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BE QUICK TO FORGIVE
Wednesday,May 7 2008, 02:07:26 AM (Last updated: Thursday,May 8 2008, 04:54:49 AM)
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COLOSSIANS 3:13 BE GENTLE AND FOR BEARING WITH ONE ANOTHER AND, IF ONE HAS A DIFFERENCE (A GRIEVANCE OR COMPLAINT) AGAINST ANOTHER, READILY PARDORING EACH OTHER, EVEN AS THE LORD HAS (FREELY) FORGIVEN YOU, SO MUST YOU ALSO(FORGIVE). BE QUICK TO FORGIVE THE FASTER WE FORGIVE, THE LESS APPORTUNITY THERE IS FOR STRIFE TO DEVELOPE. WHEN A PERSON FORGIVES FREELY, HE ALSO FORGIVE QUICKLY. FORGIVENESS CLOSE THE DOOR TO SATAN'S ATTACK AND REFUSE TO GIVE HIM A FOOTHOLD THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY BECOME A STRONG HOLE. GOD'S WORD GIVES US MANY INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF UNFORGIVENESS, BITTERNESS, AND RESENTMENT. FORGIVENESS CAN PERVENT OR END STRIFE. LET'S TAKE A VERSE BY VERSE LOOK AT A PORTION OF SCRIPTURE IN EIGHTENTH CHAPTER OF MATTEW, WHERE CHRIST IS TEACHING HIS FOLLOWERS ABOUT FORGIVENESS. AGAIN I TELL YOU, IF TWO OF YOU ON EARTH AGREE (HARMONIZE TOGETHER, MAKE A SYMPHONY TOGETHER) ABOUT WHATEVER (ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING). THEY MAY ASK IT WILL COME TO PASS AND BE DONE FOR THEM BY MY FATHER IN HEAVEN. FOR WHEN EVER TWO OR THREE ARE GATHER(DRAWN TOGETHER AS MY FOLLOWERS) IN (INTO) MY NAME, THERE I AM IN THE MIDST OF THEM MATTEW 18 -19-20) THE LORD SO DESIRES HARMONY AND UNITY THAT HE PROMISES TO BE RIGHT IN THE MIDST OF ANY TWO OR MORE PEOPLE WHO WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO KEEP STRIFE OUT OF THEIR LIVES AND LIVE IN PEACE. HE ALSO TELLS US THAT THIS POWER OF UNITY AFFECTS OUR PRAYERS IN A POSITIVE WAY. WHAT PEACEFUL PEOPLE ASK FOR THEY RECEIVE. CHRIST'S PRESENCE IN OUR LIVES ALONE IS WORTH WHAT EVER WE HAVE TO DO TO LIVE IN UNITY. THERE IS A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN PEACE AND THE PRESENCE OF GOD. DESPERATELY NEEDING AND WANTING GOD'S PRESENCE PROVOKED ME TO DO WHATEVER WAS NECESSARY TO KEEP STRIFE OUT OF MY LIFE. WE ALSO HAVE THE ADDITIONAL PROMISE OF RECEIVING ANSWERS TO OUR PRAYERS. MATTEW 18-21-22 SAY'S THAN PETER CAME UP TO HIM AND SAID, LORD, HOW MANY TIMES MAY MY BROTHER SIN AGAINST ME AND I FORGIVE HIM AND LET IT GO? (AS MANY AS) UP TO SEVEN TIMES? JESUS ANSWERED HIM, I TELL YOU, NOT UP TO SEVEN TIMES, BUT SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN! I BELIEVE PETER WAS DEALING WITH SOMEONE IN HIS LIFE WHO OFFENDED HIM REGULARLY. THEY MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN DOING ANYTHING TO PROVOKE HIM. IT MAY BE THAT ONE OF THE OTHER DISCIPLES WAS SIMPLY A CONTINUAL THORN IN PETER' FLESH. I CAN THINK OF AN INDIVDUAL IN MY LIFE WHOM I HAVE HAD TO FORGIVE NUMEROUS TIMES IN MY LIFE AND HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW HE NEEDS FORGIVENESSS. FORGIVENESS SERVESPOSE; IT IS AVAILABLE WHEN A PERSON WHO HAS OFFENED YOU ASKS YOU TO FORGIVE HIM OR HER, AND YOU DO. BUT YOU ALSO HAVE THE OPTION OF OFFERING IT TO THE PERSON WHO DID NOT INTEND TO OFFEND YOU AND PERSON WHO DID NOT INTEND TO OFFEND YOU AND DOES NOT KNOW HE DID, BUT YOU NEED TO FOR GIVE HIM IN ORDER TO KEEP YOURSELF IN PEACE. |
HOLDING FAST TO YOUR CONFESSION OF FAITH
Wednesday,Apr 23 2008, 05:34:49 AM (Last updated: Wednesday,Apr 23 2008, 05:53:47 AM)
My brother and sister, you may be going through HELL right now. The fact of the matter is you must accept the reality that GOD the father, Creator of HEAVEN and EARTH, is trying to mold you and transform you. GOD want to change you into what he has declared as his purpose for your life, and which he spoke in his written word. That word is, You are more that a conqueror though JESUS CHRIST who love you. You are the righteouness of GOD in christ. Greater is he that is in you than is in the world. You have the power to tread upon serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy. No weapon framed agaist you shall prosper. You really are the head and not the tail, above and not beneath, the rich and not the poor.You my brother and sister are indeed what GOD'S word say you are. You are to belive what the word says you are and what the word says you have. It involves more than just beliving and receiving! You've got to be able to press and move forward in the will of god for your life. Your presistence must continue even when everything seems to be falling apart and when it look like nothing is turning out right. Stop whining and learn to stand up under pressure. Sit the vision of GOD before you like a flint and move forward full speed ahead with the plan of GOD. I don"t care how many time the lights get cut off. Don"t care how many time the water and the heat get turned off. I don't care how many time the rent is over due. I don"t care if you don"t have a car and have to use the cab to get from point A to point B. I don"t care if you have eat pinto beans and cornbread three days a week just to survive. Forget the dumb stuff! If GOD gave you a vision for something, you"ve got to know the DEVIL will not sit still. You have to fight the DEVIL for the vision, tooth and toenail, every single step of the way. It's less intense to take the easy road, the road of trusting in the things and system of this world. It's always convenient to call MOMMY and DADDY to get a loan or to lower your standards and morals for a promotion on the job. It may seem okay to embezzle money from the saints of GOD to make your CHURCH or ministry grow. After all, you're just trying to do the work of the LORD, and they owe it to you.The path to true spiritual, moral, physical and economic success is the road less travel. It's the straight and narrow road. In order to truly increase, you must first beleve. Before a seed buds and bears fruit, it must first fall into the ground and die. In order to gain your life, you must first lose it for CHRIST'S sake. AMEN!!!!!!!!! |
GOD'S LOVE!!!!!!!!!
Saturday,Feb 23 2008, 07:33:43 PM (Last updated: Wednesday,May 7 2008, 07:58:17 PM)
THERE IS SOMETHING ON THE INSIDE OR US THAT ALWAYS THERE. GOD'S LOVE LAST FOREVER. INSIDE OF US IS A PURPOSE AND PLAN THAT HE HAS SET FOR US. FOLLOW HIM AND THE REST WILL FALL IN PLACE. ALL THE DRAMA,PAIN,SICKNESS AND STRESS IS JUST A TEST OF YOUR FAITH. MUCH LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
SPIRITUAL MOTHER OR FATHER
Friday,Feb 22 2008, 02:05:21 AM (Last updated: Wednesday,Apr 23 2008, 06:43:56 AM)
AS A SPIRITUAL MOTHER OR FATHER, YOU SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED AN INDIVIDUAL AND SENT THE FLOCK INTO MATURITY, RATHER THAN TOSSING AN INNUENDO AND SENDING THE FLOCK INTO IMMATURITY. ON ANOTHER NOTE, LEADERSHIP MUST NEVER USE INNUENDOES AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DIVULGE ANY WEAKNESS OF THE CHILDREN WHO HAVE ONCE CONFIDED IN THEM. FOR EXAMPLE, LET'S JUST SAY ONE OF YOUR SONS OR DAUGHTERS HAS EXPRESSED TO YOU THAT THEY ARE HAVING FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, AND HIS OR HER ACTIONS HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE POINT OF AN OPEN REBUKE. IT MUST NOT BE SAID BY THE LEADER ON THE TAIL END OF THE REBUKE TO THAT INDIVIDUAL OPENLY, 'NOW, SON, THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY.' THIS IS A DIVULGING OF A PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATION BEING TAGGED ONTO AN OPEN REBUKE.THIS IS WHY GALATIANS 6:1 SAYS: BRETHREN,IF ANY PERSON IS OVERTAKEN IN MISCONDUCT OR SIN OF ANY SORT, YOU WHO ARE SPIRITUAL [WHO ARE RESPONSIVE TO AND CONTROLLED BY THE SPIRIT] SHOULD SET RIGHT AND RESTORE AND REINSTATE HIM, WITHOUT ANY SENSE OF SUPERIORITY AND WITH ALL GENTLENESS, KEEPING AN ATTENTIVE EYE ON YOURSELF, LEST YOU SHOULD BE TEMPTED ALSO.
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| NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU AND I MAY TRY, WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE EMOTION OF ANGER, WHICH CAUSE MANY PEOPLE A LOT OF GUILT AND CONDEMNATION. THE REASON THEY COME UNDER GUILT AND CONDEMNATION IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE FALSE IDEA THAT AS A CHRISTIAN WE ARE NEVER TO GET ANGRY. YET THE BIBLE DOSE NOT TEACH THAT WE ARE NEVER TO FEEL ANGER. INSTEAD IT TEACHES THAT WHEN WE DO GET ANGRY, WE ARE NOT TO SIN, BUT RATHER WE ARE TO MANAGE OR CONTROL OUR ANGER IN THE PROPER WAY: " BE YE ANGRY, AND SIN NOT: LET NOT THE SUN GO DOWN UPON YOUR WRATH." |