ICHABOD

What shall we do now?

The Glory has departed !

We need Godly leaders!!!

1 Samuel 4:21 (NKJV)

Then she named the child Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel!” because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

Ezekiel 10 (NKJV)

And I looked, and there in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubim, there appeared something like a sapphire stone, having the appearance of the likeness of a throne. Then He spoke to the man clothed with linen, and said, “Go in among the wheels, under the cherub, fill your hands with coals of fire from among the cherubim, and scatter them over the city.” And he went in as I watched. Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man went in, and the cloud filled the inner court. Then the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub, and paused over the threshold of the temple; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the Lord’s glory. And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God when He speaks. Then it happened, when He commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, “Take fire from among the wheels, from among the cherubim,” that he went in and stood beside the wheels. And the cherub stretched out his hand from among the cherubim to the fire that was among the cherubim, and took some of it and put it into the hands of the man clothed with linen, who took it and went out. The cherubim appeared to have the form of a man’s hand under their wings. And when I looked, there were four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel by one cherub and another wheel by each other cherub; the wheels appeared to have the color of a beryl stone. As for their appearance, all four looked alike—as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel. When they went, they went toward any of their four directions; they did not turn aside when they went, but followed in the direction the head was facing. They did not turn aside when they went. And their whole body, with their back, their hands, their wings, and the wheels that the four had, were full of eyes all around. As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing, “Wheel.” Each one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, the second face the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. And the cherubim were lifted up. This was the living creature I saw by the River Chebar. When the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also did not turn from beside them. When the cherubim stood still, the wheels stood still, and when one was lifted up, the other lifted itself up, for the spirit of the living creature was in them. Then the glory of the Lord departed from the threshold of the temple and stood over the cherubim. And the cherubim lifted their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight. When they went out, the wheels were beside them; and they stood at the door of the east gate of the Lord’s house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them. This is the living creature I saw under the God of Israel by the River Chebar, and I knew they were cherubim. Each one had four faces and each one four wings, and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. And the likeness of their faces was the same as the faces which I had seen by the River Chebar, their appearance and their persons. They each went straight forward.

Genesis of a spiritual Nightmare.

The above title is an oxymoron to be sure, yet it happens with good intensions. This is a too familiar of a scenario, we have a spiritual problem pop up and we attack it with veracity and conviction. We try to fix a problem in our own strength, and then when it blows up, we manifest our displeasure in the carnal arena instead of the spiritual arena. Oh Yea, it does happen to all of us. Lord have mercy and grace on us all.

So what does one do to change the momentum of disappointment that is being manifest into many seeds of carnality. These seeds grow into a carnal fruit that chokes out spiritual life in individuals, as well as the church. The remedy is quite simple, yet we fight its simplicity with Human Logic. Oh My! Need I say more, I am guilty as charged. Spiritual problems are not solved by the Flesh or Carnal ways. They must be fixed with the HELP of the Holy Spirit. What was started in the Spirit must not be finished or completed by carnal means( Galatians 3:3 )

.3  Are you so foolish ?  b Having begun in the Spirit ,  are you → ἐστε3 οὕτως1 ἀνόητοί2 → ἐναρξάμενοι4 → → Πνεύματι5 → ►8 εἰμί οὕτως ἀνόητος ἐνάρχομαι πνεῦμα VPAI2P B JNPM VAMP-PNM NDSN 2075 3779 453 1728 4151 13.1 78.4 32.50 68.3 12.18 now being made perfect by c the flesh νῦν6 ἐπιτελεῖσθε8 ← ← → → σαρκὶ7 νῦν ἐπιτελέω σάρξ B VPUI2P NDSF 3568 2005 4561 67.38 68.22 58.10

The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Ga 3:3. Holy Spirit will give us the plan for moving ahead in and through the Will of God. He will also give us courage to carry out the plan of Gods Will. How do we move forward from the carnal actions and move into the Spirit? It is simply going to prayer. Have you spoken in prayer tongues lately? Have you Humbled yourself before the Lord, and repented of your attitude and fighting a spiritual fight in the flesh and in your own strength. We all need wisdom from the Holy Spirit in all christian leadership at all levels. We need to walk in humility and in authority under Jesus. We are under authority and full of authority to carry out our mission under Jesus and through the Holy Spirit.

What Shall We Do Know?

How do we handle a demonized situation? We use Spiritual Prayer and Authority under Jesus. Also, we submit to Humility and praying for wisdom. Remember, we have authority because we are under the Authority of King Jesus and He as sent us with His Royal Decree from His Throne Room. His Decree is The Word. It must be carried out! It has, as do we, the authority to be obeyed and carried out. Now, we must leave the carnal battlefield and press in to the spiritual , away from the battlefield. Once we recenter ourselves in Gods Will and refresh our spirit mind, and soul in Holy Spirit, we can reenter the battlefield with authority and a spiritual mindset. There are times Holy Spirit will diffuse the battlefield and deal with the other person or group while you are moving back into being a spiritual man instead of remaining a carnal christian in this situation. Thank you Jesus! Then other times there is a lesson we are to learn, so back into the battlefield this time in the spirit with Holy Spirit leading us, not our flesh.

Love, peace, and unity under Christ Jesus is our aim. Our sin ( missing the mark ) is losing the focus of our aim. Nearly all carnal christians are subject to demonic influence while in the carnal state. No wonder Apostle Paul encouraged us to pray without ceasing, especially in tongues. Stay the course in the Spirit and ask for favor from Father God for the task to proceed as Holy Spirit directed.

The Glory has Departed!!

For the Glory to depart a church, there has to be a deliberate disobedience of Holy Spirit as a habit of the church and church leadership. Once an Ichabod decree is given to a church it is really difficult to reverse it. It would take a very Humble total repentance from all your heart from leadership and church congregate together. Then accept Fathers grace and mercy and ask for Holy Spirit to lead us again in all things Christ Jesus. A lot of people would have to humble themselves and ask forgiveness of the sin of rebellion against Gods Will and missing the mark intentionally. If the rebellion has progressed to the point they will do neither, you may have a ANATHEMA condition. If this is the case, The Ichabod status is being enforced and the end is brutal. We never want to be on the wrong side of God! LISTEN to HOLY SPIRIT!!!

We need Godly Leaders!!

We Need Godly leaders who love God with all their hearts and love their fellow churches to step up and lead:

Humble themselves and and repent themselves.

lead a church wide humbling and repentance of missing Gods plan for the Church local and worldwide.

show the way back to God through Jesus Gods son with all our heart.

show and explain how to welcome Holy Spirit back into our daily lives and church corporate worship.

show and lead us all the way back into a hot relationship with God in our daily lives.

be an example of Holy Integrity and keeping the commandments of Christ Jesus.

Conclusion

We need to be red hot for Jesus; walking and talking to Holy Spirit and Jesus everyday. Simple as a solution, but very difficult to implement because we are not balanced spiritually and bend to being selfish in the heat of the moment. That can be remedied by simply asking Father God to help us to humble ourselves, turn away from our selfish well intended ambitions, agendas, our plans for success. We need to leave it all nailed the Calvary Cross. Ask forgiveness and ask for Holy Leadership back into our lives. With help from Holy Spirit leadership, we must lead the Church back into all things Jesus. Father God will bless those who carry out His Will. Father God will bless those who Lead the Church with a hot fire burning in their heart for Father GOD(YHWH) and for The Church of Jesus.

Pastoral Prayer

Lord Jesus help us to lean not to our own understanding, but in all our ways acknowledge you and Father, and let Holy Spirit direct our path. Father set our hearts on fire with Holy Fire. Help us find the Secret Place mentioned in Psalm 91. show us and help us walk in Psalm 91!

Pastoral Blessing

May our God prepare us a heart to receive all Jesus and Holy Spirit want to teach us on how to have a relationship with God , walk in Gods Will, and walk in the Kingdom of God. May God create in us a new passion toward Jesus along with all things Jesus and Holy unto the Lord.