The house on the other side

I saw a house that was built with living stones – a dwelling place of the Lord. It was positioned in the world, yet not of the world.

The house is a community of the sons of God fully surrendered and living by the life of Christ. This community has no other name but the Name of Jesus. They have no mission other than to see the King abide with and amongst them. In being a community placed in the world but not of the world and being a dwelling place of the King, the authority of Christ was being extended in and through their lives and interaction with the world. The house was dynamically (re-)constructed by the Spirit, constantly changing in shape and size in accordance with the desire of the Lord.

“The true extension of My rule takes place when successive generations remain a living dwelling place or house for My Spirit, without the next generation having to start alone on their journey into Me (surrender). If you teach and train your children the path of the kingdom through surrender and obedience, they will not need to travel alone through the desert and learn about My heart and ways on their own. They will remain in the kingdom (under My rule) and will therefore become yielded vessels of my kingdom much sooner in life. In this way My rule will truly be accelerated and extended for the restoration of all things unto its original purpose.”

Comments:

• I see this ‘house of the Lord’ as a multi-generational community of those surrendered unto the Lord.
• In my own experience it is the closest resemblance to ‘the Way’ – as the church was called in the book of Acts. In essence such a community is not just an assembly of people, but a group journeying together with Christ as their Way.
• In this word we see the critical importance of a multi-generational community where the older men and women teach the younger ones, and the parents train their children in the way of the Lord.
• Thus the church, as a community, is more like a family than a gathering. It takes upon itself the task of passing on the love, light, holiness, word, revelation and grace of the Lord to the next generation.
• I believe that it is critical for the continuation of this purpose of the Lord as manifested through His reign and kingdom.
• I believe the key in this is to teach our children to ‘journey with the Lord’. This happens through hearing and obeying the Spirit in the same way we are called to do. Some of us still have this opportunity with our children and we need to ensure that we walk with them as they embark on the journey of the heart. This journey leads us away from a self-centered life back to a surrendered life under God.
• We must be very careful to distinguish between teaching religious conformation to standards (law), instead of teaching others to be led by the Spirit. For in learning to hear, obey and follow the Spirit they will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh and He will teach and lead them on the journey towards union with God.
• I am trilled to be able to testify that the Lord has raised up a number of such communities and I pray that the Lord will continue with this whether there are surrendered followers of Him.
• Another key element of this word is that this relational structure (community) had no name, but only carried the Name of the King – Jesus. I believe this is one of the key elements that testifies of a true kingdom community.
• Positioning. This is another critical element of this house. This house was established by the Lord in the world – yet not of this world. One of the great purposes of the kingdom of Christ as reflected through His people, is that they are the light on a hill, the salt to the meat and the yeast to the dough. Godly communities produce strong, healthy and mature sons and daughters who can and should take their place in this world without being conformed to this world. Let us learn to fully live in this world, but not of this world, without becoming religious (which is the immature substitute for a mature Spirit-led life). I believe that much of the fear that Christians experience (and fail to overcome) is because they are deprived from the love that a Godly community (not a religious one) brings.