Men long for inspiration, not revelation.

Revelation is very near us. Wisdom cries out in the streets. We are aware of its presence. But the journey to
inspiration through revelation is a longer harder road.
Revelation is not as exciting or nicely packaged, people don't write books about it.

Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-­edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.


It brings about brokeness that is not pretty. Wounds that are drenched in shame.
Consequences better left ignored. Revelation, repentance and a hunger for righteousness (righteousness not reputation)
We would rather have inspiration, somthing new, somthing that represents a way around our depressing little lives.

If only the pastor who stuggled with pornagraphy could actually struggle with it. Instead he struggles with the secret of it.
He struggles with reputation not righteousness. His sin will eat him alive.

The corporate church is about reputation not righteousness. Its not about repentance and vulnerability.
This world is so jacked, why do we really care whether someone else thinks we have it all together.

The church must embrace our broken, wicked hearts and allow us to struggle.
Who is unfit for ministry the man who confesses his sins or the man who fiegns that he has no sin.
Today the church would rather have a liar than a struggling growing believer.

So the church asks the question what if we embrace what you are saying. What do we do then if peoples lives dont change?
What if people repent and take responsibility for sin, and long for their lives to change, but nothing happens?
If we and are lives do not change,...then maybe the whole thing is a lie.

How long since we have been in fellowship where we were safe to writhe in the stuggle where the thoughts and attitudes of our hearts were exposed.
Where the word of God split our joints marrow. That sounds really painful. Do we really think there is a time when we no longer struggle with the thoughts and attitudes of our hearts. Will we ever be so mature? I don't believe so. But thoughts and attitudes are so ugly when confessed. It is easier to apologize for being forgetful than it is to confess that you didnt want to remember.

Are we even on this journey? The church will not allow its leaders to be on such a journey. Leaders must appear sinless.
Or at least their struggles must be of lesser stature.

If the corporate church will not be about these things which I believe to be the Gospel. They should forfiet their title.

Andy Mullins


posted by Andy at 9:18 PM | |