Hunger

This time period in the earth is hallmarked by a lukewarmness that exists within the church-

14 "And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says this:
15 'I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I would that you were cold or hot.
16 'So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth.
17 'Because you say, "I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing," and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked Rev. 3:14-17

- - And an indifference within the world as a whole. The scriptures refer to this when Christ speaks how the love of many will wax cold.

10 "And at that time many will fall away and will deliver up one another and hate one another.
11 "And many false prophets will arise, and will mislead many.
12 "And because lawlessness is increased, most people's love will grow cold.
Matthew 24:10-12

In the same line of thought, there is also a complacency that exists in the rank and file of the church, for the scriptures speak about those who are rich, and supposedly have need of nothing. What all of this leads up to is perhaps the single most important piece of insurance that any believer could have as a safeguard during this time, and that safeguard is hunger.

What happens to people to cause them to miss out on God? Sometimes it can be as simple as just becoming too satisfied with what they have possessed, so much so that they fail to continue to drive on after the Lord. To walk on with God demands a never-ending hunger, fueled by the vision He continues to sear into your consciousness. You go so far, but you are always aware that there is so much more.

When you stop to think about it, the feeling and sensation of hunger is not a comfortable one. In fact to one who is at a point of starvation, it can be a very painful state. In many ways it is no different for any of us who truly desire to walk on the highest plane; for us to live is to live a life of always hungering, always yearning for more of Him. And the more you see of Him, the more you become, and the more your hunger is fueled to pursue after Him. We can never let the indifference of this age and society we live in, so permeate our hearts as to bring an indifference within us.

The church of Laodicea is a type and shadow of what exists in this day. And since you have a church that is neither hot or cold, but rather lukewarm, you find that God will spew those lukewarm believers out of His mouth.

Paul admonishes us in Corinthians that we should earnestly desire the gifts.... Earnestly desire. To me, that translates into hunger. We spoke of atmosphere some weeks back, and I may have failed to mention that the most important "atmosphere" creator is our hunger. One of the beatitudes says it best...

"Blessed are those that hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled." Matthew 5:6.

Some of the people I enjoy ministering to the most are those who have not been around "religion" too long, and they still have their innocence about them. They do not think, "Well, I don’t know that it is possible, it never worked for me before". They do not know any better - they just believe and hunger to be filled – and, God meets them!

There are great things hovering over each one of you at this point in time, just waiting to be ignited by your hunger. If you are not seeing auras yet, then hunger for it. If you want a greater word of knowledge, hunger for it. If you want to really walk in the Spirit, hunger for it. You say, "I am being selfish by hungering for these things" No, you are not. For until you move into the gifts and callings of the Spirit, you will not be able to impart to others, and bring them in. Christ admonished us to desire earnestly the gifts. Covet them earnestly.

God will not deny your hunger. If you desire earnestly to walk in His presence, to move with all of the gifts of the Spirit, He will not deny you. He may test you to see what metal you are made of, for God does not give away His gifts lightly to the casual seeker - but if you earnestly desire, He will give you the desires of your heart.

It is time to walk in the fullness of your calling, in the fullness of ALL that God has provided to mankind. Without limitation, without concepts. Allow the Lord to do over and above what you could possibly ask or think. Allow Him to do that. Hunger.

If you find that you are not driven after the Lord with an unsatiable hunger for Him, then it is time to have another touch by Him. Perhaps you have seen men "as trees walking" (Matthew 8:24), but now it is time to see clearly.