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Supporting the Holy Spirit, Not People
by Lonnie Mackley
JN 2:24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for
he knew all men. 25 He did not need man's testimony about man, for he knew what was in a man.
Whenever someone highly visible falls in the kingdom of God the pharisees
seem to relish this and delight in condemning, while people that love God and His creation grieve over such
failures and seek to restore them. When God is moving in power one of the big mistakes we often make as followers of Jesus
is we get our focus upon the people that Jesus is moving through, rather than upon Jesus Himself. And when someone falls
we must seek to restore and strengthen those that got hurt by the fall rather than using it as an occasion to gossip.
LK 22:31 "Simon, Simon,
Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you,
Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers."
The Holy Spirit is going to be moving more and more in these last days,
and one of the things we must master is that we support the works that He is doing, rather than supporting peoples ministry.
People will fail, especially if they have not been through a long wilderness because they get blindsided. There are many areas
that we have not yet been tested in that we do not realize how weak we would be and fall if we got sifted; but God and
satan know them all too well. That is why it is so important that we complete our wilderness purification.
MT 7:21 "Not everyone who
says to me, `Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
We all have our junk and I have had to serve with swindlers, pedophiles,
homosexuals, adulterers, and all kinds of people that had secret or open sin problems, and it is never about the person as
much as it is about you just being obedient and doing the will of God. You see, Jesus doesn't want people to do ministry,
He just wants people to do God's will, and nothing else will count in the end. If you are sticking out your wilderness time
to work through your rough spots you are actually doing more than people doing fleshly ministry.
GAL 5:25
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26
Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
MT 23:33 "You snakes! You
brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
When and if someone falls in this harvest just continue to do what is
right and keep your focus upon Jesus and preaching the gospel in power. The quickest way to get judged is to start judging
people, so just keep doing what you are supposed to be doing and stay out of the slander sewer. Pharisees seem like they
are the most righteous, but in the end Jesus said that Hell was waiting for them, so we must not judge as they do. Just support
the Holy Spirit during this harvest, not people, and stay obedient; and you will complete your calling.
MT 7:1 "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged,
and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
JAS 5:8 You
too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near. 9
Don't grumble against each other, brothers, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!
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