The Fragmented Kingdom Reclaimed for Restoration.
God’s Kingdom truth is like the
King and His Kingdom, it has relational layers.
Any truth camped around and taken to
extremes, without the next layers, line upon line and precept upon
precept into the total fulfilment of the Designer who is the Truth,
goes into error.
The book that has been canonised as
the Bible has wonderful truths within it. It has history that has
been upheld under every scrutiny and criticism, which is easily
researched by discerning people. Many have set out to prove the Bible
wrong and instead have come face to face with their Creator. It has
interesting mathematical patterns which show that God’s hand was in
it’s coming together.
I know God can dictate for people
to write something down because He has done that with me, and told me
to send the letter to someone I did not even think would get to read
it, our Prime Minister.
When the phone rang and I was requested to fly to the capitol to attend a meeting, (the countries leaders wanted to know how I knew what they had been discussing in a closed meeting), I was genuinely shocked and then perplexed that God had thrown me into a rather intense situation. That story is a complete blog in itself.....
When the phone rang and I was requested to fly to the capitol to attend a meeting, (the countries leaders wanted to know how I knew what they had been discussing in a closed meeting), I was genuinely shocked and then perplexed that God had thrown me into a rather intense situation. That story is a complete blog in itself.....
The Bible is truth, and it is a
supernatural book.
However this was not the Bible’s
purpose to be an end in itself.
The book itself says it has everything in the
word of God pertaining to life and Godliness. It is a tool for life,
however, it is not the complete embodiment of life, or all truth.
This is a person...
There is a thread running from the
beginning of the book right through to the end and it is all about a
loving Creator and His Creation. He actually introduces Himself
through the book but more importantly through the person of Yahshua,
Jesus Christ. The purpose of the book is to give a clear
understanding of the One who is all TRUTH, and the complete
embodiment of LIFE, and His dealings with His Creation. It also
confirms to the person wanting to follow the plan, and be in
relationship with their Creator, that they are in fact on the right
path, and not in deception regarding life and Godliness.
Examining the lives of others in
history who have known and walked with God can also help you on your
journey.
It has letters written from those
in relationship with Creator God, to be read by others in
relationship with Creator God. The gospels were written by those who
walked with this man Yahshua, Jesus, while he was on earth, and
revealed our Loving Creator in person, to us.
It was never intended, by God, to be
understood outside of relational connection. That is why people who
do not have relational connection so easily go into error even using
the Bible. If you want to find out who God really is read the gospels
to start with, and look to be connected with the One walking through
the pages with you..
Every damaging cult that has ever
been birthed was birthed out of either a truth gone into error, or a
half truth. Bits and pieces of truth, taken out of the Bible can be
found in all of the cults of the world.
All religions have some truth or
part truths within their belief systems.
Every denomination and movement has
camped around some truth, or one Kingdom layer, and stopped actually
following the One who is all truth, into the next Kingdom layer.
Yahshua, Jesus declares “I AM the
truth the way and the life.” There in that one statement you have
three layers to explore, If you take just one, without the others you
will go into error and miss Him.
Let’s look at within the Churches
what has been happening as a result of Gods protective team equippers
being ignored or sidelined.
One of the problems with having
Teachers run a group, without the others, is when they
camp around doctrine and become closed to the next layers that God is
ready to introduce, of Himself, instead they go into prescriptive use
of their favourite doctrines which become legalism and divide from
anyone who does not agree with them, even moving into criticism of
those who have a differing perspective.
This can lead to character
annihilation of others God has brought along to bring relational
balance to them, in order to build their group around their favourite
doctrins.
Legalism always ends in error
because it closes you off to the next layer of Kingdom growth.
The definition of legalism is “the
prescriptive use of the word without the heart intention of the
Author.”
The author of course being Holy
Spirit moving on men and women who wrote it down.
This problem doesn’t just happen
in our churches, it is in all of our educating facilities. Because
the natural motivational gift of Teacher is in people who are not
even born again, and easily polluted for personal gain.
As a TAFE teacher, I came to my head
teacher one day and questioned why we were teaching old science that
was no longer relevant when the students were in the work place?
The answer “I am aware of the
problem Lee however, the people who wrote the text books, are still
in the system and making money off the sale of the books, it won’t
change until they retire, or die.”
Science is fluid as new hypotheses
are tested and found to have enough evidence to become a scientific
theory. Only after much repeated observable evidence can it become
what is termed scientific law or principle. However, even scientific
law can change as new evidence and practices come to light.
So as a teacher I had to teach one
thing for students to pass exams, and then tell them to scrap that
when going into the work place, if I wanted my students to do well in
the market place.
Rather I decided to teach them
the importance of updating their knowledge and skills throughout
their career, and how to do their own research to accomplish this.
In all areas of learning and
sciences, be proactive in your own education, and choices in life, as
a result.
In the Bible it speaks of Boreans
who were commended because they would hear a message and gladly
receive it, then go and check out the word of God for themselves. At
the time that would have been our equivalent of Old Testament which
was the only Bible they had at the time. This is in relation to how
the Apostles were presenting the proof from the Old Testament that
pointed to Yahshua as Messiah.
Real science changes with new
discoveries all the time. Instead of ramming the favourite science
doctrine down our kid’s throats, indoctrinating them, science
teachers should be teaching them to enquire, research, and be able to
update their information all the time, to stay on the cutting edge of
their particular fields.
Teachers of the word of God, instead
of just teaching their favorite doctrines should be equipping people
to research, inquire and consult with one another, in relationship
with God, the word, and each other. They should also be teaching
people how to check out what they hear from other teachers, and how
to read the Bible in context.
With good five-fold teachers
equipping a group, all individuals will be harder to take into
deceptive doctrines of demons as they will know how to check
everything properly aligning teachings with God’s loving character,
and not just be spoon fed. All the believers, will also mature and be
able to teach others the basics as they come into the family and
expansion takes place.
They will be equipped to teach
others themselves, not just equipped to be pew sitters filling seats,
once a week.
I've sat in a room with a bunch of church leaders who were expressing
frustration with those they were called to serve and equip. One said
annoyed, "do we have to wait for the old ones to die before we can
implement our vision and changes?" I wanted to say "Have you ever thought that maybe God's vision for these people in in them, and you are supposed to be helping to draw it from them to see how it fits together, rather than implementing your vision?
When I went to University as a
mature aged student, God showed me how to present to my faculty,
using their own text books, how they were creating a spiritual vacuum
in people.
What happens in a vacuum? It sucks
in anything that comes along. If you are studying Psychology that’s
OK, just be aware that if you do not fill that vacuum with your
Creator you will suck in some other spirit along the way.
The very nature of deception is that
you don’t know you are deceived, and it can wreak havoc in your
life, even if it feels good to begin with. Dealing with only part of
the problem being addressed, only part of the whole truth of what is
affecting a person, spirit, soul and body, is creating an even more
firm belief that total restoration is not possible, as the isms can
only be treated, not totally healed. This is not truth, all “ïsms”
can be totally healed.
Deceptive spirits will always try
to keep you away from connecting with God, or anyone who can expose
them, so the only answer is a questioning and testing of any voices
or spirits you have entertained. AGAIN A PROACTIVE RESPONSIBILITY IN
YOUR OWN LIFE, for your own complete healing.
A good test is ask this, “In the
general ups and downs in life, is the spirit of what I follow
bringing more peace love and joy in my life and relationships? Is my
life growing better and better? Am I becoming generally free-er and
growing healthier, fulfilling deep inner desires? IS IMPROVEMENT
HAPPENING?”
Just maybe change is needed. There
is an enemy and his desire in life is he comes to steal, kill and
destroy.
The result of following the author
of life however, is a restoration cycle that will keep increasing in
life, and more abundant life as you follow Him. It is not instant
coffee, however, it will happen.
Even after the enemy tricks you
into behaving in a way that wreaks havoc in your life, God will
restore as you turn and keep following Him. Don’t blame others,
turn around and talk to God.
The enemy cannot do anything we
don’t let him do.
Some of the things I learned at UNI,
have helped me in discerning when the same things are happening
within large groups of people in our community, and it does happen,
where spiritual vacuums are created.
More and more there are those
creating spiritual vacuums in people within communities, whether they
know that is what they are doing or not.One of the greatest tools is fear.
Many German people who co-operated
with Hitler did not realise what he was doing nor the spirit behind
the man. Some people today who co-operate with some leaders, who are
using similar technique, do not realise what they are co-operating
with.
In building within the Kingdom
community of believers, Creator God had self protection mechanisms
designed for the body just as a physical body has these in place in
our immune system.
Unfortunately these days with the
fragmentation within the body of Christ, it is not protected as it
should be. Similarly to if our own immune system was fragmented.
Lets look further within the
Churches what has been happening as a result of Gods protective team
equippers being ignored or sidelined.
One of the problems with a
Prophet running a church, who has not dealt with pollutions in
their soul, and the motivational gifts, is that they will tend toward
this dynamic.
A major alarm bell should be when
a leader or any individual must have the world revolve around them.
This is idolatry.
With a Prophet ……..
It can easily slip into mass
hypnosis and individual hypnosis which can affect behaviour
absolutely, but also creates a spiritual vacuum in people as the
vital relationship with Christ as the centre is usurped by the
Prophet, some do not even see themselves doing this until the King
comes and breaks the idolatry.
Instead of seeking for a “word”
for others all the time, the Prophetic should be equipping people to
have increased intimacy with their Creator. Equipping people how to
hear clearly from Holy Spirit for themselves. Also how to wait on God
for times of refreshing, and infilling of Holy Spirit.
The Prophetic, when flowing in its
purest form, in mutual submission with the other equippers, brings a
wonderful clarity to corporate insight, and the Holiness of God, and
the equipping Grace of the Holy Spirit to walk in the righteousness
and Holiness of Christ, all connected to the Head, or source, who is
Christ and revolving around God, resulting in everyone enjoying the
spin off in the anointing and overflow.
The Prophetic when released in a
group of God’s people, in the grace gift of exhortation, equips the
people to walk out that which has been brought by Apostolic
consensus, and taught by the Teachers. Exhortation is not just
encouragement at a soul level or cheering up.
It is a spiritual grace gift and
very empowering. People who are exhorted regularly and equipt
in this area will find they can suddenly do that which they
knew they should do and previously couldn't.
Prophets when operating well in the
Spirit of God for discernment can also alert God’s people when
needed, for prayer and intercession.
A group restricting the Prophetic
will suffer just as a body does if its eyes are blinded.
When walking in the bush one evening
as dusk was closing in my husband had a torch and was walking ahead
of me. He could see where he was going but I was still tripping up in
the darkness.
Holy Spirit said “ask him to walk
behind you, shining the light ahead of you both.” As he came
behind to shine the torch in front of both of us, we could both see
clearly where to walk and avoid the holes and rocks.
As we continued on the clearly lit
path, Holy Spirit explained to me how releasing the Prophetic is
similar, as they come alongside or even submit in behind the other
Equippers in a group, the light they shine, will enable all to see
more clearly. Don’t despise the Prophetic they could be sent to
help you avoid a huge trip up. They may see something you do not see,
and know how to deal with it.
When an Evangelist runs a group,
without submission to bringing in other equippers, there will be an
emphasis on soul winning, however, it can be like “come as you are,
Jesus loves you”, then quickly degenerate into running a show of
rebellious teenagers and lawlessness, which will stir up legalism to
try and control the rebellion.
Even soul winning becomes
legalistic as they apply more and more pressure to raise funds for
their projects and justify that it is for souls. There is nothing
wrong with the Evangelists wanting funds for their projects, however,
that is no reason to start a church. God will raise up financial
provision for His projects.
An Evangelist not released into
their gifting can easily slip over into lawlessness themselves out of
frustration, this can bring down condemnation on them, and judgement
from legalistic people who are actually playing into the enemies hand
in blocking the very gift needed to bring more souls into the
kingdom..
Legalism and rebellion/lawlessness,
are two faces of the same devilish principle and both lack the true
Grace of God. The enemy uses both to divide and chain God’s people
rendering them ineffective.
Grace is the divine influence on the
heart, and the reflection in the life of a person who is in
relationship with their Creator, including gratefulness. That fruit
of extreme gratitude to God is a sure sign the person has found
grace, not just a doctrine, an experience. Grace empowers people, to
do that which was previously impossible to them, and they know it.
It is the Power of the Living GOD,
through the Cross and resurrection, for salvation.
A little salvation prayer doesn’t
always do this, although it can.
If the Evangelist has dealt with
pride, and brings in an Apostle and Prophet quickly, and allows the
raising up of equipping Teachers and Pastors, as they are identified
in their group, it can turn around. It is important though that the
soul winning, the work was birthed in, is not sidelined, or what God
intended as a vital layer of life can degenerate into just another
denomination.
The Evangelist must still have free
reign with the people to equip them in how to continue to reach
out to their centre of influence so that the layers of the
Kingdom can keep renewing and expanding in the region. It is not
about who is the boss, it is about the King and transformed Kingdom
living.
A group who does not recognise their
Evangelists and activate them is holding back the regenerating,
energising gift and will soon stagnate or degenerate. The Evangelists
will possibly become what a lot of you term as “fleshly” or back
- slidden. Not because they are back - slidden, no such thing in the
New Testament. Simply their hotbloodedness which is part of their
gift, is not being utilized, and so is open to pollution.
The group will lack energy like a
body that is low on vit B
The main problem with Pastors
running a group if they try and do all the shepherding themselves
without the Apostolic and Prophetic graces equipping and raising up
the Teaching and Evangelist graces, the group usually grows with
transfer growth from disgruntled Christians, a little soul winning,
then stagnates.
Then as Pastor runs around trying to
keep people happy pastoring them, he and his family are opened up to
spiritual attack, sickness, burn out.
Those who came in transfer start the
backbiting. The minister’s children are fair game which can be
devastating. The enemy convinces them to break off relationship with
those who have the authority spiritually to help, and things can get
very hard for these bleeding hearts.
The Pastoral grace is designed to
work in a relational team with the other graces to equip God’s
people in how to shepherd each other in day to day life.
A Pastoral gift working as such is
protected by the other equipping graces. Pastors who go on about lone
wolfs while refusing to have the whole fivefold operational within
the group are actually the lone wolfs themselves, and need to repent
to God and ask Him who are the equipping gifts within that group.
Apostles will not push themselves forward, they may offer assistance,
however, will usually wait until asked. They have no desire to become
the Pastor of a group.
A group without Pastoral activation
and equipping will suffer heart problems, the people will feel
emotionally deserted often and even isolated, even though they see
others weekly.
Similar to a body that has heart
attacks, the group can eventually die without good solid
relationships with each other.
It is not about being a boss in a
hierarchy and if you are thinking like that, you need to spend
time with a relational Apostle to get your thinking sorted.
Everything else then will fall into place.
An Apostle running a group?
I truly believe one of the most
needed equipping grace gifts in the body today is the relational
Apostles. Not to run the Churches, my goodness none of them really
want to do that.
Just to help the body connect and
stop dividing.
Many of those in the apostlolic
grace of the new paradigm have been hidden by God as they are sorted
and matured in Him. Many doctrines they have been re-examining and
discussing between themselves. If it doesn’t lead to intimacy in
Christ and transformation, it is useless. We want to know Him more
and more, and have Him revealed in his people.
Also they have been waiting for
everyone to stop calling themselves Apostles, who just want to be
elevated to the top of some hierarchical ladder, as this is opposite
to the new paradigm its just not worth engaging with, until it
settles.
Some places it is settling.
What a crazy thing we have seen
played out as usual. While God is bringing restoration to an
important function within His Kingdom and people have continued to
try and make it fit the old paradigm. When it doesn’t fit they
start giving themselves over to all sorts of manipulating techniques,
to try and be the next great thing.
This creates spiritual vacuums in
people which prepares the ground for any spirit to enter, instead of
Beautiful Holy Spirit, we start to see all sorts of polluting
nonsense. Is it any wonder people are exiting churches on mass, who
are genuinely seeking to just follow the One they love, the King.
It is time for mass repentance and
the deliverance of those who have perverted their own precious gift.
Stop calling yourself a leader if
you will not follow the King. This is not in any way a criticism of
you. This is a heartfelt plea from the bottom of my heart. Lay down
your idols, even your own positional idol and gifting. YOU KNOW WHO
YOU ARE, please seek your King He is waiting with open arms. However,
He does not want to be misrepresented any longer.
You need to allow the ministry of
the Apostle. Without this one, the body cannot mature, because they
are the joints in the body.
Holy Spirit yearns to prepare the
corporate body/bride.
Stop doing those things that divide
It leaves her vulnerable and open
for pain and destruction to be inflicted.
“Give Me back my child for the
latter rain.” Says God.
Lets pray,
Father please forgive us for any and
all ways in which we have refused to follow You in Your establishing
of Your Kingdom in the earth.
Please forgive us for stopping
others from entering as well.
I submit myself to the shed blood of
Yahshua, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, now for total cleansing, and
declare all deception must leave my presence.
Please set us free from idols of our
own making and where any spirits not of You, Heavenly Father, have
entered, please deliver us and set us free. I speak now to any evil
spirit and command you to leave my presence.
Thankyou, for Your word, and Your
Spirit. I dedicate myself afresh today to King Jesus, Yahshua and ask
Father that You bring me a fresh infilling and empowerment of Your
Holy Spirit. I will seek You only Holy Spirit, and renounce all
techniques to control or manipulate others with division and
rejection, of those you love, accept, and send to my life.
Those You set boundaries with
regarding our relationship and my transformation with your body, I
accept the boundaries, and leave them in your hands also for
repositioning.
Bring Your relational Apostles into
my life that will help me to raise up the teamwork You have here, to
equip the people around me. If You already have me in contact with
someone who is truly Apostolic and I just do not recognise them,
because of my traditional ideas of what an Apostle is…. Open my
eyes please Father and help me identify Your equippers.
I wait Father for You to direct me
personally on my way forward, and until then, I renounce all selfish
ambition, and declare that Your divine connections and alignment are
my desire, as I co-operate with transformation.
Love Lee
Love Lee
Amen
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