After a rather intense 365 days of
consecration, I have been spending some time with my family in my
native Panama. I came here with an expectation that God put in my
heart and watched on Television the changing of the guards in
government with the new President, Juan Carlos Varela, a man after
God's own heart, being sworn into office at the beginning of this
month. This time marks a new season in which those who have been
prepared by the Lord to occupy positions and offices for such a time
as this will begin to occupy them. This is also a representation of
the establishment of the Kingdom of God through those He's raising up
as standards that remove Satan and his government in places where he
once ruled (See the post "Meaning of the Four Blood Moons for the Body of Christ").
For this reason, while I'm here
watching how God is moving in this country, one of the things I have
witnessed is evangelism that is taking place which
is making people aware of their need of the Son of God whose coming
is approaching. Even this past weekend, the Lord put in my heart to
pray and take authority over the atmosphere in the public place where
I was for the salvation of souls in that area, and while the words
were still in my mouth I watched some people starting to evangelize
right before my eyes. But some of this evangelism turned into a
debate about doctrinal differences. For example: I heard some argue
that Jehovah's witnesses believe only in the Father, and not in the
Son nor the Holy Spirit, and that they see Jesus as one more of the
prophets that came to earth. Also that Mormons believe in the Lord
Jesus, but do not acknowledge the Father as God the head. There were
also discussions about the many laws and rules of the Catholic
Church, and the doctrines of the Evangelical Church. Others debated
that all we have to do is be a good person to be accepted by God.
This is happening in many places around the world as well.
This is not a post to bash the
different doctrines in the Church world wide, but it is a call to
heed the command for unity that God is giving to His body. Nevertheless,
one of the things we are required as members of the body of Christ is
to pursue truth and peace. This will bring healing to His body and
the manifestations of His Spirit that He's longing to perform among
us.
Jeremiah 33:6 says, Behold, I will
bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the
abundance of peace and
truth. NKJV
We
have a great need to come together and ask the Lord to reveal to us
by His Spirit of truth (John 16:13), the things that the devil has
kept us from knowing and seeing, and that He would remove the veil
the enemy placed in our eyes. This should be a daily prayer for we
are judged for whether or not we walk knowing and obeying God's
truth. Romans 2:2,8 says, 2
But we know
that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who
practice such things. 8
but
to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey
unrighteousness—indignation and wrath, NKJV
Zechariah
8:16 adds how we should do this, These
are the things you shall do: Speak each man the truth to his
neighbor; Give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace;
NKJV
This is why the Lord is raising His sons and daughters in this hour
that have been prepared to reveal the truth of who He is and of the
ways of His Kingdom which will help us unite despite of doctrinal
differences and remove the works of the devil in our spheres of
influence as well as help us work together for the Commission given
to the Church to raise disciples and baptize them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19). Many
can raise converts, but what we need to do is raise disciples that
will learn to be true worshipers that worship the Father in Spirit
and in truth (John 4:23). Thus, it is imperative that we cry out to
God to lead us to the path of His truth that will set us free to
fulfill His commands in unity that transcends denominational
boundaries.
Moreover, these sons and daughters of God that have not bowed their
knees to the spirit of this world are coming forth with boldness to
remove the blinding veil that was torn when our Lord Jesus Christ
died on the Cross and made a way for us to be reconciled to the
Father. Jesus did that so we could have a meaningful relationship of
communion with the Father through Him. The deception of the enemy
through the veil that blinded men, turned many into agents of
division and strife (the works of anti-Christ) instead of vessels of
unity, but now Christ is doing away with what was coming between Him
and His Bride and had made her a body with spots and wrinkles due to
the influence of the enemy of His Lordship and headship over her.
John
14:1, 5-6 acknowledges, 1“Let
not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.
5 Thomas
said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can
we know the way?”
6
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one
comes to the Father except through Me. NKJV
2
Corinthians 3:12-18 also explains, 12
Therefore, since we have such hope, we use great
boldness of speech— 13
unlike Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the
children of Israel could not look steadily at the end of what was
passing away. 14 But
their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains
unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is
taken away in Christ. 15But
even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
16Nevertheless
when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17
Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is,
there is liberty. 18
But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of
the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to
glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. NKJV
1 Corinthians 13:8-10
discloses what removes the doctrinal errors,
8 Love never
fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether
there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it
will vanish away. 9
For we know in part and we prophesy in part. 10But
when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will
be done away. NKJV
That
which is perfect is the love of God for us and those He's calling to
become part of His family of believers because they were chosen from
the foundations of the world and among the races that have not heard
the Gospel of the Kingdom and are receiving with gladness the work of
the Cross done on their behalf. They will be turned into mature sons
and daughters that will spread in their spheres of influence that
which is given to them. One important reason this is already
happening is because the Lord is making the knowledge of His glory to
be spread throughout the earth as the waters cover the sea (Habakkuk
2:14) and is causing a transcending of denominational boundaries.
There will also be an acceleration of the manifestations of the
Spirit of God that demonstrate the Gospel of the Kingdom in these
end-times to prepare His people for the coming of His Son.
This
has been a preparation of different generations of forerunners that
pioneered the work of spreading the Gospel of the Kingdom of God and
helped prepare those God is using in this hour and have passed the
baton to them to raise these end-time disciples. Some of them were
hidden treasures of God, kept until this hour to manifest the riches
of the Kingdom to a dying world. Therefore the laborers that are
called to harvest these new disciples will experience the swift
making of the same who will also run for the reward of the knowledge
of the glory of the Lord doing great exploits with signs, wonders,
and miracles for the glory of God alone. This is seen in the parable
of the workers in the vineyard which says in Matthew 20:1-7,
1“For the
kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the
morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2
Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he
sent them into his vineyard. 3
And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in
the marketplace, 4
and said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is
right I will give you.’ So they went. 5
Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour,
and did likewise. 6 And
about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle,
and said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day?’
7 They said
to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also
go into the vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive.’
NKJV. To Him alone be all the glory. ■
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