I suggest you look up Watchman Nee and find his book The Normal Christian Life. Basically, he tells us the “supernatural” is normal for the true children of a supernatural GOD. Supernatural is not just normal, it is expected and if missing something is wrong. The supernatural (the unexplainable from our 5 senses and science, the unexpected) is CREATOR GOD our Fathers way of letting us know he is with us providing for us. He never puts on us more than we can stand. What that means is if you are a baby just born, he will not have you piloting a fighter jet. You wont be standing off the red dragon face to face. You will be growing in the strength and power and understanding and skills of HIS might. There are categories and positions gained by passing tests ……. or not……. and taking another lap. Once a position is gained then the privileges and responsibilities of that new post are added to you and required of you. It seems that everyone would strive to gain each and ever post ever higher and higher…. but not so. Those who are given much are required much. For instance not every soldier is a Delta Force or a Green Beret or Navy Seal etc. And that is a good thing.
There is a perfect order in CREATOR GOD. When Jesus was on earth, he appointed some Apostles, Some prophets, Some pastors, Some preachers, and Some teachers, Some evangelists for the movement then known as the called out ones. Church meant the gathering of themselves together. These five categories remain. They are not the “gifts” or the “power gifts” and it is true dear pastors/preachers that 3 of the power gifts will pass away. Prophecy for instance. Let’s jump right into it.
Think about it. Once time ends and the sky has rolled back like a scroll, and the man on the white horse and the man in white linen are here and we now see clearly, why in the world would we need predictive prophecies? The gifts are not necessary because we are not in time/space. No more of that will ever happen. It is finished. Over. To the depth that none of it ever happened!
This does not change or alter the normal natural abiding order in CREATOR GOD. No one has to wonder what their “position” or “gift” is in the abiding in the new heaven and new earth. The Bible uses the example of the human body for how it all works together. And a hand would never need to or ever wonder if it was supposed to be a kidney or a lung. So relax. Get up every morning with CREATOR GOD and the SON first thing in your awareness through the HOLY SPIRIT with the intent to walk with Jesus that day. You will get your marching orders.
There is a chorus we used to sing that is old testament scripture put to music. It is a round that goes like this:
He has shown me (echo He has shown me)
Oh Man (Oh Man echo)
What is good and what the Lord requires of thee.
But to do justly. (But to do justly. Echo)
And to love mercy. (And to love mercy)
And to walk humbly with thy GOD.
Important to get in your soul there are 3 things that are important to the health of your immortal soul.
1. DO JUSTLY. 2 LOVE MERCY 3. WALK HUMBLY WITH THY GOD
Everything else is small stuff. Do not sweat the small stuff.
Selah
