Man has done in this day the same thing that was done in King Rehoboam's day. In the Old Testament, the enemy came in andstole the gold out of the temple of the Lord. Then King Rehoboamcame along and substituted brass for gold.
Christians have donethe same thing today. They have substituted the gold of the tem-ple-God's plans, purposes, and pursuits for His New TestamentChurch-for the brass of the world. They have brought into thechurch worldly and fleshly demonstrations and substituted thatfor the real moving of God's Spirit.The next great spiritual outpouring that God wants to bring upon the earth will require that man lay aside his own plans, pur- poses, and pursuits and pursue the true worship of God. The Body of Christ is in the shallow waters of a new beginning of God's glory manifested in the earth.
By Kenneth Hagin