Right motives (not just right doctrines) necessary.

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Right motives (not just right doctrines) necessary.

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Date: 2001, Aug 27
From: SA SA

Roberts Liardons wrote this in his book "Spiritual Timing -- Discerning Seasons of Change in the realm of the Spirit" He reminded us of the need to discern the timing of the seasons we are living in and the need to have the right motive when we begin to critique ministries or pastorates that we do not fully understand being not in their shoes in the first place, though we could be involved in a small way in the whole of the kingdom of God. He is definitely addressing the charismatic denomination of course but i think it applies across the board. 'To obtain the favour of God for the nations, we must have the right motives in our hearts. Many people have attempted to cover their motives through flattery or deception, but the truth is always revealed. In this hour, time is speeding up because the end is drawing near. That means the works of men are revealed in a quicker way, good and bad. The right motive, even when you make a mistake, will protect you and keep you sensitive to the heart of God. To those who are called of God, there is a special need to be careful of motives. Some time ago, I was in a meeting with pastors and teachers, and at lunch, they were talking about 'how everyone thinks they are prophets today.' Finally, they asked me what I thought. I got bold and said, " Your motives are not right. The only reason one would be so touchy about prophets ( or any other ministers, christian organisations, etc) is if they are nervous for their own ministries and pastorates. "If you talk about something happening in the Church in the right spirit, there is no criticism. You can be cautious but you will not be judgemental nor coming against something God is doing or against some other person in the Body of Christ. That kind of discussion with the right motive is led by the Holy Spirit. It brings truth and an earnest seeking of God's help. "There is SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WAY YOU ARE TALKING about prophets and the restoration of that office. Remember the healing revival? Remember how many people misused the gifts? Remember the extremes that came forth --- no doctors, no medicine and so forth? "Why didn't you throw out all the healing when those errors and false manifestations began to occur?" "What about the faith movement and all of those on the fringes who got into presumption? Why didn't you throw out the faith message? 'What about the prosperity and all those who misunderstood and gave money thinking they would get a new car or a new house? Why didn't you throw out properity? "You didn't do that because there was STILL TRUTH IN THE MIDDLE OF ERROR. There was a PURE MESSAGE FROM GOD, a revelation in there somewhere. Well, right now God is restoring deliverance, intercession and the prophetic. Yes, some imbalance is going to be involved. But are you going to throw out the pureness of God's truth along with the flesh and the demonic that try to get involved? Are you going to throw the baby with the bath water?" I hope they really heard what the Holy Spirit was saying, or those people will miss God's timing and season for today (book written in 1990 btw) because of wrong motives in their hearts. Your motives must not only be right in ministry but also in studying and talking about the ministry entrusted to others. Pray for those in error; but they are God's servants to straighten out, not YOURS.'