With all the live streaming messages, Podcasts, You Tube videos, books, MP3's and more there seems to be an abundance of preaching the word but a lack of pastoring the flock. There appears to be people that know a lot about the Bible, but fail to intimately know the God who wrote it. This is by no means a bashing blog if you will, but a loving letter to inform the reader; that the Bible tells us in the last days even the elect will be deceived. We have all read in the multitude of counselors wise decisions are made. So, who are these wise counselors? A great explanation is found in this book I've been reading by David Garcia.
Allow me to share a potion of this book and then, I encourage you to purchase it and keep it on your bookshelf to return to often. The teachings are not life shattering revelation, but the writer does an excellent job at making the information digestible and applicable.
"...What does a pastor do? He guards his people. They walk in love." "...by the 1960's we had the age of the Evangelist. What do Evangelist do? They are the hand of God. They gather. They get people saved with signs and miracles.But, God kept moving by 1960's to 1980's you had the teachers. Teachers ground people. You have Joyce Meyers, Kenneth Copeland, that give the doctrine and ground people. At the beginning of the 1990's you have the restoration of the Prophets. Prophets give the guidance of God. They are pointers. The Prophets offer the mind of God. In this day and age we are at the age of the Apostle. The Apostle governs. He establishes the church and shows the heart of God."
This is not new information for me. I taught the 5G Force at one of are Five-fold Arsenal Schools we hold annually (well until COVID19). These offices need to be present in each of our lives. This is why we need to be in a Body. We cannot stay home and get our weekly spiritual fix from surfing the net. Who is guarding you? Truly who prays the enemy of your soul off of you? Visits you when you are sick and cast the spirit of infirmity off of you? Who saves your loved ones? Who gathers the lost in your city, your neighborhood? If you can get them in to a church building chances are if there is an Evangelist in the house that person will get saved. We all need teachers. Teachers can take something hard and make it easy. They can share a portion of scripture that we can't understand.
"...What does a pastor do? He guards his people. They walk in love." "...by the 1960's we had the age of the Evangelist. What do Evangelist do? They are the hand of God. They gather. They get people saved with signs and miracles.But, God kept moving by 1960's to 1980's you had the teachers. Teachers ground people. You have Joyce Meyers, Kenneth Copeland, that give the doctrine and ground people. At the beginning of the 1990's you have the restoration of the Prophets. Prophets give the guidance of God. They are pointers. The Prophets offer the mind of God. In this day and age we are at the age of the Apostle. The Apostle governs. He establishes the church and shows the heart of God."
This is not new information for me. I taught the 5G Force at one of are Five-fold Arsenal Schools we hold annually (well until COVID19). These offices need to be present in each of our lives. This is why we need to be in a Body. We cannot stay home and get our weekly spiritual fix from surfing the net. Who is guarding you? Truly who prays the enemy of your soul off of you? Visits you when you are sick and cast the spirit of infirmity off of you? Who saves your loved ones? Who gathers the lost in your city, your neighborhood? If you can get them in to a church building chances are if there is an Evangelist in the house that person will get saved. We all need teachers. Teachers can take something hard and make it easy. They can share a portion of scripture that we can't understand.
ACTION STEP: I urge you in this time we are living not to think you know what the Bible says, but find out for yourself. Have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Pray to God yourself. Find a local church and get to know the Pastor. He or she will have to give an answer for your soul. They will guard you. Sure, during this time of COVID19 it is great to feed yourself, but God wants us not just fed but guarded, grounded, governed and given proper guidance. I hope you get the book. I am glad I did. It was written in 2014 but is as relevant today as it was then. God bless and keep you as you endeavor to become all God has called you to be.
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