Breakfast For Your Soul

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

1 Corinthians 14:33

Good Morning Beloved,

I hope your morning is moving along swimmingly.  This verse was talking about church government.  Paul was setting the house in order because there was a lot going on in Corinth.  He had to take a firm hand with them because they were ‘off the hook’ (DC translation for ‘wild’). 

Dear brothers and sisters, when I was with you I couldn’t talk to you as I would to spiritual people.  I had to talk as though you belonged to this world or as though you were infants in the Christian life.  I had to feed you with milk, not with solid food, because you weren’t ready for anything stronger. And you still aren’t ready, for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people of the world? [1Corinthians 3:1-3]

 

Sound familiar?  People are people and have not changed since the first human family. The Apostle Paul didn’t give up on them, no matter how crazy they were.  The Bible says that the strong are to bear the infirmity of the weak.  A friend used to ask me why America was always sending money and resources to other countries, when so many were suffering right here in within our borders.  I would tell her that it came with the territory of being a “superpower”.  We here have resources in place.  It may not be easy to get them at times, but there are countries where there are no resources anywhere, at all.  Their children are starving in the streets, and death, decay and destruction are commonplace.  There are places where mothers are forced to feed dirt ‘cookies’ to their children.  There are places where children as young as five years old are forced into lives of prostitution.  The strong are to bear the infirmity of the weak.  We have truth and truth is an enemy of confusion.  Where truth is, confusion cannot stand for long.  The key is accepting the truth.  What is our mission?  What is it that we are trying to accomplish?  What is standing in the way?  Paul was ‘stepping to’  the Corinthian church with practical answers to the issues they were dealing with.  God has not changed.  His Word has not changed.  His methods may change, but He does not change.  We are The Church.  We have been entrusted with the great commission to, “Go into the world and make disciples”. We are to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit those in prison, proclaim the good news of the Gospel, encourage each other… its a big job, but God knows what we are capable of.  Remember, where God guides, He provides.  Remembering our purpose as individuals, and our purpose as the Body of Christ — The Church, will cut down confusion…. we’re on the same team and what affects one of us, affects all of us.  Too many lone ranger saints.  There is strength in numbers, especially when those in the number, are on the side of the Greatest Power in the Universe.  I heard a minister say last night that we, as individuals, can’t do everything, but every ‘body’ can do something…. even if it is as simple as cutting the neighbors grass, being a listening ear for someone in need, baby-sitting, or supporting those who are taking resources to other places.  Jesus said, “they will know us by the love we have for each other.”  It will take all of us standing together to strengthen the reputation of the Church.   Let’s love each other as Christ has loved us. He gave everything He had.  He is patient, long suffering and kind to us.  When we act as He acted we ‘confuse’ confusion.

… and that Beloved is Good News!

U Blessed

Have A Fabulous Day

(*Note:  I will be out of ‘computer range’ for a week… all of the “Morning Soul Foods” can be found on www.morningsoulfood.com. I pray that God bless you and keep you, His Grace saturate you, His love enfold you, His peace constrain you, His mercy abound in and around you, His truth fill you, and His blessings chase you down and tackle you real good)

Regina

“I Want My Destiny”, Fred Hammond

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“Show Me Your Face”, Fred Hammond

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“You Were Much Closer”, Fred Hammond

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