This may not be popular, but it's on me, so I gotta say it. It bothers me to hear CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS say "Nobody's perfect", or "God knows we can't be perfect!". Yet we say, "God can do ANYTHING!" The creator of the Universe, maker of mankind, yet He cannot make me perfect. I think we use "Nobody's perfect" as an escape clause for when we want to do what WE want to do. What about, "If any man be in Christ, he is a NEW creation. Old things are passed away & ALL things become NEW." What God requires is a perfect HEART. By God, actions are WEIGHED. He knows our motives and intents. Sometimes the "action" may seem wrong or imperfect to us (man), but God looks at what motivates the action. Every thing is the Bible points to being like our PERFECT Creator. Can I do this of myself?? NO - but I can do ALL things through Christ that strengthens me. Man looks on the outward appearance, but God looks on the HEART! We as Christians get so caught up in who is doing what, and what we look like that we forget to clean up our heart matters like, complaining, backstabbing, lying, manipulating, desires for control & power, anger, malicious intent, etc. Once we examine our hearts and receive overcoming power by the Holy Spirt, we CAN have a perfect Heart. Once the heart is perfected, then it will manifest itself in our life, our daily walk, our attitude, our speech, our decisions, our appearance, and every other aspect of our life. As we PERFECT one level, we move on to the next, just like a child in school. We've got to stop looking for an escape. God has equipped each of us as believers with the gift of His Holy Spirit, which empowers us to keep His Word. We don't have to do it alone. He never intended for us to do it alone. Our failure comes when we do things on our own. "Mark the perfect man; behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace." "Now unto Him that is able to KEEP YOU FROM FALLING & PRESENT YOU FAULTLESS..." Jude 1:24 We serve an ALMIGHTY GOD. Let's learn to take Him at His Word!!! Nuff Said! This is Angela and "IJS" Love ya!
Angela Glenn, Editor in Chief
the WORD... Publishing Co.
No comments:
Post a Comment
My expectations: NO MALE BASHING! Debate and difference of opinion are okay as long as it is done with LOVE and respect. We will not all see eye to eye on everything but we will be respectful and considerate of one another. We will not put each other down because our issues are different we will lift each other up in word and in deed. When you post your comment it is not immediately viewable to you. Its emailed to me first then I publish it. So don't worry because you don't see it, it's there.