WHERE IS THE GLORY? - Hollie Moody
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"Where Has The Glory Gone?"
-Hollie L. Moody (5 Feb 2004).
Since the closing of the year of 2003, the Lord instructed
me to be silent and to observe closely events transpiring in
the congregation I attend. The Lord laid it on my heart that
these events I would be observing would also be events
transpiring to many other congregations worldwide.
Attendance at the congregation I attend has dropped by
more than half. Almost no young people or young couples
remain. Those who have left this congregation, for the most
part, have not backslid. They still love the Lord and want to
serve Him. They have just stopped coming to church.
I ask myself often, "Where has the glory gone?"
A few weeks ago, the Lord broke His silence and began to
speak and reveal and show some things to me about myself
and the congregation I attend. The Lord said that these
things also apply to others of His children and other
congregations.
It is with a spirit of weakness and a heart almost of fear
(feeling completely unable and incapable of somehow putting
into words), that I now attempt to share these things with others.
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The Lamp Of God Went Out
In a vision, the Lord and I were standing quietly next to each
other. The Lord showed me a church building set upon a
large hill. I saw a bright light shining out from this church
building. Then, the light began to glow fainter and fainter.
Until finally, the light went out.
The Glory Is Departed
In the vision, I then saw an opaque cloud shoot out through
the top of this church building. When this happened, I saw
people leaving the building.
Spirit Of A Whore
A beautiful woman then approached the darkened church
building and entered into it. From the way the woman was
dressed, she appeared to be a prostitute.
I then found myself with the Lord within the church building.
I noticed that there were a few people remaining in the building.
The prostitute was going from person to person, whispering
in their ears. Some of the people appeared to listen to her
words. Other people put their hands over their ears and ran
from the prostitute.
"Who is this prostitute?" I asked the Lord.
"She represents a spirit of false doctrine," the Lord replied.
"This is a spirit perverting My Word; mingling carnality with
that which is holy."
Spirit Of Absalom
I saw a male in the church building begin to go up to all the
people in the building and begin to speak to each of them. I
walked over to this man and heard his words of flattery and
self-promotion. His words were masked with a false humility.
Soon, I noticed that most of the people remaining in the
congregation had begun to gather around this man.
"Who is this man?" I asked the Lord.
"This is the spirit of Absalom," the Lord replied. "This spirit
is at work within many congregations to steal the hearts of
the faithful. This spirit draws many of My children into self-
promotion. This is a spirit of idolatry rampant in many
congregations and in many of My children's hearts."
Perfect Through Sufferings
I then noticed a group of people standing slightly apart from
the rest of the people in the congregation. Some of these
people appeared to be quite angry and upset. Others were
weeping, and some were standing absolutely still.
As I continued to watch these people, I saw the Lord
approach them and knock all of them down to the ground.
I was absolutely shocked when I saw this.
Then, the Lord knelt down on the ground in the midst of the
people He had just knocked down. Very gently, with great
compassion, I saw the Lord draw into His arms and onto His
lap each of these people He had knocked down to the ground.
I hesitantly approached the Lord and the group of people the
Lord was embracing on the floor of the church building.
"Who are these people, Lord?" I asked.
"These are My greatly beloved ones," the Lord replied
tenderly. "They are My prophets. I sent them to
congregations, to pastors, to others of My children. Some
were honored. Most were not.
"Oftentimes, their words were ignored or ridiculed. They were
set aside and pushed aside in many congregations. They
endured many situations and persecutions while crying out to
Me why it must needs be this way.
"I caused it to be a time of testing for many of them. I allowed
many of their sufferings to come upon them in order to bring
them to perfection. It is through what they have suffered and
endured faithfully that they are now mature spiritually. It is
through having been broken of their own agendas and fleshly
efforts and desire for renown that I have perfected them."
Old And New Wineskins
I then watched as the Lord rose to His feet, held a hand out
to each of the prophets He had knocked to the ground, and
gently helped them back to their feet. I saw that each prophet
leaned heavily upon the Lord's Hand to raise them back up
instead of trying through their own efforts to get back to their feet.
When the prophets were back on their feet, I saw the Lord
put what appeared to be water canteens into the hands of
each prophet. Some canteens appeared either older or newer
than other canteens.
Then, the prophets took the canteens around to the people
within the church building. The prophets offered each person
a drink from the canteen they were holding. Some of the
people appeared to want to drink from either an older or a
newer canteen. They were allowed to do so.
Repairer Of The Breach
After each person had drank from the canteen, I watched as
the Lord began to touch the places within the church
building that appeared to be broken down or in need of
some type of repair.
As I watched closer, I noticed that the entire church building
was actually made up of individual people. As I turned in a
slow circle to stare at the entire church building, I became
fully aware of the fact that the building was flesh and blood.
I stood in silent awe, watching the Lord repairing and
restoring His Church. While the Lord was at work, I realized
that what had been a church building consisting of manmade
materials was now disappearing. It was being replaced by
an organism that appeared to be alive and breathing and
growing even as I stared at it.
The Lord continued to work on this organism. As He did, I
heard noises behind and around me. I looked around and
behind me and saw long lines of people coming towards the
Lord. As the people reached the Lord, He reached out,
grasped each person, and incorporated that person into the
organism He was building.
Slowly, I also approached the Lord.
"I've waited a long time for this moment, My child," the Lord
said to me. "Not just for you, but for all of My children."
Then, the Lord reached out for me, gently took Me into His
hands, and fit me into my place within the organism He was building.
Isaiah 58:12 ~ "And they that shall be of thee shall build the
old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many
generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the
breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in."
In Him,
~Hollie L. Moody.
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