TRUE LOVE!

The fact that we are so quick to look at each other and judge, says a lot about who we are in Christ…not much. Let me break it down. The bible says showing and operating in love, is the greatest of anything we can do in our life; it has no negative connotations. However, we as Christians, or even those who do not serve God, believe our good deeds, or our services in the church or outside of church, is enough love; yet we do these things (some of us), with expectations, and/or begrudgingly. Meaning, we do things for people with an expectation to receive something back, whether it is to be glorified, kind gestures, or given gifts. 

Oftentimes, things are done out of the kindness of our heart, but God said, our heart is deceitful, above all things, and desperately wicked, who could know it. How are we feeling when we give? Are we expecting, are we doing it because we have to look good, or are we genuinely showing love and have no thoughts behind it? Are we truly allowing someone to hurt us, and continue to show love to them, or do we fight back, rather than allow God to handle the situations for us. God is saying, the best way to fight back, is to continue with love being poured out at all cost. Yes, it sounds inhumane, but, that is the way of God. It is important that we stop looking at ourselves blindly and partial, as God desires for us to see ourselves for who we really are through HIS WORD! We can only fellowship one with another, and have a prosperous unified church, if we put on the true LOVE OF CHRIST. We will hope for the best in everyone, and have faith that we all will do better so long as we are serving the one true God, and with Love, which is the greatest of them all, and we will stand strong in the presence of the world. We will conquer the prince of air, and then, people will know God is real!

1 CORINTHIANS 13

JEREMIAH 17:9

A UNIFIED BODY OF CHRIST

The problem with our churches, which causes major divisions, are people who lack the understanding that God and Jesus are one, and so, we, as saints of God, are one in Him. No one person is greater than the other. The gifts that God has given to each individual are operated by one Spirit. The point is, God’s analogy in 1 Corinthians Chapter 12, gives us the understanding that as a body of Christ, we cannot operate one without the other. Every member is loved and cared for by the same spirit (God). Who gave anyone the idea that their gift is more important than the other, or their administration and operation is stronger than the other member? Even those members that are considered weak, who are silent, who barely participate, or who work, but are considered to have lesser value, God considers their part in the body, a great significance, and causes their shine to be great.

Though the church has many members, everyone has a gift that is administered, operated, and excelled by the same spirit and not one is lesser or more than the other. When the church began to understand that Love is the greatest commandment of all, and that it surpasses all understanding, then it will grow fruit, that will build health and wealth unto the one spirit that guides (God). God is not a man that he shall lie, nor is he the son of man that need to repent. He is the creator, the alpha, and omega, the beginning and the end. The El Shaddai (Almighty), Jehovah Rapha (healer), Jehovah Tsidkenu (righteousness), Jehovah Jireh (Provider), Jehovah Nissi (Banner), He is Adonai (our Lord), El Elyon ( most High God), Elohim (God), and the great I AM! He is Omniscient (all knowing), Omnipresent (everywhere), and Omnipotent (all powerful), in all the earth….who shall stand before him and say the body is to be divided, and there are gods that are before him? There is none like him, there is none righteous, we all sin and fall short of the glory of God. There is only one true God, and not one of us can compare to him; so, who do we think we are, to begin a church and build it on natural principles and selfish thoughts, and abilities? Don’t you know that God is all powerful and he will tear that demonic kingdom down? Stand together in unison, saith the Lord, and build his Kingdom upon rock, that not even the devil himself can come in and condemn!!!! The true saints of God embrace all, encourage all, build up all, in the beauty of God, regardless of who they are, or where they come from, for the Glory of God and not themselves.  

1 Corinthians 11: RIGHT FELLOWSHIP AND HEADSHIP IN THE LORD

Oftentimes, many believers get together to fellowship in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, yet they sit and break the word down in their own understanding, so as to debate the knowledge and understanding of another, which sows discord among the saints of God. We all believe we know the infaliable word of God, and believe we are carrying it out to the best of our ability, but we are not to judge one another based on their belief. What God had declared from us is to speak the true word of God, hear one another and allow his word to do what it will do with each one of us, weather we agree with the other or not. Our words mean nothing; so, just because the words are coming out of our mouth, it is not us that the hearer should believe, but the spirit that dwells within us. It is the God in us, that will allow those who are not knowledgeable of the true word of God, to be won over by Christ, not we ourselves. Remove yourself from the equation when witnessing and trust that God’s word will do what it said it will do. We bring offence to ourselves when we take it personal that one’s belief is different from ours. The word will do what we can not do. Hebrews 4:12, tells us what the word of God will do, so why are we trying to do it for God?

Also, concerning the authority role of men and women, we have gotten his word so twisted, that we take the parables of Jesus and use them face value. When God uses the parable of a man and a woman’s covering, we often believe it is the hair or a hat, when in all actuality, he is speaking of his authoritative power in them, and the role it is given. Man has a wife, and his duty is not to carry out his role without the covering of God who is his head, to lead her; he has to be covered at all times under the authority of God. Woman has a husband, who is her covering, because of the head of her husband is God, she is under the authority of her husband (both covered by God, not hair or hat). A man that goes before God without proper covering of his mind, defiles himself. He is out of alignment if he is not with a wife, but a woman, whom he is not married and present himself to the people of God as a preacher or prophet. A woman with a man who is not her husband cannot come before God without proper covering of her head, and profess to be a true woman of God preaching and prophesying to the people of God, she brings shame to her head, so it is important that she be properly covered through marriage; or they both remain single.

God made woman from man, not man from woman; and women birth men, men do not birth women; therefore woman was made for man, not man for woman, no one was made to be ruler of the other, for they both belong to God, and without his covering they will both bring harm to their own head (mind).

Luke 8:10

Verse Concepts

And He said, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that SEEING THEY MAY NOT SEE, AND HEARING THEY MAY NOT UNDERSTAND.

ARE YOU LEADING IN GOD'S POWER OR YOUR OWN?

Oftentimes, we as people of God, forget who ordained us to operate in the gifts that we have. We use the word of God to fight the wrong way. It is essential that as we study, we pray for guidance as to how we are to carry out the word, and make sure that we have applied the word appropriately to ourselves first. Because we are foolish for God, people will definitely see what we do as foolish, because they would wonder, what person in their right mind would either believe such things, or carry out such things. As we willingly seek Christ for his plan and his purpose, our lives will show to be an example of Christ, and will lead others to follow.

Now, some of us have become zealous in our walk with Christ and are overbearing toward the people they are trying to reach. Remember, we are powerless, and without God, our words are meaningless, it tears down, and sows discord. God's word is the same, yesterday, today, and forever, no one can change the power that lies within them. Winning souls in our own power, will give us the power of gain from men; which makes us slaves to those we are trying to reach. Understand that it is not us that the reward come from, but the Lord, and we are slaves to him and him alone. If we seek our reward from the people, they can take it away. The minute they stop uplifting us, and making us shine, we fall to a place of shame, anger, bitterness, and more.

It is God's will that we live prosperous, full of joy and peace. But if we continue to carry out his word and gifts so as to gain from the approval of men, then we shall reap the benefits of spiritual death, and a natural destruction. God loves all people, there are non exempt. No one can fathom the ways of God. He will destroy all who speak against his him, and cause his people to fall.

Read first Corinthians 9

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not upon your understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your path. (Proverbs 3-5-6)