Are we in a movement of Reformation?
I believe we are! Because God has heard the cry of His people. " To heal our land"
This thought is weighing heavily in my spirit.
The word reform means to change for the better.
Reformation is painful because it means to change what is to that which is better. But we as humans like our comfort zone. We get comfortable in our individual religious status quo. It is very important to note that God's Word will comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
Reformation is not Revival.
Reformation moves forward with Revelation that shakes and disturbs the status quo. In other words it will rock your boat.
I truly believe that God is moving in reformation in this hour. To do so he must cut away and remove flesh, traditions born of flesh and religious pride as well as some contrary winds of doctrine that oppose His purpose for the generation that is to follow.
Every movement of God since the great reformation of Luther looks like chaos in the begining.
But as David heard the sound of movement in the mulberry trees we must identify what God is doing in this hour.
The physical environment is a reflection of the spiritual realm. The new will always clash with old and the former move of God will always persecute the next move of God.
While we honor our spiritual fathers we must bear the light of Truth forward.
King David' s reign did not look like king Saul and Solomon' s didn't look like David's.
Watch those who are pioneering wagon trails, who stand out and look different.
Pray to discern who are trying to deceive by counterfeiting these spiritual pioneers by creating rabbit trails. Jesus said by their fruit you will know them or identify them.
Those who are called out to carry reformation. Who are pioneering trails will continue to stand out more and more in these next few years. God's purpose will stand and His will done. He will bring the change He desires and nothing absolutely nothing will stop it.
I'm reminded of a song by Le Ann Squire:
Expose me then compose me as symphony in your hands. Rewrite me contrite I will be in your hands......
Painful at first the first cut the worse...
Expose me, what I think, feel and believe in which may be distorted through the lens of a religious spirit. Cut away Dear Lord the things that make me deaf, dumb and blind.
Child of God circumcision of the heart is painful at first. Reformation is a manifestation of circumcision.
May God bless you all with courage, boldness and meekness to be Lion like against the demonic forces that seek to pervert and counterfeit this movement and to be Lamb like to God's precious people who may not yet understand!
This year we are celebrating 500 years since the great reformation of Luther. He was torn, persecuted and misunderstood. But he was also courageous and bold and could not return to the status quo of His day! Even though he doubted himself he could Not go back. He had to move forward with the torch of the revelation of Truth that he was pioneering.
Jeremiah the prophet said the Revelation that he carried was like a fire shut up in his bones. He could not help but speak it and declare the revelation of Truth that he was pioneering!
I encourage us to work with God in what He is doing in this hour and watch those who are pioneering wagon trails for the next generation to follow.
Let us not be hasty to declare something as heresy simply because it is unfamiliar to you.
Lord open our ears to hear and our eyes to see in Jesus Name Amen!
Blessings
Sandra
