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Sitting
Pastors: Get Off Your Laurels!
The
Flood: Who Remembers?
The
Sitting Pastors Can Sit No More!
God is fulfilling a wonderful prophecy in this new millennium:
"I will give you pastors according to my heart, which
shall feed you with knowledge and understanding."
These ministers are raised up, not so much by the training of literary
institutions, as by the Spirit of God. Their motivation determines their
credentials, not their position or education in formal institutions.
Their motivation is to enable others to grow in grace and in the knowledge
of Jesus Christ. Jeremiah was presented with this sacred charge, in
these words: "If you will take the precious from the vile.. you
will stand before me."
Malachi repeats this requirement for the priest, the minister, referring
to Levi as symbol of true pastors. To paraphrase Malachi 2:5-7 simply:
God's covenant was with him of life and peace. The law of truth was
in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips. Levi walked with
God in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. The priest's
lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth;
for he is the messenger of God.
The cleansing of the ministry -- clearly the work of God alone -- is
the single most important event we will ever witness. By this experience,
the church will have opportunity to break out from the spell of preponderance
with sin and the general torpor which characterizes the experience of
many. While some are in a spirit of torpor, we know there are others
upon whom the Spirit of God will fall. This separation will occur in
our midst in a most wonderful manner. The Spirit will be falling upon
some, while others remain occluded in their vision by their torpor,
unable to perceive the work of God!
It is a solemn work that will be done, and only God can persuade us
to see our need of exactly what is needed. This is necessary for the
work of God to progress. Those ministers who will remain standing in
the way will give way to those who will arise among the people to offer
fresh provender from the throne of God for the famished and starving
sheep who've been corralled dumbly and unresistingly to their places
in church with virtually nothing to show for their experience of years.
The monotony of our religious services must be broken up. All who love
God's Kingdom will feel the woe on us as a people, and strive to understand
what can be done to revive and refresh the human race!
Are there struggles in this process of God's work? Yes. Many people
see the human race striving for God's grace, pleading for fitness, coming
out of the dark and rejoicing, only to suffer keener anguish and sorrow
as darkness settles again upon them. By repeated attempts, they finally
come to a position of light which is thenceforth maintained and this
is our great object as ministers of God, whatever you may call us. Are
we subjected to fiery tests and defeats? Of course, but the fact remains
that some will come to the front as truth becomes more precious then
any other commodity! This is the experience of the reformed pastors.
Call a man what you will, but the name "pastor" has meaning
only if it is used with intelligence and if the pastor understands this
role in God's plan and accepts it.
© Copyright Jonathan Tucker
The
Early Records of History: Evidence of The Flood?
Why have sea shell fossils been found in the Carpathian
Mountains? Why did the last Ice Age end so abruptly? Is there any scientific
evidence that in the last four billion years that the Earth-World has
had one or more anomalous polar-axial perturbations?
What would be the consequences of, say, a polar-axial
perturbation of the Earth-World of 1/8-1/4 degree latitude towards the
South Pole as we know it today? Would the Indian Ocean splash into Russia
in the localized sense if such an anomalous axial perturbation occurred
today? What would happen to Antarctica?
Should one suppose that the "fact" of the "Flood"
would be unreasonable in the absence of an answer or should we core
the poles and examine environmental and climate science before jumping
to conclusions about some of the most ancient reports in written history?
I suppose the modern free press would make the supposition
rather than wait for the evidence. Shall I repose the question?
© Copyright Anonymous