Prophecy

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Set My Spirit Free
II Corinthians 3:17 I Thessalonians 5:19

I say to My lukewarm congregations, who claim to possess the Full Gospel: Why are you so ashamed of Me? With every head bowed and every eye closed you wheedle and beg sinners to get up out of their seats and come to the front to repent.

Must you encourage timidity in new converts from the very outset of their walk with Me? If these spiritual babes lack the courage to acknowledge Me before the congregation, how will they bear witness of My salvation before this lost and dying world?

Why should any of you be ashamed of Me to begin with? I certainly wasn’t ashamed to die for you on the Cross of Calvary. If you act ashamed of Me before men, then I will also be ashamed to acknowledge you before the Throne of My Father in heaven.

If you claim to be a Full Gospel congregation, why are you always looking for ways to keep a lid on supernatural manifestations of My Life? “We don’t want to offend visitors,” you say. So you quench the Fire of My Spirit in your service as you preach your powerless, non-offensive message in a well-modulated tone which only serves as a lullaby for slumbering saints.

What good is a perfectly formed corpse with no life in it? Many churches are beautiful mausoleums devoid of My life-changing Power. Not because I am withholding it, but because you just won’t let it through the front door. I can barely sneak in through the back to take My rightful place in your church! The Power of the Gospel has been banished and barred by pastors who want to keep the atmosphere of the Sunday morning service “nice” for visitors dead in sin. They really need to be resurrected to newness of Life.

I can barely get a word in edgewise even on Sunday evenings, or during the midweek service. I just don’t get star billing on your program.

Far better that you be cold or hot, rather than lukewarm. At least if you’re cold, you have no excuse to be complacent, and will more likely seek Me for the Fire of My Spirit. Lukewarm souls congratulate themselves on not being so deficient as others, and able to squeeze through the Pearly Gates “by the skin of their teeth.”

But I'm not some earthly teacher who happily settles for a lazy C or D from someone who has great potential and could do better by drawing upon the untold wealth I have placed within their hearts by faith. If I have given you much, I also expect much of you. If I have imparted an anointing within you for showing My love in various ways and you refuse to love others as I have loved you, you will be held accountable for that. If I have called you to preach My Word or minister in any practical capacity in My body and you fear to take steps toward fulfilling that calling because you fear the criticism of men, you will lose your reward and the only reward you will gain will be approval from those you love more than Me. That is a state of idolatry and a betrayal of your First Love. I said in Revelation that I’ll spew you out of My mouth if you settle for a lukewarm condition. Nothing is more dangerous to a Christian than to lose his awareness of his continual need of me!

I hold the pastors responsible for discouraging the flow of the Spirit in My congregations. I command them to seek Me for wisdom and guidance on the operation of the spiritual gifts. They are responsible to incite My people to boldness, and to encourage them to glory in the God of their salvation before a lost and dying world.

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