Matt.
5:16, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
What
are we to do? What can we do? We must have the wind of the Holy
Spirit to rekindle His flame of fire in the churches. We must
recognize where we have left the perfect path and correct our course.
We must confess that we have missed the mark which Christ has
established for us. We must come together in repentance and rebuild
the wall, stand in the gap, and close the breach of God's divine
protection around His people. Disobedience must be purged from the
Body. We struggle with our choices because we have chosen our way
over God's way. God made provision in the Garden of Creation for
every need imaginable in the life of man. Man chose his own way, laying aside the provision of God. You can't have God's provision and
walk in man's way. God's way brings God's provision. We must get back
to “...Speak Lord for thy servant heareth..,” 1 Sam. 3:9.
What
is standing in our way? What do we need to correct to make things
right with God? Do we want God's provision, blessing, and protection?
Then we must get rid of anything that separates us from His perfect
plan for our lives. We must get rid of the trash or refuse. Refuse is
what we throw away. It is anything that doesn't have its beginning,
blessing, and completion in God. If it doesn't bring honor and glory
to God, we need to dispose of it. Beware of “uncommanded work.”
The necessary work is the work God has commanded. All else is
disposable and is a distraction.
We
must identify the areas where we have fallen short, make the
necessary adjustments and Jesus will give us the victory. Honesty and
openness are the stone and mortar of God's fortification around us.
Honesty and openness turn the light on. It dispels the darkness and
takes away the hiding place for unbelief. As long as unbelief can
hide in darkness it is a powerful force. But once the light of TRUTH
is turned on, unbelief is exposed and dethroned. It falls powerless
behind us, no longer preventing us from moving forward into the glory
God has prepared for a victorious people. 2 Cor. 2:14, “Now thanks
be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ,..”
Jesus
Christ will preserve His Bride, the Body of Christ. Right now she is
scattered among church congregations all over the world but He has
already begun to sound the alarm. John 10:27, “My sheep hear my
voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”
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