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  • What Is Given to the Body

    What Is Given to the Body

    Well, I got my mini back, and I am glad that part of my journey is over. These next few posts we will be in I Corinthians 12. We are looking at the gifts within the body of Christ that Paul taught we should have and see working among us.

    One of the important things Paul wants us to take away from this lesson is that we the believers are one, the unity of the body. Sadly, today we have so many divisions amongst ourselves that even the enemy is amused. To add to injury, we the sons of God have picked up the worldly position of looking out for number one. We are worshiping Him with our lips but our hearts are on getting that bag. All we hear now is how to use the word of God to get what “I” want.

    These gifts are to edify the body of Christ, not for conjuring up material things, nor for one’s fame. Paul lets us know there is a range of gifts (diversities) all given by the Spirit of God; differences of managing them, and a wide range of operations. Paul emphasizes that in all these differences, they all originate from One God, One Lord and One Spirit.

    The manifestation of the Spirit is evidenced by these gifts being seen working within the body. In a given group of people, the Spirit will give one (1) the ability to utter a word of wisdom —- “the supernatural gift that provides insight, guidance, and solutions to problems or dilemmas. while to another person (2)the word of knowledge—a supernatural revelation of facts or information.

    continued in next post

  • End of Our Dig

    End of Our Dig

    Still without my coop cuz several people had to be involved in repairing the recall. I praise God they all agree and are getting the job done. It has been great cuz it gave me reason to break out the motorcycle as a mode of travel. I love the breeze when riding! I know rambling, right?

    Yesterday I penned how I hunger and thirst for the Lord. I had been feeling this way for a good minute. This morning, I woke up 3 times within the hour, each time I laid my head back to sleep such a peaceful and warm feeling went through me. The third time I “heard” that was the presence of God you experienced. Wow!

    Anyway, let us wrap this mini “series” up. The last group we wrestle with the spiritual wickedness in high places. Although the popular belief is that Paul is talking about demons or fallen angels, I beg to differ. According to Peter, “God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment:…” He does not say some of the fallen angels are loosed on the earth to cause havoc, they are all chained; thus are not in high places.

    Place is defined in the dictionary as “identify or classify as being of a specified type or as holding a specified position in a sequence or hierarchy.” The hierarchy we see pertaining to the spiritual directly is the clergy hierarchy of the church. In Jesus’ day the spiritual wickedness was evident in the religious leaders–the Pharisees and Sadducees along with the scribes who conspired to have Jesus condemned to death. Today we suffer the same misfortune of having religious leaders in prominent positions (places) who are more interested in their being famous, fleecing Gods people for material gain while feeding them a false gospel. And like the Sadducees and Pharisees doing whatever it takes to keep their positions. These religious leaders are named among fornicators, adulterers, sextual abusers of young children –females as well as males, whoremongers, homosexuals, liars, thieves and all other ungodly behavior that you can think of –spiritual wickedness in high places. We as the sons of God must dethrone these who have willingly submitted themselves to be the enemy of the cross from these high places. You may argue that this last group is flesh and blood, but you have to realize we fight against the spirit they now walk in. They now walk in darkness and disobedience.

    These none flesh and blood are whom we wrestle against day and night. Prayer vigils, prayer chains, and individual prayers are the way we fight the fight of faith. Now you see the enemy clearly and you are armed.

    Problem: relying on men instead of the most Holy God.

    Solution: read the Word of God for yourselves, search the scriptures for yourself to see if what you hear from “experts” matches what the bible says.