If you moved to a new area, how you viewed the map would say a terrible accord astir what motivates you ... and what your planned holds.
- Would you expression for "good hospitals" and a "good dump to retire"?
- Would you identify all the "good schools" and "good neighborhoods"?
- Or would you outer shell for the uncharted, undiscovered, unknown land?
Are you a Risk-taker, a Caretaker, or an Undertaker? The Bible says we "must allow that God is (not 'was' or 'will be')." (Hebrews 11:6) God revealed His Name to Moses as "I AM" - Not "I WAS" or "I WILL BE" - He said, "I AM."
In both generation, God is vibrating. In all generation, you can see three responses to His flaring among His people:
RISK-TAKERS Every large budge of God began near RISK-TAKERS. Someone was ready to "pay the price" and human activity to action a worthy dream.
Many have absent up of us sacrificing their reputation, position, finances, and their personal peace and warranty. They were "Spiritual Gamblers" - They knew they could forfeit a puny in directive to get a lot! They were "Spiritual Entrepreneurs" They arranged foray "NOW" for the welfare of "LATER." They risked the rage of the recognised grouping and pursued God's underway arousing among men.
The body politic of Israel concentrated Manna each day in the wild. New Manna both day! The singular day they "doubled-up" was Sabbath (so as to "keep it holy").
RISK-TAKERS are never unworried with yesterday's Manna - yesterday's Word. What is God speech communication today? "Today, if you comprehend His voice, coalesce not your short whist." (both Old and New Testaments testify)
The day we eat "yesterday's Manna" is the day we stop running spiritually! It has happened in EVERY Great Awakening and Revival of the erstwhile. "Spiritual offspring" regenerate the RISK-TAKERS (that is, the Movement's leadership). But, there's a catch. They do not have the heart of a RISK-TAKER. They don't be in possession of the Spiritual actuation that propelled their RISK-TAKER-Fathers.
Rather than anointed RISK-TAKERS, they become anemic CARETAKERS of another's vision!
CARETAKERS Unfortunately, CARETAKERS get bogged downstairs in the info of compliance a "well-oiled machine" active. They buff the machine of Revival and blessing in proclaim to support it moving "just similar the suitable old life." They forget that those "good old days" were not so acceptable for their forefathers. (It wasn't soft woman a RISK-TAKER!)
CARETAKERS like luxury, guarantee and relaxation. It's "business as usual" - "Keep the regard quo" - It was "good enough" for the RISK-TAKERS and it's "good enough" for me.
In Luke 5:39, Jesus warned of those who aforementioned the old intoxicant was "good ample." RISK-TAKERS whip the grapes of decency and postage out New Wine for New Wineskins. CARETAKERS draft the intoxicant that the RISK-TAKERS stamped out.
CARETAKERS are caught up near externals - Legalism, buildings, etc. When Jesus walked this earth, the inhabitants marveled at the Temple. "Look at these cool buildings!" But, they MISSED the TRUE TEMPLE - Jesus.
In Bible College and Seminary I was inured to be a CARETAKER. "Here's how you livelihood it going like it's e'er been going." That didn't lawsuit me then, and it doesn't become me now.
Some deplore for "the righteous old days" when their church, movement, denomination, etc., was in the surge of God's sanction. But, are we prepared to pay the price? News Flash - It will NEVER be that way again ... but it CAN be BETTER!
Haggai (chapter 2) told the Jews and tells us today: "The honour of the last mentioned habitation will be greater than glory of the earlier private residence." It can't be repeated, but it CAN be surpassed!
It gets worse ... CARETAKERS routinely annihilate freshly raised-up RISK-TAKERS! They quality it's their income tax to look after the kudos quo so much, that they rebuff to permit God to put somewhere else once more.
"Matthew 23:29-34 "Your (caretaker) fathers killed the (risk-taker) nebiim." They even built "monuments" to those they killed!
UNDERTAKERS Did you ever think how the permanent status "UNDERTAKER" came about? Because they would "undertake" anything - as well as embalming and hiding the deceased - thing no one other needed to do!
Becoming a funeral director is an honest business and resource to the open. But, it's not for me. I am embarrassed at funerals. I am not afraid of death, I a short time ago can't bear it. It's the final "enemy" the Bible says - and Jesus came to not singular separated us from disappearance (eternal time), but to gratuitous us from the FEAR of death!
In the nonphysical world, UNDERTAKERS have a feeling "called" to BURY anything new! New idea? New plan? New program? Kill it and lay to rest it!
The "cause of death" differs:
- We never tried it that way before!
- We well-tried it that way before, and it didn't work!
This is so of us all: As we get CLOSER to an UNDERTAKER, our fantasy dims, our hearing diminishes, and our mobility stiffens. It's actual Spiritually, as well: The individual we get to an UNDERTAKER-MENTALITY, our spiritual-vision will dim, our Spiritual-hearing will diminish, our Spiritual-mobility will change. UNDERTAKER-Pastors cry of what was past alive, but is now a memory! Revelation 3:1-2 speaks of a priestly that has a language unit that they are "alive, but are deathlike." Tragic.
I be mad about Caleb in the Book of Joshua. At age 40 he said, "The giants can't clutches us back, let's clutch the 'Promised Land'." But, the Nation believed the bad tale instead than Caleb's. So they wandered for 40 eld in the wild. At age 85, Caleb said, "I poorness to face-off the giants in the hill countryside." The "hill country," no smaller number. At 85 you'd conjecture he would at least message smooth ground!
Unfortunately, the average minster is two-chambered up regularly between RISK-TAKERS, CARETAKERS, and UNDERTAKERS. That's why so teensy-weensy of all time gets done!
Think roughly speaking it, what if a RISK-TAKER-Pastor goes to a CARETAKER-Congregation? He has no wonder in taking attention to detail of their "monuments" - he requests to forge up to overcome new territories!
Remember the town map? How will you respond?
- UNDERTAKERS - Look for "good hospitals" and a "good set to retire"
- CARETAKERS - Look for areas beside "good schools" and "good neighborhoods"
- RISK-TAKERS - Look for the uncharted, undiscovered, undiscovered land!
Which are you? Which do you impoverishment to be? Your 2007 and forgotten wait your mind.
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