God our great High Priest has a way of purifying us. Everything we go through is for the purpose of purity. Each trial we face is so that we can be more like Him. The bible says the pure in heart shall see God! The more we see God the more He is seen in us. The more pure our heart is the more God can entrust us in His service. With each test comes promotion. God is the one who promotes us not man.
Our personal accomplishments can elevate us to positions of authority but our ability to maintain these positions will be determined only if we can pass the tests of purity. Character is what God uses to qualify us not mere knowledge and experience. If we are not where we want to be, we got to ask ourselves, how well have we handled life's tests? Jesus was promoted in ministry through being tested and so will we.
Our ministry is be based on what we have been through. God takes us through so we can lead others through. I have been tested to the core this year, I have failed at times, but I have not given up, and therefore I believe this next year will bring me great promotion. Each year we should be at a higher level that the previous one. Each level means more devils but more grace and greater Glory!
God has been purifying every area of my life especially at home. I must first be a minister in private before God promotes me in public. My home is my proving ground, it reveals who I really am. Unless my home is pure of all defilement, I cannot expect to be God's agent in purifying others. I see myself in my children, their weaknesses are a reflection of my own. My ability to train them in the right way to go will determine if I am qualified to train others. The bible says to love my wife as Christ loves the church. If I cannot love right those closest to me how can I expect to give genuine love to others.
How far I go in fulfilling my call will be determined by how faithful in being a good steward in what He has already given me.
We must pass the tests of the wilderness before we enter into the Promised Land, or defeating the Giants in the land will not be believable. Since 2001 the church in America has been under serious attack. God is calling us in 2011 to no longer just be on the defense but to get on the offense. The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof. It is time to walk in our dominion mandate, until the kingdom's of this world have become the kingdom of God.
Read Leviticus 14
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