Thursday, March 26, 2009

Marching Order - 3
Numbers & The Goal
Updated 2/4/11
Although we will soon have God's Holy Spirit of Power flowing through our lives we will still have the physical limitations of our human form. We will need to eat and sleep just like we do now; just like Jesus did, and it's important that we follow God's Instructions in Ecclesiastes to team up so that we will not be caught unaware. Ecclesiastes 4 : 9-12 - "Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." Remember: While we are in battle, if two do lie down together make sure that the third guy is wide awake keeping watch. Don't get caught alone, and don't get caught napping.

First, as the Spirit moves through the Christian Body we must move fast and light. There is no time to catch up with old friends or to have a fun time together. We are to pass the Spirit Christian to Christian, and as we spread out moving in small teams of three or four, so should we instruct everyone that we pass the Spirit on to. With God's Mighty Power in our hearts, we won't need 8 or 9 of us to travel together. The key is to move as fast as we can to get the Spirit to as many as we can so that we can maximize our numbers as we come to the world's rescue. Matthew 13 : 33 - "He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough.""

Once we've received the Holy Spirit of Power and combine it with our mustard of faith, there should be no need for us to kill anyone. We can ask God to blind those against us, to erase their memories, to have them form a deep love for us in their hearts, to make them laugh uncontrollably for hours, to bring on a swarm of bees to chase them away, to shut down their equipment, to make their weapons feel like they are red hot, and on and on. Although God may choose to destroy enemy armies like He did the Egyptians at the Red Sea, as individuals we should choose to show mercy to our enemies and leave their fate in the Hands of the Lord. However, the rule of thumb is, as always, to go as God leads you. Matthew 5 : 7 - "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." If you have received the Holy Spirit of Power, then know that this is the time of the Lord's Favor, and God wants us to win.

Although the enemy is going to be gunning for our Brothers and Sisters in Christ right away so that he can kill as many of us as possible before we can get the Spirit to them, and spreading the Spirit is the priority, there is room for the Spirit to lead some of us to jump right in and start ministering healing to our family, friends, and neighbors who may be dying from a deadly disease, wound, or from starvation. For those of us who see the Church as an army we need to raise up the Army of God, and for those of us who see the Church as a hospital then let the mercy of the Lord rise in our hearts and get us moving, gathering helpers and caregivers along the way.

Once the enemy is exposed, defeated, and in retreat we should not hesitate to jump right in and help the lost around the corner or around the world in any way we can. This is not the coming Kingdom of the Lamb, this is the final harvest. We will have a limited window of time to reach the world with the Gospel as we invite the lost to the Lord's Banquet. However, at that time God will leave a remnant of His Children on earth to go through the Refiner's Fire with what's left of the unrepentant world. The Saints of God will have the upper hand during our window for the harvest, but then at a time determined by God the Father, the devil will be given the power to defeat God's Saints and some will then have to endure these last of the last days of pain, hardship, captivity, and persecution with patient endurance.

The Kingdom of the Lamb comes in Revelation 19 as the Rider who is called Faithful and True comes out of the sky to save the remnant of the Christians and Jews who will, by then, have been forged together into one people by the Refiner's Fire. (Note: Even to the end the Lord will want us to pray for those who persecute us.) May God's Hand be upon you in these end times. Matthew 5 : 10 - "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

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