03/14/2024
THOUGHTS: As an adjective, the word "passive" means to accept or allow what happens or what others do without active response or resistance.
As I scan the terrain of apostles and prophets and the works of their hands, it seems as if passivity has become a norm on many levels. Yes, there is a lot of noise and commotion but no evidence of global impact. This is troubling, especially with the number of apostles and prophets recognized or affirmed in the last ten years.
The scriptures declare that the church is built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ being the chief cornerstone. If that is true, and it is, then have this era of apostles and prophets become passive or lost focus regarding their mandate? I submit a resounding yes.
It is imperative that, no matter what the climate might be, apostles and prophets should not be passive or misguided in preaching the gospel or doing the work of the ministry. Nor use filters or other gimmicks to pontificate their cause. For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the [a]breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.
Apostles and Prophets, let's remain faithful to what has been entrusted in our hands, proven powerful, and can impact globally. That is the gospel we preach and the kingdom strategies we implement.
Bishop Marsha Y. Walters
