For a number of years, I have labored under the thought of tracing the steps of Christ after the crucifixion and understanding in the Spirit, what He was trying to instill in those fledgling apostles. I am tormented by the weaknesses in the post-modern church. Instead of being world changers we have let the world change us, weaken us, and infiltrate even the foundational beliefs that make us who we are. We are a religion now in love with the notion of prosperity preaching, mega churches (buildings), and divided by our notions on certain things we believe or don’t believe. Yet at our center is Christ, His purpose, and His instruction. His instruction was to be ONE body, SINGLE minded in the building of HIS kingdom, not OURS. The truth is, if you’re walking His walk, you can’t measure prosperity by the world’s definition, and you shouldn’t define a church by square footage either. Wake up church, unite, and put this body to work.
Week 2 of reflection on Christ is coming to a close, The thought for today is direct from the red letters:
About this time Jesus was informed that Pilate had murdered some people from Galilee as they were offering sacrifices at the Temple. “Do you think those Galileans were worse sinners than all the other people from Galilee?” Jesus asked. “Is that why they suffered? Not at all! And you will perish, too, unless you repent of your sins and turn to God. And what about the eighteen people who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them? Were they the worst sinners in Jerusalem? No, and I tell you again that unless you repent, you will perish, too.” (Luke 13:1-5 NLT)
Somehow the message of recovering or recovered sinner gets translated into “I don’t do this or that”. Christ is very clear here, as in other parables (yeast/leaven) that sin is sin. There is not one that ranks higher or lower based on the number committed. Good, better, best have no context in this conclusion, either you do or you don’t. That is why daily repentance and reflection is a necessary part of our walk. One step further, as I dig into week 3 – powerless Christians make easy targets, but the power can only come through the Spirit, and He needs a clean, and empty vessel…
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