READ: John 15:4-8
«If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.» - John 15:6
Sometimes a weakening and declining ministry is a result of disconnection from Jesus. Once the branch is disconnected from the vine, the withering begins. It is your duty to press close to the vine. Stay connected to God! Press hard to stay close and to be intimate with God. God is always doing a new thing. Perhaps the Lord moved on long ago and you have been left behind. This may be the explanation for the decline and the downgrading of your ministry.
I once saw an amazing picture. It was the picture of a bridge over dry ground. Believe it or not the river had moved from under the bridge. This river had moved to the side of the bridge. Your ministry is like that bridge. Many souls walked on it onto salvation because then, it was relevant. When your bridge is no longer connected to the right spot, people will not need it anymore. The number of people who cross the bridge will decline.
Oh, how many ministries and men of God wither because of this ? Often it is not the presence of sin in their lives. Often pastors are simply not connected to God and not abiding in Christ. They are not learning the new things that God is doing. They are disconnected from the current move of God.
Dear pastor, wake up to the realities. Things have changed! If you do not accept the fact that the river has moved and decide to build a new bridge, the usefulness of your bridge will decline. There will be no one walking on your bridge anymore.
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