Who Turned Out The Light? Part 2

(for part 1 see 11/13/23)

Matt. 5:14, “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.”

What has happened to the light? Jude 1:3, “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.”  Instead of being separated from the world to be a light to the world, the world has been assimilated into the churches. When we rely more on the planning and production models that we have observed in the world than on the revelation and anointing of the Holy Spirit, how can we expect people to be enlightened? Can we really expect lives to be convicted of sin and changed in repentance and regeneration?

Why have churches given over to the leadership systems of the world? Because it is the easy route. In this digital age, we can access an ocean of resources in planning and production. However, for the revelation and anointing of the Holy Ghost, we have to get into the WORD of GOD and bury our faces into the carpet on the floor. We must cry out to God with everything that is within us and fervently petition Him to send His fire among us to address the needs of His People. That requires much more of an investment. That investment is us, all of us, every fiber in our very being. Nothing can be held back because we know that God requires all if we are to have His approval.

Jude wrote about a departure from the Faith, the Gospel, the Truth of God's Word. That is what has happened in churches. In an effort to include and please the masses, churches have compromised the Truth, the faith that was once delivered to the saints. Assimilating worldly systems into our churches weakens the impact of ministry.

The Holy Spirit is the driving force of the ministry of Christ. Satan has taken advantage of the powerlessness in the churches. He has attacked that weakness and there is a breach in the wall. Now evil forces come and go at will because there is no power to resist. Why? Because many are relying on man-made theology and man's intellectual ability rather than the power and guidance of the Holy Ghost. What are we to do? (continued)