Day 298 - The Wolf In Sheep's Clothing

Thoughts on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength (Vol. 1) - # 306

         

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It is quite interesting that I have been messaging with an abiding friend today, and the idea of some fellowships teaching some things that lead members to pursue dead ends was brought out in their testimony of past failures due to carnal teaching by those who are sheep.  I then sat down to do this posting of Michael’s Day 298 in the book, My Weakness for His Strength.  How interesting the link…

Fellowships are chock full of carnal programs and carnal teaching.  Some Believers travel far and pay good money to get what they hope will be God’s answer to their dilemma.  And they miss God Himself altogether.  Oh, how Michael speaks of Holy Spirit showing up…an action many never experience when chasing carnal teaching.

Soak on Michael’s illustration in the first paragraph (we have some very similar “vines” on trees on our property) and let God speak to the “wolves” you may have hidden in your “trees.”  And then find that place where Holy Spirit can “show up.”

Day 298

The Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing

Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. --Matthew 7:15

While traveling in the jungle I noticed something quite remarkable; I had never seen anything like it. A vine had embedded itself in the bark of a tree. It was so well hidden and blended so perfectly with the bark that it could hardly be noticed and did not stand out at all. It had worked its way up the tree and even had leaves that looked like those of the giant tree. It appeared to be the tree but was not. 

There are many carnal programs that have embedded themselves in the churches to the point that they are actually considered spiritual. They have been around so long that no one questions them; they have been baptized as far as our consciences are concerned, and yet these things are exactly like the world. Why is it that the world can come up with something to entertain its minions and the Church then tries to compete? If something were really of God, why would we not think of it first? The modern form of education was born of a Christian notion; the schools were Christian and the world followed with its schools after seeing the value in what was being done. I really delight in the fact that we believers can gather together in a small room where Christianity is illegal, have no stimulus or expression of the spectacular, and yet if the Holy Spirit shows up, in the quiet places of the heart we hear Him and are never the same. 

Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point      Green – IT, Incredible Truth        

Red – GP, Greatest Promises

Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches           Pink – PV, Priceless Victory

How many schools in America alone were founded by Christians, only to become a worldly institution, not to mention the ones founded by the world?

Oh, how we should yearn for the gathering Michael speaks of, or simply being alone, and hear Holy Spirit speak to Christ’s heart in all of us who are Believers…

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