tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915884733064413691.post1863574445219157922..comments2023-12-08T08:50:32.123-08:00Comments on End-Time Prophecy Watch: Last Days Spiritual Famine and Spiritual Eating DisordersEndtimeshofarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13985915365967740814noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915884733064413691.post-19891006717770430042015-01-31T08:59:44.125-08:002015-01-31T08:59:44.125-08:00I responded to this statement on facebook , posted...I responded to this statement on facebook , posted by a Pastor who simply responded to it by saying, " Truth," It read “Does anyone really think that America today is lacking preachers, books, Bible translations, and neat doctrinal statements? What we really lack is the passion to call upon the Lord until he opens the heavens and shows himself powerful.” Pastor Jim Cymbala." It still has not stopped to amaze me when I hear things like this! Such lack of discernment in our Leaders! And the people LOVE IT! How can this stuff fly? God tells us, but they are too proud to believe they could be deceived. I was once caught up in the Faith and Prosperity Movement for years and the Lord graciously delivered me from it. Unfortunately, today, they love it so much and the other error like it that the time will come, if it already hasn't come, that they will not be able to repent because they love Lies instead of the Truth! If you do not know the Word, you probably cannot even see what is wrong with the previous statement by Cymbala! Of course there is not lack of Christian Publications. (Notice too how he degrades and mocks Doctrine by calling it "neat doctrinal statements") but what is lacking is Hearing the Word of God, not a passion of feelings in us so strong that we will cry out to the Lord so He can SHOW us His great POWERS. God tells us clearly what is lacking, that there is a famine of the Word. We are told over and over again that God loves us, but Jesus said, If you love me you will love my Word." He also said If you love me you will KEEP my word and therein lies the famine. . In Proverbs 20:6 it says "Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find?" Faithful to what? Faithful to Whom? "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. We cannot love or please or obey or trust or worship Jesus if we do not hear, know, read, obey the Word of God. To know Jesus is to know the Word of God ! He is the Word. All this experience God stuff is just bogus fluff. It is appealing to the flesh but like cotton candy to the Spirit. It can not cause growth and it cannot cause strength and health in the Believer. I was addicted to alcohol, bulimic, and a pill popper and smoked 2 1/2 packs of cigs a day. God delivered me from it all as I began to believe His Word, the full counsel of His Word. I needed to hear not only what I should do but what I should not do. His Word became Life to me and all my Body! I also got delivered from thinking I would get my deliverance by attending meetings. The problem is you can't get to all of them! What a relief to know He is right here with me to do any work in me needed, if I will only purpose him my heart to listen to His Words and apply them to my life, leaning on Him to help me. What Freedom!karennoreply@blogger.com