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As many of you know Aaron is a friend of mine and I was momentarily taken aback by his post and I thank all of you who have reached out to him and myself in love and encouragement. And I know many of you have questions.
For the questions, I do not have answers, but I give this.
Aaron is one, like myself, who is on the front lines of battle. He is learning and growing, and he is fighting, and the devil does not like him.
It is our job to encourage him in the fight, not encourage him to run.
I openly invite Aaron back to Revival Fire. His words have been encouraging and his passion, provoking. And in this moment, I have sensed, that the devil would like nothing better than to cause Aaron to run, and both Aaron and all of us would be the lesser for it.
NO – running is not the answer.
We are an army, we are a family, we are the bride, and we need one another and need to encourage each other, and we would be just like the church, that many of you have expressed frustration with, if we just allowed one to slip away, or encouraged one to run.
I will not, and in grace, and with love I invite Aaron back and pray that he learns through this process and becomes the better for it.
Now – to the issue of the church
I understand frustration with the state of the current church. I am one who feels we are not embodying the fullness of the bride. Yet, God is not coming back for individuals, He is coming back for the Church, the Bride. We are the church. Not programs, functions, meetings, religion. But currently the Bride has lost her way, and her identity is not as becoming as we would like.
Yet we do not get to abandon her because we do not like the way she/we look.
God never abandoned the Israelites just because they were not being the people they were destined to be. We do not get to either.
We get to help transform her into her true identity, and there is no better way to do that than from the inside out.
We don't get to just shine in the darkness, we get to shine in the church as well.
Let us finally get over our petty issues and realize that there is more out there than just US! There is a world dying and in need of a supernatural God.
Let us fall in love with the church, not as we see it, but as God sees it and lets transform it into its true destiny, Not run from it!
For to long the people of God have run, let us STAND TOGETHER AND FIGHT!
And I long for the Aarons and others out there to stand and Fight with me. With the church! We are a Warring Bride!
Longing to see you on the front lines of battle
Matthew Oliver
Still learning as well
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