Earlier this year, I released what The Father revealed to me as a prophet concerning a course correction coming to the Body of Christ (if you haven't read it already, please go here). I want to restate this is specific to BELIEVERS and THE BODY OF CHRIST.
By the Spirit of God, I am feeling an attempt by the enemy to distort what the Father spoke regarding this matter. And so He wants to expound and bring clarity. Therefore, I prayerfully release this in His love and truth.
By the Spirit of God, I am feeling an attempt by the enemy to distort what the Father spoke regarding this matter. And so He wants to expound and bring clarity. Therefore, I prayerfully release this in His love and truth.
God is dealing with HIS PEOPLE. His eyes are on US. He sees WE need correcting in certain areas. And He is letting us know what is about to happen because He wants us to be ready for it.
Not every single believer needs correcting. However, many are out of order with the Lord because He says so. And, in His great love and compassion for us, He is bringing righteous correction.
Not every single believer needs correcting. However, many are out of order with the Lord because He says so. And, in His great love and compassion for us, He is bringing righteous correction.
For the past several years, and for some even longer, Holy Spirit has been in deep and purposeful pursuit of us to deal with those things in our lives that need attention, serious matters of the heart.
Some have allowed this deep work of the Holy Spirit to take place in their lives, and some have not. Nonetheless, the Father has made it very clear to me that each of us has been given equal time and opportunity to do what's been needed. None of us can say we didn't know because He has made Himself known to each of us concerning the things in our lives that are out of His order; some believers have entirely rejected it, and this has hurt the Body of Christ as a whole in many ways.
It breaks down like this - we are out of sync with Him and His order.
We are missing out because we've tried to do things our way instead of His way, and there are consequences to this. However, the good news is His correction holds the remedy for us.
I believe the Church needs to be prepared most of all because many Christians are living in ungodliness. We quickly point our fingers at "the sinners" and say, oh, look at them; look at what they're doing! But the truth is, many believers have more skeletons in their closets than the people they're condemning.
I believe the Church needs to be prepared most of all because many Christians are living in ungodliness. We quickly point our fingers at "the sinners" and say, oh, look at them; look at what they're doing! But the truth is, many believers have more skeletons in their closets than the people they're condemning.
Have we forgotten that while we were still yet sinners, Christ died for us?
God never condemns; He convicts through the Holy Spirit. There is a difference.
Condemnation only reveals the problem. It tears people down and makes them feel as low as possible. It only sees the dirt. It accuses, finds fault, and places blame. Condemnation comes from Satan and is rooted in hate and fear.
Conviction reveals the truth of the problem, but it also shows the solution. It brings about a godly sorrow that leads to repentance (2 Corinthians 7:10). True repentance brings about heart change and a different way of thinking and functioning. It points us to the hope and forgiveness of Christ - even for believers when we've messed up. Real conviction comes from God and is rooted in love and joy.
Jesus did not come to condemn the world; He came to save it (John 3:17). There is no condemnation to those who are in Christ (Romans 8:1).
Satan, on the other hand, is well known for accusing the brethren (Rev 12:10), and too many born-again believers have offered up their mouths for him to accuse other believers through, which is another matter on the Father's heart.
God holds those of us who truly know Him and His ways more accountable. We, the Body of Christ, are the ones He is correcting. He's bringing correction to His people because many of us are out of order. And never forget He corrects us BECAUSE we belong to Him.
Accountability is even higher for ministers or leaders in the Body of Christ - apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers. High call, high responsibility (to God and His people).
I have written a lot about exposure over the last few years; this has been at His choosing and not my own. The truth is many exposures are happening because correction is needed. When we refuse to submit to His correction process, He will, at some point, deal with us. The Father is tremendously long-suffering and gracious, but His patience has a limit.
I know most people don't want to hear this, but judgment indeed begins in the house of God (1 Peter 4:17), and we have to understand there is a place for righteous judgment. Also, we must understand it in its proper context.
What kind of a Father would He be if He didn't discipline or correct His own children when we need it? How can He judge the world when His house is a mess? We cannot mistake or misunderstand this. Read Hebrews 12.
It hurts Him when we make choices that empower sin in our lives, especially willful sinning. He knows precisely how the devil works - give him an inch, and he won't only take a mile; he'll take it all.
Deception runs deep when we think we can keep on doing our sin thing in secret and maintain our authority in Jesus at the same time. This is why the whole Body of Christ suffers; it affects our collective witness and influence. Some sin weighs us all down.
Deception runs deep when we think we can keep on doing our sin thing in secret and maintain our authority in Jesus at the same time. This is why the whole Body of Christ suffers; it affects our collective witness and influence. Some sin weighs us all down.
You cannot dance with the devil in the dark and then try to rebuke him in the light. You can't swing with him on Saturday night and then act like you didn't on Sunday morning. No way; it doesn't work like that. IT WILL BACKFIRE ON YOU BIG TIME.
This is what has happened with some of God's people. When you do that, and repeatedly refuse God's help to lead you out of it, you will get burned. Make no mistake about it, Satan has one agenda only, and it's never changed - he wants to kill, steal, and destroy.
We often have blind spots to the enemy and need the wisdom and counsel of the Holy Spirit to help guide us. He always desires to teach us and lead us into all truth, and if need be, repentance. But if we reject it, if we refuse or dismiss His counsel and His warnings, there is a high cost. It doesn't happen overnight, but eventually, if we continue rejecting His pursuit of us, we'll move outside of God's covering, and there are serious consequences when that happens, which is why He goes to such great lengths with us in the first place.
The Father will intervene at some point, and this will be much more difficult than had we submitted to Him early on. Honestly, we have no one to blame but ourselves when we reject His loving and ongoing pursuit. He tries to stop us and show us the truth of what's happening so it won't progress into the danger zone, but the choice is still ours.
We can't play games with the Father either and act like we didn't know when we really did. He knows this too. This is why Galatians 6:7 says, "Do not be deceived (fooled, misled). God cannot be mocked. You will reap whatever you sow." The Amplified Bible says we inevitably delude (dupe, fool, trick, hoodwink) ourselves if we attempt to delude God.
His love for us can never be questioned because He corrects us. 1 John 4:10 says it all: "This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins."
His love for us can never be questioned because He corrects us. 1 John 4:10 says it all: "This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins."
Be clear - love and tolerance are NOT the same things. The Father truly loves us, but there comes a time when He will no longer tolerate our wrong conduct nor our rejection of His correction. He will not allow us to go on willfully sinning forever and continually cover it up, especially when our actions are harming and misleading others.
Listen, we must be willing to receive His correction into our lives when the Father sees we genuinely need it. He's not like people – He doesn't overact or underact. He doesn't look the other way or make mountains out of molehills. So when He says there's a problem, there most surely is a problem, and we can't go on denying it or opposing it.
He is profoundly kind, but He's certainly no pushover.
He acts justly and rightly at all times.
Therefore, He will correct us, one way or another, for our own good.
And it's because He loves us.
He is profoundly kind, but He's certainly no pushover.
He acts justly and rightly at all times.
Therefore, He will correct us, one way or another, for our own good.
And it's because He loves us.
Michelle Holderman
P3 Ministries
P3 Ministries
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