AN IMPLICIT CODE OF SILENCE
There is an organisational tendency to overlook that which needs to be dealt with. Organisational silence is a psychological design, it is not voiced or written into practices and codes of conduct but rather an implicit behavioural trait. An organisational mute spirit is a collective bond of iniquity. It brings sways of people under a bondage or stronghold that is psychologically normalised. Jesus referred to the mute spirit as an unclean spirit. (Mark 5:8). It is a wicked spirit behind the diversity of problems afflicting people. “…who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases., and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured.” (Luke 6:18,ESV). These disturbing spirits also reside in organisations, strongholds embedded in the foundations of these entities. This generational spirits work to evade detection that will bring hidden works to light and set organisations free. In the Authority of the Word these spirit are to be dealt with and be cast out of the sick people and the entities of life. “When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none”. Matthew 12:43, ESV).
Organisational silence is a behavioural trait, enshrined in the psychological canons of organisations. Tacitly upheld by the traditions of men. These religious spirit opposes change or reform that can bring healing, reconciliation and restoration to the Body of Christ. There is no willingness on the part of many leaders to embrace change even at the expense of a haemorrhaging church. These spiritual bondages are worked through strong psychological bond, nuanced in organisational allegiance.
A psychological code of conduct comes into play at the slightest hint of a problem. An implicit code of silence is chosen over a strong robust leadership response. Issues are brushed under the carpet and church life carries on in denial to strategic organisational problems. Serial perpetrators dig their heels in and as a defence mechanism they close ranks to normalise a situation. Those at the receiving end are ostracised and rejected when they object to the leadership’s inertia and the unrestrained behaviour of the people It is quite clearly ungodly works and falls short of the higher works of righteousness. Rarely are problems resolved according to a biblical standard of conduct.
We can be silent no longer. We must confess that biblical standards exists over church life. It is time to go ‘back to the basics of our faith. Walk it through and see where we have added to the Word, an ungodly version of the faith entrusted to us. All that is masked in religious observances, yearly convocations and relied upon as an organisation’s preferred rallying mantra. Yahweh Melek, our King is to be venerated, lifted high as we cast our idols down. Fall at the feet of our Lord and repent of organisational sins of control, manipulated, ostracism, nepotism, gender biases and favouritism. These are strong iniquitous sins of witchcraft. They are silently and unconsciously at work, rooted in the mindset of the leadership and projected onto its followers. They are tenacious spirits, psychologically embedded in the organisational mind and the culture through collective generational covenants. Implicitly colluding with wrong and simply being in denial about the fall out from collective inaction is a sin. It is being rebellious and defiant against what the Spirit is revealing about covert organisational sins. We must pay due diligence to what the Spirit is saying to individual churches, organisations and denominations that could bring about healing and deliverance to the whole body. To the leadership cohort I say, ‘this is on your watch and to whom much is given, much is required.’
Breaking The Silence
The lifeblood of churches will be splattered as the sword of Truth strikes and cut down every works of evil. “It is a sword that slays, a sword of great slaughter closing in on every side!” (Ezekiel 21:14, BSB) This end season will reveal the true state of the organisational heart. The hearts of individuals and everything that is hidden will be exposed under the blazing eyes of the Spirit of Truth. The releasing Word will break into the bondage of the captive heart and stir the depths of the dark realm of silence. The mute spirit will froth and salivate in the presence of our Lord as the Authority of Jesus disturbs the abode of resident evil in the silent world of the troubled entity. ‘And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, ‘What a word is this! for with authority and power He command the unclean spirits, and they come out.’ (Luke 4:36, KJV). Like the young man at the tomb these impure spirits shall cry out ‘Leave us be Jesus’. ’What have we to do with you Lord’? “And suddenly they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?” (Matthew 8:29, KJV). These vocal evil spirits are silenced by the Authority of the Word, They can no longer speak out of the distressed souls of men. They must vacate the heart that is helpless, confused, crying and overrun with demons.
The parable of the lost sheep, injured and isolated against the environmental dangers caused the Good Shepherd to leave the flock that were safe and go out to find the lost sheep. Such love and compassion is the gospel message that Jesus emphasised throughout His teachings to the people. Yet it was His love and compassion that irked the Jewish leaders. Their hearts not being amenable to the good of the people. As long as religious works are maintained, righteous works are overlooked and sidelined. The healing and wellbeing of the hurting people was least on the list of the priorities of the Jewish leaders. Yet in their temples they were busy permitting the moneylenders and traders to operate. These were learnt men who could not perceive who was in their midst. They strenuously argued about the requirements of the letter of the law concerning the Sabbath, “..who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life“ (2 Corinthians 3:6, KJV). The Lord of the Sabbatical eternal rest was in their presence yet their spiritual blindness caused them to see things from the legal perspective of the Old Covenant. The time was approaching when the old order of spiritual sickness and death would be conquered. The eternal keys to open up the way to eternal life would be taken from the destroyer of souls. The rightful owner of the eternal spiritual keys over death, hell and the grave was our Lord, the Spirit of Life.
GWENDOLYN SMITH. #NEW PENTECOST 10th AUGUST 2021