Something to think about.
Greater is He
“Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” 1 John 4:4 ESV
Are you empty? Is it just you, are you all alone? Is your life, a life of endless toil? Are you aware of what is available to you? Who is the writer speaking of?
He is speaking of the Spirit of God. You can have the spirit of God in you. To empower your life not to be overcome by the evil forces of this world.
The turmoil of our present political and social situation is quickly becoming overwhelming. Never in my life have I seen such hate being perpetrated. Those who protest do so in hate, those who support does so with just as much hate. The spirit and indeed it is a spirit that underpins and empowers the opposing forces is one of hate. If you are participating in the opposition on either side, I ask you to look into your heart and ask yourself what spirit is in you? If you find yourself hating, associating or aligning yourself with those who hate, you are being led by the spirit of hate. That spirit, that entity is not the mind of God, it is not the spirit that will lead to victory it will lead to destruction.
I remind all who call themselves Christian.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23
I am not saying, do not oppose. I am saying do it without the spirit of hate. Oppose in such a way as to bring constructive change. Don't force change through hate. Hate breeds hate and plants the seeds of divisiveness which will blossom into separatism which grows into hatred which begins the cycle all over again.
Only the Spirit of God that is available to you, which manifest the fruits of the Spirit of God will bring about the positive gainful change you seek.
Monday, January 30, 2017
Greater is He
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Abide
Something to think about.
Abided
7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.
This
is not a verse about you receiving everything and anything you want in
your life. Rather is about you receiving everything that glorifies God
in your life. The prerequisite is that you be in Christ before you even
ask. The result is that you bear fruit or lead people to Christ, and by
doing so you prove that you are a disciple of Christ. "Ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you," is limited to those things that will help you to accomplish verse eight. In the end, these verses are about us being empowered to glorify God, and to exemplify Christ and to identify ourselves as His disciples.
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Lord of All Nations
Something to think about.
Lord of All Nations
1 Praise the Lord, all nations!
Extol him, all peoples!
2 For great is his steadfast love toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
Praise the Lord! Psalms 117:1-2
The
psalmist instructs us to praise the God of all nation. He tells us that
the Lords love is steadfast and His faithfulness endures forever.
We
live in perilous times evil abounds in our homes, corporately and
nationally. Could this be a result of lack of praise? Will God
acknowledge the prayers of people who will not acknowledge Him, that
will not praise him? We have replaced the praise of God with the praise
of man. We praise our athletes, actors, scholars, politicians and our
pastors and we have reaped the consequences of such praise. If we are
to prosper as a family, nation, country or world, we need to turn to the
God of creation and give Him the praise He deserves.
1 Praise the Lord, all nations!
Extol him, all peoples!
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Fruit
Something to think about.
Fruit
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, Galatians 5:22
A
fruit is dependent on its source. An apple is dependent on its tree, it
would not exist apart from the tree. True love, peace, joy, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, cannot exist apart from the spirit of God.