Obedience: The Key to the Mysteries of God

The Key to the Mysteries of God

The church has erroneously structured itself to allow the pastor to decide who holds positions in the church. Pastors do not have the right to decide your calling. Again, your calling to the ministry will be determined by the influence of God's grace in your life--the influence of the knowledge of Jesus Christ. Once you have been influenced by Christ, no one can stop God from using you. That is why the Word says your gift will make room for you.

Knowledge, understanding, revelation and wisdom is only given through obedience. As a saint obey the initial dispensing of the Word, they will begin to obtain the depths in the mysteries of God. If they do not obey the elementary, they will not find the depths. This comes only through submission. There are many people who have obtained knowledge, but have no revelation. There are some people who have revelation but no wisdom. Why? Because it is hidden from them. You can read and obtain knowledge, but the reason you cannot read to obtain revelation and wisdom is because it is only found in the mind and heart of God.

In order to get revelation and wisdom, A son of God must enter into God's heart and mind and they cannot enter in without obedience. Obedience is what takes them into God's heart. As they obey the Word, they enter into the heart of God and become a partaker of His mind. He will release unto them the hidden mysteries, the hidden manna, but only through obedience and submission. If a son do not enter into submission, they will never receive this wisdom and revelation. All they will be able to do is read and receive the letter of the Word, but they will not be able to operate in it.

The five-fold ministry is the frame and everything else sits on that frame: the muscle tissues, the sinews and the skin. When we are talking about moving into the apostleship, the office of the prophet, evangelist, pastor and teacher, it is strictly based upon the measure of faith (influence received). The gift of God is given to son in proportion to the measure of the gift of Christ; and that measure is determined by how much God has influenced them.

HOW WILL A SON KNOW IF THEY HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED?

God’s influence in son's life is going to be determined by the disposition of their mind. God always knows where they are in Him. He knows their mind. The devil does not know a son of God mind, but he will try to feed their mind. God knows exactly what they will do when given a set of circumstances. He knows whether they will fail or whether they will succeed. So, what is the job of the Holy Ghost? Faith is the operation of the Holy Ghost. He has one purpose, and that is to influence the body of christ by grace: the effectual working of God's power inside the church. Faith's only purpose is to bring the church into the mind of Christ. Every now and then the Holy Ghost is going to allow the body of christ to enter into circumstances to reveal to them the disposition of their mind. God knows their disposition. He knows what they are thinking. He knows what their response will be to any given situation. The Holy Spirit is always setting up situations and circumstances that will reveal the disposition of their mind. Every situation they enter into; every trial and test, is to reveal the disposition of their mind; to show them how far they are from the mind of Christ.

Most saints erroneously believe that God only does this with "big" situations. Actually He will do this right in your house. Here are some of the everyday situations God may use to reveal a saint mindset:

• He will allow your husband to say something to you and expose the fact you will respond the wrong way.

• He will allow your children to do something to show the disposition of your mind.

• He will withhold things from you, to reveal your response.

• He will take you past your deadline. What is the disposition of your mind when you go past the deadline?

• He will bless you. This is the most subtle testing. What is the disposition of your mind while you are being blessed? Are you seeking God as much now as you were when you did not have anything? Are you praying as much? Are you studying as much? He will allow the circumstances to reveal the disposition of your mind. Your daily routines, dispositions, the way you entreat people and the way you respond to how you are entreated, will reveal how much influence God has in your life.

The revelation of the disposition of a saint mind is very important, because as Paul pointed out to the church, it is “with my mind I serve the law of God.” Whoever controls your mind, controls your body. Whoever controls the disposition of saint's mind, controls their service. If Satan controls a saint's mind, they are going to yield their members to sin. But if the Lord can influence their mind, they can serve Him. Without that a saint cannot serve Him. A saint can desire to serve Him, and envy those who do, but they cannot serve Him of themself. Why? Because their minds are influenced by Satan.

People sit in the church frustrated because they are waiting for their gift to operate. But it will not operate, because it only operates by the measure of Jesus Christ. How much influence does Jesus have on your life? Is He really Lord over all, or just Lord over a few areas? Often the church think the pastor is holding them back, and will not use them. But it is God who will not use them! God will not loose their ministry and allow them to go forth and minister.

MINISTRY: AN ANOINTED SERVICE

Ministry is only an anointing on that which is within. A son of God is going to serve the Body of Christ with that which is within them. If they are sent to another country to pastor or teach, they cannot depend on what is in someone else. Ministry is an anointed service. It is an anointing placed on what has been developed in the individual who is ministry. Some people in the church are very dutiful, in good standing with the pastor and get along with everyone. A position might become open in the church and it might appear obvious that you should be selected, because you have been faithful and dutiful. If the pastor puts you in that situation and six months later you fall into a very negative circumstance and begin whining and complaining, what happens to the people you are leading? At that moment what can you say to them? How can you minister to them? What do you have to tell them?

As a leader is being developed in this measure, the disposition of their mind is being developed into the measure of Jesus Christ. There are going to be times when they want to be weak, because they are too strong and they have come to the place where they hated their strength,(They wanted to be weak). This is because there will be times when a leader become weary of everyone looking to them for answers. They will want to look to someone for their answers even though they already have the answers. Why? Because that leader have a revelation of Jesus Christ, but they just do not want to walk in it. They are tired. The disposition of their mind is being revealed.

The beautiful thing about God is that He will develop you on the job without the people around you being hurt too badly. He wants you to develop this measure and the only way you are going to be developed is by more influence being sent to your mind. Every time God reveals the disposition of your mind, it is so you will seek Him for more influence. God will show you where and how you will not allow Him to be strong in you. Many of your trials and failures are to reveal the dispositions of your mind for it is with your mind that you are going to serve the Lord.

When God influences you, you change. You will not be the same person any longer. God is trying to tell us that having the measure of Jesus Christ is a prerequisite to our ministry becoming a reality. Saints, we can change. God bless you, Apostle Mary Banks