Something Is Happening In The Boneyard

Ezekiel 37:7-10

"So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. [8] And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. [9] Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God ; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. [10] So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army."

Psalm 92:7-11 [7] When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever: [8] But thou, Lord, art most high for evermore. [9] For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. [10] But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil. [11] Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.

Mario Murillo wrote a book tittled Fresh Fire. This book was written in 1991, but the message is so relevant that it seemes like it was written yesterday.

The truth is that the message contained in that book, is far more relevant, and more important, and more urgent right now, than it was in 1991. The world in 2021 has gone a long way the wrong way. We are without a doubt in a far worse and more critical condition than we were in 1991.

But I have to say, what concerns me a hundred times more than the shape the world is in, is the shape the church is in. I know we don't want to admit it, but the blame for the evil, the darkness, and the perversion in this country, lays on the door step of the church. We could get even more specific and say... that it really falls squarely upon the pulpits and those who have stood, and are standing behind them today.

Sadly there has been a horrible vacancy of God called, and God anointed warriors of the cross, who unashamedly without fear or favor have proclaimed an unadulterated gospel that condemned sin, that confronted the sinner, and that convicted lukewarm saints. What we are seeing in America today, is what happens when a nation loses the stabilizing power of a holy, anointed, God fearing, fire baptized church, and lets down her standard, and starts playing footsies with the world.

It has happened just like the Bible says, evil communications corrupt good manners. Which means, if you lie down with the dogs you're going to rise up with flees. Which simply means... you become like the company you keep.

For too long the church has tried to be a friend of the world. We even went so far as to completely restructure the church so as to not offend anyone. We called it the seeker sensitive movement. The church made every effort to make the sinner comfortable in church. Remove the altars, remove any songs about the blood from our song books, have no emotional responses to the Holy Spirit, such as... dancing, or running, or shouting. And especially no spiritual manifestations like speaking in other tongues, or prophecy, or God forbid, casting out devils.

So essentially the church invited the sinner in, and pushed the Holy Spirit out. So churches began to to fill up with sinners who were comfortable in church, because there was no preaching against sin, and no Holy Spirit presence to convict them or deliver them from their sin. So preachers left off the business of building the kingdom of God, and got in the business of building churches, and growing numbers, instead of growing up soldiers of the cross, who lived holy, sanctified, consecrated lives, who feared God, and hated sin.

So there was a huge vaccum of Holy Ghost filled fire baptized leadership, and the devil moved quickly to fill that vacancy with, seeker sensitive, greasy grace, get rich quick preachers, who were more concerned about dollars in the plates and butts in the seats, than building spiritual warriors, who could live holy, cast out devils and heal the sick.

So here we are in 2021 and we find ourselves like Samson, moving and shaking, but he wist not the Spirit of God... the presence and the power of God, had departed from him. That's where we are as a movement, that's where the church in America is by and large.