In The House ...

His promise to those in the house is that their ministries will spring up, fly out, break forth and flourish. Many go it alone simply because they have been hurt or disappointed by someone or something and so never really learn to enjoy the strength, comfort, joy and comradery that is available to every dedicated member of a local church. Fear that someone will control or restrict their ministry is nothing more than a root of bitterness that has taken hold because of someone's immaturity or a misunderstanding that was not worked through to resolution and has given place to a spirit of fear. Being held accountable is not legalistic control and should hold no fear. If accountability is a problem so is integrity.

God wants each of us to be accountable to someone. First, to Him and His Word. Secondly, to the leadership that He has called to come along side us.

I have had to deal with the danger of soul peace and being lead by the impressions of the soul. This is allowing oneself to apply the Word of God to protect the soul (redefining terms and concepts to satisfy the context of our desire, thereby satisfying the soulish nature and achieving soul peace rather than the peace that agreeing with the Spirit brings.

Beloved, let God plant you so that you can be one who gives beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. Find a father in the faith that you can use as a sounding board for what you hear. This is so that every sheep of God's pasture might be called a tree of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He might be glorified.

Let's build the old wastes, raise up the former desolations, repair the waste cities, and the desolations of many generations as we return home. Let us be covered by them that love us and are more interested in our fruitfulness and success than they are about their own.