Bended Worship Ministry

“To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example,
that you should follow in his steps.” This is how Peter put it [1 Pet.2:21] and many more places in the Bible you could see such tone continually emphasized, what more of the many examples of those who have followed Christ before us and even now these present times of those who truly and faithfully stand in the gap.

The Lord Jesus himself said [and what more example of an emphasis we need!], “and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.” And because we have pampered brothers and sisters with the love and grace of God we see [no matter how we will excuse ourselves] Christians that are not ready for what will come and that are just there going along with the flow of the world. I do not mean to disrespect the love and grace of God, actually, if we truly will tell believers the true intent of God’s grace and love we will see already Christians that are there standing in the gap!

But what does it say?

“To this you were called…” To this I am called. Does this speak to you even as it has spoken to me? Do you see yourself as someone called to this? I know that I am called to this and count it a privilege. And that this will fill my life…my expectations [the Lord faithfully and mercifully give grace].

There are three things here. Notice the progression.

Christ suffered for you

This is the first and it says there…”because.” As a believer it says there that you are called to this because Christ suffered for you! Today we fear tell believers that they will suffer, that the service of the gospel carries along with it a life of suffering. Like one preacher say it…we sugarcoat the truth!

But what is this suffering? Is it just the difficulties of life that everyone else experiences? Here we fall short. We have taken suffering as general, as just the daily difficulties of life. But what does the Lord say “Remember the words I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the One who sent me.” [John 15:20]

It says it clearly there; the suffering is…”because Christ suffered for you.” This is not just some difficulties. This is what the Lord meant when he said we will have troubles. It is troubles and suffering that come along from one’s faithful and courageous stand for the gospel! And to this I am called, to this you were called!
An example left

You see this suffering did not stop at us. It is an example the Lord left. We are called to this suffering. We are called to live out the truth of this example. Well, if there is an example, isn’t it meant to be emulated? Paul said “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ” [1 Cor.11:1]. How then can we see Christians walking as witnesses if this example is not emulated? And this example of a life that suffers has one purpose- “In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering” [Heb.2:10]

“In bringing many sons to glory…” what a glorious calling we have. No wonder the Apostle Paul will say “For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him…” [Phil.1:29 notice the tone of Chapters 1 and 2. Is not about the gospel and Paul’s life in it and the Philippians culminating with the Lord Jesus coming down, becoming like a servant with that exhortation in the beginning that this should be our attitude also]

Following in Christ’s footsteps

What a privilege? And who is equal to such a tasks…Paul quipped. God give us grace. But we are just to be willing. We are just to be surrendered. We are just to be there and say…”Lord…here I am.” And this is where those given the privilege to speak…speak! That many may be made willing, that many may see their lives surrendered and that many will step forward before the Lord and say…”Lord…here I am.”

Suffering for others, a thing that truly gives us sometimes a sense of foreboding but let us keep in mind and heart what Paul said “The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs–heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory. I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us” [Rom.8:16-18]

To this we are called, that the world may see and realize that Christ suffered for them too and that they may see this example of a life that is willing…yes!…even as we see ourselves faithfully, courageously following in his footsteps.

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses…” [Acts 1:8]

The whole matter is about this. The Church for now exists for this, that even as it is being built up [God surely builds-up His Church] witnesses abound. And as witnesses is always called upon to the stand [for what use are witnesses for], so a witness of Christ must always take his stand every given opportunity to witness for Christ. For a believer who love God everything, every moment will be an opportunity.

“…when the Holy Spirit comes on you” the Lord said, this is what He will do, He will make witnesses. So you see we will not be at a loss as to the working of the Holy Spirit, for when the Spirit is mightily at work we will see witnesses being raised and standing faithfully and courageously for the witness of Christ [Phil.1:27-28].

There will be true empowerment. We have come to think that empowerment is about believers studying, attending seminars or what, and God said “But you will receive power…” and that is just that, we can never add to that. The moment the Holy Spirit indwells a believer, he is already empowered…He already has power…power is indwelling him. And that alone makes him a witness!

Seminars are good, training facilities are good and I will go to study if God is willing but I will not be there thinking that I will be empowered doing so. Instead we can be in such knowing and with great expectation that we will grow in our grasp, of our understanding [Spiritual] of the very empowering that we already have. This must be stressed!

And the Holy Spirit will have no limit of the use of God’s word [2Tim.3:16-17], He has all the facility of God’s word in order that God’s desire, that in a given time and place, there will be a witness or witnesses faithfully witnessing for Christ. This is where our gracious God is at work in the preparation of His saints to be witnesses. This is why God gave Pastors and teachers, to bring His people to know and to see the anointing that they already have in Christ. And God will provide every opportunity [He is the one who opens doors] so that a believer will have opportunity to use everything that God has given.

Are a believer? You must see yourself becoming a witness of Christ.Is your Church growing?  You will know. There will be witnesses multiplied.

“And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”” [Gen.22:14]

When we think of God providing and of provisions we usually thinks of things. The good Lord truly provides us with everything we need, everything that can be enjoyed [and let us be thankful]…even as we asked. But to the Lord, the provision speaks of something more precious, because to Him provision is about Him, the true Bread of Life, to whom everyone who comes will never go hungry and to whom everyone who believes will never go thirsty [John 6:31-35].

This is the lesson that Abraham learned there on the mount. In the calling where God calls us: “As you come to him, the living Stone-rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to Him—you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ- The Lord will provide.

a. The opportunity of the offering. Is it not God who called…”take now your son, your only son Isaac…” it is God who provides opportunity for the offering [Eph.5:15-16; Phil.2:12-13]. In doing also, God calls us into Himself and there’s no other more profound God has given us to know him more but this. “Oh that God will give us ears to hear, that we will be like the sheep that knows their shepherds voice, then we will hear, we will know and we will see when God provides the opportunity. And God make us willing.”

b. The Cost of the offering. The provision of God speaks of the offering. God called us into life that becomes an offering. And He Himself provided the very cost of the offering and there will be no offering that will be accepted but those that are through Jesus Christ-God’s provision.

That is why in giving us opportunities to offer [as He provides], God calls us to Himself because He calls us in the offering that He Himself made- the offering up of His Son, so that everyone who will believe will not perish but have life.

“…as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.””

“This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.” [1 John 1:5-7]

“God is light!” This is the testimony of His word, “in Him there is no darkness at all.” It is in the light of this awesome truth that our Lord enjoined us-“You are the light of the world.” This is the truth of the fellowship that we have with our God through His Son Jesus Christ that to us there should be no darkness at all; that we become light for the world. And if we truly walk with Him, this is true.

But what does light do? Well, it shines, it is meant to shine…light is meant to give light around wherever you may find one. Light that is not shining is absurd; it is not light at all. Light is meant to give light where darkness is! But what do we see when the light shines, this particular light that is God’s light?

We should be clear about this matter:

We will see saved lives. Yes! The world will see saved lives! They will see Christians…believers. This is one most important truth in witnessing that must be taught and stressed, one that is seemingly lost these days; the world will see Christians, they will see believers. You may be an aroma of death or you may be an aroma of life [God make us both] it does not matter. What matters is that, they will see SAVED lives! I am not saying that the world will see perfect lives but…just…saved lives. The witness of a saved life even in the midst and the abounding of sin will be unmistakable [Rom.5:20b].

This is one reason that there seem to be a great lack of witness in the world. We say, “Look to Jesus”, but if they can’t see Jesus in us, then where can they look. We cannot detach “the saved lives” from the “Savior”, and it is because it is in seeing saved lives that the truth of a Savior is emphasized.

Yes! This is one great truth that when the light shines, the world will see saved lives.

We will see the Savior. Actually, this is where this all started. But God in His unsearchable wisdom and His grace has put the witness of Christ in all those that are being saved. When the world see saved lives, when they begin to see Christians…believers, then they will see Christ. This is the way God has put it.

We will see God’s salvation. This is what we desire and this where we are getting at. “For God so loved the world that He gave is one only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” When the light Shines, the world will see Christians…the Church [for what we are], they will see Christ [he is the very light by whom we shine], and then they will see the salvation of God. We must have focus on the issue. Christ came to save sinners. He came to save. He is the salvation of God for the world.

Let us not just be going around in circles. We seem to have contented ourselves at the periphery of things. But God’s witness is direct. Christ came to save! There must be those that are saved and being saved! There must be salvation in the world!

This is what it is when we see the light…even as it shines!

“Then God said, ‘Let us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth….”[Gen.1:26-28]

The word here in the first chapter of Genesis is, “in the beginning”. And as in everything, when there’s a beginning there will be, as to be expected…the end. And every believer should expect! God desires us to expect for this is how faith works [Heb.11:1; 6]. But, what are we to expect?

Here in the very beginning God has declared his desire, he has begun a mighty work, and this is what we as Christians, believer of Christ should expect. But no! we shouldn’t just be expecting, but desiring too…pursuing [Phil.2:12]; we should be actively, consciously engaging our loving God on this matter that his heart desire most…”Let us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness….;”

The beginning, the end.

This is one outstanding nature of God’s word. When it is spoken, it is deemed done! It has in its power the very beginning and the end of things that God has purposed [Isa.55:11]. Why? He is God! And let us just worship! He said “I have spoken. Who can annul?” And he lives forever! He is the almighty who said, “Is there anything too hard for me.” And here stands the witness. He will either prove God’s word and persevere till the end or be found wanting because of unbelief [Heb.10:37-39]. But our hope and prayer is that we all stand confident in the day of Christ.

The image is Christ

Here is the issue. God’s work is not just about things, it’s is not just about gifts, and it’s not even just about the ministries [as we have come to see God’s work is], it is about Christ and the bringing of many sons to glory. And the image here is Christ! In the very beginning, when God said, “Let us make man in Our image…” it is Christ there that is in view. That’s why it is said there…”in the beginning.” It looks to its fulfillment and its end who’s none other but Christ [Rev.1:8].

And so here it is…God mightily at work:

“God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in times past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom he has appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person…” [Heb.1:1-3]

“And we know that all things work together for good to those who loved God, to those who are the according to His purpose. For whom he foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren…” [Rom.8:28-30]

“But we all, with unveiled faces, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image [likeness NIV] from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.” [2Cor.3:18]

The ministry:

“And He himself gave some to be apostles…pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ [The fullness of the image].”

Here Paul’s heart and cry:

“My dear children for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you.” [Gal.4:19]

Our Hope:

“I now rejoice in my sufferings…To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you the hope of glory….” [Col.1:24-28]

Yes we have hope and we are confident. God will finish what he has begun [Phil.1:6]. And we will be as God’s has expressed…”Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is [1John 3:1-2].”

Let us have our eyes fix on Christ!

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…, “[1Peter 1:3]

Hope is light. A life that is full of hope is a life that is full of light. The word of God says that we have not just received hope, we are birthed into it. And it’s not just some hope as having hope that is like the world which is based on temporal things, it is a living hope. And so we see here that our joy as Christians does not just rest in our knowledge of just having hope but that in the world we become the embodiment of hope. And so the light shines!

New life

As the Lord’s witnesses, this is what we are called for. It’s not actually just telling the world how God has loved, or how Christ died…risen, it’s letting them see new life [1Thess.1:4-10]. There is no equal to the power of the testimony of a new life. It is said there that we have been given “new birth”; that this is into a “living hope” and, are we realizing this. If we are, then there should be the testimony of life there wherever you are, and this hope that we have, this hope that we have become spreads all around. O’ that we come to stand and live true to who we are in Christ!

God is merciful

This is another. When this hope that is in us is testified upon and that the light of life is shining [John 1:4] then is witnessed abroad- God is merciful. You know, the world needs to see God and that he is merciful. And what’s that in God being merciful, it is that…he pardons sins [Ex.34:6-7]. How many times we have encountered someone and him blubbering, “I have no hope, I am too much a sinner, God is angry at me and God will not be able to forgive me anymore!” If they would just see the mercies of God and that he is always willing to pardon! And that’s what it’s said there, “In his great mercy he has given us new birth…” Let us live this new life, and let them see in us this hope that we have that they too may see how great are the mercies of our God.

Jesus lives!

This is one powerful truth and what gives power to everything that we have just said. It is “through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” that we have a “living hope.” It is through him resurrected that God in his great mercy has given us new birth. Hope is living because Jesus lives! Yes, Jesus lives! O’ that they may see that what we have is the living God; that he is the life that we have; that he is the hope that we have.

Does our life tell of the hope that is in us?

Do our way of living tell…this new life?

Does our life show God is merciful?

Is the way we live show Jesus is alive?

You don’t have to answer that. Let us just come to God and pray. And let him make us mighty witnesses of the hope that is us.

Ephesians 4:4-12

God is building up His Temple. This is the real score. And if you ask me my calling then I will tell you that it is to be just one little brick or as the word of God put it, “a living stone”, yes, just one of the many that will make up this one magnificent edifice. I tell you brothers and sisters, this is the apple of His eyes. There nothing more that our gracious Father is much concerned of and has His utmost attention but this- His Church.

There is one “body.” The word of God says it. And here believers are given “grace as Christ apportioned it.” This is also what it means when it says there that “He gave gifts to men [see also Romans 12:4-8; 1Cor.12:4-20].” God is very consistent here. He is God! Now we have come to believe that these gifts or this grace that has been given is the calling, and that one’s calling is his gifts. [Though there is some truth in that] Actually this is not the real deal. The real deal is that God is building up His temple and in this grandiose undertaking he calls on us [1Peter 2:4-5]…”As you come to him, the Living Stone – rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him – you also like living stones are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” This is our Calling!

But what are the gifts or this grace that is apportioned to all believers, what’s about it? Here it is. In keeping with consistency Paul then wrote-“It was he who gave some to be apostles…and some to be pastors and teachers”, and for what, “to prepare God’s people for works of service [there’s your grace apportioned, there’s your gifts given to men]”, “so that the body of Christ may be built up.”

You see, God called us to be a peculiar people.

God called us to be a chosen generation.

God called us to be his own people.

God called us to be a holy priesthood.

God called us to offer up the sacrifice of his praise

God called us to be his Church, the Body of Christ.

What a great God we have! That in all his greatness he chose us, his Church to be his dwelling place for all eternity. It is for this express desire that Christ laid down his life [Ephesians 5:25]. Let the Church rise now to be what God purposed her to be. Let her become now the grand display of the greatness of our God! This is our Calling.

John 3:3; John 13:35; Galatians 1:15-16

Maintaining proper vision is very important for every child of God. For us to see ahead and be always at the ready for the Lord’s movement it is imperative that we seek to have a clear vision and with sufficient grace live a life maintaining that vision.

But, what is vision?

Let us be direct here…it is seeing Christ. Vision is to behold Christ! The growth of a knowing and an experience in the child of God regarding Christ is the growth of vision. Yes, vision grows, properly maintained…vision grows.

Actually it is the inheritance of every believer, do you believed. Jesus said speaking to Nicodemus- “…“Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” That’s where every believer begins. In being born again God opens his eyes to see God’s kingdom or let’s say God opens his eyes that he may see Jesus. So you see, every child of God already has that, he has vision. He is one whose eyes had already been opened. It is a gift. It is an equipping that is of the utmost importance for everything that God will do.

God’s Spirit, Indwelling

This God has done, He has given us the Holy Spirit and this is a very, very misunderstood aspect of the Christian life. I wonder how many really realize this on a daily basis or more importantly on a moment by moment experience. Paul wrote: “…be filled with the Spirit.” Are we truly realizing this? Speaking to the disciples Jesus said-“But when the Holy Spirit comes, He will guide you into all truth.” This is where vision is maintained. The Spirit of God, indwelling and the believer giving himself in very conscious loving manner as someone to be led and someone actually being led. He sees himself being guided into all truth. There’s no let up here for he is assured to grow knowing Christ…He is the Truth. “As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the Children of God.” To see the Kingdom is to see Christ for He is the Kingdom. There’s no other more urgent for the Spirit of God to do. This is it. This is central to what He is doing, to know Christ, to grow in Him and experience Him. This is maintaining vision; Christ is the embodiment of that vision. O’ Lord that we may abide in you, that we many have our eyes faithfully and lovingly fixed on you!

Life in the Fellowship

This is where vision is profoundly maintained but in reality, there is no other place. It’s in the Church and her coming together in fellowship that we could truly find meaning to the vision of Christ for here is a place, a coming together of all that shared in the life of Christ. And there is one central teaching to the maintaining of vision here and that is- Love. First is an inward movement of God’s Spirit like what Paul said in Eph.4: “Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ.” Wonder why as if there is no vision of Christ in the world? Why? It is because we see loving one another as just coming together in events or just the gathering together and being good to each other. But God has something more wonderful in mind! And what is that? “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. “By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” The truth of the fellowship will always have its true realization in the world and not in the halls. “By this all men will know…” the Lord Jesus said. Loving one another is not for us just that we may feel good with each other; it is to give the world a witness of Christ!

Here is the vision in the hearts of those who love God. Here is the vision maintained. Vision actually has one purpose, so that there will a witness for Christ. Now if vision is clear is not that there will be more men and women witnessing for Christ?

“But when God, who set me apart from birth [Or from my mother’s womb] and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gen-tiles….” Paul. Gal.1:15-16

This is vision.

Acts 2:42-47

Hebrews 10:23-25

What fills our fellowship? When we come together to worship God and to fellowship how is it going? Does it really fulfill what God desires? There’s only one reason really that a fellowship exist in such and such a place, that in that very place there will be an ever brightening witness of the Son He loves, that there the testimony of Christ will be faithfully proclaimed.

God’s word being preached. God’s word being preached is not to make you a better person for you are already in Christ. In his word being preached is an eternal desire centered on the finished work of His Christ. The word of God is not out just to change us but that in our being transformed we may see His longing, His desire to bring many sons to glory…”When I am lifted up I will draw all men to myself” , the Lord Jesus told his disciples. Is this not what should fill our fellowship, our talk? “When the Holy Spirit comes” , The Lord said…”you will receive power” , and for what, is it not for this-“you shall be my witnesses!”

So the question within our fellowship is this- Are we becoming the witnesses that God has called us to be? Does our fellowship produce such kind of men and women?

But God’s desire goes on and is looking for men and women that are ready to stand in the gap, men and women caught in to the vision of that grand temple being built. For sure we are not all the temple, not just yet. There are still many out there that God will bring. Where are now the vessels for such a grandiose work?

What fills our fellowship?

A praying Church. Obviously, if we say a praying Church, we could confidently say that is filled with believers that pray. That’s the word there in Acts, they gathered first to hear God’s word…they pray. Sometimes I have this thought that our fellowship has become nothing more than just a social event instead for it the very venue whereby God does His work mightily. And that’s where this utmost need for a praying Church. In fellowship we hear God’s word and what does it says, is it not about Christ who died on the Cross and him risen. That God is out to save sinners for so Christ came and laid down his life. That God is at work that we may realize ourselves the witnesses of this- His salvation.

We will hear words about love, about faith, about hope, and forgiving, that we are to trust God and more and all of this has one purpose and that is for us to be able to stand as the witnesses God has called. And here we pray…here we pray. Oh how God desires longingly to see a praying Church! A Church made ready for His every bidding. There is a great absence of a praying Church. We may say we are praying but for the most let us admit and repent, our prayers are just filled with trivial things, things that mostly concern our own personal needs.

Where is that Church that prays so that God may do His work?I ask again, what fills our fellowship?

Encouraging one another. A bringing in to be refreshed and I can’t think of a more fitting reason for this word that in fellowship we are to encourage one another. Hebrews 10:24 put this…”to stir up love and good deeds.” Yes love here is about us loving one another as Christ commanded but there is more to this for there is a place that said…”For God so love the world…” Our love for one another should have the realization of its outward purpose wherein God will show His love for the world. Love and good deeds we don’t need this anymore because we already have it. Instead we are to be its realization to those that are outside. That’s where we are to be encouraged. That’s where we are to be spurred upon so that after coming together we will come out refreshed and even all the more ready to bear the testimony of Christ to a darkened world.

This is God’s intentions for His fellowship; this is the fellowship that God desires.

“Whatsoever things you bind on earth shall be bound in the heavens…” As these words rang through my consciousness, it dawned on me to ask, who are the “you” here? They are the church, because in the preceding verse the Lord mentions the church. So that this is a continuation of the previous verse. Therefore the meaning of this verse now before us is: “whatsoever the church binds on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever the church loose on earth shall be loosed in the heaven”

Here is an important principle: God works through the church today. He cannot do what He desires to do unless he does it through the church. This is sobering. Today, God cannot do things by His own Self alone, because there is another free will, and without the cooperation of that another free will, God is not able to do anything. The measure of the power of the church today determines the manifestation of the power of God. God has bound himself to the church. His power is now revealed through the church. If the church is unable to arrive at a position as great as she is able to reach, the manifestation of the power of God is also not able to reach the same greatness and highness.

The same thing can be applied to the flow of water from the water tank to the faucet. The water tank is huge, its flow is limited only by the water pipes that serve as conduit of the water in the tank. If we want the water to flow as might as it can be, we need to have large pipes attached to it as channels. The larger the pipe, the more water flows. The smaller the pipe, the more hindered is the flow of water. Today, the degree by which the power of God flows in the church is dependent upon the capacity of the church. Just as when God manifested himself in Christ so powerfully and unhindered, so is the church able to govern how the power of God is able to manifest to the world. The greater the capacity of the church, the greater is the manifestation of His power, and the fuller the knowledge of God.

We need to see that in all the things which God does on earth today He will first get the church to stand with Him, and then He will do the work through her. God will not execute anything without: Whatever He does today, He does it with the cooperation of the church. She is the vessel by which God manifest himself to the world. Just as Christ was 2000 years ago.

God in the heavens purposes to do something, but He will not perform it until there is a movement on the earth. Numerous are the things that God wants to bind and lose on the earth! Countless are the people and things that are in contradiction and are not in subjection to Him, and all these God expects to bind. And many also are the things that are spiritual, and unnumbered are the people that are humble before him, God expects these to be loosed. But the problem lies that, there is no movement toward that end. God Almighty is waiting for the earth to move so that He can do His mighty work on the earth. God wills for the earth to govern the action in the heavens. He desires for His church on earth to govern heaven, to pronounce His will on earth that He may so do it.

We cannot increase nor decrease the power of God. But we can sure hinder it. We can obstruct it. We cannot ask God to do what He does not want to do or does not will to do. Yet we can restrict Him from doing what he wants to do. Do we see this as such. Do we see the church as having such responsibility to pronounce the will of God on earth so that God may do it for His Glory and Honor.

May the Lord so open your eyes to see.