Thursday, April 16, 2015

Ablaze with Passion for Jesus Christ – Part 2


Michael continues writing, Jesus said unless you have the meekness of a little child, you cannot enter the kingdom of heaven – Matthew 18:3.  When the rich young ruler said, "What must I do to be saved?"  Jesus said, "You're still lacking something, even though you keep the law of the law of the Ten Commandments ..., you must sell all your goods, give the proceeds to the poor, and come and follow me" – Mark 10:21. You cannot serve two masters. Jesus understood that the rich young ruler lived for his riches and his possessions. He had “another god” than the one true God.  The first and great commandment is "Thou shalt have no other gods before me."

Every moment is a moment of decision. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh, and these are contrary the one to the other so that ye cannot do the things that ye would – Galatians 5:17. Every moment is a "come to Jesus" moment. Disappointment is the result of missing our Divine appointment to walk in fellowship with Him.

Ye are slaves to whom ye obey – Romans 6:16. There is a difference between a regular slave and a bond-slave. A regular slave is bound by the law to serve his master by obligation. However, a bond-slave serves his master by the bond of love. Why do you do what you do? Is it because of the law of obligation ... is it because you fear the consequences? If this is the motivation then you are a slave to the flesh and the spirit of fear. However, there is no fear in love for perfect love casteth out fear, for fear has torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love – 1 John 4:18. To serve the Lord from a heart of love, we must take up our cross and follow him. Love is not a fleeting feeling. Love requires deliberate, intentional, and purposeful action. Do you say that you believe the first and great commandment to love God above all? Jesus said, in that ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, you have done it unto me – Matthew 25:40.  Therefore, be ye kindly affectionate one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you – Ephesians 4:32. God has set us within the body of Christ as members in particular, harmoniously fitted together to serve one another to the building up of the body in love. Jesus said, a new commandment have I given you, that ye love one another – John 13:34.


God commands us to delight ourselves in the Lord. When our delight is His delight, only then He will give us the desires of our heart. When our passion and good pleasure is aligned with God's, then it is God that worketh in us to will and to do of his good pleasure – Philippians 2:13. Therefore, according to First Thessalonians 5, Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks for this is the will of God concerning you. Quench not the spirit ... set yourself ablaze with the power of the holy spirit ... let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven – Matthew 5:16.

May God richly bless you,
Your brother in Christ, Michael

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