Jeremiah Chapter 51 verse twelve

"Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes; for the hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon". I praise God that he is a doer of his own word! I thank God he is not like a man who often says one thing but does another. As God told Jeremiah in chapter one verse twelve - "I will hasten my word to perform it", so should we all be "doers of the and not hearers only". We should all be "making the watch strong" by interceding against her, we should all be prophecying her imminent defeat. "Now therefore perform the doing of it" (2 Cor:8:11). "Arise therefore and be doing and the Lord be with thee" (1 Chr:22:16). "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of mine and doeth them I will liken to a wise man. Everyone that hears and does not shall be likened unto a foolish man - which built his house on the sand and the rain descended and the floods came and the winds blew (the destroying wind) and beat upon the house (of Babylon) and it fell - AND GREAT WAS THE FALL OF IT" (Mt:7:24-27). This "fallen house" is Babylon, made up of all who hear the word but do not perform it, do not obey it, do not love it, strive against it and the one who brings it, the Holy Spirit.
See, the rains descending and the floods coming and the winds blowing reminds us of Noah's day of judgment. This all speaks of multiple ambushes set up by God - the rains, Words of judgment coming from above, from the heavens, from God's very throne room, floods, words of judgment coming from us, from the earth, from within the throne of God set up in our hearts (out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks), and the wind blowind speaks of the work of the Holy Spirit in the earth today for "He will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness and of judgment" (Jn:16:8). I can sympathize with Jesus in verse 12 of that same chapter of John - "I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now". Much of this blog you are reading will be hard for some to bear, in fact, some will not be able to bear it, but for those who can, I write on. And in deed, some who can't bear this word now, will be able to do so later, as they mature in Christ. Yet some babes in Christ will receive this word with gladness while some saints that have been with the Lord a long time will reject it. Just keep in mind, wherever Jesus' ministry goes on earth, controversy follows, because many do not love the truth but strive against it. (psalm 2).
"And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him, for some said he is a good man; others said nay, but he deceiveth the people" (Jn:7:12). "But the multitude of the city was divided, some held with the Jews, and some with the apostles" (Acts 14:4). "Some mocked and others said, we will hear thee again, howbeit certain men clave unto him and believed" (Acts 17:32).
All these scriptures testify of the fact that wherever Jesus ministers, especially through his apostles, division and controversy follow and it will always be so. Today, wherever he sends apostles and prophets, controversy follows because there will always be those among us who do not love the truth but choose the lie and it is these that will stir up controversy over the Truth. In our ministry, About Our Father's Business, we can certainly testify of this. We take heed to the same advice Jesus gave his apostles for it is good advice for apostles of any age - "Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents and gentle as doves, but BEWARE OF MEN; for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their "synagogues"(Mt:10:16&17).
We haven't (yet) been physically scourged but we have certainly been "scourged in their churches" through their tongues. They have spoken out against us and cast us out of their fellowship, and out of their hearts. This of course, causes us to rejoice! "Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! For so did their fathers to the false prophets" (Lk:6:26). Sometimes when I hear of a ministry being maligned, when I hear rumors and innuendos warning me about them, most often I thank God for that ministry, knowing this is a sure sign they are sent from God and effectively ministering for him. Conversely, pastors and ministries that stir up no controversy, that are well spoken of by all, are usually accomplishing nothing for the Lord. The fact is we cannot be both man pleasers and God pleasers. Far too many churches are concerned with pleasing men, the world and Babylon.