“LEAVE THAT HOUSE!”

Matthew 10:12–15                          (ESV)

“12 As you enter the house, greet it.

13 And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

14 And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you ”LEAVE THAT HOUSE” or town.

15 Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.”

Several years ago while my family was on vacation in another town, we encountered an area of that town known for its sorcery and evilness.   I told the LORD (and my wife) that if HE got me out of this part of town, I would never come back!  And to this day I have never gone to that place again.  

In the passage of scripture above, JESUS is speaking to HIS disciples about “recognizing” when we are in circumstances where HIS Spirit isn’t welcome.  The “modern day” church has become so weak and ineffective that we don’t have any Power!  In an attempt to “not offend” we have become like watered down coffee that is cold with no flavor.   It isn’t worth drinking!  

Oswald Chambers reminds us that, "The words of the Lord hurt and offend until there is nothing left to hurt and offend."  We have to realize that it isn’t always us who is offensive, but the SPIRIT of JESUS CHRIST WHO lives inside of us!  No matter what sin it is, the one’s who are in that sin WILL BE OFFENDED if we present the GOSPEL to them.  

We can be exposed to the sin, but scripture says that we must “LEAVE THAT HOUSE” once we have identified the sin.  Over exposure to a disobedient spirit can cause “weeds” to grow in our garden of life.   When we SEE growth that isn’t originating from ABOVE, we need to remove that growth from our lives and “LEAVE THAT HOUSE”!!!