After the Altar

After a powerful service where souls are kissed by the Almighty and there has been a visitation by the Most High, there is a tendency to believe that we must encapsulate the experience and attribute it to time, place and group of people.  There is the want to “build a tabernacle” on our high place.  We leave encouraged and patting each other on the back knowing that our week is going to be one of power and God-led steps ordered by the Lord.

Good for us and our children.

Or

He is positioning us for the purging He is preparing.

If perchance we are part of a powerful move of God it is only by His great mercies we are not consumed and we must set our face and keep our eyes on the ultimate prize and any dip in intensity is not an indication of anything other than the many sustaining attributes of our Jesus.

We must prepare our congregation for the inevitable and the best time to teach this reality is during the moment when their hearts are the most open.  Let’s live for the victorious times but remember to seal and protect the vulnerable by calling on the Name which is above all names until they can mature to be able to carry and fit into the whole armors of God and have the wisdom to know when to attack or retreat into Him.  The vulnerable can include the newest regenerated saints or it can be those who are standing where sin is waiting at the gate.

Get their attention when they are turning to pick up their Bibles and purses; teach them, prepare them, time is short and the Lord is returning for those who are looking for Him.

Scatter us as You will to spread Your Kingdom, Lord.