Just Some Monday Thoughts…
We experienced a wonderful start to services in Ft Chiswell Virginia at the Ft. Chiswell Church of God with Pastors Kenny and Brenda Quesenberry. These guys are dear friends and have a growing church in the SW Virginia area, right at the junction of I-77 and I-81.
God is doing something unique in this region of the United States. I know the focus is on other hot spots, but don't discount small out of the way places where there is a spiritual shaking going on that hasn't manifested in complete release of revival. I believe the Wytheville/Ft. Chiswell area is one of those areas. Something is about to break loose here.
I'm just asking some questions….
I am wondering if I should call what Pam and I do awakening instead of revival? Revival has been given such a bad rap with so much goofiness and carnality disguised in the name of revival that is nothing more than ingenious marketing strategies. I'm not trying to be critical, nor complaining. God told me many years ago our ministry was one of a janitor. We all know what janitors do. There is not much glory or recognition in being a janitor, but without the janitor, schools, business, hospitals, doctor's offices and churches cannot function.
And I'm not so stupid to think I am the only itinerant who genuinely wants to be a part of a genuine move of God. But at what point are pastors going to recognize they need itinerants as much as itinerants need them.
I know there have been many itinerant ministries who have abused, fleeced manipulated, built mailing lists and have failed to impart life into local churches; and have frustrated pastors so, they are convinced all evangelists and itinerant ministers are all crack pots.
We still have a lot of clean up to do.
I'm just asking some questions.
I am convinced though, in spite of the goofy carnality, and the fleshly manipulation seen in some areas, God is setting the United States up for the next Great Awakening. I can see it. I can almost smell it and taste it. And this time, it will not be a man made, marketable something intending to make people famous; it will be to make Jesus famous again!
Pass me the coffee, it's Monday….
Comments
March 7, 2011
1:48 pm
Just a thought on Balaam (prostituting the Gospel) evangelists and pastors who got burned by them so now they don’t like itinerant minsters: Too many times pastors have been looking for someone who could draw a crowd rather than someone who has a Word from God. They found that the guy who draws a crowd is often there to take advantage of the crowd. My advise is to seek God diligently about who to invite for ministry, and don’t worry about the crowd. If one person gets on fire it will revolutionize your church. If an outpouring of God begins, you won’t have to worry about the crowds, other than where you’re going to put them.
March 7, 2011
1:56 pm
I am with you My Brother!!! I desire more than anything to be a oart of what the Lord is doing in these last days! I want to be a part of an awakening! The “church” has been sleeping long enough! God is wakening the sleeping Giant! Thats us! I feel like He is saying tio the enemy… She is not dead as you suppose but only sleeping! He is calling us out of a dead carccus state on the seat of do nothing! He is saying ARISE and LIVE! He is calling out to the valley of Dry Bones! AS for me, I want all that the Lord has for me to accomplish the GREAt commission! I want to be the vessel that stands empty before the Lord when He comes! I want to be empty of all the things that He placed inside of me to do what He has called me to do!
MAy the Lord cause a GREAt SHAKENING! May We LIVE ! May we answer the calling that He has placed inside of us to do a GREAt WORK and not miss it by being satisfied with the mediocrity of carnality. May we not be satisfied nor relent until we HEAR from The Lord! May we get away from the form of Godliness and stop denying the power thereof!
Someone asked me a while back why the church has changed from when God use to move so powerfully.. I said well the Lord don’t change, He is the same yesterday, today, and forever! I would dare say that is the church that has changed! MAY WE YET AGAIN TURN OUR HEARTS TO THE LORD!
I haven’t fallen off the deep end either but I am just sayin!
May the Lord Bless you and Pam! Go Get em! Hope to seee you guys soon!
Love and Prayers Always
March 7, 2011
4:58 pm
I definitely don’t want to be part of the problem; I want to be part of the solution!