A warning from the Holy Spirit to the church of today
Greetings in the name of Jesus:
In many churches and synagogues today there is an underlying problem that eats away at our ability to be close to the father. This is the same problem that existed in Christ's time on earth; hypocrisy. We are governed by the thought that if a man or a woman is good enough they will surely enter into the kingdom of heaven. We are still convinced that we can somehow earn our way into the kingdom by works. We know what the Scripture says about such things in yet we would like to sidestep the issue by keeping Christ and the faith that is necessary in his work and deeds for us at an arms length.
For the Jews Christ is a stumbling block and for the Gentiles he is foolishness. According to the book of Hebrews 8: 1-13 we have come into a new dispensation that calls for our obedience in believing that Christ is our new high priest, and that the covenant God made with Israel has changed and the new covenant is brought forth. As God's children we must know that the law of the Old Testament will not save our soul. No matter how much we try to keep these commandments we will fall short. It is the gift of grace to the ones who will accept it that makes the difference. We are not worthy and the can never be worthy of salvation, or the love of the father for us. We must accept the grace that he has so freely given us through the power of Christ or all hope for us is lost. To the learned man or woman in Scriptures he bids you to come to his new covenant in Jesus. To the man or woman who knows little he bids you to come and be as equals in Christ that you all may find peace in his word and then new life in his son Jesus. We must come to know the awesome power of God's love for us in order for us to be truly free from our guilt that now enslaves us and crashes are whole to be with the father. Let all men and women lay aside their pride and works that they may be accepted into his family. He bids you come to him and fall into his arms that he may comfort your soul.
There is something very important that we need to understand about God, and that is that he does not play mind games with us in the same way that the enemy plays mind games with us because God is pure and without blemish. God is spotless and a whole, he is worthy of our praise and worship even without his gift of life to us. We are challenged to learn in this world only three things, but we must learn them well.1. We must gain all we can in wisdom and experience. 2. We are to learn how to love God. 3. We are to learn how to love others as we love ourselves. I don't believe that there are any rules to learning in this world and that is the thing which bothers the believers the most. When Christ was in the world he spent his time not with those who were believers and followers inside of the synagogue, but rather he spent his time with those who needed healing the most, and to society shot the most. Why is that? Because that is where he was needed the most! The Holy Spirit has been sent in order that we might learn to love as Christ loved. That love is so powerful as to move mountains and objects even more unmovable; the hearts of men and women who were convinced that he does not exist.
Our lessons are taught to us by the experiences that we have in our lives. I can't think of a time when I had an experience teaching in my life that I didn't walk away always remembering at. I can remember thousands of times when I have read things or heard them secondhand that I forgot about them and made the mistake anyway. My point is really simple; we need to experience what we learn, and I don't know if we can do that in the ways that we have always been taught. God is not limited as we are to a set of rules. He does not run out of time to teach us and I must then wonder when do we run out of time to learn? The important thing in all of this is that we learn what he is teaching us and what we are learning. Can we possibly be learning from God when we continued to cling to the world? Are we learning what God is teaching us or are we learning what the world is teaching us?" We will cling to one and despise the other for we cannot serve two masters". Those words keep coming back to my mind over and over again. Who then will be our teacher? For no matter who we are or how long we have to learn the outcome will always be the same. Will we be among God's children or will he not be able to recognize us? May you richly bless God through your life in him
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT
In many churches and synagogues today there is an underlying problem that eats away at our ability to be close to the father. This is the same problem that existed in Christ's time on earth; hypocrisy. We are governed by the thought that if a man or a woman is good enough they will surely enter into the kingdom of heaven. We are still convinced that we can somehow earn our way into the kingdom by works. We know what the Scripture says about such things in yet we would like to sidestep the issue by keeping Christ and the faith that is necessary in his work and deeds for us at an arms length.
For the Jews Christ is a stumbling block and for the Gentiles he is foolishness. According to the book of Hebrews 8: 1-13 we have come into a new dispensation that calls for our obedience in believing that Christ is our new high priest, and that the covenant God made with Israel has changed and the new covenant is brought forth. As God's children we must know that the law of the Old Testament will not save our soul. No matter how much we try to keep these commandments we will fall short. It is the gift of grace to the ones who will accept it that makes the difference. We are not worthy and the can never be worthy of salvation, or the love of the father for us. We must accept the grace that he has so freely given us through the power of Christ or all hope for us is lost. To the learned man or woman in Scriptures he bids you to come to his new covenant in Jesus. To the man or woman who knows little he bids you to come and be as equals in Christ that you all may find peace in his word and then new life in his son Jesus. We must come to know the awesome power of God's love for us in order for us to be truly free from our guilt that now enslaves us and crashes are whole to be with the father. Let all men and women lay aside their pride and works that they may be accepted into his family. He bids you come to him and fall into his arms that he may comfort your soul.
There is something very important that we need to understand about God, and that is that he does not play mind games with us in the same way that the enemy plays mind games with us because God is pure and without blemish. God is spotless and a whole, he is worthy of our praise and worship even without his gift of life to us. We are challenged to learn in this world only three things, but we must learn them well.1. We must gain all we can in wisdom and experience. 2. We are to learn how to love God. 3. We are to learn how to love others as we love ourselves. I don't believe that there are any rules to learning in this world and that is the thing which bothers the believers the most. When Christ was in the world he spent his time not with those who were believers and followers inside of the synagogue, but rather he spent his time with those who needed healing the most, and to society shot the most. Why is that? Because that is where he was needed the most! The Holy Spirit has been sent in order that we might learn to love as Christ loved. That love is so powerful as to move mountains and objects even more unmovable; the hearts of men and women who were convinced that he does not exist.
Our lessons are taught to us by the experiences that we have in our lives. I can't think of a time when I had an experience teaching in my life that I didn't walk away always remembering at. I can remember thousands of times when I have read things or heard them secondhand that I forgot about them and made the mistake anyway. My point is really simple; we need to experience what we learn, and I don't know if we can do that in the ways that we have always been taught. God is not limited as we are to a set of rules. He does not run out of time to teach us and I must then wonder when do we run out of time to learn? The important thing in all of this is that we learn what he is teaching us and what we are learning. Can we possibly be learning from God when we continued to cling to the world? Are we learning what God is teaching us or are we learning what the world is teaching us?" We will cling to one and despise the other for we cannot serve two masters". Those words keep coming back to my mind over and over again. Who then will be our teacher? For no matter who we are or how long we have to learn the outcome will always be the same. Will we be among God's children or will he not be able to recognize us? May you richly bless God through your life in him
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT
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