to "Apostolic Anthology" ~ R.M.
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INCREASING THE FLOW OF THE ANOINTING IN THE UNIVERSAL BODY OF CHRIST
By Brother Randy Muse
"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for Brethren to dwell together in
Unity! It is like the precious Ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the
beard, even Aaron (the High Priest's) beard: that went down to the skirts of
his garments; as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion; for there
(in Unity) the LORD COMMANDED the Blessing, even life for evermore."
--Psalm 133
"I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech (appeal for) you that you walk
worthy of the vocation (calling, occupation, profession) wherewith you are
called...forbearing (being mercifully lenient toward) one another in Love;
Endeavoring (zealously attempting) to keep the UNITY of the Spirit in the bond
(adhesive, fastener, covenant) of peace.
"There is ONE Body, and ONE Spirit, even as you are called in ONE Hope of
your calling; ONE Lord, ONE Faith, ONE Baptism, ONE God and Father of ALL, Who
is above ALL, and through ALL, and in YOU ALL!"
--Ephesians 4:1-6
Ephesians 4:6 makes an interesting observation. In Ephesians 4:6 the Word of
God tells us that the "Father...Who is above ALL" (the Highest Authority in
the Universe and the Godhead); lives THROUGH US ALL, AND IS IN ALL OF US. When
most of us think about God living inside us, we think more in terms of the
Holy Spirit. But the Truth of the matter is, the whole Godhead is ONE God. If
you accept Jesus Christ in your heart, the Holy Spirit comes to dwell with His
Spirit of Sonship in us, but that third Person that most Christians overlook
when it comes to God in them, is God the Father, Who is in us and lives through
us ALL, if we are Born-Again.
This means that not only does the Devil and the world's system that wars
against us have to fight against Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit in our
lives, but we also have the Spirit of the Father or the Father of all spirits
living in and through us to more greatly enable us to destroy (completely
annihilate) the works of the Devil on behalf of God's Son, Jesus Christ, and the
Church which He was sent by the Father to establish.
The Book of Ephesians says that not only is He (the Father) IN US, but He is
ABOVE ALL!!! In other Words, when the Devil and this world's system fight
against us, not only do they have to contend with God the Son (Who defeated
the world and the Devil) and God the Holy Spirit with all His endowments and
anointed Gifts of the Spirit, but when the Devil and the world contend with us
they are also contending with the Holiness of the Highest Authority of the
Godhead, the Spirit of the Father in US.
Jesus said to the Father in John 17:18, "As You (the Father) have sent Me into
the world, in the same manner I have also sent them into the world (FULLY
ARMED AND FULLY EQUIPPED WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE FATHER)." And then He prayed,
"That they all may be ONE; as You, Father, Are in Me, and I Am in You, that
they also may be ONE in Us (UNITED IN THE FATHER AND THE SON): so that the
world may believe (be convinced) that You have sent Me." (vs.21)
In verse 22-23 Jesus goes on to say, "that they may be ONE, even as We Are
ONE: I in them, and You (the Father) in Me, that they may be made PERFECT in
ONE." Jesus said that the Father is in Him, and He (Jesus) is in us, and that
by having this union and fellowship with God the Father and God the Son within
us, that as they are in each other, that we would dwell together with such
unity of the Spirit so that the world can be evangelized and convinced of the
Gospel Message.
In Psalm 133 we learned that where UNITY of the Brethren is, that is where the
Anointing that breaks yokes of bondage flows, and that where UNITY of the
Brethren is, that is where God COMMANDS THE BLESSINGS of the Father. We need
to be more united in Christ Jesus to see a greater commandment of blessings
come upon us in Christ Jesus, so that through Love and Unity of the Spirit we
can reap the End-Time Harvest of souls for Jesus Christ. We can pass out
tracts, build web pages, have television ministries, etc., but without UNITY
there will be no commandment of Blessing upon what we are doing in the Name of
the Lord Jesus Christ!!!
The reason why the Early New Testament Church was so effective and powerful in
turning the World upside down is because of their Unity, "the precious
Ointment upon the Head" (Jesus Christ) "ran down" upon everything they did in
the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ!
The Word of God in Psalms 133 also states that the Anointing of Unity among the
Brethren is "as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion". Once dew
descends, or if it snows on a mountain, the thing that eventually happens is
the snow begins to melt and water (life-giving substance) begins to increase
the flow of water in the river that will ultimately arrive at its destination.
God has Anointed us so that through the increased flow of unity among the
Brethren we can arrive at our destination. Jesus prayed also that through our
Unity with Him, through the Spirit of the Father and Son in US (I in them, and
You [the Father] in Me), that we would arrive at our destination of being
"made PERFECT in ONE".
In other words, the purpose of our individual Anointing is so that we can live
in unity with one another and increase our corporate Anointing as the
Universal Body (ONE BODY) of Christ, and arrive at our Destination of being
made PERFECT in ONE (100% UNITED & 100% LIKE JESUS), AND SO THAT THE
END-TIME HARVEST CAN BE REAPED because the world will be convinced of the
Gospel (Jesus being sent to save them) through our unity with one another,
or our being ONE in Him, God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Unity is the Answer that destroys division within the Body of Christ,
increases the individual and corporate Anointing of every Saint, and every
local gathering's corporate Anointing as well; Unity increases the Bondage-breaking
Anointing of the Universal Church as a whole, and wins the World to Jesus.
"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for Brethren to dwell together in
Unity! It is like the precious Ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the
beard, even Aaron (the High Priest's) beard: that went down to the skirts of
his garments; as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion; for there
(in Unity) the LORD COMMANDED the Blessing, even life for evermore."
--Psalm 133
I pray that God will increase our effectiveness, our Love, and our Wisdom to
be more United as Brothers and Sisters in Christ, so that we can see the
Anointing run down upon everything we do in His Name, in Jesus Mighty Name,
and to God be the Glory, AMEN. | Tongues, Unity, & the Last Days Anointing
PART 2
In a message dated 9/25/98, haffner@ADEPT.NET writes:
> Bro. Randy,
> > Do you agree that we often view Christians from other denominations the way
> John saw this "other" follower (with fear, resentment, skepticism, etc.)?
> A barrier to unity, don't you think?
> > 38 And John answered Him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in
> Thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth
> not us. 39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall
> do a miracle in My name, that can lightly speak evil of Me. 40 For he that
> is not against us is on our part.
> [Mark 9:38-40 (KJV)]
That's correct. So many times we doubt the ministry of others, because we in
our finite understanding and experience don't know the "other minister" or
"ministry" personally or on a more intimate basis, therefore we doubt the
sincerity of other ministers simply because we are ignorant or lack personal
knowledge of the intimacy that the other person or ministry may genuinely have
with God.
Words of advice to all: Be careful in judging another man or another ministry
representing Christ, especially since you don't know every detail of another
man's life. If you speak against them by judging their different "style" or
different "calling" in ministry, you might find yourself speaking against the
very God who sent him, that you also are supposed to represent.
John said, "We forbad him (to cast out devils in Jesus' Name), because he
followeth not us." Too many ministers are fighting against other ministers
(public radio, etc.), assuming that they are the only true authorities
representing Christ because of their own doctrinal opinions that may differ
from others. They assume that "they" are the authorities of the Church sent to
decide who is and who isn't accurately representing Christ, but what these
people fail to realize, as John learned from Jesus, is that authority to do
anything in Jesus' Name is not given by men, but is by God.
John also said, "he followeth not US." We are not suppose to oppose people
simply because they do not FOLLOW US. What matters is not whether they follow
US or not, but whether or not they FOLLOW JESUS. "We forbid you to do this for
Jesus" and "we reject you because you don't follow US" are probably two of the
biggest reasons why unity does not exist between ministries in the Body of
Christ today. We forbid (oppose) the Eye Ministry to function in Jesus' name
because the Eye doesn't do things the same way that we, The Hand Ministry, do
it.
[1 Cor 12:12-25]
12 For as the body is one and has many members (many individuals, many
individual churches or local assemblies, and many individual ministries), but
all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.
13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body-- whether Jews or
Greeks, whether slaves or free (whether Baptist or Pentecostals, etc.)-- and
have all been made to drink into one Spirit.
14 For in fact the body is NOT ONE MEMBER but many (not one individual, not
one local assembly, not one ministry, not one denomination, etc.).
15 If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body," is
it therefore not of the body?
16 And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,"
is it therefore not of the body?
17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole
were hearing, where would be the smelling?
18 But now GOD HAS SET (not man) the members (many individuals, many individual
churches or local assemblies, and many individual ministries), each one of
them, in the body just as He pleased (and not as it pleases one man or any
particular denomination).
19 And if they were all one member, where would the body be?
20 But now indeed there are many members, yet one body.
21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you"; nor again the
head to the feet, "I have no need of you."
22 No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are
necessary.
23 And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these
we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty,
24 but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having
given greater honor to that part which lacks it,
25 that there should be no schism (NO DIVISION) in the body, but that THE
MEMBERS (many individuals, many individual churches or local assemblies, and
many individual ministries) SHOULD HAVE THE SAME CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER (or the
same concern about other ministries as they do for their own).
(NKJ)
Selfishness and caring about your ministry more than the condition of
surrounding churches is another great reason for division in the Body. We
criticize them instead of offering to help them be more Christlike. Instead
of helping the needy in fellowships not as well established as our own, we are
content to have more than enough and keep it to ourselves.
We need to get in the ministry of helping the ministries of others grow, and
then watch how our own individual ministries grow. We're interested more in
herding, instead of helping the needy, and we call that church growth. If
Churches made it their business to help other local Churches financially,
imagine what examples we'd be to one another PRACTICING THE SAYING THAT it is
more blessed to give than to receive. If we all focused on serving one another
instead of majoring on our differences of opinion, imagine what Love and Unity
in the Body of Christ there would genuinely be!
Imagine Pastors no longer speaking out against the church up the street, and
instead, offering to assist them in any way.
Unity is a choice just like Division is a choice. You can find their faults,
or you can help meet their needs. The choice is ours to do something to end
Division in the Body of Christ TODAY, and everyday.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
to "Apostolic Anthology" ~ R.M.
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