Rolls Royce
Most people have heard of Rolls Royce. It is a company that manufactures a vast array of products in the areas of civil aerospace, military aerospace, energy, and maritime. Its jet aircraft engines power Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 aircraft. Rolls Royce also manufactures motorcars that have a reputation for luxury and excellence.
It is this excellence I wish to address.
Some time ago, the Lord spoke powerfully to me and has spoken of this several times since, saying two words, “Rolls Royce”. I asked Him, “Are you telling me that I can have a Rolls Royce motor car”? He replied, “If you want one, you can have one but I am talking about a Rolls Royce Ministry”. Being somewhat of a perfectionist that got my attention and I realized that He was speaking about excellence in Ministry. It is an element that is sorely lacking in many parts of the Church and it has nothing to do with money, prosperity, poverty, health and wellbeing, but it has everything to do with such matters. If that sounded as if I contradicted myself, please let me explain. To do that, I will have to address a few issues that have crept into the church, whilst avoiding promoting the prevaalent pet theories or favourite doctrines etc.
Some people want to accept a poverty lifestyle whereas others believe in prosperity. Debates rage over health and healing, the work of the Holy Spirit in peoples’ lives today, certain end time events and the like, so, regardless of what the bible really says about such things, it comes down to personal choices. People choose to believe or choose not to believe and they will have what they expect as a result. The freedom of choice, exercising of one’s self-will is in our power and God does not usually overrule this.
I believe that poverty and sickness are a result of the curse from which Jesus delivered us and I believe with all my heart in the Lordship of Jesus Christ and His imminent return and that His Church; that is, the Church that He is building is a glorious Church, whose full glory, authority and manifestation of the presence of God in her midst is yet to be revealed. My position is clear as you can see elsewhere on this site.
What you choose to believe and accept is in your own power.
As for the Rolls Royce Ministry, I guess that this is also a matter of choice, but let me tell you something. I know few people who would ever settle for second best. Would you?
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The Realities Of Eternity
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Daily Psalm מִזְמוֹר & Proverb מִשְלֵי
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O Lord my God, I put my faith in you; take me out of the hands of him who is cruel to me, and make me free; So that he may not come rushing on my soul like a lion, wounding it, while there is no one to be my saviour. Psalm 7:1-2
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Daily Prescription רָפָא
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For I will make you healthy again and I will make you well from your wounds, says the Lord. Jeremiah 30:17
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I do not know many people who would truthfully be content to struggle every day for a meal, a breath of fresh air, fresh clean water to drink or bathe in or a derelict flea-ridden, cockroach infested, cesspit of a hovel to live in. No doubt some people do live in abject poverty, especially in what we call third world countries and it is hard to see women suffering from diseases like fistula, children with cataracts and eye diseases, or dying of malnutrition and not be moved. Their choices are limited and commendable humanitarian aid programs are doing what they can, humanly speaking, to help them.
I hope that you do not live in such conditions.
I will say again, “What you choose to accept is in your own power”.
Next time we shaall see the first of several practical applicatons that I am sure will be a blessing to you.
To be continued in Part 2...
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