Thought for the day

A letter off love, out off concern and plea that we should consider how we are representing Christ.

Total transformation, would be required for us to experience and to have a small peep in how God loves humanity, and this means, a total transformation of the harden heart to a mouldable  character, a mind shift, especially when it comes to shaping our character for the hatred attitudes that we have towards our fellow brethren, our neighbor. 

John14:26-27

This is needed for us to fully understand God’s love for humanity.

We cannot claim to have a relationship with Christ, or even led by the power of the Holy Spirit, if we do not bear the fruit of the Spirit, when we go about speaking hatred words against our brethren, in a sense that they are not created by God or even loved by God or that we are better or higher than some of our brother or sisters regardless of race.

This is not showing, any respect to humanity, especially not even mentioning that God created all off us equal. 

John 15:5 

5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me - and I in him - bears much fruit, because apart from me you can accomplish nothing.

What is needed for us to experience this love, Transformation, we can not still be hanging to our roots, and traditions in the way that we have being educated.

What needed to happen to Saul, need’s to happen to us, we are in need of a Damascus experience. 

We have the attitude some times that God loves others more than us, God’s love is equal, the problem is not that God loves others more than us, the problem lies with us, how much do we as christians want God in our lives 24/7. 

We are the one limiting the experience, of God sharing His love to us, and also that leads to feel excluded from hearing the Holy Spirit. 

We have a judgmental attitude and think often that we know of a better way to solve problems and dealing with them. 

Being caught up, in a way that people are swept up by one and other, we are acting just as the one’s shouting crucify Him, claiming to know Christ, but actually crucifying Him by our actions and attitudes, praying to God, but not seeing God working in there midsts, for God’s thoughts are not ours, looking for signs and wonders and not walking in faith.

Rom 15:4-5

Do not be concerned about the things that Christ is not concerned about, was Christ having a mass action gathering when Jhon was beheaded, but be concerned about the thing Christ is concerned about.

Scripture teaches clearly that faith is the substance of things not seen but believing and living in faith, moving forward, trusting that God will work things out. Rom 6:16

Some off our actions, show’s clearly were our faith lies, and the language that we use, denies the fact the we even have a relationship with Christ, for nowhere in scripture have I ever read the words people use to describe, that what God created and sent His beloved Son to die for. 

1John 2: 4-6

4 The man who says, I have knowledge of him, and does not keep his laws, is false, and there is nothing true in him: 5 But in every man who keeps his word, the love of God is made complete. By this we may be certain that we are in him: 6 He who says that he is living in him, will do as he did.

Just remember the same way you talk to your fellow brother, or even talk about him, is the way you talk to Christ, or do you serve two types off God’s, and you have a double standard off living. 

Are you only a one day christian meaning that you love working for the world, thinking, smelling looking, acting and that leads, also just talking about Christ but denying His power for there is no relationship with the creator of the universe and you do not what to change.

We often pray together at church, but when we leave the church grounds we also leave our love behind, for Christ only stays at the church building for that is His temple and not my body.  

The more we revert to the worldly methods in resolving problems, the more we are placing our trust in our works, and not spending time in praying and trusting God to intervene.

Our actions say a lot more than, what we claim to believe, or do we believe that our actions is the way that Christ would have acted in a time off trouble.

What I read in scripture is that He, Christ often went praying and seeking wisdom, in a quite place, and not in the public squares or even getting His disciples to have a mass gathering.

If so they gather in the upper room, not oppressing other, but waited for the Holy Spirit to guide them.

If the above is not true or if it is hearsay please correct me and I will apologize and correct it, but if it is true are you willing, to help and share the good news, there is still time, if we humble ourselves and turn to God, and repent, and allow the Holy Spirit to transform our character into a instrument to win soles for Heaven. 

1Jo1:9  

9 But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, forgiving us our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness.

Something to ponder on, your character will not be changed the day Christ, appears on the clouds, transformation should have taken place already. 

John 15:4-17

Christ said that we should be one with Him, as He is one with His Father, and that we should be living holy lives, through this we are showing that we are His true disciples, trusting Christ and not humanity.

Christ is not fetching a certain denomination, He is fetching His bride. 

Are you ready to be part of the bride.

Written in love for all serving Christ

Andre Steenkamp

andre@mcvg.co.za

Amen