Five Things We Will Learn
- Why so many professing believers are crossing over and aligning with the ways of the world in this critical hour.
- How God tests His people by withdrawing the awareness of His presence—not His presence itself.
- Why the Holy Spirit observes, records, and reports how individuals and churches respond under pressure.
- How Scripture foretells a great falling away that separates the Church from the Bride.
- Why repentance and humility—not talent, programs, or production—remain the central requirement for true spiritual growth.
When Those Who Prayed Together Become Adversaries
What is most shocking in this hour is how quickly people cross over and join forces with the enemy against the very people they once prayed with. They begin doing what the world does, adopting the world’s habits and ways, acting as if they were never washed in the blood or filled with the Spirit.
Suddenly, those who once stood shoulder to shoulder in prayer become adversaries.
This is not an isolated phenomenon. It is one of the clearest signs of the times unfolding before us.
Tested Faith Produces Gold
Job declared, “When He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.” That cry reveals God’s purpose in testing—not destruction, but refinement.
When God withdraws our conscious awareness of His presence, He has not abandoned us. Instead, He is watching how we endure the test. Just as no one advances to college without passing junior high, spiritual maturity requires seasons of proving.
The heart’s cry in this hour must be simple: “Lord, if You need someone You can trust, let it be me.”
The desire is not for prominence, but for faithfulness—so the Holy Spirit can say, “This one has been tested severely, and he did not betray You.”
The Holy Spirit Is Observing the Church
Many mighty voices have fallen. This is not a moment for criticism—because it could happen to any of us. But it is a moment for sober awareness.
The Holy Spirit observes how believers and churches respond to pressure. Some collapse under even light testing—complaining, backbiting, and turning on one another. None of this goes unseen.
Jesus said, “I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
This is His church. Titles, overseers, and human structures are secondary. What ultimately matters is what the Holy Spirit sees.
People may fool leaders. They may fool institutions.
They cannot fool the Holy Spirit.
Governmental, Not Political — and the Cost of Division
Recent election seasons exposed how quickly division can dismantle prayer movements. Many intercessors became discouraged. Others demanded political alignment. Yet prayer itself was sidelined by strife.
There is a difference between being governmental and being political. When division overtakes prayer, the enemy gains ground—not through persecution, but through offense.
Thin skin and wounded pride have caused many to abandon unity. The result is tragic: believers turning against believers.
From Church Mentality to Bride Mentality
In heaven, believers are not called “Christians.” Scripture calls them saints. On earth, we are known collectively as the church—a broad body that includes many levels of devotion and belief.
But prophecy reveals a transition. In heaven, the church is no longer referred to as the church—it is called the Bride.
Jesus illustrated this in Matthew 25. All ten were virgins. All were asleep. Yet only five had oil when the Bridegroom arrived.
Scripture warns plainly of a great falling away—a departure from truth, teaching, and endurance. What remains is a remnant, prepared and faithful. That remnant becomes the Bride of Christ.
A Resolved Heart in a Shaking World
This hour demands resolve.
Even if no one else goes forward, the faithful must say, “I am going.”
If leaders fall away, if family members turn back, if friends compromise—the decision remains unchanged.
Faithfulness is not determined by consensus. It is determined by conviction.
The question Jesus asked still echoes: “When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”
The Missing Ingredient: Repentance
What the Church lacks today is not talent.
Not music.
Not buildings.
Not programs.
What is missing is repentance.
Humility comes from humus—dirt. Humanity was formed from dirt so that we could humble ourselves completely before God.
Angels cannot repent. Humans can. That is a divine gift.
Yet pride has silenced repentance. Husbands refuse to ask forgiveness. Wives refuse humility. Pastors and churches wound one another without reconciliation.
Services are carefully timed. Worship is polished. Messages are brief.
But altars are absent.
The core of the gospel has not changed:
“Repent and be baptized.”
Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing
The call to leaders is clear: return to the essentials.
Let go of what does not matter. Make room for conviction. Make room for repentance. Make room for the Holy Spirit.
When the main thing becomes the main thing again, God anoints afresh—and growth becomes real, not manufactured.
That is the burden of this hour.