Functioning Temple

Reconstruction of Jerusalem in Our Life, Home, and Church”
In 457 B.C. King of Persia issued the decree for the restoration of Jerusalem. Jerusalem is completed in 408 B.C. Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and the prophets had in their heart something that we need to have in our heart. It is building the body as a temple and revival, for revival should be a lifestyle. We need to be focused on the whole body of Christ, instead of just focusing on our own needs. God wants to help us reconstruct the Jerusalem’s in our hearts, families, and church. Let’s rebuild Jerusalem in our life, rebuild the heart of worship at mount Zion, and let’s build together as living stones a wall that can't be broken; a wall that separates the prejudice spirits, and binds us together as one. James speaks of this very plainly in the crushing silence. Acts chapter 15:16 15: And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, 16: After this I will return, and will rebuild again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up. He tells them that God is God of Jews and Gentiles. We need to stop being the lone rangers in the spirit, and “plug” into the church with not only being servants in the church, but equipped soldiers for the lost and or the Kingdom of God. We need to be concerned with the body of Christ as a whole. Let’s bind together as one. When we submit to God first, all of our needs will be met, and our visions and dreams of what God has placed in us will come forth when we realize that we are a family, and that we are one. As the faithfulness and committment to our home church increases, so shall our gifts and callings begin to go forth in a mighty way. God builds relationally. This is the time to start worshiping the Lord continually. We will see mighty things manifest in our lives when we worship the Lord and get into his presence daily. I feel like God is speaking to me that it is time for his saints to increase their devotional life with him, and understand that restoration of worship is needed. There are prayerful Ezra’s that need to rise up and lead prayer for our nation, and we need to repent of the sin of mixed marriages of the sin concerning comfort in our church, and this has paralyzed the holy seed in it’s tracks. The holy seed was very important to God with the reconstruction of Jerusalem then,, as it is with the holy seed today concerning the great commission, to go out and evangelize to this lost and dying world. The comfortable and complacent spirit has got to be destroyed, and the great commission needs to be refined by the encouragement and words from ministers of God. We are in great need for the true prophetic voice in the church today. We are in great need for a fresh word. God is wanting for the reconstruction of Jerusalem some Haggai’s, Zechariah’s, and Malachai's to speak to the body of Christ some words of encouragement. I feel in my spirit that the temple today has been delayed just as it was when Haggai and Zechariah came on the scene. They told them to start building. One of the reasons for the delay is where our nation is today. It was really no different then as it is today; just that we face more of a deceptive spirit then what they were facing then. As the prayers of the saints grow stronger, the deception of our nation over us will become weaker, and we can become fruitful even in the land of affliction. There is a prayer bubbling up in my spirit, and it is this prayer. “Bind us together Lord with a unity spirit. Bind us together Lord to build, and move upon the five fold ministry to equip the saints to go and evangelize. Lord I pray that the five fold ministry will be under the careful eye of yourself. In Jesus name we pray.”