Calling Craftsmen and Builders...

who will labor once again!

When God says, "They don't write 'em like that anymore." He is saying that kind of quality, depth, or craftsmanship is rare today compared to the past.” What is really being implied beneath the words is that there has been a loss of depth.

Maybe you have said it this way, “THEY DON’T MAKE ‘EM LIKE THAT ANYMORE." You were probably talking about a person or a product. The statement is made about a person who has persevered, one who has endured. One who hasn't quit when quitting probably felt like an option. The statement is made about a product that has stood the test of time, also endured.

Depth creates endurance. When there is a loss of depth in the Christian life they begin to feel that battles are impossible to overcome and correction feels very personal, hence offense is taken. They do not have the substance to sustain them.

There was a time when sermons had eternity in them.When messages had conviction, not just comfort.When preaching carried weight, not just wit or cleverness. As a result, we have churches filled with believers who are informed, but not formed. When something is FORMED it is shaped into becoming what it was meant to be. When Noah was building the ark, it was being formed into what it was meant to be. God said He was "forming" ...  raising a people who will preach Heaven and hell in the same breath and preach the Cross as a place of death, not decoration.

God is making a CALL TO RESTORE SPIRITUAL CRAFTSMANSHIP. This is a Call to, in essence, GET TO WORK! We know God has said, it is a "Year to Work" God is not looking for better branding, He is looking for better BUILDERS. Heaven is asking, "Where are the builders who will labor again?” God is calling a people back to work that costs something, faith that survives a delay, obedience that outlives applause and Ministry that still works when no one is watching.

Prophetically, God said it was a year of Expansion. God never authorizes expansion until He identifies the builders. Builders are different than volunteers. Volunteers help when it’s convenient. Builders show up because the work demands it. You don’t authorize expansion with helpers.You authorize expansion with builders. In 1 Corinthians 3:10, Paul says, "As a wise master builder, I laid a foundation…” There has been a strong foundation built! So the Call has gone out, "Where are the builders who will labor again?” 

Let's discuss:

1. Where has my faith become informed but not formed—and what depth is God inviting me to rebuild so I can endure again?

2. Am I approaching God’s work as a volunteer who serves when it’s convenient, or as a builder who labors because Heaven has authorized the assignment?

3. What kind of craftsmanship is my life producing right now—will it stand the test of time, delay, correction, and unseen obedience?