God's Call

I believe that God's calling on my life is to live out and help restore to the local church the principals outlined in Galatians 6:1-2 and 1 Corinthians 5:6-7. If you have an issue with this consider this passage of scripture which is Hebrews 12:10-13. My friends, God requires us to be pure and holy. Today, many preachers are preaching about God's grace and mercy but oddly enough fail to preach about God's wrath and hatred of sin and unrighteousness. They preach about money and wealth but not about the Lord's return and His judgement.

Let me say this plain: God hates sin. God does not want you to sin. God sent his son Jesus to "set the captives free". Who were the captives? What are they being set free from? The captives were you and I and we were being set free from sin. Sin had us in bondage and Jesus came to offer us a more abundant life. Can a slave live an abundant life? Can a slave do as he wishes? No. An abundant life in Jesus does not consist of things but of an abundance in spiritual blessings and gifts. It is rich in love and mercy; It is full of joy and peace.

An abundant life is not free from suffering nor death. An abundant life will feel pain and suffering much like our Master, Jesus, did during His life here on earth. Many preachers preach that an abundant life is primarily abundant with things (i.e. money, cars, houses, vacations, wealth). However friends, I tell you that Jesus nor God our Father is concerned with those things as we are so concerned. Jesus said that God would supply our needs and with such I am learning to be content.

Do I want things? Do I have material desires? Yes! But I also realize that my desire for these things can:

• Cause me to lust after them
• Cause me to put more energy into pursuing those things than pursuing God
• Cause me to make unrighteous choices or compromise my godly standards
• Cause me to become greedy or very self-centered
• Cause me to put those things before my family

God will give you the desires of your heart but only after your heart is a heart the reflects His heart. His heart loves and has compassion for the poor. His heart is forgiving. His heart is rich in mercy. His heart is patient.

Are you obedient to God? Do you know His word? Are you patient? Do you love those who don't love you? Are you holding a grudge still? Do you have mercy -even if the other person doesn't deserve it?

Remember, God's ways are not our ways. The system God setup for us is TOTALLY different than that of the world. You are IN the world but not OF the world. As a result, the world's system will affect you but you are not to live by it, but by God's system. God's system is contrary to your carnality or natural ways. Your "psyche" suggest that God's system is foreign -it is! Remember, you were born into sin and thus need to be re-born or "born again".

Friends, I am here by the grace of God to provide a place for us to help one another. I need your help and you need mine. Read Galatians 6:1-2 and you'll understand our mutual purpose. However, in order for us to purify and sanctify God's house we must be free from sin ourselves, humble, full of the Holy Spirit and PATIENT. We must continue to support each other in prayer and seek the Lord for His direction to bring about a revival in the local body of Christ.

I don't know about you but I need the LORD before a car or house. I need the One who died for me more than I need a house. I need the Holy Spirit to comfort me and give me peace when times are hard than do I need anything. I need the LORD and his grace and mercy. I can live on these things; I can't live on material things as when calamity comes, I will be utterly destroyed.

I love you and so does our God. Praise him! He is worthy to be praised!