May
31
Written by:
Rev. Rick
5/31/2009 9:38 PM
Serving God together can be a very challenging situation for most people. Many times people go through life making decisions on their own. Being independent is a wonderful thing up to a certain point in life. The time will come when the pressure starts building up and the decisions become more and more difficult. Take Moses for instance, when God called upon Moses to free the Israelites the pressure was on, what would you do today if God called upon you to take on such a task? I feel that God is calling upon us today, especially the church to take on the world that is before us. A world in serious trouble, a world that God has been telling us about for thousands of years. The day Adam sinned the world changed. Churches serving together and respecting each other is going to be crucial in the end times. The church will have to come together as a task force the same as Moses and Aaron function when God called upon them. Have you ever heard the expression so goes California goes the United States. That's not true, it should be so goes the church goes the world. Jesus said we can move mountains, we can heal the sick, raise the dead. Where is the church today? There are many wonderful churches in the world. There are also 10 times as many churches that are absolutely not preaching the true word of God in the world today. The feel-good churches are filling up, many Bible believing churches are half full or less. Where is the fivefold ministry today in the church? It's almost like many churches have surrendered. I refuse to surrender I will fight for the Lord Jesus Christ until the day He calls me home. Let's stop fighting each other and join our forces. Moses and Aaron function as a task force. They fulfill God's plan to free the Israelites because they work together. Some people make their greatest contributions, not as individuals serving themselves, but as part of a team in relationship to another or to a group. History is full of good working teams whose accomplishments are greater than the sum of their individual parts. In the Bible, we see David and Jonathan, Paul and Silas, Mary and Martha, Peter, James, and John. We can do this task God has put before us if we pull together and put the foolishness behind us and focus on Jesus. It is not enough to be called a leader you must act like a leader if you expect people to follow you. That's a challenge Moses and Aaron faced as they prepared to meet with Pharaoh and to convince the Israelites. God had already authorized them to speak on His behalf. Now it was up to them to communicate that authority. A good leader must be able to articulate the vision, communicate the message, and express inner passion so others can envision the goal and strive for it. God bless you, Men on Fire will always be there for you. It seems like the mountain is higher than we expected, together we can make that mountain into a tiny anthill. We love you, you're never without hope, Jesus loves you. Rev. Rick Kimball, Men on Fire.