At age 12, He starts going to "church" (at the Temple) with his parents, leaving all the church leaders breathless with his incredible wisdom; "amazed at his understanding and his answers". He knows He's GOD, but they don't. And so as soon as He gets suspicious that they may worship him (hence "corrupt" his soul and his mission), He disappears. He goes MIA/AWOL and the next time we see him, He's 30 years old, coming from the desert to "attack".
You start attending "church" at age 30 or 40 (or 12 like Him. Doesn't matter.) But just like Him, you grow up so fast in these matters of Faith that everyone is amazed at you. You have no idea who/what you really are (not like Him who already knew He was GOD)... so you stick around and enjoy the ride. Maybe they even decide to crown you a king (Pastor, Bishop or whatever), and you're glad to eat the "bait", the "Forbidden Tree"... up until I pop-up to tell you that you've been a god all along, and that no one should be surprised by things you do or say. That you are GOD; an incarnation/image, a reflexion of GOD Himself. And knowing that His Kingdom must fill the earth (and not just the town where you currently live)... you know it's time to pack and leave, for the journey is really, really long.
But in the meantime, you also know who has been uttering all those words of wisdom all these years, words that so many people heard, drank and found refreshment; words so full of life. You know it wasn't you but GOD in you. So the next time the people come to say: "You rock, Pastor! You rock!" You rebuke them gently saying: "No. Only the Lord GOD will be praised and worshiped. For only Him has spoken. I was but a microphone."
They might listen. But if they don't, then you will have to stop being nice and gentle, to then speak harshly, rebuking Satan in them like the Lord did with Peter: "Back off, Satan!" Yes the circumstances weren't exactly the same, but the idea remains: It does not matter what kind of feeling the Devil is trying to instigate in you, fear or pride, sometimes you gotta stop being nice and speak to him directly: "Behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men." (Mat. 16:23)
It might work, but it might not work either. That; that should be the last cue for you that you really gotta go. That you must leave this place, and do it fast, for 2 reasons:
1. You've got to be the Light of the world (and not just the Light for one town).
2. You're in danger yourself, most likely to fall into the trap that has "killed" so many of us; becoming so "corrupt" by pride that they became of no use to our mission.
So there you are, packing all your belongings and quitting your job. I pray that you've got no spouse and/or kids, coz this is total madness. You will find yourself in a land where the Spirit of the Lord leads you, where no one knows you, and you'll probably be kicked a few times, or go hungry a few weeks before you find another job... probably stoop to lining up at the government funded "Food Banks" and/or shelters. Scary stuff... but you'll not give up.
This is my wake-up call, calling every woman and every man (those who share my spiritual DNA, who came from the same Source I came from). This is the generation that cannot afford to wait, or sit down, whining "This world is going to hell." We shall move from town to town, from country to country, continent to continent... and we'll have to face the desert a few times (except those for whom the mission ends at the 33rd minute like our Lord; i.e. just 33 yrs). We'll almost never "smile" like others... "celebrate" like others. We have come so that they may have life (not us). So they may have life and have it to the fullest.
The kings of this world sit on their thrones to get served. We are the opposite; kings who bow on their knees to wash the feet of their subjects... some of whom are mere mortals, but others, princes and princesses who must grow up one day and join the ranks of the immortals; the pilgrims we already are.
Time to wake up. Time to open your eyes and see the bigger picture, for this mission will not be "Mission Accomplished" until every knee bows, and every tongue confesses that Jesus Christ is LORD.
You start attending "church" at age 30 or 40 (or 12 like Him. Doesn't matter.) But just like Him, you grow up so fast in these matters of Faith that everyone is amazed at you. You have no idea who/what you really are (not like Him who already knew He was GOD)... so you stick around and enjoy the ride. Maybe they even decide to crown you a king (Pastor, Bishop or whatever), and you're glad to eat the "bait", the "Forbidden Tree"... up until I pop-up to tell you that you've been a god all along, and that no one should be surprised by things you do or say. That you are GOD; an incarnation/image, a reflexion of GOD Himself. And knowing that His Kingdom must fill the earth (and not just the town where you currently live)... you know it's time to pack and leave, for the journey is really, really long.
But in the meantime, you also know who has been uttering all those words of wisdom all these years, words that so many people heard, drank and found refreshment; words so full of life. You know it wasn't you but GOD in you. So the next time the people come to say: "You rock, Pastor! You rock!" You rebuke them gently saying: "No. Only the Lord GOD will be praised and worshiped. For only Him has spoken. I was but a microphone."
They might listen. But if they don't, then you will have to stop being nice and gentle, to then speak harshly, rebuking Satan in them like the Lord did with Peter: "Back off, Satan!" Yes the circumstances weren't exactly the same, but the idea remains: It does not matter what kind of feeling the Devil is trying to instigate in you, fear or pride, sometimes you gotta stop being nice and speak to him directly: "Behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men." (Mat. 16:23)
It might work, but it might not work either. That; that should be the last cue for you that you really gotta go. That you must leave this place, and do it fast, for 2 reasons:
1. You've got to be the Light of the world (and not just the Light for one town).
2. You're in danger yourself, most likely to fall into the trap that has "killed" so many of us; becoming so "corrupt" by pride that they became of no use to our mission.
So there you are, packing all your belongings and quitting your job. I pray that you've got no spouse and/or kids, coz this is total madness. You will find yourself in a land where the Spirit of the Lord leads you, where no one knows you, and you'll probably be kicked a few times, or go hungry a few weeks before you find another job... probably stoop to lining up at the government funded "Food Banks" and/or shelters. Scary stuff... but you'll not give up.
This is my wake-up call, calling every woman and every man (those who share my spiritual DNA, who came from the same Source I came from). This is the generation that cannot afford to wait, or sit down, whining "This world is going to hell." We shall move from town to town, from country to country, continent to continent... and we'll have to face the desert a few times (except those for whom the mission ends at the 33rd minute like our Lord; i.e. just 33 yrs). We'll almost never "smile" like others... "celebrate" like others. We have come so that they may have life (not us). So they may have life and have it to the fullest.
The kings of this world sit on their thrones to get served. We are the opposite; kings who bow on their knees to wash the feet of their subjects... some of whom are mere mortals, but others, princes and princesses who must grow up one day and join the ranks of the immortals; the pilgrims we already are.
Time to wake up. Time to open your eyes and see the bigger picture, for this mission will not be "Mission Accomplished" until every knee bows, and every tongue confesses that Jesus Christ is LORD.