Whose Spirit Are We Following?

 Ezekiel 12-14; Revelations 5 

“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing! Your prophets, O Israel, are like jackals among ruins. You have not gone up to the breaks in the wall to repair it for the house of Israel so that it will stand firm in the battle on the day of the Lord.”

Ezekiel 13:3-5

When leaders follow their own spirit rather than the Holy Spirit, they operate out of their own natural skills and instincts rather than the gifts and leading of the Spirit. Those they lead and influence would then be following men, not the Lord. Leadership becomes a popularity contest, and vision becomes manipulation. God calls this approach to leadership in his kingdom, foolish. The Sovereign Lord is looking for leaders who are willing to repair the spiritual walls in the lives of his people and the community of faith. The Lord’s desire is that the walls of faith and salvation in our lives would stand firm on the day of the Lord, and in the face of testing.

Are we preparing God’s people to meet the Lord, or to just meet with each other?

“Lord God, I choose to be led by your Spirit and lead under your authority for your kingdom mission and will, for your glory.”