"And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee." Acts 8:18-22
Finally, your anointing has caught their attention. The Spirit of the Lord came down like a lightening, clove of tongues and rested upon you. Now you see yourself in this journey through the wilderness and just like Jesus you are being tempted...and tested.
But remember "It is written..."
Be aware of those who make merchandise of you. Don't affiliate yourself with anybody that has mixture. Their motives are not pure. They are not for His kingdom but for their own wicked agenda. They will make profit of you if you let them. They will come and will try to prostitute the gifts within you. Be wise and have discernment. There is no need for their help. Let Truth cry out on the streets. Only those who have ears will hear. Works of the flesh will produce very little or nothing. He has anointed some ears to hear to what you have to say. There is no money in the World that will help them to hear the message because He is the one that has stopped some from hearing it. He will make sure that those who are crying out for Truth they will hear it. Not by mighty, not by power. Don't be among them. Don't be like them. Don't feed them with the lust of their own flesh. Be aware of the pride of life. The lust of your own eyes. Truth will make its way and it will find them. Just preach. Just preach. All of His promises will be fulfilled not because we are helping Him to do so but just because He is faithful and cannot lie. Those who have ears will hear it. Just speak. Just preach. He will do the rest.
Not even for the sake of Truth, compromise is allowed. It is always sin. If you compromise because of what they can do for you, you are a prostituting the gifts just like them. They are using you and you are using them. Not even for the sake of souls, you should not compromise. You should not compromise not even for the sake of the Kingdom. You are an apostle like Paul, and like Paul you always will walk alone, building your own roads, conquering through the most difficult way: with your own hands. To advance His kingdom, you will bleed, just like He did! Money cannot buy nor can’t you sell what He placed inside of you through His own death. The glory is not yours for you to sell. Have the fear of the Lord. You, Paul, go and preach. You, Paul, go and reach those that I am reaching: the bride. Not all, not millions, but few... the remnant. Just preach. They will read this living epistle (you) by all men from generation to generation without cost, without money.
Like Paul, never build anything over another man's foundation. It will not stand because it has cracks ... It has sand in it. It even has debris from old foundation. It is not sustainable. His kingdom will not be established if the foundation is not pure Christ. Don't fall into the temptation of being like them. He has called you to be different, unique and to stand out in righteousness. To be the man that will say NO when the exposure is desired, when the crowd is huge and when the money is big. Remember the zeal of your youth and go back to it. You will never be able to take advantage of the Babylonian system without being corrupted by it. Don't touch it. Don't sign any covenant (contract) with them. Don't seat among them. Don't eat with them. Don't even open your doors for them. How can two walk together if He has ordained you to walk separately? How can His tongues (you) kiss the my lips of the Babylon beast? How you break your alabaster box at the feet of the harlot? How can you be a table flipper if you are doing business with them? The Gospel is not for sale. The anointing is not for sale. You are not for sale. Be holy. Set apart. This is who you are: His messenger. The one that will not compromise for the sake of whatever and that really understands that to lose is to gain in His kingdom! Keep on loosing: money - reputation - invitation - and you keep His presence. Is it not Him who you really want? No compromise: that's the only way for you to have it. Unless you let them have you.
"And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee." Acts 8:18-22
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