Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength - # 175
Michael’s book is
available through:
Abiding Life Ministries
International
Littleton, Colorado
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Michael
travelled all over the world and saw all kinds of churches, with all kinds of
people in those churches. And he saw
something that few have ever seen…
DAY 152
“I Hate My
Church!”
For the gate is small, and the way is narrow that leads to
life, and few are those who find it. --Matthew 7:14
“I am the only one at my church with the revelation that
Jesus is my life and is everything! Where can I go to find a good church?”
This is a common question and a valid complaint, for there are churches that do
not mention a word about Jesus, that operate entirely in the flesh and
manipulate to build numbers of members and quantities of coffers. Those types
of churches do exist, as we can read in Revelation. I will not, through guilt,
manipulate someone to stay in such a place unless he has the peace of God to
stay. He may be the only one there loving Jesus above all else, and much is
said in Scripture about the principle of the few. There simply are not enough
of them, and, after all, it does not take much leaven to raise the whole lump. Being a lone voice in the
wilderness is sharing in His sufferings.
A woman prayed me
into her church, and I mean that sincerely; she prayed me in. I do not think
anyone could have stopped me from being there. It took ten years of prayer, but
she never wavered. I was so encouraged when I heard another woman, from a
different church, talking to her at the break, saying, “I would love to have the
Abiding Life conference in our church, but the elders would never hear of it.”
My friend responded, “Oh, I believed the same thing, and look at what God is
doing! It took ten years of prayer, but I did not give up. It may take you ten
years, but do not give up! The Lord will open a door that no man can shut.”
A believer is where he is for a reason.
If someone does come to
see he is in Christ, and Christ is in him, do not expect him to stay around for
long. The few are
rarely allowed to bunch up. This is what makes special gatherings, retreats, and conferences so
precious to me; the
fellowship with like-minded believers is so refreshing.
Remember, though, that the few do not have something that
other believers do not possess. The few, by faith, have simply recognized and believed
what they have freely been given by the Lord. The few are not better or exclusive; in fact, they are
more acquainted with suffering.
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
Not very many people want to be a “lone voice.” Most want to be a part of something big. Big is counted as something special, and
oftentimes “spiritual.” Yet, Jesus was
not into “big.” Why? He knew what was in most men.
Michael gives us a very profound truth when he states: “A believer is
where he is for a reason.” God is always
at work in each and every believer’s life, and God has each believer in a place
where God can work the work He wants to accomplish. The most interesting thing is to come to
realize what Michael tells us next: “The few are rarely allowed to bunch up.” Wow!
The many rarely ever see that.
It is so startling to recognize and believe the spiritual things that
have been given by the Lord, and then to experience that acquaintance with Christ’s
sufferings.
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