Psalm 127:1 reads 'Except The Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except The Lord keep the city, the keeper watcheth in vain'.
I submit that most of what is done in the name of The Lord is done by the arm of flesh.
I have done tons of things for the Lord out of pure exuberance and excitement. God didn't beat me up for it for I was but a child and thought as a child. He gets it. But He would that we come to full maturity and cultivate the 'hearing ear' that would discern His still small voice in an instant.
He's not looking for a 'body' that will do things for Him. No! He wants to do things through us by the power and leading of the Spirit of God.
This is a hard thing for many. To learn and know the difference. To dissect between our own desires and His desires. To know between a burst of self enthusiasm, creativeness and Gods actual voice speaking a thing in our spirit. There is a great difference.
Unless one experiences this holy inspiration, its impossible to totally get it.
My submission is that the majority of what is planted in His name was not inspired or even sanctioned by Christ. You have heard of the 2 wills of God, permissive and perfect. I don't hold to this. He allows foolishness, for we are not robots, but hardly labels it His will.
I believe that the lion's share of what He must put up with is highly damaging to the family of God, His precious ones. This is to draw us nearer to find out why. Not many will ever enquire.
Him in full throttle control of His body wil result in much devastation of Satans strangle hold. Except God do the work by His power, the church doing their own thing absent His direction and leading, labor in futility with small results.
I heard an evangelist years ago when I first got saved say 'God is saving souls in spite of the church'. I had already felt that in my spirit...that something was lacking, out of joint.
I hope this would spark something in everyone. Something to pray about. Something to be honest about.
I submit that most of what is done in the name of The Lord is done by the arm of flesh.
I have done tons of things for the Lord out of pure exuberance and excitement. God didn't beat me up for it for I was but a child and thought as a child. He gets it. But He would that we come to full maturity and cultivate the 'hearing ear' that would discern His still small voice in an instant.
He's not looking for a 'body' that will do things for Him. No! He wants to do things through us by the power and leading of the Spirit of God.
This is a hard thing for many. To learn and know the difference. To dissect between our own desires and His desires. To know between a burst of self enthusiasm, creativeness and Gods actual voice speaking a thing in our spirit. There is a great difference.
Unless one experiences this holy inspiration, its impossible to totally get it.
My submission is that the majority of what is planted in His name was not inspired or even sanctioned by Christ. You have heard of the 2 wills of God, permissive and perfect. I don't hold to this. He allows foolishness, for we are not robots, but hardly labels it His will.
I believe that the lion's share of what He must put up with is highly damaging to the family of God, His precious ones. This is to draw us nearer to find out why. Not many will ever enquire.
Him in full throttle control of His body wil result in much devastation of Satans strangle hold. Except God do the work by His power, the church doing their own thing absent His direction and leading, labor in futility with small results.
I heard an evangelist years ago when I first got saved say 'God is saving souls in spite of the church'. I had already felt that in my spirit...that something was lacking, out of joint.
I hope this would spark something in everyone. Something to pray about. Something to be honest about.
