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AMOS 3:7 COMPARED WITH MODERN DAY SENIOR PIONEERING MINISTRY
“Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.”
DANIEL 2:28 “There is a God in heaven who reveals secrets.”
“Sitting at His feet, sitting at His feet, that is where my life is complete, Sitting at His feet” James Goss
EPHESIANS 1:17 Apostle Paul PERSISTENTLY prayed for the Churches “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the KNOWLEDGE OF HIM:”
MAJOR POINT: Historically, in the Biblical sense, God the Heavenly Creator Good Father ongoing REVEALS.
POINT: God revealed in the OLD TESTAMENT via His PROPHETS,who were a select few, whom God allowed GRACE to inquire from the Lord and then tell what He gave to them to the many masses.”
EXAMPLE: Hebrews 1:1 “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets…..”
BIBLE HUMAN PROPHETIC PERSONS: GOD gave the Old Testament walk in the OFFICE TRUE PROPHETS His Ten Commandments, Levitical Law, the Atonement, many Sacrifices and significant MIRACLES, PROPHETIC SIGNS AND WONDERS (Example Moses taken up to the Holy Mounatain to meet directly with God and receive the 10 Commandments Exodus 32; Prophet Elijah in I Kings, Prophetic true King David, even as a shepherd youth, was inspired by times apart with the Lord to pen his MANY PSALMS….and also many many others)
POINT: NOW we live in the New Testament Jesus accepting Last Days Times:
HEBREWS 1:2
“(GOD) Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
POINT: Now, in these New Testament Good News Days, anybody who accepts Jesus Christ into their hearts as personal LORD and SAVIOR can develop an ongoing ONE TO ONE, HIS HEART TO THEIR DISCERNING PERCEIVING PURE HEARt (SPIRITUALLY DISCERNED) maturing, ongoing,not instantaneous, ability to (ongoing) HEAR BACK FROM THE LIVING LORD GOD.
POINT: EACH and EVERY born again human person, who truly wants to, can learn how to hear GOD. Including 5 fold senior offices ..yet there are CONDITIONS which preclude anyone, high or low estate, ACCURATELY DISCERNING and PERCEIVING THE HOLY MOST HIGH REVEALING FAITHFUL GOD: and this always involves ONGOING, ABIDING CLOSE RELATIONSHIP.
SELAH.
SHEDDING MINISTRY LIGHT ON AMOS 3:7
1. Applying AMOS 3:7 in New Testament Times
* TIME apart with the LORD is required in an ongoing PSALM 91 SECRET PLACE OF THE MOST HIGH, REVELATION 2:1-7 “FIRST REAL LOVE,” JOHN 15 “ABIDING IN THE VINE,” EPHESIANS 1:17 true RECEIVING, DISCERNING GOD PERCEIVING ongoing “RELATIONSHIP;”
*PERIODS OF SET APART TIME ought to be spent waiting for the Lord to download new ideas, directions and many ponderances…for the Holy God is NOT a “fast food” “achieve by formula” caring LIVING GOD. He set the Old Testament SABBATH apart as ongoing PRINCIPLE, which now in New Testament Times is a HEART CHOICE rather than a demanded LEGALISM. (it is a spiritual fruit of true First Love Relationship and spiritual devotion)
HOWEVER, many times spent APART, alone with the Most High Awesome Holy Father of must be kept in balance by ongoing Bible study and Christian mature fellowship.
I liken AMOS 3:7 “God does nothing unless He first tells His SERVANTS the (office of the ) prophets”…to SERVANTS who sit waiting to see what the Master will ask them to do next. SERVANTS are primarily DEVOTED to waiting to PLEASE their Master and to do his every bidding. They may chaff during seemingly dull extreme times and may have to wait..however, all of that is simply part of the master-servant turf.
THE FLIP SIDE FOR MINISTRY OFFICE LAMPSTANDS:
God refuses to be taken lightly. He requires a FIRST LOVE Lampstand, Lifestyle..one that maintains HIM as the TOP PRIORITY.
This is significantly described in the Holy Spirit rebuke to the EPHESIANS CHURCH Lampstand (Head Pastor) in REVELATION 2:10-7
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+2%3A1-7&version=KJV
HERE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS FOR THE EPHESIANS LAMPSTAND, LEADERSHIP REBUKE:
1. Just as AMOS 3:7 declares that God wants to REVEAL many things before they appear widely on the EARTH, He does it only to the ones who have the SERVANT PURE HEART CONDITION: first HUMBLE, patient, demonstrating a First Love SINGLE MINDED TRUE DEVOTION which is discerning, waiting, relying on, meaning ALLOWING, the Lord to reveal;
2. The LOST FIRST LOVE LAMPSTAND LIFESTYLE is harried, too busy to sit still long enough to give God their permission to REVEAL as the “spirit of wisdom and revelation” is not automatic, neither is based on book learning ,Bible wells of knowledge OR what our own clever reader minds can IMAGINE.
3. The FIRST LOVE TRUE CHURCH is still PERCEPTIVE and DISCERNING in clarity and precision, as it is not overly weary, too tough minded, hard hearted so as to role model the dulled down, accuser judging I SAMUEL majorly imperceptive, duty conscious /driven COMPASSION FATIGUED, too often EMPATHY FREE,Temple Office High Priesthoood.**
4. The DUTY DRIVEN, scattered, MIXTURE FOCUS Lost First Real Love Church, even while it is extremely gifted, capable and perhaps full of spiritual book learning..has become dulled way down, watered down, and now, due to being bone tired, errors by turning judgemental and accusative: It is far simpler to spy others from afar without using proper Matthew 18;15-18 upfront, respectful one to one Bible confrontation…
..meaning that overworked, Lost First Love Lifestyle priesthood will be far more likely to judge, to apply critical snap judgemeents…as it is increasingly hardening, prone to rationalize thus demonstrating accepting mental reasoning, becoming more and more self reliant…while on the other hand, becoming less spiritually Holy Spirit attuned (far less aware of God’s Holy Spirit leading (I Kings 19:9 Still small voice). It is great at fixing by ministry stereotype, passed down traditional formulas yet it has LOST it’s ability to self introspect..as it 1) believes that that is no longer a valid Spiritual Duty because claiming “I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus” requires less precious leader time…
YET if we closely READ Revelation 2:1-7..God warns the Lost First Love Leadership that if they do not make needed FIRST REAL LOVE true changes that He will REMOVE THEM FROM THEIR OUT POST.”
SURELY, this writer could share more in deeper depth, but alas that is all she has room for in today’s post.
PS See MINISTRY TO PEOPLE WHO OPPOSE THEMSELVES and DISPLACE THE CULTURE OF DISRESPECT on DEC 9,2014 www.dfwleaderfellowship.org It all relates to MODERN DAY AMOS 3:7
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