DOERS OF THE WILL OF GOD

Doers of the will of God [zoe ministries]
Dear Friends and Partners in the Kingdom of God,
This morning God spoke to me through Ezekiel 33:30 to 33.

Ezekiel 33:30-33 (NKJV)30 “As for you, son of man, the children of your people are talking about you beside the walls and in the doors of the houses; and they speak to one another, everyone saying to his brother, ‘Please come and hear what the word is that comes from the Lord.’ 31 So they come to you as people do, they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their hearts pursue their own gain. 32 Indeed you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice and can play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they do not do them. 33 And when this comes to pass—surely it will come—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.”

Faith as Entertainment
Pollsters repeatedly report that as many as one-third of the population of North America professes to believe in Christ. Yet numerous surveys show a steady decline in public morality, not just among the unchurched, but among the churched as well. What accounts for this apparent contradiction between faith and practice? Perhaps we can gain a clue from what God told Ezekiel about the people of his day who seemed to follow a similar pattern.
Ezekiel must have had quite a following, because when it appeared that the Lord was about to reveal something through him, news of the event raced through the community (Ezek. 33:30).
“As for you, son of man, the children of your people are talking about you beside the walls and in the doors of the houses; and they speak to one another, everyone saying to his brother, ‘Please come and hear what the word is that comes from the Lord.’
His prophecies were like a performance, with his listeners hanging on every word (33:32).
Indeed you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice and can play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they do not do them.
But when the show was over, so was the people’s interest. They generally ignored the content of what the prophet had to say; only his presentation seemed to matter. To be sure, they talked as if their lives were going to exhibit genuine concern for others, but from day to day they lived only for their own self-interest (33:31).
So they come to you as people do, they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their hearts pursue their own gain
On the whole, their curiosity about Ezekiel’s sermons amounted to little if any lives change.
The problem in Ezekiel’s day was not unlike a problem in our own day, in which “faith” is more entertainment than it is heart commitment. People become spectators rather than players. Their concern is more with what is the latest word from the Lord? Rather than what am I going to do with what God has said? As James put it, one becomes merely a hearer of the word rather than a doer—deceiving oneself in the process (James 1:22).
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
That is the worst thing about faith as entertainment—self-deception. True conversion means a changed will, not just an expanded knowledge about spiritual things or good feelings toward God. As Jesus pointed out, true love for God means living according to His will (John 14:15, 21, 23–24).
John 14:15 (NKJV) 15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments.
John 14:21 (NKJV) 21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”
John 14:23-24 (NKJV) 23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. 24 He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.

My friends pray that the people who listen will listen well and become doers of the word of God.

We thank the Father for new doors that are opening up and for new relationships that are being formed and old relationships that are being strengthened.

At this moment my brother [Palan – A Pastor from Reservoir Garden Baptist Church] is arranging meetings for me in Portugal. We have friends who are also preparing for our ministry in UK. Vijaya and I have set aside the whole month of November and December 2008 for United Kingdom and other parts of Europe. Our mission is to travel to different cities and towns to start a “revolution” [change in mind set and action according to the Word of God] and to teach and train and activate ordinary members and leaders in the church to their full potential in Christ Jesus.

We have just come back [2nd June] from East Java [Indonesia] after ministering in Surabaya, Probolinggo, Jember and Malang for 4 weeks. Last week end we were ministering in our church camp up on Cameron Highlands [Malaysia].
We thank those who have supported us financially and through their prayers.
Please stand alongside us and pray for the coming meetings.

Malaysia
12/6/2008 Emmanuel Word Centre –Kulim
15/6/2008 GROW –Bukit Mertajam -Penang
1/7/2008 Market Place Ministries –YMCA Penang
17/7/2008 Emmanuel Word Centre –Kulim- Malaysia
14/9/2008 Emma Faith Naturing Centre –Penang
5/10/2008 Emma Faith Naturing Centre -Penang

India 4/8 to 30/8/2008 [Tiruvanthanathapuram / Kotayam / Cochin]
Sept 4/9 to 8/9 – 3rd Asian House Church Conference [Participant]

Sept 15/9 to 29/9 North Thailand

October -Indonesia [Timor and Surabaya]

November and December 2008 –United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal…

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Christopher and Vijaya.K.