Satan is trying to steal from us our culture of family, loyalty, and respect. We must not allow ourselves to become lukewarm and communicate that to our family. Don’t be fearful of what is happening in the world.
Culture is: the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge, understanding, and Wisdom to succeeding generations. We are meant to transmit our Spiritual values received from Heaven to our children and grandchildren. The enemy does not want this righteous transmission to occur when the individual is a mature Son or Daughter of GOD for it will expand the Kingdom of Heaven on the earth.
The enemy wants to keep us in a survival mode in order to keep us from pursuing the benefits deposited in us by FATHER. This controlling spirit must be exposed in your life in order for you to overcome those thoughts which promote such a survival orientation. What or who are you trusting in? The Holy Spirit will tell us what to store in preparation of the future. Anything beyond that would be classified as survival mode rather than walking in faith. If we hoard, then we withhold from those in need.
When a new move of FATHER occurs, many ministries fail to see and respond to the new direction FATHER has ordained us to walk in. They often read about the move later, after the fact. As you and I stay fully connected to The Holy Spirit, we will make the necessary course corrections and stay in the Spiritual flow. What worked in the past will not necessarily work in the future for many of those ministries. They have become lukewarm and will eventually die off. A perfect example is found in the Book of Revelation:
The Beloved Disciple John wrote by The Holy Spirit begins in chapter 1:
1This is the unveiling of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to share with His Loving servants what must occur swiftly. He signified it by sending his angel to His Loving servant John. 2I, John, bore witness to the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. 3A joyous blessing rests upon the one who reads this message and upon those who hear and embrace the Words of this prophecy, for the appointed time is in your hands.
4From John to the seven churches in western Turkey: May the kindness of God’s grace and peace overflow to you from Him Who is, and Who was, and Who is coming, and from the seven Spirits who are in front of his throne, 5and from Jesus Christ the Faithful Witness, the Firstborn from among the dead and the ruling King, who rules over the kings of the earth!
Now to the One who constantly Loves us and has loosed us from our sins by His Own Blood, 6and to the One who has appointed us as a Kingdom of priests to serve His God and Father—to Him be glory and dominion throughout the eternity of eternities! Amen!
John sets the stage for our understanding by warning those seven churches (and us) of what lies ahead. If they fail to heed the warnings given to them, they will cease to exist. The rest is history and we must head what history shows us. We are no intellectually smarter than those who attended the churches mentioned. It is all about hearing what The Spirit is saying!
9I, John, am your brother and companion in tribulation, the Kingdom, and the patience that are found in Jesus. I was exiled on the island of Patmos because of the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 10I was in the spirit realm on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice sounding like a trumpet, 11saying to me:
Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamum, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.
12When I turned to see the Voice that was speaking to me, I saw seven golden lampstands. 13And walking among the lampstands, I saw Someone like a Son of man, wearing a full-length robe with a golden sash over His Chest. 14His Head and His Hair were white like wool—white as glistening snow. And His Eyes were like flames of fire! 15His Feet were gleaming like bright metal, as though They were glowing in a fire, and His Voice was like the roar of many rushing waters. 16In His Right Hand He held seven stars, and out of His Mouth was a sharp, double-edged Sword. And His Face was shining like the brightness of the blinding sun!
17When I saw Him, I fell down at his feet as good as dead, but He laid His Right Hand on me and I heard His reassuring Voice saying:
Don’t yield to fear. I am the Beginning and I am the End, 18the Living One! I was dead, but now look—I am alive forever and ever. And I hold the keys that unlock death and the unseen world. 19Now I want you to write what you have seen, what is, and what comes after the things that I reveal to you. 20The mystery of the lampstands and the seven stars is this: the seven lampstands are the seven churches, and the seven stars in My Right Hand are the seven messengers of the seven churches.
Jesus and John clearly needed to deal with the churches in Turkey because they were losing their way AND their focus. There is nothing new under the sun. Most Christian churches currently exist and were formed based on past revelations which were specific to the time period they were given. Most are now on “coast” and simply focus on making it to Heaven. They have forgotten the mandate to spread The Kingdom throughout the earth. They take no personal action but simply support their church in a passive fashion, just enough to satisfy their soul. In most cases, you will not find THE SPIRIT in their services. Don’t shoot the messenger!
Chapter 2:
Christ’s Letter to Ephesus
1Write the following to the messenger of the congregation in Ephesus. For these are the Words of the One Who holds the seven stars firmly in His Right Hand, Who walks among the seven golden lampstands:
2I know all that you’ve done for Me—you have worked hard and persevered. I know that you don’t tolerate evil. You have tested those who claimed to be apostles and proved they are not, for they were imposters. 3I also know how you have bravely endured trials and persecutions because of My Name, yet you have not become discouraged. 4But I have this against you: you have abandoned the passionate Love you had for Me at the beginning. 5Think about how far you have fallen! Repent and do the works of Love you did at first. I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place of influence if you do not repent. 6Although, to your credit, you despise the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also despise. 7The one whose heart is open let him listen carefully to what the Spirit is saying now to all the churches. To the one who overcomes I will give access to feast on the fruit of the Tree of Life that is found in the paradise of God.
The first church lost its passionate Love for Christ. This ministry is intended to promote Agape Love so that you will once again return and restore your Love for Christ. We must never downplay the importance of Jesus and His Words recorded in The Gospels. In fact, Servias Ministries is funding the publication of “The Combined Gospels” and expect to have the work published this year. FATHER has provided extra funds beyond the normal contributions to finance this endeavor. We will not forget the Kids In Need as this is above and beyond the normal, expected financial flow we receive on a monthly basis. FATHER is expanding this ministry as we submit to HIS Directives in several areas. This is what Love does!