A light in the Dark

Matthew 5:14-16

“You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. 15No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

Times and seasons are changing. As they do, the church needs to prepare. We need to become uncomfortable with the church's current stance and position. The current leaders are more concerned with being accepted and having the world love them than they are with carrying out the Lord's will.

The Lord is bringing forth unfamiliar, uncompromising leaders. I clearly understand the Lord transitioning the church from its current state to ready it for the end times. I understand that the Lord will uncover leaders who have traded their true spiritual calling for worldly fame and acceptance.

 Are you prepared to pay the price to set the church on a hill?

The Church is a beacon to the lost and a home to the homeless. We must nurture, train, equip, and prepare them to mature in their walk with Christ.

 It is time that the end times church presents itself as holy and acceptable unto God. It is time you prepare for the bridegroom's return, and the bride must be ready.

Leaders in the church today are more about making connections for their profit. They put on a cheerful face and laugh for a paycheck and recognition while putting the church in deception and ungodly pressures on them as they lead them through manipulation. They do not love unconditionally. Their focus is skewed.

 The church is set apart and must completely agree with God’s will. But it is so divided that the world is laughing at us. They see that there is no unity.

The church deserves truth and transparency. They have taught us to conceal ourselves with our Christian lifestyle, office, and position. We were taught to act like we were without fault and completely innocent. We have been taught to consider the world as something beneath us as if it wasn't our origin.

 I was there, so I understand the cry for help!

I stole, lied, fornicated, and committed adultery. Are any of my sins greater than any other? Does this disqualify me as a leader? Does your sin, past, or curses disqualify you? Does this show weakness and unworthiness to lead?

Not at all! All of it is a confirmation of why we need Jesus. If it did, then David would have been disqualified, Jacob, Peter, and even yes, our beloved Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles.

My strength and old character made me a sinful vessel. I was bound by sin and held captive by its guilt and fear of people knowing about my past. This is also your truth. But today, the Lord wants you to know that he is our savior and is not interested in judging us but in pouring His love upon us and His saving grace.  

 As I spent some time with the Lord, I heard him say clearly far too long has, my bride, been stagnant and has been compromising.

The Lord showed me a vision of us, the body raised from complacency. He placed armor before us and handed us weapons of warfare.

Far too long has my bride been stagnant. It is time you get up and stops wallowing in all you do not have, all you lost, and all you are not.

It is time to get up, pick up a weapon, and start using it. As you do, it will become an extension of who you are. No longer look down upon yourself. You're not defeated.

You did not fail me, says the Lord. He says I've cleared the road for the journey ahead. I prepared you in obscurity. I trained you on your loss. I've strengthened you in trials.

I prepared you in the wilderness. That is why today, you have eyes to see and ears to hear the truth. No longer allow the deception of leaders who have compromised the gospel of Christ for their gain.

The time for preparation is over. It is time to pick up a weapon and cross the threshold. It is time to become uncompromising. The time of looking the other way and fearing what others will say is over. Claim victory over the enemy for the sake of the church today. Let the light the Lord has placed in you shine and drive out the darkness.