Rambling Thoughts
Just some rambling thoughts….
Since I have been grounded the last week recovering from wisdom tooth surgery, it's given me some time to ponder this year and what God has done…and the tragedies we have experienced in the Body of Christ.
Everything God spoke to me in November 2007 has come to pass for Revival Now.
The Spirit took me to Psalms 8 and outlined several things that I will not rehash completely, but simply make note of:
He has given us a new beginning…in more areas than I can list;
He has given me a fresh focus that everything in this ministry is to be centered on HIM;
I feel He has given me a more Kingdom of God focus instead of a denominational focus; I didn't think I had a denominational focus to begin with, but now just the word makes me nauseous! And I have seen ministers and ministries who have been denominationally territorial (if that is a word) begin to lose some influence they had because of being territorial;
He has allowed us to see a fresh move of God among children, youth and young adults;
He has allowed us to see the need for spiritual fathers and mothers to rise us and take responsibility for young men and women who have been raised naturally without a father in the home, and are crying out for a father and mother to spiritually nurture them so they won't make the same mistakes others have made;
He has allowed us to see the continued rebellion literally explode in the body of Christ; especially across the generational lines…never has the generational prejudice been any more pronounced than it has this year;
He has begun a visitation that is releasing true Kingdom dominion for people. Not a dominion that is going to cause the church to take over the world; but the failures of the many high profile preachers that has taken place in the last twelve months is bringing to the forefront people and ministries that have been laboring in obscurity for many years, but they have labored with integrity. These people God is going to silently bring forth…the David's who have been faithful simply serving God in their field of labor; not the Eliab's who get the recognition and look as if they stand taller than all the rest, but they are angry because they are getting no recognition!
And finally, there is still a stripping going on of the church's position of influence in the politics of America. Even though Sarah Palin has energized evangelicals to get involved finally in the election of 2008, the church is still racially divided, and personality divided probably more so now than in times past. In 2008, people will not vote on the real issues, they will vote on personality. And it will further divide the church and polarize our real agenda which is to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
Our trust was never meant to be put into one particular political party or one certain denomination; our hope and our trust is to be in Jesus and Jesus alone!
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean to your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5, 6
God help us to stop putting all our trust in men and put it back in God and God alone!