Saturday, April 4, 2009

Unity, Vision and You

The price we have paid to walk in kingdom truth has been great. I have laid down the past and pressed on to His high call. I expect a sure destiny. I trust I am going somewhere, as I follow Him. I thank Him for his leading and presence in this journey!

Yet, I cannot expect a divine destiny, if I do not prepare for that destiny. This is true for you as well kingdom prophet. Consider this; when you take a trip on an airline, you must pack a bag to take with you. What you take should be in keeping with where you are going and what is needed for your comfort, and success in that place. You wouldn’t take a winter parka to a tropical destination, would you? It would be useless and would only serve to weigh you down.

In keeping with that, you must know that some of the gift’s Jah has developed in you, are for this day. Yet, know that it is possible, that there may be many giftings and trappings of the past, which are not for this day. The gifts to be wielded in this day are they, which are necessary for success in this day. When you have spiritual insight into what the battle is, you will know what gifts are foremost for use. To wield the right weapons and strategies, for this day, is essential for success.

In any case, the battle is not between the old and the new so much, as between the false and the true. Try everything, hold fast to the true. Let your sword be true.

Anything that was proven, not from Jah, in the past, needs to be thrown out. Anything that is not in keeping with your present ministry may need to be laid aside. The things I speak of could be, church tradition, worship tradition, eating patterns, family relationships, jobs, recreational focus, time investment, and who and how you depend on and interact with.

Where are you going? Do you have a call different from the past? Do you nave new vision? If so the weapons for this warfare are not carnal, they are Spiritual. The weapons you wield will be suited for today’s battle. The Lord will make this clear to you.

Be aware that you cannot let people from the past dictate how you do ministry today, by their expectations.
For me this plays out, in this way:

I was formerly a pastor of a Spirit-Filled church that was mostly traditional. I know, if people who came to my past fellowship, came to this one, they would tend to have an expectation of sameness concerning the former work. However, though I thank Jah for what I learned from that work, I have no desire to return to it.

People’s expectations can throw you off Jah’s course! You are not for everyone. Your ministry is not for everyone. You are for some.

When Jah sends others to you, there will also be sent, some from Satan. Only those who believe your word, should be allowed to walk with you. You must be discriminating. The people who come to be with you, will either bring power and gifts for the future blessing, or evil to work your destruction.

If you are seeking a new fellowship or are pondering going into a ministry new to you, which is already established, you need to be a peace with that vision, or you need not to connect there. You would only bring trouble.

This all leads to this fact,. Only where there is unity, can there be power. There can be no unity without sameness of vision, and agreement. We cannot have unity without purity. When we are unified, we share common vision and hopes. This must be the case of all of they whom you work with.

If we travel into the new, we will need to pack our bags for the specific journey, and carry that which is needed for success there. We must leave "much" behind! This "much", includes people critical, or negative to our vision. Can two walk together unless they be agreed? The price you have paid to walk in kingdom has been great.

Everyone who will walk with you must eat that same flesh and drink that same blood.

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