GOD’S WILL - ALWAYS PERFECT!
GOD’S TIMING - ALWAYS PERFECT!
We’ve all said this.............but, today is a NEW day! We BEGAN this day knowing God is
speaking to our hearts to shore-up our church’s vision. He’s telling us to move into our proper
destiny. This is the year. This is the day. It’s time for us to embrace our calling: GO INTO ALL
THE WORLD AND PREACH THE GOSPEL! That’s the reason we changed the sign outside
the church a long time ago to “EAGLE’S FLIGHT MINISTRIES” instead of “THE EAGLE’S
NEST”. As a Prophet of God told us some time back: “You will no longer be able to “do”
church as you know it!” Although the “Nest” is the place we meet together for renewal, teaching
and family-time, it is the WORLD God has called us to! We meet here to revive and grow and
learn. We meet for instruction and for inner-action. Then we “GO” to places sometimes very far
away to ‘share’ what God is saying and doing in this day. And even though some of us “stay”
and some of us “go”, we ALL participate in this ministry TOGETHER!! We are “FAMILY”!
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Today - as never before - all of us need to examine our Christian walk! If we come to realize that
a spirit of worldliness and compromise has begun to creep into our lives, we must repent and turn
away from it! If we’ve allowed ourselves to come under the influence of someone, or a ‘group’,
that is “religious” - but ungodly, we must break that association and renounce ungodly spirits that
may have been transferred to us. And it takes ‘discernment’ from heaven to make the right
judgment-call in these situations!! Why? Because a person who is deceived does not KNOW
he’s deceived! That’s why I always tell you, “THERE ARE NONE SO BLIND AS THOSE
WHO REFUSE TO SEE!!!
A wolf dressed properly as a ‘sheep’ can come in among the real sheep and go undetected for a
season.......and in some instances, NEVER be discovered! That’s why we have to be careful that
those who minister to us have the Character of Jesus ----- NOT JUST HIS WORDS!
Remember: the devil can quote Scripture!
1 Corinthians 11:25-31 (NLT)......HE TOOK THE CUP OF WINE AFTER SUPPER,
SAYING, “THIS CUP IS THE NEW COVENANT BETWEEN GOD AND YOU, SEALED
BY THE SHEDDING OF MY BLOOD. DO THIS IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME AS
OFTEN AS YOU DRINK IT.
FOR EVERY TIME YOU EAT THIS BREAD AND DRINK THIS CUP, YOU ARE
ANNOUNCING THE LORD’S DEATH UNTIL HE COMES AGAIN.
SO IF ANYONE EATS THIS BREAD OR DRINKS THIS CUP OF THE LORD
UNWORTHILY, THAT PERSON IS GUILTY OF SINNING AGAINST THE BODY
AND THE BLOOD OF THE LORD.
THAT IS WHY YOU SHOULD EXAMINE YOURSELF BEFORE EATING AND
DRINKING GOD’S JUDGMENT UPON YOURSELF.
THAT IS WHY MANY OF YOU ARE WEAK AND SICK AND SOME HAVE EVEN
DIED.
BUT IF WE EXAMINE OURSELVES, WE WILL NOT BE EXAMINED BY GOD AND
JUDGED IN THIS WAY.
Listen:
If we compromise and mix God’s Spirit with the world’s spirit, we have to expect dire
consequences. If we examine ourselves and do what is right and expected from God, we
REMOVE God’s judgment and He cleanses us! That’s why we constantly ask forgiveness and
apply the Blood of Jesus to our lives and our circumstances.
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NOW!
The “secret” to the manifest, clear Presence of God is DEATH TO THE FLESH! Of
course, we know this! But ‘doing’ it is something else!! As we begin to die to our own desires,
our dreams, our ambitions - and most importantly - to our flesh (or soul-ish man), our hearts will
be purer and Matthew 5:8 says, “BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART FOR THEY
SHALL SEE GOD.” Now, dying to the flesh is NOT an ‘easy’ task! It IS expected,
however......even REQUIRED! And the truth is, God does NOT gauge success by our standards!
He’s looking for - and requires - pure hearts, no matter how “high” or “low” you may be at any
particular time.
God comes in at opportune - as well as IN-opportune times – but ALWAYS to a person or Body of
Believers who are selfless in their intent and HUNGRY for God, Himself - not just the gifts He
gives (i.e. healing, tongues, etc.)
The Bible clearly states that where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint (Proverbs
29:18). Each does what seems right on any particular day. Not only does God call for
‘governmental’ order in the Body, He has instructed us to do that very thing! (See Hebrews 13:7
and 13:17).
Now - the Lord has instructed our Pastor to tell you what the vision IS for this church! That’s
exactly what he does as he speaks the Word of God to us - be it on a Sunday morning, or as we sit
together for a meal, etc. and, it is reiterated on Wednesday evenings! And, I dare say, most of us
can repeat ANYTHING he has instructed us in!! You see - when you “KNOW” your Shepherd,
you have understanding of what our church and ministry is all about! We’re no longer satisfied in
this body with coming in at 10:30; leave at Noon-time —and we’ve “been to church”....see ya at
the buffet!! We want the FULLY MANIFESTED WILL OF GOD - DEMONSTRATED
THROUGH OUR OBEDIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE!
We don’t have the desire to run over our people. But we do intend to please God. AND, we are
pursuing God. We want His favor. We want His approval. We want Him to smile on us. And
on the day when Pastor and I stand before the Righteous Judge, we want Him to be pleased with
the way we’ve presented His Word to the sheep He’s entrusted us with!
This is why we CANNOT tolerate a spirit of criticism, back-biting, jealousy or judgment in this
body. If you think you’ve “heard God” concerning someone in this Body and that you have been
“gifted” with the ‘right’ to mean-mouth a brother or sister ---- all in the name of righteousness
and good-of-the-Body, of course, THINK AGAIN!!!
This place has been dedicated to the only Holy, True, Living God, Jehovah; and at the risk of
displeasing you, Pastor and the Leadership and I have chosen to please HIM above all others!
And even if you are correct in your assumptions regarding others in this Body, it’s still not your
‘place’ to bad-mouth! Except for the Almighty Grace of our God, ALL OF US WOULD BE
DEAD-IN-THE-WATER! Why? Because ALL have sinned. Not ONE SINGLE PERSON is
‘perfect’. That’s why we MUST be constantly covered with the Blood of Jesus!
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God is cleaning house! He’s going inside our private - or secret places and He’s routing out
hidden sin. We know that if we repent and turn, God will honor our hearts. But because of the
seriousness of the hour we’re living in, we believe He will expose unrepentant sin for the purpose
of cleansing..........BECAUSE HE KNOWS OUR HEARTS! The GREAT NEWS is:
the instant you ask for forgiveness, in the Name of Jesus, you are instantly forgiven! You see, we
are a “covenant” people; covered by Jesus’ precious blood. We aren’t like the people from the
book of Judges 21:25 where it states: IN THOSE DAYS THERE WAS NO KING IN
ISRAEL; EVERYONE DID WHAT WAS RIGHT IN HIS OWN EYES. We are embraced
and protected by the all-powerful blood-covering of our Lord Jesus Christ!
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As a “Family”, let us say - with one voice: WE WILL LISTEN FOR YOUR VOICE, O LORD;
AND DO YOUR WILL, in Jesus’ Name.
AND ALL GOD’S PEOPLE SAID:
AMEN!
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