It's been awhile since my last blog post, and I sincerely apologize for my absence. I recently had surgery, which unfortunately caused me to take a brief hiatus. However, I'm back now and I have a fresh word and a new vision to share with you, from the Lord.
Please read the following for the details and revelation of the vision, given to me by the Lord. Please also be so kind to share/forward this Rhema Word with every believer you can.
DETAILS OF THE VISION:
In mid to late April, the Lord showed me another vision. In this vision I was standing in this extremely large church. As I was standing there, I began to look around in amazement at how beautiful this church was. It was truly a gorgeous edifice. It was as if I was on a self guided tour of the building. The sanctuary was exquisitely clean. The chandeliers shined with such brilliant radiance. There were lovely flowers, fancy golden fixtures, and everything seemed to have a glossy finish. Everything was in it's proper place and set up in the spirit of excellence. I continued to look around the church and the more I did, I literally became in awe of it's magnificence.
Finally, I began to head toward the back of the church to the double doors, to exit the sanctuary. As I opened the double doors, I was expecting it to lead me into the the main foyer or lobby. However, when I opened the doors, it led me to what looked like a storage room (that's the best way I can describe it). This room was extremely poorly lit and very dark. However I could tell that there were cracks in the walls of this room. The only light that was in the room, were tiny rays of light that seeped through those cracks. From those tiny rays of light, I could tell that there were tons of boxes and other junk stacked and piled up in this room. There were rows and rows of boxes stacked WAY up high in the room. The boxes had layers and layers of thick dust built up on them. In fact, everything in that room was covered with sheets of dust. Not only was there dust everywhere, but there was an over abundance of spider webs all over the place as well. I entered the room for a closer look. As I stepped inside the room, I noticed that the floor was wooden and raggedy. The floor creaked and crackled as I walked on it (it sounded like an old haunted house in the movies). As I walked on the floor, I had to be extra careful, for fear that I would fall through, because the floor seemed as though it would give a way at anytime. There was a thick cloud of dust in the air. I was literally breathing it in. I could feel the dust entering my nostriles and flowing to my lungs. It began to choke me and it felt like I was literally suffocating.
REVELATION OF THE VISION:
The Lord began to let me know that the beautiful edifice that I stood gazing in amazement at it's magnificance, represents "The Church" (global body of Christ) of today. The church has learned the "Art of Ministry". The church has learned how to "do" ministry. The church does ministry with excellence and elegance. The church is more educated and studious...more skilled and talented... and operates ministry with more detail and precision. The billboards, flyers and bulletins are all professionally done. The music is on point. The praise and worship is so melodious. The preachers preach with such knowledge and eloquence. However, the church is still lacking something. The church has developed a great image. The church looks and sounds "the part" but there is still something yet missing, and that is the consistent manifestation of the power of God, constantly flowing in and through "her". The church now has the appearance (the form of God), but not the substance (the power of God). The Bible decalred that this day would come, as it is detailed in 2 Timothy 3:5, "Having the form of godliness but denying the power there of". The word that stands out to me is "denying". Which suggests to me that although the modern day church "looks" powerful, there is something denying / preventing / restricting the power of God from flowing freely in the church, so that the church can actually "be" powerful.
The Lord revealed to me that although many in the church are gaining more knowledge and becoming more skillful at ministry, many of them are losing the anointing and becoming powerless to make ministry effective. The Lord went on to let me know that the storage room that I saw, represented the hearts of many in the church. All the boxes and other stuff that I saw packed, stacked and stored away in this room represented hidden issues of the heart, in the lives of many in the church. These boxes weren't just stacked in this room, but they were also completely covered in dust and spider webs. They were dirty, filthy and nasty. This suggests to me that these boxes had been there for a long long time! The Lord went on to let me know that although many of His people/ministers have worked hard to perfect ministry, they have neglected to maintain pureness of heart in the process. Many in the church have allowed stuff to form and build up in their hearts, but are still working in ministry. This build up is called heart issues. In the vision I saw layers of dust and spider webs on those boxes. This lets me know that these are old issues that have been around a while and run very deep (in some cases). The delima is that many in the church aren't allowing God to deliver them from these issues, but rather, they continue to work in ministry. For this cause, many are operating in ministry with unpure hearts, unclean hands and undelivered lives. Yes, ministry is still going forth, but ministry is not as effective or as impactful as it could and/or should be. These heart issues have stifled the power of God from operating in the people of God, to it's full capacity. God cannot use His people the way He so desires, due to the issues of the heart.
In the vision when I walked in the storage room, the dust literally began to choke and sufficate me. The Lord let me know that this is what is happening in the Body of Christ today. The anointing of God is literally being chocked and suffocated due to the hidden heart issues of many that are carrying out ministry. The Hand of God has literally been handcuffed and cannot rest heavily upon His people as the Lord would desire, due to heart issues. Heart issues are preventing God from moving amongst His people as He desires to. The Glory of God has been denied full access in the lives of His people, due to heart issues. These heart issues have literally strangled the five fold ministry and asphyxiated the gifts of the spirit, so much so, that they cannot operate as freely as God desires.
For this cause, more and more ministers are relying on their own individual talents, skills, expertise, know-how and charisma, to make up for the lack of the anointing. Many ministers have turn to entertainment and emotionalism to hype the people up and make them feel good, but unfortunately cannot bring them to a place of freedom and deliverance, due to a lack of power. Many are still preaching, still singing, still playing the music, still ministering, but just like Samson, many have lost the power and don't even realize it, because of heart issues (Judges 16:20). After Samson had lost the source of his power, he shook himself (reaching for the power), but there was no power! The power didn't show up! The church has found "herself" in a very similiar perdicament. Many in the church are jumping, shouting, dancing, hooping, hollering, and having dynamic praise breaks, but there's no power! Just like Samson, the church is doing a lot of shaking and moving, but the power isn't showing up! It used to be a normal thing to see miracles being wrought, healing and deliverances taking place and signs and wonders happening, right on the spot. However, these things are an extreme rarity now-a-way days, because of issues of the heart.
God has anointed many folk in the church with great gifts, for the service of ministry. However, heart issues have restricted the Holy Spirit from fully activiting and utilizing these ministry gifts to their maximum capacities. Heart issues have caused the gifts of God to mixed with leven (sin & iniquity). There are many in the church that God has anointed with the gift of healing hands. However many are laying hands, but the sick aren't being healed nor are they recovering. God has anointed many in the church to prophecy with keen accuracy. However many are prophecying, but the prophecies are missing and they're not coming to pass. God has anointed many preachers to preach deliverance unto His people. However, more and more people are preaching, but less and less folk are being delivered. This is a result of heart issues.
When I walked into the room in the vision, the floor was very weak. It felt like it was about to give way. The Lord let me know that the church has caused it's foundation to be weakened by compromising the Word of God. According to St John 1:1-14, The Word of God is what God founded and established His church on (not just the church but all things). However, many ministers are now preaching a watered down and diluted word, thus weakening the very foundation that the church was built on. They have led folk to believe that it's ok to "actively" operate in ministry while sin is "actively" operating in their lives. In fact many ministers are carrying out ministry while carrying hidden issues in their hearts themselves. Many in the church have suppressed these heart issues, and have not allowed God to fully deliver them from these issues.
As a result, the pureness of ministry has been lost and is now tanted, as more and more people are handling the holy things of God with filthy hands. Many in the church know the word of God, but don't live it. The word is deeply rooted in their heads and memory banks, but not in their hearts and spirits. Many of our musicians play awesomely, but more and more of them are full of lust, as a dog is flees. Many of our worship leaders and choirs sing beautifully, but are full of perversion and sexual immorality, as a racoon is rabies. Many of our ministers have become over taken with greed and are taken advantage of God's people in order to grease their palms and fattening their pockets. Many in the church are preaching the Gospel, while holding grudges and unforgiveness in their hearts. Many are doing the work of the Lord, but are full of arrogance and pride as they have allowed their fancy titles, big positions and lofty degrees, to cause them to be haughty and highminded. This has also caused many to look down on others and develop a "better than" attitude as well as a "since of entitlement". God wants His minsters to be meek and humble, not prideful and arrogant (1 Peter 5:5-6).
Many in the church are speaking in tongues, but still telling lies and cheating on their taxes. Many in the church are speaking in tongues, but still cussing when they get angry. Many in the church are speaking in tongues, but can't speak to each other. Many talk about the love of God, but do not exhibit the love of God. Many in the church can preach good, but have bad attitudes, flip mouths and sharp tongues. Many in the church can minister well, but are meaner than a rattlesnake and extremely rude. Many in the church have wonderful testimonies, but they're hateful and don't know how to talk to people. They've been this way for so long, they've marked it as being "who they are"..."it's just their personality", when really it's a heart issue. God wants His people to be sweet and lovely, not mean and nasty (Galations 5:22-23).
In many cases, it's so bad that others have to be careful how they approach them. Others have to tread lightly and walk on egg shells, when they come around, because they never know what mood they're in. They mistreat their spouse. Talk ugly to their children. They treat other folk better than they do their own family. Their family doesn't even like being around them at times. Their children can't stand them and their spouse is about sick and tired of them. This leads me to my next point, if ministry isn't going on at home, it should'nt be going on anywhere! Many ministers are chasing after the pulpit and obtaining many ministry engagements, but aren't even doing ministy in their own household. Their speaking into the lives of others, and not their own family's. Every minister should love, affirm, encourage, pray with and pray for their families. We as ministers, should teach them bible principals that would assist them in everyday life situations. More importantly, we should be standard-bearers of hoilness and examples of Christ in our homes. If we the ministers of God, aren't ministering at home, than we should completely clear off our itineraries and cancel all engagements - because God isn't pleased!
When we as the people of God, refuse to let God deliver us from the heart issues lying dormant in our spirits, we lose access to the power of God. We still have the image (we look powerful), but we no longer obtain the power (the power is gone). However, God is sick and tired of His church working hard to maintain a clean image, but not maintaining a clean heart and a pure spirit. God wants to unleash major revival on the face of the earth, but He wants to use His church to do so. Before He can, He first has to bring revival to the church and prepare them for end time ministry (1 Peter 4:17). God is searching for someone that will cry out to Him like David did in Psalms 51:2, "Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin"..........God wants somebody to cry out to Him like David did in Psalms 51:7, " Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow"..........God is waiting for a remnant of folk to cry out Him like David did in Psalms 51:10, "Create in me a clean heart, Oh God; and renew a right spirit within me! God is looking for a people that will make themselves available for His usage. In order to do this, we (The Body of Christ), must allow Him to clean us up and rid us of our heart issues. Years ago national gospel recording artist, Rev Milton Brunson, wrote a song that says, "Lord, I'm avaialable to you. My will I give to you. I'll do what you say do. Use me Lord. To show someone the way. And enable me to say, my storage is empty and I am available to you."
It's time for the church to examine "herself". What issues have you packed away in your heart?......What issues have you allowed to lie dormant in your spirit?......What is preventing the Glory of God from showing up in your life?......What is restricting the Holy Ghost from operating fully in you?......What is denying the Power of God from having full access in your life?......What is keeping the Anointing of God from flowing freely in your life?......Is there anything your heart that would not allow the Hand of God from resting heavily upon your life?......What grudges are you holding?......Who have you not forgiven?......Are you exhibiting the unconditional love of God?......Are you in right standings with God?......Is your heart and spirit pure?......Are you ready to let God clean out your storage room? GOD WANTS TO USE YOU!! MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE TO HIM TODAY!!!
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"ADVANCING THE KINGDOM, ONE SOUL AT A TIME"
