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The Trumpet’s Tune Changes
In the 1980s the Recovery’s “one trumpet” promoted the New Way, emphasizing numbers and rapid growth. However, as the Recovery entered the 1990s, Bro. W. Lee’s tune changed dramatically. He now emphasized the Recovery was a “narrow way” which couldn’t expect rapid increase! In 1992, only 6 years after launching the “New Way,” he declared,32 “We have to realize that the way we take in following the Lord cannot have a high rate of increase. The way we are taking is really a narrow way.” God’s economy, Bro. Lee now affirmed,33 “is on another planet. Because of this we cannot expect to have too high a rate in our increase.”

Hindsight is 20/20 for sure.

Lee's burden became our burden. The saints bought into it so easily because we all knew it was scriptural to share the gospel. Who could say no to door knocking? Not to mention we wanted to be one with our brothers. Any true believer would have to agree with it simply because Jesus commissioned us to.
Now having hindsight 20/20 vision we can see clearly we were being manipulated by the clergy in the flesh. If this move was indeed by the Spirit it would have seceded.

Which brings me to the question, why didn't any leading ones sense the pseudo flow of the fresh new flesh/move? The answer can only be that they weren't following their spirits. They were so caught up in this fresh/flesh move. That they turned right just as they were told to do in the knocking on the doors training!

And the saints followed the lesser Shepherds in the name of oneness and personally knowing that they were being obedient to the Lord by doing His will on the earth. Little did they know that flesh not the Spirit was behind this.

And now the saints have been through the great burden of the flesh.

Have they learned anything? Time will tell.

Just considering the LC past, if you were not clear it became crystal clear how serious the responsibilities are to be an elder.

May the Lord grant peace and encouragement strength and HIS Leading to the former leaders of the Local Churches and the saints,

Don Jr.