True Ministry
I write to you today about true ministry.
What is true church? True ministry?
True ministry is this – to look after orphans and widows in their distress and keep oneself from being polluted by the world (James 1:27)
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils, freely you have received, freely you give. (Matthew 10:8)
Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. (Mark 16:15)
In that day, says the Lord, you will no longer call Me Master but I shall be your Husband. (Hosea 2:16)
I believe these four verses sum up our entire call for ministry. Hosea 2:16 describes intimacy with the Lord, which will cause you to burn for Him and release the good news, then your heart will burn for more to heal, raise, cleanse, and cast then finally, your heart will be for holiness and to help those who hurt.
However – years upon years of humanism has gotten into the church. The church has been seeped into worshipping deities of self, family, money, and celebrity status. The church has grown “ego-centric” – which is basically a nice way to put self centered.
I have seen too many ministries fall into self glory, as people exalt them above the Lord. My friends, we are just His mouthpiece we are not to be exalted He is – it is okay to like a certain ministry over another, I have my favorites however, they never should become gods to you – our only God is Yahweh and He is a jealous lover – He will not share His glory with another.
Another tripping point upon the church these days has been finances. We need finances to do ministry – that is true, I will not reject that, but, finances come when people are listening to the voice of Daddy. There is no reason to charge for meetings or say sow this amount of money into my ministry and the Lord will double your income. That is manipulation.
The Lord will not be mocked! He trusts His people with His presence – for those four purposes mentioned above – intimacy, winning the lost, healing the sick, raising the dead, casting out devils, cleansing the lepers, and looking after orphans and widows and desiring holiness as He holy.
The Lord is looking for a people who will stand up and BE the genuine church – no more games, no more manipulation, no more whose who, but Who He is shall be exalted.
Warning unto the body – mock the Lord and you shall enter into Ichabod – the glory of the Lord has departed… He will NOT share His glory with another.
Raise up oh church and exalt your King – stay in intimacy, reach the lost, fulfill the commission and love on those who have no love – otherwise, you are like the world and the Lord will spit you out of His mouth.
So, in conclusion, true ministry, true church is listening to His heart and following His lead – and as Moses said , “ If Your Presence does not go with me, do not send me.” You see my friends – His Presence is where all genuine ministry comes from – Him!
