Light a Fire Under The Church!
“When are you coming LORD? I’m tired of it all down here!”
This heart cry was heard being yelled from a hairdressers shop doorway some 35 years ago. It’s even more appropriate now, isn’t it?
So I asked The LORD about it. Not that he’d tell me, because even He doesn’t know that one — only the Father knows.
So imagine my surprise to get a response to what I thought was a rhetorical question.
“Soon,” says The LORD. “You know the hour. You see and read the signs. Yet My People so often bury their heads in the sand.
This is partly because, genuinely, they don’t want to know, and partly because of fear.”
“Fear, LORD?” I said, “Why fear?”
“Because they are still not ready. Most never will be ready. The thought of My Return being imminent reminds them of all they haven’t done to please me, all they should have done, and all the things I have said to them that they have ignored or rebelled against.”
Then He said, “Never stop telling people that I AM Coming! They don’t want to believe, it but what will they do or say when I appear?
I tell you, it is easier for the unsaved and for children to accept the truth than for most of My people who think that they are safe but are really much like the Laodicean Church of Revelation 3 — they are lukewarm.
It’s time to light a fire under My Church!
It’s time to rekindle your Faith, and to become the loving firebrands I intended you to be.
This is why the young will lead the coming revival — even though they will need mentors from among the older generation.
My present day Laodiceans need waking up. I AM almost upon you — but you still sleep!
My Sheep who are lost, need to hear My Voice! Who among you will tell them?
Who among you will go into the highways and byways to lead them back to Me?
Tell them, tell them, and tell them again.
Keep telling them about Me and that I AM coming. Set My Church on Fire for The Lost, until they receive the message and do what I ask, or they may miss out completely.
Many in My Church aren’t even saved themselves.
Tell them, tell them, and tell them again. Keep telling them about Me, and that I AM coming.
While there is still time — tell them!”
~ Chris G. Bennett
Chris Bennett came to salvation in 1962 but didn’t begin ministry until 2007 — a late-comer! Now mandated by The LORD to prophesy and open old wells of revival in the U.K., but especially in Wales. He has also operated Healing Rooms, and worked with deliverance teams, all with his wife, Linda. Happily now doing whatever The LORD asks of them! Founder, with wife Linda, of their ministry The Upper Room Encounter.
Yes, that is so true! Many of us are not ready! Life happened and we lost our fervour for the Lord! I believe that many are seeking and will be ignited with fire from Holy Spirit or God. I sense that He is soon returning, also. Many will be touched by the Lord and yes, some will not heed the warning. They will be like the 5 foolish virgins. May we make it into Your Kingdom, Lord. May we be harvesters. May we burn for a passion for You as we once did and an even greater passion for You! I believe that many will burn on fire for Christ Jesus. Not only those who are coming into the Kingdom of Christ Jesus, many who lost their zeal and passion for Jesus will be reignited. Thank You, Lord.
Oh My Lord! Thank You my Brother. Such A NOW WORD For The Body!!!☝
I like how Jesus keeps telling us about His return or to Spirit-filled how Our Father keeps saying the same. Think how can someone who has been made the new wineskin they have been made as clean as Jesus when He walked the earth, they have been given the opportunity to be filled with the same Spirit Jesus was so as not to be lukewarm. I pause to consider how foolish anyone who studies the new testament and tries to prove this Spirit anointing might be for some but not for all like every writer of the New Testament did not fully understand this truth and use this very truth to write what they did! When the truth of this sinks in and we begin to practice and learn the leading of the Spirit Jesus does appear to you, your life will begin to have divine paths someone that needs a healing path will cross yours, and someone who needs salvation path will cross yours and like Jesus, you will be eating food from Heaven you will be anxious to wake in the morning and go into prayer to get in the Spirit to see what this new day of the Lord will bring it is the era of God s goodness where He has labored and we have entered into His labor