“For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man; but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost” – 2 PET 1:21
Tell me, truthfully, what is more important to you: The ’Will of Man’, or being ‘Moved by the Holy Ghost’? When you wake up in the morning, what are the first words out of your consciousness? Do they begin with “Lord…”? Or do they start with “I think….”, “I must…”, or “I will…”?
Many saints cry out in agony saying “Lord I want to know your will!”, but then spend their entire mental day with thoughts and OPINIONS which never originated from God. Many saints simply want to find out what THEIR WILL is today. To them, life is about ‘their decisions’ rather than ‘God’s decisions’. They spend their days asking themselves inner questions, or asking counselors for their inner wisdom, or listening to the OPINIONS of others; rather than ASKING, SEEKING, AND KNOCKING at the door of God.
God wants HOLY people that he can MOVE upon! And one of the most important aspects of true holiness is not about doings and not doings; it is not about social behavior. True holiness begins with a melding of your mind into God’s mind so that HE CAN MOVE upon you. Your actions MUST follow your thoughts; it only follows, therefore, that if you surrender your thoughts to the mind of God, then your actions will BECOME holy. As your mind is given over to the mind of God then you will begin to SPEAK and PROPHECY what the Holy Ghost gives to you.
It is God’s desire that we all become vessels that speak the truth, and prophecy of things to come. It is His heart’s cry that we lay down the strong desires we have to SPEAK OUR MIND and reach out to Him to have HIM move upon us. He has called us to be made into His likeness and after His image. All these things can only happen when we chose to STOP INTERFERING WITH THE TRANSMISSION FROM HEAVEN.
Some people are afraid to live the bumper sticker of ‘Let Go and Let God’. They say: ‘Well, God gave me a brain, and He obviously expects me to use it!” Yes, there is a partial truth there, but the full answer is: “God gave you a spirit too! And that spirit is wired to HEAR FROM GOD and transmit that communication INTO YOUR BRAIN! So please, by all means, use your brain. Just don’t use the natural mind only. Let God MOVE on you! Let God SPEAK to you. Sit still; and He WILL give you ears to hear that which the Spirit is saying to the churches.
Original Copyright: © Anthony J. Massotti Th.M., Th.M. 5/9/1999