Making Ourselves Ready for God's "NEXT......."

As a church body, we are becoming more enlightened as to who we are as the Body of Christ, and especially as the Bride of Christ,  Even as we need revelation of Christ on so many levels of faith and lifestyle, we also need revelation knowledge of who we are as the Bride of Christ.  The Greek word for church is, “ecclesia”.  An ecclesia refers to those who are “called out” into a place of an assembly.  What is the purpose of our assembly?  To know Christ and make Him known.  In the Son, all see the Father and His Kingdom!  First, our fellowship within the assembly must be defined and confirmed in the Holy Spirit.  As spoken of in Acts 2:42, the Greek word for fellowship is “koinonea”, which means:  

1) fellowship, association, community, communion, joint participation, intercourse 

a) the share which one has in anything, participation
b) intercourse, fellowship, intimacy
1) the right hand as a sign and pledge of fellowship (in fulfilling the apostolic office)
c) a gift jointly contributed, a collection, a contribution, as exhibiting an embodiment and proof of fellowship

We immediately find that where we are “called out” into the counsel of those who are like-minded, signs and wonders soon begin showing up in other circles of relationship to reveal where God is moving in our lives to bring the Kingdom.   Our forward momentum within an ecclesia will often place demands on relationships in other areas of our lives.  As it does, we soon begin seeing what the Greek is referring to in it’s reference to “come out”.   Enlightened in the Holy Spirit, we begin coming out of false or broken relational standards that wound the souls of people.  False relational standards serve to break down the community needed to build the lives of people.  To know Christ In safety and in peace in every facet of lifestyle is to not only enter the Kingdom of God, but to dwell within the Kingdom of God while we are on earth!  The Christ way, or the Christian way, builds people through God’s eternal value systems that never fail or become corrupt.   

Early on in my Christian walk, as soon as I began learning to hear God’s voice, I also began discerning the voice of the Holy Spirit - who is separate from Christ.  In relationship to the ecclesia, the Holy Spirit is always moving to lead us into Christ in His manifold expressions.  Beginning with that of a church body, the ecclesia goes on to form family, community, governments and/or administrations, etc.  

1 Corinthians 12:28
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
28 And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues.

Anytime that I personally “SEE” Christ, He is appearing to reveal the NEXT thing,  The experience that is to follow reveals relationship with those who will bring mutual participation in whatever the next thing is that God leads us into!  The demonstration of Zion in the earth (through the ecclesia) comes through our revelation of knowing how to bring the Kingdom of God to earth.   Simply put, we form the body that will manifest Christ in the earth in whatever area of life that God leads us to be an influence in.  

The Church is not in bricks and mortar, even though this structure can house our meetings.  The Church is living because God lives through Christ in us!  In so being, we must continually be joined to works that will demonstrate the nature and attributes of Christ to a hurting world who needs to be reconciled with God.      

Looking forward to God's next thing!

Kingdom blessings,

Cindy Allen