An empty cup must by nature have nothing within, not even residue.  The filling of the Spirit can only come when all else have been removed, leaving a clean, prepared surface and volume.  My strength may have been sufficient to most worldly tasks, but what if I need to do something supernatural?  This is not about my capacity to understand, control or rewrite reality, but to fully surrender to God’s Saving Grace for my life as I live out Christ in this world.  I cannot achieve, nay I cannot even embark upon the path to that which God intends to accomplish through this vessel while continuing to vacillate, stress or wonder about how and what I can personally achieve.  He is the Captain of the ship, my job is to set sail, clean, navigate or serve at whatever station upon the ship I have been assigned.

We are coming to that moment where the church has been infiltrated to such extent that a “coming out” is not only necessary but essential to fulfilling God’s Kingdom Plan for us.  We have resolved to rote ritualistic attendance and worship and surrendered all authority or Holy Spirit filling in order to make for ourselves a comfortable place to reside.  The work is outside the church walls, it is wonderful to have a place into which we may return from our work in order to encourage, feed, refresh and prepare for the next commission journey, but we were never meant to live out our Christianity solely within the walls of the Church.  True worship is obedience, the wounded reside along the roads and desperate places of mankind.  It is there we were meant to find them, love them, repair them and point them toward the Lord God for salvation and sanctification.  Certainly there are those who were meant to serve within the church, keeping it in working state of repair or serving the saints as the arrive and embark, but the bulk of us were meant for field work.  That realization and subsequent prayer with the Lord, meditation upon His Word and enlightenment given only by Him will direct us again to true purpose and fulfillment for the Bride of Christ.

Lord I have never been worthy, yet You gave all for my salvation.  I have never had enough strength, courage, talent, treasure, time or love, yet You give me freely as I ask to be filled with those necessary forces.  It is for Your Purpose and Plan that I live.  Search my heart and keep me clean as I follow You on the path to eternity.  In Jesus Name I pray.  Amen