Someday....

The enemy of our “redemptive purpose and ministry calling” has been successful in our seeking to push into the future any effectiveness that we may presently have.  He attempts to convince us that we are not worthy of such - but maybe some time in the future we will be.  Thus, we say, “Someday I will have power and authority.”
Our placing an effective ministry into the future does not relate to the “manifold wisdom of God” that is to have a “present” outworking - “now.”  In His “eternal wisdom,” our Lord said, “…not many mighty, not many noble, are called, but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise….” (I Corinthians 1:26-27).
Because of our inabilities, weaknesses, and limitations, a greater “glory” will be given to the Lord – for it can be clearly seen by others that we are incapable of that which the Lord is enabling us to accomplish.

“Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.”  Acts 4:13

Many have noticed that the Lord is not moving in our country as He is in other nations.  This is because they have a greater tendency to believe in the supernatural and what the Lord has said, and then act on it in simple faith.  We know just enough to hinder our faith and ability to respond as the Lord desires.  The Word says:

“…For to whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required….”  Luke 12:48

We are to pray that the “eyes of our understanding” will be opened, so we might become both willing and available to the Lord in this, “the day of His power.”  The Lord is getting a body of “overcomers” ready for the outworking of His end-time purposes.

To do this, it is necessary that He move beyond the limitations of our limited faith and ability, through direct intervention.  Therefore, at this present time, there are those within the Church whom the Lord is moving upon to intercede and pray that He will be able to “break out” of these limiting hindrances that are within us, in order to move through us in intervention to accomplish His present day purposes.

May each of us look past our seeming limitations, and perceived reasons as to why we cannot be used by the Lord.  Then, as an over-comer, rise above these and in simple faith respond and say as Mary of old:

“…Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to Your word….”  Luke 1:38

Now, we can ask in faith knowing we have fulfilled our part in creating an open heaven (by displacing the rulers and powers of darkness), through which the SON can brightly shine to produce upon and within us a spiritual “tan” - His manifested glory that will draw the nations to Him.