The Wake-Up Call - We Must Preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Oral Roberts delivered a prophetic word on September 27, 2004, after a visitation by Jesus the Head of the Church.
Twenty years ago, Oral Roberts publicly shared details about a visitation he received from Jesus Christ, the head of the Church. Jesus said, "But the thing that is breaking my heart is that I commanded my people, my church, to preach the Gospel in all the world and to teach all nations . . . and although there workers all over the world, it is just a drop in the bucket to what I commanded my disciples to do." How is this corrected? “There has got to be preaching with fire in the belly, there has to be anointing of the Holy Ghost, My Church has to WAKE-UP!”—Jesus Christ.
Almost twenty years later and where are we? The state of our nation and the world is worse. Undeniable that wickedness and lawlessness runs rampant while the state of the church grows weaker and more woke without the power of the Spirit of God. It is written in Matthew 16:18 NKJV, “on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.” Referring to the revelation that Jesus is the Christ. A revelation given by the Father. Jesus is the only one who can build the church. And the building process begins by having a revelation that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. The gates of hell will not prevail against those who have a revelation of Jesus. Where there is a Gospel deficiency and a lack of vision of who Jesus is, the gates of hell will prevail.
Our eyes must be focused on Him. Our church and ministry services must be led by Him. It is not even a church if he is not the head. Call it what it is if it is a gathering without Him as a head. It is a a social club gathering. The body of Christ or a body of believers gathering in His name are not the body of Christ without Jesus being the head. Without Jesus as the head, it is a dead and lifeless church. A dead and lifeless church will never change the world, but the world will change the church to make the church look like the world. We can only have a living church with Jesus leading it.
Where are the voices in the land who carry messages from Jesus with the delivering power of God with demonstrations of the Spirit of God? The Apostle Paul told the Corinthian Church: “And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.” 2 Corinthians 2:1-4 NKJV
Revival is a byproduct of the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and repentance. As Paul wrote, “but we preach Christ crucified . . . the power of God and wisdom of God.” 2 Corinthians 1:23-24 NKJV. And, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes.” The Gospel of Jesus Christ is not just for the unsaved, but for the saved for we “stand in the power of the Gospel.” (1 Conrinthians 15:1-2)
Twenty years later the message remains, “WAKE-UP!” Jesus rebuked the first century church, specifically calling out the lukewarm church and the church that had fallen from its first love. Five of the seven church in Revelation chapters two and three were rebuked with a call for repentance.
Revelation 2:4-5 AMPC: “But I have this [one charge to make] against you: that you have left (abandoned) the love that you had at first [you have deserted Me, your first love]. Remember then from what heights you have fallen. Repent (change the inner man to meet God’s will) and do the works you did previously [when first you knew the Lord], or else I will visit you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you change your mind and repent.”
Revelation 3:14-19 AMPC: “To the lukewarm church he says: So be enthusiastic and in earnest and burning with zeal and repent [changing your mind and attitude].”
What must we do? does it mean and what must we do?
The mature sons of God are those and only those who are constantly being led at every moment by the impulses of the Holy Spirit.
Yield to the Holy Spirit; be quick to obey the leading of the Holy Spirit; grieve and quench not the Holy Spirit; put the Word of God first in your life; feed on the Word of God day and night; meditate on the Word day and night; be a doer of the Word, not a hearer only; and walk in love as Jesus commanded us to walk in love.
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 KJV
“If any man will come after me (Jesus), let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” Matthew 16:24 KJV
“Now, the ‘Lord’ I’m referring to is the Holy Spirit, and wherever he is Lord, there is freedom.” 2 Corinthians 3:17 The Passion Translation
We must get back to the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, His death, burial, and resurrection. We must get back to repentance. Only the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus provides the delivering power of God to heal the Land. Nothing else. All our preaching and teaching devoid of the power of God and life of the Spirit of God will fail to bring deliverance. In 2 Chronicles 7:14 NKJV, “If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” Note the first command is HUMBLE THEMSELVES.
