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FAITH AND TRUST
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FAITH AND TRUST
If I may ask, what happens when faith fails? What do we do when, what we have been believing God for does not materialise? Do we stop believing in HIM because faith has failed us? Have we really asked ourselves these questions.
One thing I want you to know is that, having faith in God as a person has a limit. All my life I have believed that faith has no limit. This is so because that’s what I have been thought. It is impossible to please God without faith. But in reality; faith itself has a level above it, the ultimate place of no return where God wants us to be. A state where you get to, that is beyond faith. This is a point that becomes a necessity because you have started doubting your faith in Him. As if nothing is working. At this stage, GOD wants us to take a step forward, out of faith and rest in a place of absolute TRUST in HIM.
The bible says “in all your standing, standâ€. It will get to a time you will grow weary; but totally without reservations, TRUST HIM to do it. If you can solemnly Trust Him regardless of the situation, this will equip and position you to overcome whatever you are going through. In Psalm 91: 2 & 4, says, in battle and tribulation we should completely Trust Him.
V2 “I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God in Him will I trustâ€
V4â€He shall cover thee with His feathers and under His wings shall thou trust: His trust shall be thy shield and bucklerâ€
There are phases in our life that God will deliberately put us in the dark, so that we will not interfere with His working/activities that He has permitted in us.
Moreover, in an attempt in answering those questions above, I would emphasis by saying that, God is taking us beyond Faith into Trust. As a believer, it is not your right to know or bother yourself with where you are going to but concentrate on who is taking you there. God wants to take us to a point where we will TRUST HIS PERSON.
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THE CHURCH PHARISEES
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THE CHURCH PHARISEES
“Hello! How dare you come before me to say that God spoke to you . . . . when did you join the church?”
The quote above, speaks volume of a church pharisee. They believe strongly in upholding the church tradition.
The church pharisee are a sect of religious individuals as members, elders or leaders who hold tenaciously to certain doctrinal values in the church. They believe in doing certain things in the old traditional ways.
An elder, as a church pharisee, will never yield to spiritual directive as long as that directive comes from a member assumed to be beneath them in the spiritual hierarchy. A church pharisee believes strongly in ‘spiritual hierarchy’. I want to state this clearly, that, there is nothing like spiritual hierarchy but spiritual ranking.
Spiritual hierarchy arranges man like a pyramid, one above the other while in spiritual ranking all men are equal spiritually but some are gifted more in specific areas of spirituality than others. Furthermore, in spiritual ranking, no one is more important than the other because we all still need each other in the Body of Christ . this is more like a symbiotic relationship.
To further understand the church pharisee, lets look at some scriptures: Matt 23:2; Ezra 7: 6/25; Neh. 8:4 and Jude 1:9
Matt 23:2 (KLV)
“Saying, the scribes and the pharisee sit in Moses seat”
Joel 1:9 (KJV)
“Ye, Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation but said , The Lord rebuke thee”
The Epistle of Jude 1:9 further explains Matt. 23:2. There was an attempt by the devil to institutionalize Moses. If he has succeeded, the children of Israel would have abandon GOD and worship Moses, occupying the seat of Moses and being a scribe of the law of Moses simply means there is that strong hold on the old doctrine and traditions of the church, These ones find it difficult to understand the new move of the Holy Spirit.
Moreover, whenever the Lord speaks about another reformative move they would be unable to perceive or hear the voice of the Lord. Their inability to hear from GOD makes them to oppose or doubt the move of GOD. This is also as a result of an unveiled or uncircumcised heart.
Church pharisees believe that they can predict the way or ways GOD will move and therefor anything contrary they will disbelieve and oppose such move. They have defined the ways of GOD. These leaders would remain seated in Moses seat (An unshaken traditional doctrines) as long as their heart remain veiled.
They champion church politics and are always in the forefront to decide the fate of “erring” faithful’s in the church. They are so verse in the things of GOD and claim to din regularly with Him. If an elect of GOD is not careful, they can easily reassign another ministry to him or her totally different from the one originally apportioned by GOD. Church pharisees act contrary when out of reach.
I will conclude for now by saying that church pharisees are extremely, deeply and dangerously religious to the core.
emy1010
“Hello! How dare you come before me to say that God spoke to you . . . . when did you join the church?”
The quote above, speaks volume of a church pharisee. They believe strongly in upholding the church tradition.
The church pharisee are a sect of religious individuals as members, elders or leaders who hold tenaciously to certain doctrinal values in the church. They believe in doing certain things in the old traditional ways.
An elder, as a church pharisee, will never yield to spiritual directive as long as that directive comes from a member assumed to be beneath them in the spiritual hierarchy. A church pharisee believes strongly in ‘spiritual hierarchy’. I want to state this clearly, that, there is nothing like spiritual hierarchy but spiritual ranking.
Spiritual hierarchy arranges man like a pyramid, one above the other while in spiritual ranking all men are equal spiritually but some are gifted more in specific areas of spirituality than others. Furthermore, in spiritual ranking, no one is more important than the other because we all still need each other in the Body of Christ . this is more like a symbiotic relationship.
To further understand the church pharisee, lets look at some scriptures: Matt 23:2; Ezra 7: 6/25; Neh. 8:4 and Jude 1:9
Matt 23:2 (KLV)
“Saying, the scribes and the pharisee sit in Moses seat”
Joel 1:9 (KJV)
“Ye, Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation but said , The Lord rebuke thee”
The Epistle of Jude 1:9 further explains Matt. 23:2. There was an attempt by the devil to institutionalize Moses. If he has succeeded, the children of Israel would have abandon GOD and worship Moses, occupying the seat of Moses and being a scribe of the law of Moses simply means there is that strong hold on the old doctrine and traditions of the church, These ones find it difficult to understand the new move of the Holy Spirit.
Moreover, whenever the Lord speaks about another reformative move they would be unable to perceive or hear the voice of the Lord. Their inability to hear from GOD makes them to oppose or doubt the move of GOD. This is also as a result of an unveiled or uncircumcised heart.
Church pharisees believe that they can predict the way or ways GOD will move and therefor anything contrary they will disbelieve and oppose such move. They have defined the ways of GOD. These leaders would remain seated in Moses seat (An unshaken traditional doctrines) as long as their heart remain veiled.
They champion church politics and are always in the forefront to decide the fate of “erring” faithful’s in the church. They are so verse in the things of GOD and claim to din regularly with Him. If an elect of GOD is not careful, they can easily reassign another ministry to him or her totally different from the one originally apportioned by GOD. Church pharisees act contrary when out of reach.
I will conclude for now by saying that church pharisees are extremely, deeply and dangerously religious to the core.
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