Heirs of God, Joint Heirs With Christ

C.HEIRS OF GOD, JOINT HEIRS WITH CHRIST

1.Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

2.But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.

3.Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world.

Galatians 4:1-3

You are heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ. But you were in bondage and held captive by the elements of the world. That's why you have to be put under tutors and governors: this is the purpose of the five-fold ministry. The five-fold ministry is in place to mature you. You will remain useless to the Lord as long as you allow yourself to be captive to the elements of the world. Our job is to raise you above those elements and lose you from those captivities, to raise you where you are no longer useless and incomplete. Paul said when he was a child he acted like a child, thought like a child, talked like a child, and responded like a child. But when he became a man, he put away childish things, and he took on the responsibilities of his manhood. The greatest miracle is to create a son! Give God a son! You have to become one yourself before you can reproduce one. You will never give God what He wants if you do not become a son. He does not care about your eloquence and other abilities. He wants you to be able to develop a son. It takes a new disposition; an influenced mind to do this. Otherwise, you are going to be tossed to and fro. You have not been influenced until you can take all of your negative experiences; and discern them and see whether you’ve been influenced by God. Saints, we are at a point now where this is our life. My only existence now, is to give my Father what He wants. You have been given a sufficient amount of grace. Now you have to take inventory of yourself. If one of the ministers can give you a truth that affects you negatively, you were already incomplete. All they did was to reveal this to you. We have to deal with where we are. God is looking for some sons now: people who have been influenced by Him. He needs those who can complete their training on the field. It does not matter if you do not have any experience as a pastor. God will teach you. You have to decide how badly you want to serve the Father. It is not about reputation. It is not about money. There is, however, a fulfillment in satisfying the Father. It’s like nothing you have ever experienced. All the money in the world cannot give you the satisfaction you get from knowing you have done what God wanted you to do, and that you have influenced another life and changed that life. God is doing something with us. There are hearts God is touching. There are some who are discovering they can be more than they ever thought they could be, and that they can be valuable to God. EVERY JOINT SUPPLIES

Ephesians 4: 16From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

The disposition of your mind is so important because every joint supplies something to the other joints. What you are going to supply, is what has been developed in you, by the effectual working of God’s power. Your measure is the amount of influence in you, and you have to supply it to the next joint, who may even be out of place. The effectual working of the Holy Ghost through you, can bring you where you are to be fitly joined in the Body. There are some joints in the Body that are not fitted. Ignorance, false doctrines, divisions and rebellion in the Body of Christ take the joints out of place. You have a responsibility to supply every joint with what it needs. You have the responsibility to allow the effectual working of God's power, through the gift He gave you, to be channeled to individuals who are not in the Body so they can be brought in and fitly joined.