Illegal Spiritual Operation

    There is way to much illegal Apostolic and Prophetic operation.

This article is not going to gain me points with some people.
That is okay though as I am on a mission to
1. Get in order with the Lord
2. Share true Kingdom insights and principles regardless of who likes it.

Let me start by saying if we want true reformation then we must be willing to root up, pluck up, tear down, and destroy before we can build and plant.
Jeremiah 1:10

When we read about Gideon in Judges 6 we find out Israel had been under the oppression of Midian for 7 years.

The Word says Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord. Judges 6:1

The Israelites had to hide from the Midianites and the land is stripped bare and Israel is left impoverished.
Judges 6:2- 6

The people cried out because of the oppression.
The Lord sends a prophet to tell them the error of their ways.
Judges 6: 7-10

Then after this an Angel of the Lord appears to Gideon

He is given a word.
Judges 6:12

  And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

13  And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.

Take note of something.

In verse 12 the Angel says to Gideon "the LORD is with you"

Gideon responds in verse 13 "if the LORD be with us, WHY?"

See God was for Israel but had withdrawn Himself to teach them a lesson.

The LORD was with Gideon.

Gideon becomes favored, called, anointed and then commissioned to do something that would allow God to answer the cry of the people and the plea of His own heart.

When will the LORD be with Israel again?

In verse 25 Gideon is commanded to tear down the altar of Baal

Gideon had to go against his own family and the order of the city in order to serve the Lord.

He had grown up in a place where his own father had groves and idols.
The people of the region became accustomed to the groves of Joash. These places were set as places of sexual immorality.

We see a rise of the flesh once Gideon obeyed the Lord from those who were affected by Gideons obedience.

Joash was guilty as a father for setting up idolatry and immorality before the LORD.

Gideon had to break through fear to tear down that thing that stood before the LORD and Israels restoration.

He had to love and fear the LORD more than fear man.

Many people are bound because they do what was the custom of those preceding them.

They become bound to something that they were fed that now feeds their pride and the carnal man.

This happens everywhere including family, school, business and ministry.

My focus is on ministry and the approach of modern day apostolic and prophetic models.

When we study out the first century Apostles and how they operated it looks nothing like today.

Even the some of the protocols of modern prophetic movements carry little weight compared to the 1st century fathers and the order of Old Covenant prophets.

Did you know that in order to get Apostolic insights in the 1st century a person had to be CALLED UP into the mysteries?

That means starting with the original apostles of the Lamb they personally called their disciples to follow them.

A lot of people do not know the Apostle John had a disciple who became an Apostle named Polycarp.

Why am I saying this? Because when we study out the order of the original 12 and then those following we see deep personal relationships when it came to training, activating, imparting, developing and accountability.

The Apostles understood spheres, metrons, bishoprick when it came to who they preached to and then those who were to be discipled by them.

They made DISCIPLES and above that,  they made SONS and DAUGHTERS in the GOSPEL.

This modern fan club and groupie following of Apostles and Prophets is way out of order.

See the seed of the Gospel of Good News is to be SCATTERED EVERYWHERE!
Yet, the mysteries of the KINGDOM are to be STEWARDED and COMMITTED to the FAITHFUL!

Creating followings by trying to out do each other on Social Media with the latest revelation is completely out of order.
Revelation, Mysteries, Inigmas and the like are to be entrusted to those that fall under covenant of their leadership.

2 Timothy  2:2  And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

I know that this is going to upset people but many of these Schools of the Prophets and Apostolic Companies are way out of order.

Individuals are supposed to be able to come into a place of Covenant Connection for development.
Not merchandised and get imparted to like Simon the Sorcerer wanted.

If leaders will not train and raise up people because they cannot pay then we still have a god called Mammon in operation.
A person is better off not being imparted to by Leviathan and waiting for a humble leader to invest into them.

This is still a hireling spirit in operation. It needs addressed.
Sons and daughters can not be raised while trying to merchandise them.

Now I do believe honor should be sown as the ox is not to be muzzled while treading the grain.

We should see heart and spirit connection before a financial tie is in operation.

Is it about them or about what they are bringing financially?

Is about what they can bring the teacher or about what the teacher can impart into the people?

When was the last time we saw an Apostle or Prophet say they prayed in the mountain and then go and call the ones they were to lay mantles on?

We say we want to see Elijah to Elisha, Paul to Timothy type relationship and training.
This is something that has to be completely sincere and organic by the Holy Spirit.

What needs thrown out and cut down is the calculating of the amount of revenue a person needs to bring in to be discipled.

The sons of the prophets under Elijah was a community that operated as a college.

They were FAMILY!

The Spirit of the Lord and the Glory of God is working to lay true Kingdom Structure back into the Saints.

Who can hear the Spirit of the Lord?

Show me scripturally where we are to  CHARGE to discple people.
Mantles are not for sale.
Anointing is not for sale.
Revelation is not for sale.
Salvation is not for sale.

Who has the guts to trust the Lord to lay a pure foundation in ministry and cut down Mammon?

That is a place that will be full of love, life, gifts and the Glory of the Lord.

In His Love,
Jesse Griffin