GATHERING

Elect Lady’s Corner
As I meditated upon an unfamiliar scripture
passage, Lamentations 5:16, “The crown is
fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we
have sinned!”, I waited for God to give me clarity as
to what He wanted me to receive or share from His
Word.
As I studied the verse, I could not help but to
relate it to the Church of today and become greatly
disturbed by the display of church leaders who
are supposed to be representing God’s plan on the
Earth. To follow your plan may be to miss God’s
plan!
“The crown has fallen” not only speaks of a king
that has fallen in disgrace, but sadly, there is no
one worthy to succeed him as king because they
are all like him. Jeremiah 8:10 says, “...for every one
from the least even unto the greatest is given to
covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest
every one dealeth falsely.” The regalia is lost!
Regalia is defined as, “rights or privileges belonging
to a king; prerogatives of sovereignty.” The privileges
and rights given to us as leaders from God have been
abused by serving ourselves in carnality which has
caused the body of Christ to sin and displease God.
Therefore judgment must follow. Jeremiah 8:11,
“For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of
my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there
is no peace.” As long as the leaders continue to
fall into weak compromise, flattery, and desiring
the pleasures of sin rather than taking a stand in
righteousness, there will be no peace, but judgment
from God.
The regalia is lost because there is no power or
authority in our lives or words to rebuke the
devourer. When you’re not right with God who
gives you authority and the right to not only rebuke
satan, but to rule His church according to His will
and not yours. But how can you rebuke what you’re
in one accord with? (Amos 3:3)
That’s why satan is running churches today
with adultery, fornication, homosexuality, hiphop,
drugs, pornography, and all manner of sin
because the leaders have lost the regalia. God
does not give power and authority to those not
listening. It is called disobedience!
So be careful what you hear and who you hear!
Ephesians 5:6-7 says, “Let no man deceive you
with vain words: for because of these things
cometh the wrath of God upon the children of
disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with
them.”
If leaders want the regalia to return, they must
first turn to God in humility and repentance;
and begin to seek the face of God (not take the
place of God by ruling according to their own
understanding). Then God will hear from heaven,
and power will return to the Church when the
head is not sick defiling the body, but preaching
sound doctrine that we may be found at His
return a glorious church!
Elect Lady, Patricia A. Owens D.D,
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