2 Corinthians 5:17 ~"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! ~"
Matthew 7:21-27 ~"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!"~
Matthew 12:33-35 ~"Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him~".
Hey *Y’all! I pray many blessings on everyone reading this today. Today’s topic is something that I feel is a big problem in God’s community. Recently, I went into an office to take care of some business and when I arrived there, there were two women in the office sitting at their desks, one of the ladies had several Bible based items skewed all over her cubicle, and she was loudly blasting Gospel music. The other lady didn’t have anything on her desk but it was neat and orderly as she quietly worked. As I sat there the phone rang and the other lady answered and then asked ‘Gospel lady’ if she could please turn her music down a little so she could hear the phone call. The ‘Gospel lady’ immediately got loud and said, “I am not turning the Lord’s music down!!! This place needs to hear the Lord! and I’m not going to let the devil tell me to turn my music down!! etc….etc …….. The lady on the phone just shook her head in frustration and tried to continue her phone conversation.
As I sat there observing the situation, I began to think about all of the people who call themselves Children of God, but their actions expose them as a child of the enemy. Instead of using their swords (Word) on the enemy they use it to carelessly slice up others; for instance, I have seen several instances where the ‘Christian’ would belittle, stomp, and fuss by using scriptures in a retaliatory way to get their point across… I have heard several angrily say “Favor isn’t fair! Or I am blessed and highly favored!!!” Okay. I’m not disputing any of those comments, because there isn’t anything wrong about knowing our place in the kingdom and knowing that we are powerful children of the most high, BUT you do not have to belittle and talk down to others. When you act like this you are siding with the devil and his kingdom.
Jesus didn’t walk around beating people over the head with his beliefs; he drew people with his kindness and love. This is one of the main reasons why the world looks at church people as being so hypocritical. I don’t know about *y’all, but I look at a person’s fruit…..if you claim you are saved and are living for Jesus, etc., then your fruit should reflect this. There should be a joy and peace about you that makes people want to be around you ,because they see God’ s light shining in you.
You have to understand that the world is watching us and waiting on us to slip up. Don’t give the enemy ammunition! When you became saved you should have become a new creature, putting aside old ways and striving to be like him in every way. For those of you battling bad attitudes, stubbornness, etc, Please stop the madness!!! and let Jesus Christ truly come into your heart and ask him to change you for the better in all things. Let’s show the world how to correctly walk in love.
Can anyone out there relate?
Be Blessed *Y’all!
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