that as we enter the house of the Lord, we don't have to beg the Lord to show up. He just does. He is a God who takes pleasure in the praise of His children. "Where two or three are gathered IN MY NAME, I am in the midst of them."
OUCH...So what do you say when you see mega churches that don't have a move of the Holy Spirit? Are we truly gathering in the NAME above all NAMES?
The Spirit of God wants to manifest Himself...He wants to walk with His children. Right now. Every chance He gets.
It's the spirit of religion that keeps Him away. God is not looking for workers, He's looking to be with His children. Our first duty as a Christian is to enjoy the presence of our Father...
Wow...maybe I'm in five different thoughts at once, but why? Why can you walk into a church service and not feel the overwhelming sweetness of the Spirit of God? You're in His house. So why isn't He home? Perhaps, we have kicked God out of the church because He isn't religous enough for us. Or maybe He didn't want things in perfect order. Maybe He wanted to mess things up and we didn't want Him to...so we kicked Him outta His own house.
To those of my friends who are headed into the ministry, be it in the Church or across the body, please don't make the mistake of thinking that God needs you to save the world, He already did that. Don't make the mistake of thinking God will manifest Himself if you just pray hard enough....It's not about you. You have a high calling on your life. You bear witness to the gospel of Jesus, the Messiah. There is no higher calling. God called you because His people need a shepherd...You mirror Christ. Don't distort His reflection. Get yourself out of the way. Shrink yourself. Let the spirit move. Let God do His thing. He'll show up. Just break the walls of religion down. Check it.
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