There comes a time when you must decide which path you will take: the one of faith, or the one of futility. Futility means fruitlessness, pointlessness, the quality of having no useful result; uselessness; Lack of importance or purpose; frivolousness. In Psalm 78, FATHER describes the children of Israel who had no faith IN HIM to go into the Promised Land:
32 In spite of this (all the miracles HE did on their behalf) they still sinned,
And did not believe in His wondrous works.
33 Therefore their days He consumed in futility,
And their years in fear.
It is ultimately your choice which path you take. Some would have you believe you do not have a choice and that your path has been fully predetermined. If that were true many verses in Scripture would have to be removed. Love demands that we be given a choice and each of us is accountable for the choices we make or why else would there be a Throne of judgment where our individual lives are to be judged? You can choose to make no choice and do nothing. Many choose a life of futility and FATHER will allow it just as HE did with the children in the wilderness who died off before the next generation had their visitation.
Yes we should wait on the LORD until the time of visitation of arrives where HE activates and authenticates men to go forth. It matters not how you receive the revelation of visitation just as long as you respond. Think of how Joshua and Caleb had to wait for 38 1/2 years while the futility among their peers ran its course. Yet at the age of 85, Caleb was able to seize his inheritance. You are never to old to complete your calling.
FATHER can and will use anyone. In 2 Kings the 7th chapter,
3 Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, “Why are we sitting here until we die?
4 If we say, ‘We will enter the city,’ the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit here, we die also. Now therefore, come, let us surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they keep us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall only die.”
5 And they rose at twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians; and when they had come to the outskirts of the Syrian camp, to their surprise no one was there.
6 For the Lord had caused the army of the Syrians to hear the noise of chariots and the noise of horses—the noise of a great army; so they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians to attack us!”
7 Therefore they arose and fled at twilight, and left the camp intact—their tents, their horses, and their donkeys—and they fled for their lives.
The lepers could have sat around doing nothing but instead they took action and became part of the plan to remove the Syrians. Little did they know that Elisha had been give the Word of THE LORD concerning the coming event:
1 Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD. Thus says the LORD: ‘Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.’ ”
2 So an officer on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God and said, “Look, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, could this thing be?”
And he said, “In fact, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat of it.”
One might ask “Is this the time of visitation for all mankind or just a few?”. If you do absolutely nothing, you will never know. Yet if you take action as FATHER leads you and you become fruitful, then it is your time of visitation as well. The very fact that you are reading this may be an indication that now is time to act and exercise your faith. What if you have no job or resources? Go out and find work by expanding your willingness to do whatever is available. Consider working for free with the intent of planting seed for a noble cause. Sitting at home doing nothing points to a life of futility.
What if you have no leading on what to do but have financial resources? Give to those who are clearly being fruitful in FATHER’S purpose. Financially supporting those on the “front line” is simply another way to act on faith. Take on the responsibility of giving and FATHER will bless you. Those who practice scarcity in their thinking will continue their life in futility. Those who become givers expecting FATHER to be their provision are exercising their faith. A great example of this is found in Acts chapter 4:
32 Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.
33 And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all.
34 Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,
35 and laid them at the apostles’ feet; and they distributed to each as anyone had need.
All of these people had faith as their time of visitation had arrived. Matthias had been chosen as the new treasurer and this is the result of his ministry: none were lacking and there were sufficient resources to distribute to anyone in need. There are plenty of people who “talk the talk” but only those with Love and faith “walk the walk”. Which path will you take? Today is the day for you to choose and it just happens to be the 8th day of the Feast of Tabernacles:
Last Great Day / 8th of Tabernacles – 7/22 = October 4, 2015
High Sabbath Day / Solemn Assembly.
Shekinah-glory filled Solomon’s Temple;
Glory of the LORD comes down; the fullness of the Holy Spirit.
Enter the promised land, God’s Kingdom; (as priests and kings)
The start of the Second Work of Christ; a living work.
Leviticus 23:39; Numbers 29:35-40; Joel 2:28-32; John 7:37-39; 2 Chronicles 7:1-14.