I once tripped up on a story where the wife was waking the husband up so they could go to church. The husband responded “I don’t want to go”. The wife insisted he had to get up and go. He asked why, she said because you are the pastor. My take away? Those in ministries are not jumping at the chance to fulfill the call on their lives all the time. The times one does not feel like it are the times one finds out why they do what they do. As you can imagine it is how I am feeling today. The Spirit reminds me being called is not for fame or wealth, but the love of the Father being spread at no charge. Jesus spoke of leaving the 99 to gain that one…. Yes indeed ramblings…..
Yesterday I left the post encouraging you to think about the gift of miracles being set in the very body of Christ where some individuals possessed the gifts of working those miracles set in the church. That in itself is a revelation. God repeated this combination with the next gift set in the body, the gifts of healings with the individuals given the ability to work healings. God did not only put healings in the church, he put individuals equipped to perform the healings.
What we need is people to step up unapologetic, unfearful, focused and ready to do the will of the Lord by recognizing their gifts and engaging in their church. These gifts are to profit everyone in the body. We are so afraid of being out of order and out of favor with the pastor. Is the pastor the only one who hears from God like in the days of Moses? We should remember the Holy Ghost is the one in-charge of where, when, and how these gifts are used in the church. As long as you are yielded and following directions from the same Spirit that directs your pastor, there shall not be a conflict of interest. We have to remember that the Holy Ghost directs everything in the service. The Holy Ghost will let the pastor know what he is doing in you. The pastor then supports you and encourages you as you fulfill the assignment given by the Holy Ghost.
Problem: the members of the body are not in one Spirit, not unified in the Spirit.
Solution: engaging in prayer together under one roof to hear from the Lord, to become adapt at moving in the Spirit as one.
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