“One person. It only takes one person to rout the forces of darkness and establish a testimony for the glory of God… …In every generation, there are the individuals who chose to rise above the easy norm, set their face like flint and thus accomplish great things for God. From the beginning of time, God has sought for these kinds of individuals, those to whom He can show Himself strong and through whom He can bring about His plans and purposes on earth. Consider 2 Chronicles 16:9 ‘The eyes of the LORD search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.’ …If God were searching among us today, would He find in you the kind of person He is looking for? Well, God is searching among us today, searching for the one among His people who will make the choice to seek Him and conform his life to His principles, following Him regardless of what kind of compromise or complacency may surround. God is not looking for the majority who claim to be His, but for those authentic few, who, by their character, demonstrate that they are His and that they follow Him above all else. Unfortunately, I fear that many within the Body of Christ may be passed by in His search for men and women like this… …Satan has done a masterful job of deception within the Body of Christ. Christianity has been redefined to fit modern society. It is now a good moneymaking business. The Christian music and entertainment industry skyrockets, while the Word of God is peddled for profit and the authentic Christian life of surrender and obedience is tossed aside as legalism. More than 2 billion people who do not know Jesus head toward hell to perish for eternity, while the Church laughs its way to hysteria, claiming this is the sign of the last days’ outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Instead of laying down our lives to serve the purposes of God, we try numerous ways to make the Almighty God our servant to fulfill all our dreams and desires… …We have forgotten what Scripture makes clear—it is not how we started the race, but how we run and how we finish. As Christ’s soldiers, do not let yourself become tied up in the affairs of this life, for then you cannot satisfy the one who has enlisted you in his army. Follow the Lord’s rules for doing His work, just as an athlete either follows the rules or is disqualified and wins no prize (2 Timothy 2:3-5). I wonder how many in the Church today would be disqualified in the end. It is a sobering thought.” -Excerpts from "Against the Wind" by K. P. Yohannan (19-22)
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:55:05 +0000
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