Here is what I have discovered: just before the Lord releases a new mantle or anointing upon an individual, He will often “dis-mantle” that individual’s previous level of service. This dismantling may not feel good. We may pass through a season of brokenness. But if we keep faith during the process, the new mantle with come. When it does, you will have greater conformity to Christ, and thus greater power. At some phase, each of us will be confronted with the impurities of our hearts. The Holy Spirit reveals our sinfulness, not to condemn us but to establish humility and deepen the knowledge of our personal need for grace. It is at this crossroad that both holy men and hypocrites are bred. Those who become holy see their need and fall prostrate before God for deliverance. Those who become hypocrites are they who, in seeing their sin, excuse it and thus remain intact. Though all men must eventually stand at this junction, few are they who embrace the voice of truth; few are they indeed who will walk humbly toward true holiness. The hypocrite does not discern his hypocrisy, for he cannot perceive flaws within himself. Rarely does he actually deal with the corruption in his heart. Since he seeks no mercy, he has no mercy to give; since he is always under God’s judgment, judging is what comes through him. We cannot remain hypocrites and at the same time find holiness. Therefore, the first step we truly take toward sanctification is to admit we are not as holy as we would like to appear. This first step is called humility.
Posted on: Tue, 13 May 2014 01:03:49 +0000
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