THE LIFE OF
FAITH AND THE GLORIOUS CHURCH
febrUARY 13th
"PARTAKERS" OF THE ANOINTING
....And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as
evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints
for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; until we all
attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a
mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of
Christ. As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by
waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by
craftiness in deceitful scheming; but speaking the truth in love, we are to
grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ, from whom the
whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according
to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body
for the building up of itself in love....
Ephesians 4: 11-16 NASB
As God's children
"receive" the words spoken or written by the bondservants and handmaidens
that He has raised up [and continues to raise up in this the Third Day [Hosea 6:1-3]] for the perfect
edification of those whose hearts are wholly given, they become
"partakers" of the anointing on that ministry. The Father is then
enabled to "elevate" them from faith to faith, obedience to
obedience, and glory to glory - right into the fullness of their precious
inheritance in Christ. They, in turn, [after having "assimilated" the
aforementioned truth and anointing into their inner man] go forth to be vessels
of "elevation" to all those the Lord places in their path. In the
simplest of terms it is this "filtering down" process by which we
shall become the "Glorious" Church - a Church without spot or
wrinkle.
A SPIRIT OF CLARITY AND WISDOM IS BEING RELEASED
In this time, as we
begin to see the "first fruits" of the glorious outpouring of the
Holy Spirit, many things almost seem "unreal" to those who are
reaching out in faith, love and obedience for the Father's "best" and
highest purpose for their life and ministry. As the warfare between the Church
and the kingdom of darkness escalates there are many "counterfeits"
attempting to come forth in the midst of God's people. But there is a Spirit of
clarity and wisdom being released in the midst of all those who truly love God
that will cause the faithful heart to see clearly [through revelation] the
simple, yet absolute, truth of His Word [Will]. Then they, in turn, will reveal
the necessary ["irrefutable"] wisdom to "elevate" all those
whom God leads across their path towards the fullness of their inheritance in
Christ. This very process will cause all those who will "receive"
these anointed words to rise above the "darkness" - and every manner
of scheme that Satan and his forces have planned to hinder the establishment of
the true Church. Ultimately, as we are faithful [both individually and
corporately] to remain in perfect fellowship with the Father and His Word ,
every "religious" spirit ["counterfeiting spirit"] shall be
driven out of the midst of the congregations of the righteous!
MANY HAVE TRIED TO "PATCH IN" THE TRUE APOSTLES AND PROPHETS TO A
"PREVIOUSLY EXISTING STRUCTURE"
This is a matter that is
very close to the heart of the Father in this hour. Many have tried - and
failed miserably I might add - to "patch in" the true apostles and
prophets to a "previously existing" structure. This will not, and
cannot, happen for the simple reason that the "working together" of
all five ministry offices cannot possibly become a "physical reality"
apart from each and every one called to one of these offices having a
"revelation" of the spiritual reality that lies behind the perfect plan
of the Father for the establishment of bodies [congregations] of true
believers in true spiritual environments [environments wherein the Holy Spirit
is given full control]. The establishment of all aspects and facets of the True
Local Church in this hour - the ministry offices included - is totally and
fully dependent upon "revelation knowledge" from the Throne Room of
God. Therefore, every tradition of man, every "doctrine of demons"
and yes, even the slightest "preconceived notion" [mental ascension]
to the will [Word] of God must be faithfully cast down and replaced by every
believer. In order to have ALL darkness removed the inner man [spirit] must be
"flooded continually" on a daily basis in one's individual time with
the Father and His Word in the "inner chamber" - and, also with the
pure light of the absolute Truth that is going forth from the Throne Room
through the holy apostles and prophets of God in this hour.
THE ESSENCE OF ALL "TRUE" RELATIONSHIP
There is much, much revelation about to come forth concerning the "inner
working" of the five-fold ministry but, first, all those already
"established" to a certain degree [the "fullness" of the
various offices has not come into manifestation up until this time] must lay
down "all" previous practices and traditions and preconceived notions
of what is to come - regardless of how "spiritual" they may have
appeared - or even "still" appear. The essence of all
"true" relationship is based on our fellowship with - and our
obedience to - the Father and His Word. Therefore, to the degree that a
"vessel" in delegated authority sows to the flesh [continually leans
upon their own understanding] it is to that degree that they remain apart from
their true "Kingdom-position" and, thus, a vessel of the
"darkness" that continues to produce the "disunity" and
"disharmony" and "powerlessness" that - up until now - has
been allowed to run rampant in even some of the most so-called "spiritual
fellowships" or movements.
"EXPLOSION"
An "explosion"
is about to take place in those apostolic and prophetic ministries throughout
the entire Body of Christ who have been faithful to the Father's highest
purposes. All of the years of "seemingly" arduous preparation and
steadfast perseverance in the "cave" has been "for such a time
as this". There shall be a great "release" of finances and other
resources that shall enable these ministries - both individually and
corporately - to meet the deepest "needs" [both spiritually and
physically] of the "vast multitudes" of God's children who are about
to repent and seek Him with a heart "wholly given". Again, there is
about to be a major outpouring of resources into the hands of all those who
have remained faithful to the highest purposes of the Father's heart over the
years, and it will not be too long before we, as the remnant Church, have
"unlimited" funds to accomplish EVERY good and righteous work. In the
case of many apostolic ministries a great part of those "good and
righteous" works will include the establishing - both spiritually and
financially - of the many apostolic and prophetic ministries that are about to
come forth into the Body of Christ in great power and light. It will be a
wonderful thing for us to see these ministries come forth with a
"brashness" [boldness] and an "integrity" that is
"unparalleled", save for the earthly ministry of the Lord Jesus,
Himself - of which we are to be a perfect "extension". Glory to God!
"irrefutable" - incapable of
being disproved;
"extend" [extension] - to prolong, continue; to spread
out, expand;
Related Scriptures: Luke 10:27; Ephesians 5:25-27; Psalm 126:1-6; Esther 4:14b;
Proverbs 28:1b;
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