One of the enemy’s most successful tactics is to distract God’s servants so that they pursue that which is of lesser or no significance than a life fully yielded to the Spirit. We see him at work in the church in Jerusalem. In the midst of a white-hot revival, the enemy introduces a strategy to sidetrack the apostles from giving themselves unceasingly to prayer. His method was to downgrade their calling from that of apostle to administrator. If the enemy cannot succeed with a strategy that will result in our destruction, he will settle for plan that culminates in our reduction. If he cannot make you bad, he will settle for you being busy. The apostles in Jerusalem would not be duped by the devil. They knew that to do so would result in an impotent Gospel presentation. Upon identifying the enemy’s threat, they implemented a plan to counter it. “Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, ‘It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables. Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business; but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word’” (Acts 6:2-4). Don’t fall prey to the enemys schemes. Cherish and invest in intimacy with God more than anything else! The purest expression and highest form of ministry is communion with Father God. Everything we need flows out of our relationship with the Lord! Powerful, prophetic proclamation in public stems from passionate, praying in private. Apostolic demonstration is determined by apostolic devotion!
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:29:10 +0000
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