THE MINISTRY LETTER 2007 ISSUE 7
To all
handmaidens and bondservants of the Lord Jesus Christ:
HONOURING THOSE IN TRUE AUTHORITY
Word of prophecy:
...."Truly
I say to you, if one will "honour" My holy apostles and prophets then
surely they shall be found honouring Me and if they refuse to honour My holy
apostles and prophets then surely they shall be found to be not honouring Me! I
call upon all those whose sole desire is to fulfil the "fullness" of
the ministry that they are called to to make the "necessary"
adjustment in their "attitude" and "treatment" of those in
authority"....
Question:
How
does one give this honour in a practical way to His holy apostles and prophets?
How do I say, I highly regard you in the Lord and am very thankful for your
ministry, without taking the chance that it may be misunderstood as 'flattery'
- which is a horrible thing?
First
of all, if it is a true man or woman of God there will be no misunderstanding
on their part. Secondly, if the one honouring another in the Body has a heart
that is wholly given to the highest purposes of the Father then
"flattery" is never entered into because their love is for God and
His people - not themselves and the seeking after self-glory.
CAN ONE BE ACCOUNTABLE TO AUTHORITY AND NOT
PRESENTLY BE IN A LOCAL CHURCH?
Question:
How
can I be accountable to the authority I see in one in the office of apostle or
prophet and be many miles away - and not presently in a 'local church'?
While
each individual situation is different, there are many in the Church who are in
the same position [and I do mean many]. First of all, ALL true accountability
in the Body of Christ begins and ends for each individual believer before the
face of the Father in the "inner chamber". It is from this position
that the child of God even knows what ministries to partake of - and who they
are to be "connected" to. In these days God is establishing a remnant
Church that is not confined to "four walls". As each individual
believer obeys the leadings of the Holy Spirit [whatever that may mean to them
personally] - on a daily basis - there are strong bonds [divine connections]
being established in the S[s]pirit between those who are faithful to God in
this hour. Also, as these bonds are established those individuals - even though
they are often separated by great physical distances - are still able to be
partakers of both the grace and the Anointing on the true ministries that God
has connected them with.
"THEY BECOME PARTAKERS OF THE VARIOUS
REVELATIONS OF ABSOLUTE TRUTH BEING RELEASED"
In
short, they become partakers of the various revelations of absolute truth being
released - and then in their own personal time in the "inner chamber"
with the Father and His Word the Holy Spirit expands the incorruptible seeds
that have been sown in such a manner that both enlarges their heart and expands
the revelation in exactly the way they need it unfolded in order to enter into
the fullness of their destiny in Christ. What I have just described to you will
become very evident in these days and in the days ahead - as every child of God
truly desiring to accomplish all that they were created for in Christ will need
to have a burning revelation of the absolute truths that are being released
from the Throne Room in this most critical and glorious hour through the holy
apostles and prophets.
THE FORCE OF WISDOM DRAWS FINANCIAL WEALTH
Word of prophecy:
...."The "force of wisdom" draws
financial wealth - and indeed all manner of the "true" prosperity -
towards whosoever shall continually release that force within them - through a
perfect obedience"....
Question:
I
do not understand: 'towards whosoever shall continually release that force
within them - through a perfect obedience'.
Basically
the pattern for this word that the Father spoke to me is Solomon. He asked for
wisdom to discern [rule, lead] God's people, and because of that God not only
gave him the wisdom that he asked for but it also brought him great wealth and
riches - and a long life [1 Kings 3:5-14]. Perhaps the best example of this
during his reign was when the Queen of Sheba brought him untold wealth from the
resources of her nation.
THE FATHER IS GOING TO ESTABLISH TRUE THIRD DAY
MINISTRIES THAT WILL BE REVELATORS OF ABSOLUTE TRUTH
How
this applies to us today in the Body of Christ is twofold. One, in this final
hour the Father is going to establish true Third Day ministries that will be
revelators of absolute Truth. This will lead to many captives being set free
["whosoever calls upon the name of the Lord" Acts 2:21]. As these
"true ministries" [and all those who are involved with them]
continually carry out the Father's will great sums of money [Kingdom finances]
that are needed to both establish the true Church and the Kingdom - as well as
destroy [obliterate] many of Satan's financial strongholds on both the people
of God, and the world, will come forth, as vast multitudes finally find the
answers [wisdom and power] they had been looking for - but couldn't find in the
church at large.
OUR TASK IS TO ABIDE IN THE SECRET PLACE OF THE MOST
HIGH - WHICH IS THE STARTING AND FINISHING POINT OF ALL TRUE OBEDIENCE
The
second result has to do with the end-time wealth transfer - a transfer of
wealth that is coming to those who "dwell in the presence [wisdom] of the
Lord" [Isaiah 23:17-18].
Things are about
to change radically in the Body of Christ where finances are concerned. Our
task is to abide in the secret place of the Most High - which is the starting
and finishing point of all true obedience.
Let us hear the words of the Father:
"ALL THINGS PERTAINING TO THE KINGDOM AND
THE CHURCH... IS [ARE] BASED UPON A PERFECT OBEDIENCE AND AN ABSOLUTE
FAITH"....
...."I
never set up any of the principles of divine prosperity and increase based on
covetousness and hardness of heart in My people. The whole pattern [system]
that I instituted through My Word - concerning all things pertaining to the
Kingdom and the Church - is based upon a perfect obedience and an absolute
faith, motivated and carried out by My love shed abroad in My children's
hearts"....
"HAVE I NOT MADE THE PERFECT PROVISION FOR THEM
TO WALK AFTER THE SPIRIT - AND THUS NOT FULFILL THE LUSTS OF THE FLESH?"
...."I
have never intended My children to live in "lack" at any time. It was
their fear for their "own" security and their mistrust of the Provision
that I have made that has caused them to fall off to one side of the
"revelation of prosperity" or the other. The one side being to
refuse, through their fear, the blessings which I long to bestow upon them -
the abundant sustenance which I have provided for them to carry out their
portion of My will [ministry] - and so they preach a Word which is
"embalmed" with a sin-consciousness [poverty-consciousness], and thus
they distort and pervert my "attitudes" toward "riches".
Their root motivation for words they speak condemning the abundant prosperity
which I have spirit, soul and body and financially for those who love Me - and
who seek only to be found serving Me in all that they do - is a fear of
themselves setting their hearts on the "riches" as they increase. But
have I not made the entire provision for them to walk after the Spirit - and
thus not fulfill the lusts of the flesh?!
"YOU WILL NOT FIND A PLACE IN MY WORD WHERE I
CONDONED OR ACCEPTED AS BEING OF ME, OR FOR ME, ANYTHING WHEREIN SELF-INITIATIVE
IS INVOLVED"
Need
I say much about those who have been swayed through a heart set upon the
"increase" of My riches [Kingdom-finances]? You will not find a place
in My Word where I condoned or accepted as being of Me, or for Me, anything
wherein "self-initiative" is involved. Therefore enough said! Those
who set their hearts on the increase of their "first-fruits" shall
surely perish [become uncovered] in their foolishness and I shall strike terror
[a holy fear and reverence] in the hearts of all who even "desire" to
make such plans. I hear the tongues "wag" concerning My prosperity.
Do they realize that when My Beloved Son walked this earth He had a
"superabundance" in the meeting of His every "need"? Food,
when food was needed; money, when money was needed; power, when power was
needed! So then the only question that remains, and which I address to the
hearts of each one of My children is this: "What do you have need
of?" To those who seek and need only to discern My will to carry it out,
truly I say to you I shall give them "superabundance"! To those who
seek and need only to please themselves and to gain that which is not of Me,
they shall be saturated in their "excesses" and they shall chase
after into darkness, the "gratification" that is never gratified and
the satisfaction that is never satisfied. Know this: that one small penny can
turn a man's heart toward Hell, and yet all the silver and gold in the world
cannot "touch" the one whose heart is wholly given to Me"!
*****
MEDITATIONS ON
THE TRUE CHRISTIAN LIFE:
+ The
life which is implanted in us at the New Birth, planted into the midst of a
mass of sin and flesh is a perfect life. As the seed contains in itself the
whole life of the tree, so the seed of God in us is the perfect life of Christ,
with its power to grow and fill our life and bring forth fruit to perfection.
And then there is also our perfection in Christ as wrought in us by the Holy
Spirit, appropriated by us in the obedience of faith, and made manifest in our
life and conduct. As our faith grasps and feeds upon the truth the two former
aspects, and yields itself to God to have that perfect life master and pervade
the whole of our daily life in its ordinary actions - perfect in Christ will
become each moment a present practical reality and experience.
+ The heart of
the Father opens itself to us in His Word.
+ The
blessedness which belongs to the Christian is not a blessedness which is
postponed to some future world of glory; it is a blessedness which exists here
and now. It is not something into which the Christian will enter; it is
something into which he has entered. It is a present reality to be enjoyed.
+ In principle,
Christians were perfect in Christ: in practice they were to become perfect. The
aim of true Gospel ministry among believers is to present every man perfect in
Christ Jesus, to teach men how they might put on the Lord Jesus, have His life
cover them and have His life in them. The aim is high, but the power is divine!
+ How can one
enjoy the fullness of the Holy Spirit, Who is God, when one is filled with
everything else?
+ Meekness -
power under control!
+ A believer may
be said to be "filled" with the Spirit when they first receive the
Spirit, but they are filled only to the extent of their capacity at the time.
The capacity may be small, but it will remain small unless they apprehend that
the Spirit leads to the Cross, so that the capacity may be deepened, and a
greater fullness of the Holy Ghost be truly known.
*****
GOLDEN MANNA FROM THE MOUNT
"A TIME OF THE RECOVERY OF ALL THINGS"
Bill Burns
ft111@spiritofprophecy.com
http://ft111.com
The
Lord says that everything will be okay in spite of the harassment from the
devil. The promises that I have given you will bring you into a time of the
recovery of all things. What things? All things that you have lost, whether it
be your faith, your desire to serve Me, your closeness to Me, your knowledge of
Me, the prosperity that I have spoken of, health in your body or your strength
-- all things that you have lost. You are coming into a season of promise,
which will bring the recovery of all things that the enemy has taken. Only
believe and move forward in this season with faith and your eyes fixed wholly
upon Me, for I am the Lord of Glory.
"COME NOW....TO YOUR TRYSTING PLACE"
I
come to you and ask a question. Why is it that you have not asked to see My glory?
If you ask, you shall see. Ask, and you shall receive. Even in these days of My
glory, I have many planned visits in which I will come to you, My people, to
prepare you for the days ahead. You are My Bride, and I come wooing, and I come
courting, and I come to give gifts at this time. I will bless you if you will
only believe. Come now, I say, to your trysting place where I will meet with
you and you alone. In that place I will renew and restore you, and I will speak
to you. The wisdom that you receive will enable you to walk on the path that I
have prepared for you. Ask your questions, and I will answer and show you the
way. I am the Lord of Glory, and My glory brings light to bear upon your hearts
and reveals the path before you. Do not go astray in this time and season, but
submit yourselves to Me and dare to believe and let the cry of your heart be,
"Lord, show me Your glory!" In My glory, you will be able to see the
things that are hidden. It is time to rise up and believe with all of your
heart, asking, seeking and knocking for surely I will not leave you out. You
will surely find that which you have been seeking for, even that which has
escaped you over the years. It is a time of the rising up of My Bride and a
coming forth of My Army. It is a time of preparation, says the Lord.
"YOU ARE WORTHY TO RECEIVE
THE TREASURES OF HEAVEN"
I
will open the windows of heaven and begin to pour out the blessings that you
have yearned for. I will pour out to the extent that these blessings will
overtake you. I will bring the promise of the Spirit, the promise of life, and
the promise of prosperity. I will give to you, My Bride, gifts that will
prepare you for your Bridegroom. Gird up the loins of your faith and dare to
believe even though your faith may have been diminished by the events and
circumstances of the past. Rise up to the place of faith that you have known,
for it is a seed within you that can sprout up and bring forth life again. I
have given you living water and the seed of your faith shall grow to maturity
and even reach beyond places it reached in the past. Dare to believe! Activate
your faith! You are worthy to receive the treasures of heaven, says the Lord.
*****
"OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS".....
Marsha Burns
ft111@spiritofprophecy.com
http://ft111.com
Over the
next two weeks, you will encounter situations and circumstances that will be
life-changing. The decisions you make in response to these events will result
in either greater capacity for life and liberty or will create greater darkness
and bondage. Be wise in your choices, and seek Me for the wisdom and the grace
necessary to do what is right, says the Lord.
...."I call
heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you
life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and
your descendants may live"....
Deuteronomy 30:19
"YOU NEED VERY SPECIFIC AND VITAL INSTRUCTION
IN THIS SEASON"
Beloved,
you need very specific and vital instruction in this season, and I will give
you that if you will seek Me and trust Me, says the Lord. Let My Spirit rule
over your thoughts and emotions so that you have peace and clarity. Quiet your
soul and submit yourself completely to My leading, for I will certainly direct
your steps and impart to you the wisdom that is necessary. Refuse to allow
chaos and fear to have any place in you. Have faith!
...."The
LORD will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and
strengthen your bones; you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of
water, whose waters do not fail"....
Isaiah 58:11
"BREAKTHROUGHS"
Your
breakthroughs will come at first like a small leak in a big dam, but eventually
will wipe out the entire dam - every hindrance that restricts the flow of your
blessings. Watch for the little things that indicate breakthrough and praise Me
for them, says the Lord. Your praise will widen the gap and bring forth the
abundance as your faith gains momentum.
...."If any
of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without
reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no
doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the
wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways"....
James 1:5-8
"I AM INDEED WITH YOU TO BRING YOU INTO NEW
STRENGTH AND COURAGE"
Beloved,
the enemy has come to weary you and to cause you to lose heart. But, I tell
you, do not become discouraged or lose hope, for I am indeed with you to bring
you into new strength and courage as you press through the darkness that
encroaches on your liberty. The light of My presence overpowers all darkness.
Seek to abide in Me, says the Lord. I would have lost heart, unless I had
believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.
Psalms 27:13
"THIS IS YET AGAIN A TIME OF NEW OR
RENEWED COVENANT"
Beloved,
you are on the very threshold of moving into new realms of glory. There have
been seasons in your life where I came to you to strike a covenant with you in
order to facilitate a new level of effectiveness in My kingdom. And, this is
yet again a time of new or renewed covenant when you can choose to come up
higher in kingdom purpose and responsibility. You must, however, quiet your own
soul and quell your own ambitions in order to submit to My intentions, says the
Lord. "And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will
multiply you exceedingly."
Genesis 17:2
*****
A CHURCH WITHOUT WALLS
Mary Clark
Marianna, Florida
In a
vision, the Lord showed me an old house. Weeds and overgrowth surrounded the
front porch and steps. In the front yard sat a small house. It was edged in
twinkling; colored lights and its walls were see-through. Why did You show this
to me, Lord?
I want to talk
about My church. I want you to see it for what it is. It is a lovely dwelling
fit for the presence of the living God. There are no walls, and it is alive
with the light of My glory. Look on the gleam of truth established by this
picture while I expound on this vision, dear daughter.
I am the living
God. I have a church. It is a lovely church. It has NO walls. It is
alight with My glory. My beloved children enjoy Me. They sing to Me, praise Me,
and dance to My delight. I want you to know that My church is not a building
erected by man's hands, but it is a church that is built by the Spirit of the
living God, Who dwells in each of My children.
Church, as the
world knows it, is a building where people go to worship on Sundays and other
days on which they choose to worship. But My church worships Me every day in
the seclusion of their own homes. They gather together in anticipation of My
presence, and worship Me corporately, but they do not look to a building. They
look to Me and to Me alone to guide them in worship and to guide them in their
lives. The sole purpose My church lives is to worship Me, to draw closer to Me,
to see Me in their midst, to abide in My presence, doing My will. Yes, beloved,
this is My true church's sole purpose. This makes Me very happy. Yes, this type
of devoted worship makes your Master, Lord, and Creator happy from the top of
His head, clear down to His toes.
The church as
the world knows it is overgrown with weeds. It is not full of My Spirit. It
does not glisten with the presence of My glory. Yes, there are those who visit
these buildings who do love Me, and long for more of Me, but they are totally
outnumbered by those who do not know Me and My ways.
I am pulling
them out of these places, these buildings overgrown with the weeds that the
enemy has planted. I am pulling them into My church, My church without walls.
This will seem strange to them at first, but once they come out and breathe in
the wonder of My presence, they will wonder why they stayed in that musty, old
building for so long. They will wonder why they did not come out of that
building long ago. I will tell them quite simply that they were there during
that time for My purposes to be fulfilled. They were My lights in these
musty buildings, but now it is time for them to come out and participate in what
is happening in My church without walls.
Look forward to
that happy hour, beloved children. Those of you who have longed to see growth
among your number, look forward to what I am bringing in your midst, and know
that these are workers who will walk in My purpose. They are workers who will
display My heart, and they will work diligently in the harvest that I have
longed to see.
I am a God Who
delights in His beloved children. I look on you and My heart swells with pride
in all that you are to Me. I want you to know that I am soon adding to your
number. My church without walls is about to grow in leaps and bounds and when
it does, beloved, you will know that the harvest has begun, the scythes will
start swaying and the Beloved will know His deepest desire, when the number of
My church skyrockets far beyond anything you ever hoped or expected to see.
I am telling you
that I am pulling those who delight in Me out of those musty buildings and into
the light of My glory. My church without walls is soon to grow in a surprising
manner. My dear children will do major feats on My behalf, and you will know
the essence of My glory in a way that you never dreamed possible, never even
expected you could know, because the work that I am bringing forth will light
the way into a harvest of souls that will delight your Father and delight your
hearts. Harvest time is drawing nigh, beloved. Harvest time is drawing nigh.
Get ready, beloved, for the harvest of all harvests is drawing nigh in your
vicinity!!!
Be expectant,
waver not in your devotion to Me, for I am bringing occurrences in your midst
that you would not ever want to miss. I am bringing about a new day of rich
discovery in Who I am and what I have planned for My church. The harvest is
near, beloved. The harvest is certainly near, and you are a part of My plans.
You are needed by the Almighty God to shine forth the light of His glory. The
enemy will want to snuff it out, but that just will not happen, dear one. No,
that just will not happen, for My love has taken root in your heart and it is
there to stay, beloved. It is certainly there to stay!!!
*****
"TOUCH NOT MINE ANOINTED"
PART FIVE
FAITH - OBEDIENCE - LOVE: THREE INSEPARABLE "CATALYSTS" TO
THE PERFECT RELEASE OF GOD'S POWER IN THE CHURCH
One
thing that is very interesting to note is that as the men and women of God have
operated in God's purpose down through the ages, we really see that distinct
"air" of the supernatural in everything that they did in obedience to
God's commands. Nothing "just" happened, everything had God's hand
directly upon it. As we align ourselves with the thoughts and intentions of
God's heart and seek to walk only in His PERFECT will [first gaining a
"revelation" and THEN obeying the leading (unction) of the Holy Spirit]
we know that the "anointing" to carry out the task which has been
given us, "abides" within us, and we can therefore "expect"
to walk in the pure, unadulterated supernatural power of God - in direct
proportion to our perfect obedience to the "prompting" of His Spirit.
Many times manifestations of the supernatural are hindered because of our
failure to lift our eyes "continually" up to the Word of God and,
thus, truly depend upon God's power in all things. To the "flesh" it is
a "scary" thing to place ourselves "continually" in the
position wherein we are "totally" out on God's Word and His power to
such a degree that if God does not come through on our behalf, then we are
finished. But once one places themselves out in that position [through the
denial of their "own" understanding and reasoning, and thus sees
clearly that God is indeed watching over His Word to perform it [Jeremiah
1:12], THEN they shall come to "expect" that "air of the
miraculous" and they shall be found "walking by faith" - a term
that has been greatly misinterpreted and mentally ascended to - UP UNTIL THIS
TIME!
THE "MIRACULOUS" POWER OF GOD TO BE THE
"NORMAL" COURSE OF ACTION IN THIS LAST HOUR
Each
and every one of us need to develop a "consciousness" which views the
supernatural, miraculous power of God as the "normal" course of
action - for a "miracle" is simply a supernatural intervention by God
through His power into the "natural" scheme of things [physical
realm]. There are no "miracles" in Heaven because all of that realm
is upheld by God's power alone. We need to have our thinking and consciousness
expanded in order that we might "allow" God's power to work in the
earth to a continually greater degree through faith in His Holy Word. For it is
"only" in this way that both His Glory - and the knowledge of it
- shall be revealed fully. In this last hour we are going to see some
mighty examples of God's power, and if we are not "renewed" in our
thinking to this fact then we shall be both shocked and taken aback by certain
things which God does and we may even be found to be fighting against that
which He is seeking to accomplish in the earth. How important it is for us to
be in one accord with the thoughts and intentions of the Father's heart!
PERSECUTION A CERTAINTY FOR ALL THOSE WHO TRULY
DESIRE TO LIVE "GODLY LIVES" IN CHRIST
The Word of God states:
...."Love
your enemies and pray for those who persecute you"....
Matthew 5:44
If one chooses to disobey that
commandment of the Lord" it is certain that they shall open the door to
all manner of "trouble". As we begin to get a deeper understanding of
the Father's desire for His children to walk in His love at all times, and as
that precious and glorious love is shed abroad in our hearts continually to a
greater degree, then by His power we shall be enabled to withstand any
"persecution" - which is a CERTAINTY - for all those who desire to
live "godly lives" in Christ Jesus. As one begins to seek the Lord
with their "whole" heart and persecution first arises, they
experience fear in some form and to varying degrees, but as they begin to
understand more deeply the spiritual workings of God they will come to rejoice
in any and all "persecutions" which are set against them. As our
entire lives come to be based upon the love of God, and all of our motivations
and actions have their source in that holy love, then we shall come to
"rejoice" in "persecutions" - because love
"understands" all things and, thus, refuses to take offense at
anything done to it [1 Corinthians 13:4-8]! The love of God shed abroad in our
heart produces the necessary wisdom [understanding] to pinpoint the Evil One's
scheme in the vessel he is using against us and the "compassion" to
release the anointing from deep within us that will remove "any"
burden or destroy "any" yoke that "crosses our path.
PERSECUTION FOR "RIGHTEOUSNESS'" SAKE - A
GOOD SIGN!
It is
surely a good sign for the child of God that they are being persecuted, for if
they are not experiencing at some point the "persecution" that comes
from abiding in Christ, it indicates clearly that they are apart from the will
of God and have, to some degree, come into a place of fellowship with the world
- and have thus compromised, in some way, their walk with God. To the degree
that one "fellowships" with the "world", it is to that
degree that persecution "for the Word's sake" shall be absent from
their lives. If one chooses to take the selfish route and "free "
themselves from any "pressure" which might come as a result of
persecution then they shall surely "compromise" their walk and step
off the narrow path of perfect obedience and they shall enter into the broad
path of destruction - a path which, if continued upon, shall bring a snare and
much trouble into the lives of those who have forsaken their Lord. We must come
to understand the words of Jesus when He said:
...."This I
command you, that you love one another. If the world hates you, you know that
it has hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would
love it own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the
world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you,
"A slave is not greater than his master." If they persecuted Me, they
will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours
also"....
John 15:17-20
From these words
of our Lord we can see clearly that as we fellowship with our Lord, and as our
feet are planted firmly in the Kingdom of Heaven, that the "world"
and all those who "belong" to it shall hate us [despise us to varying
degrees], and as we gain a revelation of this fact deep in our hearts we can
then understand the words that Jesus spoke:
...."Blessed
are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness for theirs is
the Kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when men cast insults at you, and
persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, on account of Me.
Rejoice, and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great, for so they
persecuted the prophets who were before you"....
Matthew 5:10-12
IT IS "ONLY" GOD'S LOVE [WORD] THAT CASTS OUT
"ALL" FEAR
It is
certain that until the child of God opens their heart to receive and abide in
the love of God shed abroad there, they shall never be able to
"rejoice" in persecution. They shall, rather, only fear it and
because of that fear [the fear of what others think and the seeking after the
approval of flesh and blood], they shall come to "avoid" it with a
"passion". It is in this way that Satan has been "allowed"
to hinder the ministry of God's Word in the earth - UP UNTIL THIS TIME. How
important it is for each one of us to realize that it is God's perfect love
that casts out "all" fear [1 John 4:18]. As we seek Him with our
whole heart continually - and thus "allow" His love to be shed abroad
in our innermost being - then we shall no longer be a church motivated by fear
but one motivated by the love and faith of God in all things. How absolute is
this revelation, and how necessary it is for each one of us, as children of
God, to walk in the "fullness" of it in this last of the last hour!
*****