THE PRINCIPALS OF GROWING UP IN CHRIST
Greetings in the name of Jesus:
Paul used many different things during His Ministry to teach the effect of the Law of Moses and the difference that the Spiritual laws of Christ brought to those laws. One of those changes has to do with the amount of control you and I have on our ownership in the Kingdom of Heaven. We can claim to be a part of that Kingdom but we have no real authority until the time comes when God feels that we are grown enough to handle it. In Galatians 4: Paul tells the Christians that even according to the customs among them a child of the household is really subject to the guardianship of others who are appointed over him until such a time as his father says he is of age. That makes the child just another member of the household and subject to service to the household just as any other servant would be.
We all have a tendency to want everything instantly today no matter if it is a promotion at work or a status achieved in society. Many people try to" skip the line" so to speak in this process, and in a way that is Paul's whole point in his writing too the Galatians; God has a process that we need to go through for our growth in Christ to be complete ( not that it ever will be). We simply are not yet equipped to take that kind of responsibility without the complete direction and guidance of God's Spirit at work within us. I can't tell you how many different times I have had to be taught that lesson because of the many different things I felt I could do on my own. As I have gotten older I have found that not all of those talents can stay with you all the way through your life, and that you must be willing to graduate from one thing to another as time passes. God does use a season in our life for each thing He gives us to do, and while we are given a talent or an ability we must use it to it's fullest for the glory of God. These seasons of things we are given can either lead us deeper into the control of God's Spirit or they can be used by the world to keep us self centered. When I was younger I never understood that until the day came when I had to choose what I needed to concentrate on doing in my life. I had always had music, Art, and teaching that God had given me but now in later life God has wanted me to concentrate on teaching the word and sharing in this way with you. I simply got too weak and old to lead in music any longer, and I have have enough injuries to over come that I have had to fight hard to get back mobility in my left side (which had always been my dominant side)
I thought it was an attack by the enemy always when ever I would have poor reaction to a surgery or have problems physically in life. I have come to realize as much as anything else it is God's way of continuing to move through these seasons of service within this life which as much as anything else is helping me to grow up in Christ. In Galatians 4: Paul speaks of "the fullness of God's time" and we need to realize that it is God's time line and not ours that matters the most. I doubt if we will ever even relate to this time line in eternity. We may be able to understand how a thousand years is as a day to God however. It is my prayer that we can begin to realize why God wants us to simplify our approach to loving Him just as a small child would instead of complexity and turmoil. May you richly bless God through your life in Him.
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT
Paul used many different things during His Ministry to teach the effect of the Law of Moses and the difference that the Spiritual laws of Christ brought to those laws. One of those changes has to do with the amount of control you and I have on our ownership in the Kingdom of Heaven. We can claim to be a part of that Kingdom but we have no real authority until the time comes when God feels that we are grown enough to handle it. In Galatians 4: Paul tells the Christians that even according to the customs among them a child of the household is really subject to the guardianship of others who are appointed over him until such a time as his father says he is of age. That makes the child just another member of the household and subject to service to the household just as any other servant would be.
We all have a tendency to want everything instantly today no matter if it is a promotion at work or a status achieved in society. Many people try to" skip the line" so to speak in this process, and in a way that is Paul's whole point in his writing too the Galatians; God has a process that we need to go through for our growth in Christ to be complete ( not that it ever will be). We simply are not yet equipped to take that kind of responsibility without the complete direction and guidance of God's Spirit at work within us. I can't tell you how many different times I have had to be taught that lesson because of the many different things I felt I could do on my own. As I have gotten older I have found that not all of those talents can stay with you all the way through your life, and that you must be willing to graduate from one thing to another as time passes. God does use a season in our life for each thing He gives us to do, and while we are given a talent or an ability we must use it to it's fullest for the glory of God. These seasons of things we are given can either lead us deeper into the control of God's Spirit or they can be used by the world to keep us self centered. When I was younger I never understood that until the day came when I had to choose what I needed to concentrate on doing in my life. I had always had music, Art, and teaching that God had given me but now in later life God has wanted me to concentrate on teaching the word and sharing in this way with you. I simply got too weak and old to lead in music any longer, and I have have enough injuries to over come that I have had to fight hard to get back mobility in my left side (which had always been my dominant side)
I thought it was an attack by the enemy always when ever I would have poor reaction to a surgery or have problems physically in life. I have come to realize as much as anything else it is God's way of continuing to move through these seasons of service within this life which as much as anything else is helping me to grow up in Christ. In Galatians 4: Paul speaks of "the fullness of God's time" and we need to realize that it is God's time line and not ours that matters the most. I doubt if we will ever even relate to this time line in eternity. We may be able to understand how a thousand years is as a day to God however. It is my prayer that we can begin to realize why God wants us to simplify our approach to loving Him just as a small child would instead of complexity and turmoil. May you richly bless God through your life in Him.
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT
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