Retreat is NOT defeat! Retreat in THIS hour, in these endtimes, is a survival mechanism...
And it IS the CRY of the Spirit of God!
"COME OUT FROM AMONG HER AND BE SEPARATE...says THE LORD!"
In 2 Corinthians 6, Paul gives the requirements, if you will, of the ministry OF THE LORD. Ministry these days has been so glamorized that we barely hear the reality of what it's like to be in real ministry today. Verse 5 starts:
"...in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings...
...By honour and dishonor, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
... As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
...As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things...."
Unknown. Incognito. That is going to be the earmark of those used by God in this hour. The 'unknowns' are hearing what God is saying. And saying what GOD is saying. The famous ones, the well known ones, the popular ones, the ones we have revered in the past are not the ones God is using in these endtimes.
The unknowns/the incognito ones are getting well known. Some in the religious ranks are beginning to hear of them. So to the enemy, you are well known. The unknowns don't have a lot of money, nor do they seek it. Their selfish agendas and ambitions have been nailed to the cross, so the enemy cannot tempt them with filthy lucre or money. For the love of money IS the ROOT of ALL evil. It is the very growing/breeding ground of EVERY form of evil. Money.
Further down starting from verse 14, Paul encourages us to NOT be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. Or, in other words, to COME OUT.
"....Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
...And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
...And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
...Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
...And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty...."
Many want to be received of God-chosen-but they won't follow His Instructions. They are disobedient. They THINK they are doing God's service, God's work, but have been deceived by a religious demon.
These same 'prophets' are time and time again under constant 'warfare' from the enemy. They get depressed often, they go through an inordinate amount of unfortunate circumstances...a lot. They are up one day, and down the next. This is NOT the will of God.
Its like I said earlier....
Retreat is NOT defeat! Retreat in THIS hour, in these endtimes, is a survival mechanism...
In war, you don't hop out of the foxhole in loud hot pink gear, hollering at the enemy to 'Come and get me!'
You hide, incognito. You camoflauge yourself. Play dead even, once the enemy has found you.
I liken these prophets who continue to operate within the four walls of the church to the unwise people in flourescent green who dance atop the ground, in full view of the enemy. His target is locked and loaded RIGHT in between your eyes! Why?
Because you're in plain view.
GET OUT of plain view. COME OUT of the church. BE SEPARATE. TOUCH NOT the UNCLEAN thing...THEN GOD says HE WILL RECEIVE YOU!
The truth of the matter is that within the four walls of the organized church, there are unbelievers. Many of them. Many of the people who are claiming salvation are NOT saved, yet millions fellowship with unsaved church members, unsaved ministers, unsaved five fold...the whole nine...on a weekly basis.
Then they wonder WHY they are constantly 'attacked?'
I think one of the main ploys of the enemy in these end times is to get folks 'addicted' to church. There are scores of people-'prophets' included-who are literally addicted to attending church. If they don't get their fix by going to the next service somewhere in town, then they just don't know what they are going to do. They MUST get 'a word' from the Lord. They MUST get their dance, their 'shout' on. They MUST see the people of God. They MUST enter His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise! (Psalms 100:4)
What these 'addicts' fail to realize is that that which they externally seek after lies IN THEM!
This, too, is an end time tactic of the enemy. To get people to not know WHO and WHOSE they are. To have an identity crisis. So it becomes easy for someone who calls themself a prophet to take on the identity of another so called, widely-accepted prophet, in order to be accepted and approved of by the people. But once they fall prey to doing that, they become addicted to the attention, the flattery, the money, the fame, the fortune-they even become addicted to the 'attacks,' 'the drama,' the 'so-called persecution'-that comes along with perverted ministry initiated by the enemy.
The Greek word for gates here is 'sha`ar,' which means 'tabernacle or temple.' (Renember: WE are the temple of the Lord- Hebrews 9, 1 Corinthians 3:16)
The Greek word for courts is 'chatser,' which means 'settlement or abode.' (Remember, God abides with us wherever we are-1 John 2:14, John 10:38)
In 'Come Out of Her, My People' by Pamela Sheppard, she explains why many seem 'addicted' to going to church and her own exodus out of church:
"...From 90 days to 6 months, perhaps a year, the church addict’s mind must be re-trained. False doctrines and practices that the churchgoer has believed in for decades must be challenged so that the soul can be renewed. As God Himself has compared false worship to prostitution or whoredom , I am not out of line in making a similar comparison. A church addiction can be compared to “good sex” with someone you know does not really love you. Simply put, you get hooked to the thrill and the feeling. Those of us who have never “been there and done that” wonder what the thrill is for a masochist.
Masochism from a psychiatric perspective is defined as a condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering, physical pain and humiliation gained from despair, deprivation, and degradation. The perpetrator can be others or it can be self inflicted. Unfortunately, masochists are known to find pleasure in self denial and emotional pain.
I can relate on a spiritual level because sexual masochism is like self imposed martyrdom... I ignorantly assumed that I was suffering for Christ.” Notwithstanding, like a spiritual masochists, a sensual, carnal thrill was obtainable through believing that I was more righteous than they because I was faithfully doing God’s will. What a shock to find out after more than two decades, that “God never sent me there for ANY reason.” He simply used what the enemy meant for evil for my personal and spiritual good, so that I could be used by Him to help others “help themselves!” Nevertheless, as one who was “addicted,” I never wanted to leave that Whore on my own so God made HER PUT ME OUT!!!!"
The enemy is planning on using your 'addiction' to church against you in these endtimes. If you can't come clean and effectively 'detox' from churchanity, the enemy has a foothold in you. If you have ANYTHING in you that wants fame, fortune, popular acceptance, and approval, the enemy has yet another foothold in you. If you love attention, there is another one.
Like I said, Retreat is NOT defeat. It is a necessary survival tactic in this hour.
It is TIME to COME OUT from AMONG HER. NOW.
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