Christian Living

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PUBLISHING GOD’S WISDOM AND PROCLAIMING HIS KINGDOM




• If Christ were to be in the world physically now as a man, being a lover of God and willing to please the Lord, which of these various churches (denominations) will He be willing to join as a member?

• Who among these many pastors and elders will be a faithful shepherd and leader over Him and who among those called “brethren” in various churches (Denominations) will be qualified for Christ’s association?

• How many pastors will receive commendation and how many will be whipped and sent out of his church for spiritual and physical desecration?

• What is the rating of the messages and songs: praise and worship rendered in these places? Can He withstand bloods some are preaching or can he accommodate some poisonous messages and songs presented on the altar? Or will there be commendation for such?
• If Christ were to be here on earth physically, how will His church (Denomination) be as a founder, president and general overseer?

These are the questions the Lord confronted me with after a scene!
The first scene:
As I moved closer in a place in the dream, I saw various small structures all in a queue in an open field. And these structures were by each other; they were shed-like as in the camping ground.
As I drew closer, I observed there was serious argument, the cause of this, I couldn’t fathom. But by the time I got closer to them, there was serious physical fight between different shed’s members. Few people came to settled the cruel, but this groups were committed to this conflict, despite the godly inscriptions boldly written in these various sheds. To the uttermost of my surprise, some used diabolical power on other groups. It was retort marvel within me!
This scene went off for a while. as disturb as I was, I couldn’t banish it out from my pondering.

“That is my people and the churches (denominations) my people claimed I own. Each group contending to be who is who in the kingdom; some claimed they know Christ better and best, some assumed they are vast in the scripture, some claimed they are prosperous while some claimed they are in the apostolic footsteps. Some contended they have visions, revelations and more members. These various points of augment created unpleasant noise and confusion in this arena!”

New scene
in the midst of this stubborn contests another argument broke out. The landowner came and threatened to send them packing and demolish their structures if they won’t let peace reign. The quarrel subsided for a while, but murmuring and cruel looks soon engender another conflict! Landowner came and told them that they should prepare in seven days time, he will name the shed that he prefers and all others may have to be passive and may have to be demolished, as he cannot condone this unholy struggles.

Then the new struggle to be Christ chosen and accepted shed commenced; the contest changed course.

I saw all kinds of gimmicks: wonderful signpost and inscription with brilliant artistic design. I saw various attributes and heard wonderful songs in these various sheds. A surprise; these wonderful songs were just noise, if you move faraway from a shed, because of their various unharmonized intersection and interference. And these wonderful artistic design were blur and uninviting faraway, yet sincerely a nearer and closer look do attract. Well, all these diplomatic struggles were to attract Christ into their midst as they wanted anxiously with all kinds of displays to woo the saviour.

The first day went until the evening toward the night of the seventh day,a very heavy rain commenced unnoticed, thundering with threats of destruction and death and every one went into their sheds and took a cover. some were troubled,for their weak structures, however they were protected just a little unlike those in the open field.
In this heavy rain, I saw a woman with many loads. She is a widow, and many helpless children surrounded her. I was surprised, how could only one woman have these many children. As the rain thundered stronger and it flogged brushes and trees, the children of this widow scattered, running and seeking for place of refuge. They were kids and so took different directions. Some of the sheds were securely locked, so these kids cannot enter. Some were freely opened to all but the hostile look and treatment by the members of these sheds sent those confused kids out into the rain!

After this, I saw one wretched man started gathering this kids and opted right down to the middle of the field and he started gathering planks for a shed. I cannot say which sheds these came from, but men and women joined him and a structure was raised and the shivering kids were laid to rest. These men and women who came out of different sheds begin to feel some kinds of joy for taking such decisions, although they could not trace the source until they saw the wretched man glowing in glory. It was then one of them exclaimed with surprise, “it is the lord” these caught the attention of anticipating sheds dwellers. The saviour has come and named his church.!


Then begin the Lord to speak,
“this is my church,I gave no name nor put an inscription. I call no ministry, but in my church, my will of love and care shall be for dying souls. Do not expect to see me where there is raging of envy and suspicion? You won’t see me where pride and arrogance prevail and where shepherd fleece their sheep or their goat is clothe with sheepskin. You will not see me in all these places. You won’t see me in a big cathedral made with gold- a prowess of throwing pride. It does not matter how eloquent your advocates are, nor does it matter how beautiful your gathering and gardens .it does not matter how fascinating your organization names they cannot woo my grace of love for dying men.
But toward these souls my constant love shall be attracted to the helpless and weak orphans. To men and women that are afflicted by devil and host of hell and those who seek my love constantly in this midst I will be willing to dwell in the midst of humble souls who are willing, yes most willing to suffer my lot to fulfill my heart Desiree; I shall be willing to identify with !”

“Your songs and make-up display cannot get me wooed. The motive and end result of your labour determine if your organisation can be my church or if your pastor or elders can oversee me. I can stay out of the crowd in the sun or rain, among the wretched and popular, if only I find my love and will in their midst. I can inhabit the illiterate if only he can understand and speak my language of love and reconciliation. I can stay and do exploit with alone standing preacher, if only he can carry my love and show it to all men. The love of the dying men and suffering of the young and old has driven me out of my throne times without number. The concerns for wandering souls and wasted lives has given me sadness many days. Mere activities and decoration are too mean to distract me from my commitment of love.

I heard cries of dying men from your applauded songs. I heard giggling of hell from your numerous celebrations. I heard frustration from your numbers of praises. But my church shall be known by fulfilling my will and showing my love.
my pastor is a true shepherd who has a soul sincere concern for the men he leads,
Your concern for position, prestige and popularity in places you call my church, does not make it my church! but my church, the “called out” will effect my wills and love for the dying men. My church will be light to groping in darkness, salvation, healing and means of deliverance to the oppressed. It is a
place where men are prepared to meet their Lord.
MY CHURCH MY DENOMINATION

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