Real Christianity in a Fallen World

The word of God is just another book to most people. They read the bible like a storybook. Once you read it, you know the story. However, to some, including myself, the word of God is alive. It lives as He (Jesus) lives.

The word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12

I have seen this power many times; it is the power of God’s word. I have seen it in such a way that the power cannot be denied, it is most powerful. The power contained in the word of God is for anyone that seeks God with all of their heart.

So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth;
It will not return to Me empty,
Without accomplishing what I desire,
And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:11

The consecration of yourself to God will determine the power of the Holy Spirit in your life. If the Spirit of the living God leads you, when you speak the word of God, it will be as if God says it and it will perform His purpose. Read the word of God and commune with the Father through prayer, and He will anoint your life.

Nothing of the Spirit is to glorify you, only God. You are nothing but an instrument, a mouthpiece for God and your usability is determined by your complete devotion to your purpose. The hammer does not say to the builder, look at the house I built and it certainly does not say today I am going to be a saw, find another hammer! Neither should we say to anyone look at what I did, but look what the Father has done. As God can use you, you will become more a multi-functional tool for His purpose.

For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, which also performs its work in you who believe. 1 Thessalonians 2:13

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Friday, July 18, 2008
Hate is a Destructive Force
Hate is a Destructive Force

Hate destroys both the person who is the giver of hate and can destroy the person hated. Nothing good can come from hate, yet people hate because it is part of the “fallen man’s” nature. Only through a true Christian life, can a person overcome the “fallen man” and become a new creature, with the attributes of their Father, God.

Satan is the exact opposite of God. God creates and Satan hates God so much, that he destroys what God builds. God created man and the rest of the world and saw that it was good. Satan, wishing to destroy creation, beguiled man and brought death to a perfect world. Satan does the same thing today, “he comes to kill, steal and destroy”. (John 10:10)

Let us look at the love chapters in 1 Corinthians 13.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

What would hate look like? Hate is not patient, and hateful. It envies, boasts and is proud; it is a “all about me” position. Hate is rude, seeks self over others, is easily angered and records every wrong so it can later be used to destroy the person. Hate wants worthless gossip and lies to destroy people. Hate is not protective, unless it is lording over something and will protect self-interest. Hate cannot trust because it is not giving, but takes. Hate worries about everything, destroys and will some day fail when our Lord and Savior returns.

Clearly, God is love (1 John 4:8) and Satan is the exact opposite or opposing force. When a person is saved, he is a “new creature” born into the image of God. However, Satan will always try to destroy what God has made. We Christians must continually renew our minds with the word of God and with His Spirit so we do not allow other’s hate to destroy us, making us hate too. Satan will try to destroy God’s man or woman, we must learn to see his devices and not let him take us away from God’s Spirit.

I have some great news that is in John 10:10! “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” No matter what your circumstances, Jesus is the only way.

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