You know I have been pondering something for a while and in some ways even not liking it. I had prayed to God why do you not just grow me in a second and make me a mighty man of God so that I can serve you and spread your Gospel around the world?! Why do I have to wait years and why do you have to do it so relationally in a personal and slow way? Why not just all at once bam powerful? In one sense and sometimes He does. In other times God works relationally and personally with us in a slow way just as a mother would raise children year by year. However, would I say is it that slow does that mean if I got saved 8 years ago that I am only 8? That would mean we would die before we were spiritual men and oh what a waste? Well, some grow faster and some slower depending. I would say no in some ways it is not as slow, but in some cases yes maybe like with Moses in Midian for a VERY long time what was it 40 years before the 40 in the wilderness. Even though if it is long He then can put you on the scene if even for a short time like John the Baptist and have you to do the job of a hundred or that you would not have done in a hundred lifetimes in a moment. The reason that God has to do it relationally is because He is relational and He has made relationships to be and He sees it fit and He does not change His ways for they are beautiful and right. Another question has arisen why if God poetic and romantic or even dramatic with His dealing on earth? For you will see the ways in which God works in the scriptures are often colorful. Once again this is the way He is. Would you deal with those with whom you have relationships and love dearly in a stoic fashion? No. It is because God's heart is filled with a love that many waters cannot quench. So you will see and so will I that God is this way because of who He is and because it is practically good. It encourages us to also be a prophetic people. A people who not only do things in zeal because they need to be done, but who do it God's way. It forces us into humility and intimacy and dependance on God and the body and to hear His voice and believe things which seem upside down and God likes these things and attributes. We need gifts. Why? Because we NEED God! How vainly emphatically puffed up we are to think obnoxiously that we can do withouth. Brothers and sisters we need Revival! so to say we need God we need the anointing. It is time to see Cessasionism for what it is in its harsh darkness. God come and be relational with your people again oh how we miss you we ask for more God. I have often fought against these things in my carnality but God is RIGHT let all men be liars but God be true. We need to freshly look at Scripture without selfly bias and not be offended at what we read and run until we are able to receive.
