tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388370369187844627.post5246215537502723722..comments2024-03-12T10:35:54.578-05:00Comments on Homeward Bound: For ObedienceMichael Boldea Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09695469447648193872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388370369187844627.post-51747227327704875552014-07-15T10:55:14.722-05:002014-07-15T10:55:14.722-05:00Thank you. I look forward to your posts. It encour...Thank you. I look forward to your posts. It encourages me to continue in God's work. Recently, as our church participated in Anne Graham Lotz's 777 prayer and fasting time, we focused on repentance for our church, community and nation and the body of Christ everywhere. After this week of prayer, God is pouring out repentance. We continue to pray for this sanctification from selfish living to selfless living for Christ. God led me to pray that he would add meat to our bones. May it be true as the church wakes up to serve God, instead of themselves. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388370369187844627.post-55808167407757547222014-07-11T21:37:33.139-05:002014-07-11T21:37:33.139-05:00I was at a church prayer a couple days ago and as ...I was at a church prayer a couple days ago and as always, the pastor asked at the end of the prayer hour if anyone had any images or impressions to share about what we felt the Holy Spirit was telling us. Usually I have nothing to share, but this time I had a very strong impression (I don't feel right about calling it a "vision") of being in a large church sanctuary with a lot of people. There was a bright light up front and it was getting brighter. People were getting up and walking toward the light, very much in awe and very much attracted. Others, however, in the pews were wincing and being repelled by the light and standing up and leaving the sanctuary. There was others that stayed sitting in the pews, clearly torn between the two groups. You could see they were somewhat attracted by the light, but they were also looking after the people that had left; I got the sense that these were friends, spouses, relatives, people they respected, and they were torn about following them into darknesss or making the harder choice of choosing the light and being in conflict and disunity with those who chose the darkness. I told my prayer group that I thought there was a very obvious filtering and separation going on in the church and that we should not be surprised or shocked when people we thought were strong, mature Christians started walking away from the church and/or Christ. They might still be in some religious institution, but their hearts weren't set on chasing after Jesus. I said I recommend we pray and warn such people, but I wouldn't spend a lot of time or energy chasing after them. They had made their choice. It was the ones in the pews, the "undecided" that you might still be able to reach. I could tell my pastor was somewhat disturbed by what I shared, but he didn't rebuke me. I made it clear that I didn't think it was this particular church that was going to be seeing a spiritual exodus, but rather Christendom as a whole. I think the great falling away described in the Bible has already started.A Sister in Washingtonnoreply@blogger.com