Spiritual Warfare Prayer - Plead the Blood of Jesus Over Your Lives.

 

Prayer of Pleading the Blood of Jesus. 

 

Rev. 12:11: And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the Word of their testimony.

 

Father, We come before the throne of Grace In the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  

 

Hebrews 10:19

Therefore, brothers and sisters, since We have the confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 

Father God, We enter the Most Holy Place by the Blood of Jesus.  

 

We believe that we are the beloved child of God. We believe in the blessed Holy Spirit who is dwelling in the inside of us. We believe that life and death are in our tongues. We believe that as we make this confession unto life with the power in our tongue, according to the Words which the Lord has this day put in our mouth, we shall prosper. 

 

Hebrews 9:14 How much more then will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that We may serve the living God!

Christ offered His unblemished blood as a sacrifice to God which can thoroughly cleanse our conscience from acts that lead to death.

 

Acts 20: 28 Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.

God you have bought us by the Blood of Jesus.  We are not our own, and all that belongs to us is yours.   Thank you for your blood over us and over our houses, lands, business, and all our territory.  

 

Colossians 1: 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

Lord, we claim the shed-blood of Jesus over us to bring about peace and prosperity and reconcile all things and heaven and earth to us.  

 

Ephesians 1:7 In him We have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace. 

We plead the blood of Jesus over us for we have redemption through His Blood, there is forgiveness of sins in His Blood, we plead the blood of Jesus for the riches of God’s Grace over our lives.  Through the blood of Jesus, we have been redeemed out of the hands of the devil.

 

Hebrews 9:22, 28.  In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness.  Lord, please cleanse our body, mind, and soul with the shed blood of Jesus. We plead for forgiveness of sins of omission, commission, and of generational inheritance.  Father, we wash our robes white with the Blood of the Lamb. 

 

I John 1:7

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.

Lord, give us the power to walk in the light as you are in the light so that we can fellowship with you and us.  We walk in the light and the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sins.  Thank you for purifying us from all sin by the blood of Jesus and through the blood of Jesus we have access to the Holy of Holies.

 

Leviticus 17: 11 For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life.

 

Hebrews 13:12 And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood.  

 

We plead the Blood of Jesus, that was shed as the atonement for our lives and it is making us holy and acceptable to the Father. 

 

Luke 22: 20 

In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

 

Matthew 26:  28

This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.  Through the blood of Jesus, I have the life of God in me.

 

We plead the blood of Jesus to every stubborn problem in our lives.

 

We plead the blood of Jesus upon our body - from the top of my head to the soles of my feet. 

 

We plead the blood of Jesus as a shield against any attack of the enemy.

 

Let every breach or any door that I have created or opened to the enemy be closed forever by the blood of Jesus. 

 

We plead the blood of Jesus over all of our territories, our houses, our businesses, our offices, and our properties. I sprinkle the blood of Jesus over all our possessions. We speak victory and prosperity by the Blood of Jesus.
 

No sickness shall come nigh my dwelling nor any calamity near my territory.  

Let the blood of Jesus dry up every cancer, arthritis, diabetes, blood pressure, heart disease, and any other disease.  No sickness nor any disease will have dominion over me.  I declare that we are healed by the stripes of Jesus and delivered free by the Blood of the Lamb that was slain.

 

We plead the blood of Jesus over our mental health.  Every form of mental disturbance, distraction, inability to focus, anxiety, depression, and panic attack be removed by the blood of Jesus. We speak peace to our minds and be covered by the blood of Jesus.  We plead the blood of Jesus over our emotions, healing our minds, and establishing peace and security in our hearts.  

 

Every chain is falling off, chains of anxiety, chains of depression, chains of every mental stronghold is falling off of us by the blood of Jesus.  

 

Let the blood of Jesus bring down to ash any evil work against our lives.  Every demonic stronghold is coming down by the blood of Jesus.  We render all the works of the enemy powerless and be canceled by the blood of Jesus. We speak the Blood of Jesus over the spirit of stagnation in any area of our lives.  We speak the blood of Jesus against any demonic delay of our miracles.  We plead the blood of Jesus against failure at the edge of success.

 

We plead the blood of Jesus against the lack of helpers, against fruitless efforts, against occupying wrong positions, against every delayed and denied promotion, against satanic prophecies, every lie and deceit, and every strange anointing.  

 

We plead the blood of Jesus over our finances.  Every spirit of poverty be canceled by the blood of Jesus. 
We plead the blood of Jesus over our bank accounts.  We speak against every unwanted spends or loss of money in any form.  I declare that money will stay in my hand and it will not slip through my fingers.  

 

We plead the blood of Jesus over every area of our lives, over our bodies, our minds, our emotions, our spirits, our destinies, our callings, our finances, businesses, over our properties, our homes, our territories, our families, our future and over everything pertaining to us.    

 

Thank you Father for the blood of Jesus that guarantees us victory, healing, protection, and freedom.  In Jesus Name, Amen!!   

 

Written by: Shanta S. Daniel
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Understanding the Body of Christ - Part 2

This is a continuation of my previous post Understanding of the Body of Christ. I strongly recommend you to read the first part to get better understanding.

Body of Christ built on the Foundation of Apostles and Prophets:
Ephesians 2: 20 You are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Christ Jesus Himself the Chief Cornerstone.

Just like a building is built on a strong foundation, God builds His Ekklesia - the Assembly of His Called out ones - on the foundation of Apostles and Prophets.

Apostolic Function:
The Apostles receive the superior authority to govern the Body of Christ.  They are special messengers of God.  They are the "sent" ones.  God would send them from one place to another.  They also govern and oversee from one place different churches in the Body of Christ.  Invariably, God would assign at least one Apostle to one church.  No church that is found in Christ would be without an apostle connected to it.  In the first century A.D., churches were governed by the Apostles, and they had local overseers who would report to the group of Apostles who would be spiritually governing them.  Now, the local pastors have full autonomous administration. They also miss out on the Apostolic and Prophetic functions.

The making of an Apostle is not an easy thing.  Apostles are hand-picked by God. They are chosen.  They are disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ.  They follow Him wherever He leads.  They are with Him in life and death.  They bear the marks of the crucified savior on their bodies.  They may not be highly impressive by their backgrounds or looks.  Peter was a fisherman by his background, and Paul was not impressive by looks.  In fact, Paul was timid and not a very good speaker.  He was not accepted by the Corinthians, though He went to them with a powerful demonstration of the Power of God, not just with wise, enticing, impressive words.

Paul’s Defense of His Ministry in 2 Corinthians 10 says

1By the humility and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am “timid” when face to face with you, but “bold” toward you when away! 
2I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world. 
3For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 
4The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 
5We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 
6And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.
7You are judging by appearances. If anyone is confident that they belong to Christ, they should consider again that we belong to Christ just as much as they do. 
8So even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of it.
9I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters. 
10For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive and his speaking amounts to nothing.” 
11Such people should realize that what we are in our letters when we are absent, we will be in our actions when we are present.
12We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise.
13We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the sphere of service God himself has assigned to us, a sphere that also includes you.
14We are not going too far in our boasting, as would be the case if we had not come to you, for we did get as far as you with the gospel of Christ.
15Neither do we go beyond our limits by boasting of work done by others. Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow, our sphere of activity among you will greatly expand, 
16 so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. For we do not want to boast about work already done in someone else’s territory.
17But, “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”
18For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends. 

1 Corinthians 2:1-5 NIV
“And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.”

Marks of an Apostle:

The signs, wonders and miracles will be the mark of the Apostle.  An Apostle of God can be a woman, even a young-looking person; the calling of God upon a person does not change. He sees the End from the Beginning.  God trains them in such a way, they will do nothing without hearing from Him and they are disciplined in many ways in order to attain that authority.  They are also matured through the sufferings in Christ.  They also participate in the sufferings of Christ. Their sufferings cannot be despised, and they cannot be looked down on because they are suffering for the Body of Christ.

Paul says in Colossians 1:24-29 NIV
“Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of His body, which is the church. I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness— the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.”

The enemy will shift your thinking against them and use you to sift them as a tool in the hand of Satan. God forbid that you do not yield yourself to that situation because there is sure punishment for those who follow satan and all his evil devices.

God will back up His authority, His chosen ones, whom He has placed over the Body of Christ in the spiritual realm. Paul says Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil.—Most probably, the same Alexander, mentioned in the First Epistle (1 Timothy 1:20), “as delivered to Satan”. It has been suggested that this Alexander, an influential Ephesian Jew, had done much injury to the cause of the Christians generally, and to St. Paul personally, with the imperial authorities at Rome. Paul surrendered this man to the Lord's Judgement; He says the Lord shall reward him according to his works. 

Spiritual Authority and Demonstration of Gods Power: 2 Corinthians 13:10 NIV
“This is why I write these things when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh in my use of authority—the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.”
God gives them Divine Authority for building up of the Body of Christ.

“since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful among you. For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God’s power. Likewise, we are weak in him, yet by God’s power we will live with him in our dealing with you.

2 Corinthians 13:3-4, 10 NIV
“since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful among you. For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God’s power. Likewise, we are weak in him, yet by God’s power we will live with him in our dealing with you.

Paul governed the Corinthian Church and many other churches from remote.  God would show Paul the spiritual condition of the church and would make him write letters to them.  The church there would read them and follow His instructions.

Traveling Function:
Like a pastor or a teacher of the church, an Apostolic function is not tied to a place.  He/She would go wherever and whenever the Lord sends him or her.  Apostle means "Sent." God would send them to different places to execute His Divine Assignments. The key to this is that they can hear from God directly.  They would get instructions from God and they would execute them.

Jesus told His disciples who were well-trained under His direct leadership to travel to different nations and make them disciples like themselves. This commission is not given to newly born babies. A newly born Christian can lead another to a church congregation to hear from a mature Spiritual Pastor but he cannot himself teach another in an enthusiasm to bring people to Christ.  This action actually frustrates the recipient/hearer and they would not come to Christ.  As the new-born Christian grows in Christ, the Christ in him will lead automatically others to Christ.  

Matthew 28:18-20 NIV
“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.””

Full of the Spirit:
Apostles are full of the Holy Spirit.  They move by the Spirit and with the Spirit.

Acts 13:1-2, 4 NIV
“Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.”

Acts 13: 9 NIV
Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said,

Apostles Can Marry:
Among the apostles of the Bible, Peter was married, and Paul did not choose to marry.  So it is not required that an Apostle must remain unmarried to carry out his or her spiritual calling and function.  Nobody can enforce this on anyone. God is the one who ordained marriage, and the Bible says it is Holy.  In the perfect Will of God, the relationship between the Bride and the Groom is Holy in the sight of God.

Apostolic Function - Not Gender Based:
John 20:16-18 NIV
“Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”). Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ” Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.”

Mary Magdalene was a disciple of Jesus, and she was the first to see the Risen Christ. She received a direct message from the Lord Jesus to deliver to His other disciples.  She was an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, though much of her ministry is not recorded, perhaps because of a male-dominated society. There is no male or female, but all are one in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 3:26-28 NIV
“So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”

To be Continued.

Written by Shanta S. Daniel

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Understanding the Body Of Christ

I was inspired to write on the Body of Christ a few weeks back, finally I have written one.  This post is totally based on my personal experience and observation how the Spirit of God works in conjunction with the scriptures.  Experienced Apostles, Prophets who read this post "may" find this to be "different."  Kindly feel free to share your comments and experience in order for us to analyze in the light of the scriptures. Here is the post for us all.

What is church and what is the Body of Christ?

A physical church mostly denotes to a building, very few speak of the people who form the church.  Man has jurisdiction over the physical church. Even the State or the government has jurisdiction over the church or the organization.  

What Christ intended to build is not a physical church.  Christ referred to it as “Ekklesia”

In Matthew 16:18, "…And I (Jesus Christ) say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church (Greek - ekklesia)…"

One study says “The Greek word "ekklesia," is used 115 times in the New Testament, and in most Bibles, it is always translated as "church" (except in Acts 19:32,39,41, where it is properly translated as "assembly").

The first complete English Bible, Tyndale Bible (in about 1524 AD ) did not use the word "church" anywhere in its pages, it used the word "congregation." Sometime after this Bible, they started replacing the word "congregation" with the word "church."

What does Ekklesia mean?

Greek word Ekklesia means “to be called out.” Ek means “out of” klesis means “a calling” So, Christ was telling Peter - upon this revelation that I am the Christ, Son of the Living God, I will build “those who are called out.”

Are you getting it? Those who are saved are the ones who acknowledge that Christ is the Son of the Living God, the savior of mankind and that Christ is their Lord over their lives.  As they come into this revelation, they are taken out of the world and translated into the Kingdom of God’s Dear Son, The Christ, and He is beginning to build them.  This Ekklesia has no boundaries.  This is universal.  Man or the government of this world has no jurisdiction over this, but CHRIST is the Ruler and He is the Head of this “Ekklesia” the Body of Christ.

How does Christ build this Ekklesia?

God saves people by exercising His Divine Will and brings them into this entity called “ekklesia” even if they do not attend any local church, they are brought into this “invisible entity” called the body of Christ.  They are brought into the Kingdom of God. They become God’s own.  However, those who are isolated are deprived of the privilege which I will mention below.

Now, those who have access to be part of the group or an assembly of the “called out ones” or those who are brought into this entity “ekklesia” have several privileges.  This “ekklesia or the assembly” is built up upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Christ Jesus as the Chief Cornerstone by the Holy Spirit.  The master builder is the Holy Spirit.  People need not worry about building this “ekkelsia,” they need to be simply cooperating with the Holy Spirit.  He is the one who is in-charge.

Please see the verses here

Ephesians 2: 22 In Him [and in fellowship with one another] you yourselves also are being built up [into this structure] with the rest, to form a fixed abode (dwelling place) of God in (by, through) the Spirit

Ephesians 2
9 Therefore you are no longer outsiders (exiles, migrants, and aliens, excluded from the rights of citizens), but you now share citizenship with the saints (God’s own people, consecrated and set apart for Himself); and you belong to God’s [own] household.

20 You are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Christ Jesus Himself the Chief Cornerstone.

21 In Him the whole structure is joined (bound, welded) together harmoniously, and it continues to rise (grow, increase) into a holy temple in the Lord [a sanctuary dedicated, consecrated, and sacred to the presence of the Lord].

22 In Him [and in fellowship with one another] you yourselves also are being built up [into this structure] with the rest, to form a fixed abode (dwelling place) of God in (by, through) the Spirit.

Body of Christ built on the Foundation of Apostles and Prophets:

Ephesians 2
20 You are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Christ Jesus Himself the Chief Cornerstone.

God is much, much concerned about building His “Ekklesia.”  He is the master manager and the most able administrator.  He chooses people even before they are formed in their mother’s wombs and designates them, trains, and forms them for His work.  Apostles normally go through a lot of affliction.  They are the special messengers of God and they can handle all the functions and so the training is very, very rigorous. They hear directly from God.

Prophets also form the foundation of the Body of Christ.  Like the Apostles, they can hear directly from God regarding the Body of Christ.  They are the mouthpiece of God.

Because there are real ones, there will be counterfeits also.  We need to identify the counterfeits by discerning, with the help of the Holy Spirit.  Even if we are able to identify the real authentic ones of the Lord, we need to be discerning every time that the Lord is speaking to us.  This is possible when we are also led completely by the Lord.  One Holy Spirit is working throughout the Body of Christ.  He is the connecting media and is communicating to all in the Spirit frequency and signals.  When we are tuned in properly our receptors will grasp the right signals and receive Divine Directions and Instructions from the Lord.  One of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is discerning of the Spirits.  This is not only discerning whether the person is the right one or not, but also whether the right person is speaking under the unction of the Holy Spirit or not.  Best Example is from the life of our Lord Jesus Christ in His interaction with Peter.  Matthew 16:  15 through 23 speaks of this.  One moment, Jesus commends Peter that he spoke with Divine Revelation and sometime later Jesus had to rebuke Peter as Satan, who was influencing Peter.  Each time Jesus looked underneath the outcome, into the source, and discerned things rightly.  Similarly, we need to be discerning every time.  If it is from the Holy Spirit you will know it and if it is not from the Holy Spirit you will know it then as well.  But know that people are also in the transition.  Also, consider it as a privilege and honor from the Lord if you are connected with the right Prophets and Apostles and you are under their Spiritual Covering.  Pray for them that they will always be led by the Spirit of God, pray for their prosperity, their blessing, their family, their protection.  Know the protocol of the Body of Christ that they form the foundation of the Body of Christ.  Apostles and Prophets need to be in unity knowing that each of them have a secure place in the Body of Christ, under the governing of One God, One Spirit, One Cornerstone, and One Head, The Christ.

In my humble opinion, or in my observation, most of the time, Divine alliances are made between Prophet and Apostle, Evangelist with an Evangelist in marriages.  This is a strategic alliance that would support the call and duty assigned to each individual.  Even otherwise, God brings His Ekklesia the “called out ones” under the Spiritual Covering of an Apostle and Prophet by Divine Means.  This is mandatory for growth, for building up, and for protection.  The Holy Spirit works within the structure for sanctification, edification, and growth including the members within towards presenting the Body Of Christ as a Blameless Spotless Bride for the Soon Coming Heavenly Bridegroom.

Designated Functions in the Body of Christ:

There are designated documented functions in the Body of Christ.  It is called the Office of the Five-Fold Ministry.  Below verses explain it clearly.

Ephesians 4
11 And His gifts were [varied; He Himself appointed and gave men to us] some to be apostles (special messengers), some prophets (inspired preachers and expounders), some evangelists (preachers of the Gospel, traveling missionaries), some pastors (shepherds of His flock) and teachers.

12 His intention was the perfecting and the full equipping of the saints (His consecrated people), [that they should do] the work of ministering toward building up Christ’s body (the church),

Office of the Five-Fold Ministry:

1.  Apostles (special messengers) – form the foundation.

2.  Prophets (inspired preachers and expounders) - form the foundation.

3.  Evangelists (preachers of the Gospel, traveling missionaries)

4.  Pastors (shepherds of His flock)

5.  Teachers (expound and explain the Word of God in details and revelatory manner)

Apostles:

The one who is appointed in the office of the Apostle is authenticated to function in all five offices, what I mean is they get direct messages from the Lord, they get the plan and the blueprint from the Lord, they can also prophesy, they can also do evangelism accompanied with miracles and signs, they can also Shepherd the people in the congregation.  They can also teach the Word of God.  They possess all 5 functional giftings.  In order to qualify for that office, they would also have to undergo so much of affliction in their life.

Prophets:

The one who is appointed in the office of the Prophet are the inspired preachers and expounders.  They get the download from the Lord and they act as the mouthpiece of God.  It is good to listen to God all the time and get the signals and directions from the Lord.  Since the Holy Spirit is dwelling within us, in this New Testament times the Prophets act as a confirmation voice of the Lord.  Authentic prophetic insights, impacts, and impartation must be welcomed by those who have jurisdiction over their local ministry and church in order for them to move in line with the Holy Spirit and also to see things as God sees and to have a Godly global perspective.

Evangelists (preachers of the Gospel, traveling missionaries)

As described, God appoints people in the office of the Evangelism with the designated duty to preach the Gospel.  They are also workers of miracles, healings, deliverances, and wonders for the furtherance of the Kingdom.  They are in the front line and in the business of plundering hell and populating heaven.  They are like the marketing wing.

Pastors:

Person who is appointed in this office is given the responsibility of taking care of the souls who are brought in to the Body of Christ by Evangelism.  That is why they are called shepherds.  A shepherd provides and protects his flock.  Lord Jesus himself has set an example for the Shepherd.  A pastor is to lay his life down for his flock and not vice-versa.  John 10 explains clearly how a shepherd should be from the life of the Good and Great Shepherd.  Ezekiel 34 gives a picture of bad and good shepherds. 

Teachers (expound and explain the Word of God in details and revelatory manner)

The one who is appointed to this office has a gifting to expound and explain the Word of God in a very detailed and more comprehensive manner.  They tend to get revelations from the Word of God.  Holy Spirit enables them to see scriptures in a new perspective each time and makes them dig out the treasures from the scriptures for the edification and the growth of the Body of Christ.

So, if we allow the Holy Spirit to take over the local church, He comes in and takes over.  He has limitless jurisdiction.  He will function in such a way from taking care of the needs of each individual to meeting the global (Godly) perspective criteria - that is micromanaging and macro-managing at the same time.  When Man has control over his jurisdiction, his local church, he thinks small and he fails to do justice to the call of God, to his position as the leader.  But when a leader gives full control to the managing force, the Holy Spirit with a global perspective of Universal Invisible Body of Christ, people in his church will be taken care of by the Lord himself.  He just needs to cooperate with the “Divine Working Force” and the rest is taken care by God - in my humble opinion.  A pastor of a church needs to be connected with Apostles and Prophets.  God will send Apostles and Prophets, because it is God’s building project and not man’s, and man need to identify it and cooperate with the Holy Spirit.  Even if a pastor is not able to identify it, if he is divinely led, God will connect him to His Foundation, the Apostles and Prophets.  God does follow protocols.

Likewise, each office should be interconnected.  God will bring Divine Connections and Divine covenant connections.  God will not leave anyone isolated because we are part of His Body.  There will be people who will be Spirit-led, obedient, having the image of Jesus Christ, bearing the fruits of the Spirit, whom God will send and connect with those who are isolated, for equipping them up for the calling that is upon their lives. This is confirmed in the below verses.

Ephesians 2

21 In Him the whole structure is joined (bound, welded) together harmoniously, and it continues to rise (grow, increase) into a holy temple in the Lord [a sanctuary dedicated, consecrated, and sacred to the presence of the Lord].

22 In Him [and in fellowship with one another] you yourselves also are being built up [into this structure] with the rest, to form a fixed abode (dwelling place) of God in (by, through) the Spirit.

Ephesians 4

12 His intention was the perfecting and the full equipping of the saints (His consecrated people), [that they should do] the work of ministering toward building up Christ’s body (the church),
13 [That it might develop] until we all attain oneness in the faith and in the comprehension of the []full and accurate] knowledge of the Son of God, that [we might arrive] at really mature manhood (the completeness of personality which is nothing less than the standard height of Christ’s own perfection), the measure of the stature of the fullness of the Christ and the completeness found in Him.

When Christ comes the universal Body of Christ, the Ekklesia, will be received and will be removed from this world along with the governing force "the Holy Spirit." Then what is left will be the physical church - buildings and those left behind, etc.  It is unimaginable how the world would be without the Holy Spirit.  Life will be terrible when the Comforter is taken away.  Truly, the world will be in great distress.  

Again, I would like to point out that this post is from my personal observation.  Please feel free to share your experience and comments for the benefit of the Body of Christ.  Thank you.

Maranatha!! Lord Jesus Christ Is Coming Soon!! 

Written by Shanta S. Daniel

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