Do not resist an evil person

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you."

MATTHEW 5:38-42

I live only to prove that my Lord Jesus and his disciples lived before I. For me to live in the body of Christ is to walk with the Lord. It justifies there works - their lives - it proves the Bible is truth and shows the world that Christ lives.

The way the Lord asks us to be for him is counter to the understanding of this world. Jesus says if someone is to hit you you should not hit back but rather turn the other cheek. This concept is hard for the world to comprehend as it sounds cowardly. The truth is that it is the disposition of the Lord to not strike back - and it is his disposition that is necessary in you for his work to be done. 

The Lord can do no great thing in you if you are continually taking the charge upon yourself. It is his will - his honor - his life that must be lived in you in for you to live in "The Way." No longer insist upon your own individuality - this is a hindrance to God. But rather seek the Lord's justice to be done and never cease in pursuit of the truth of the resurrected Lord and his Holy Spirit in you.

Pursuit of the Vision

"In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple."

ISAIAH 6:1

The Lord shows you what you allow. Peel back the curtain further by honoring your Lord Jesus. Find him in all things - he is there. The Spirit transforms all of you as desired. You must seek God and forsake your life. He is there. Most assuredly so - as I am able to breathe air, I know my Lord and Savior lives.

The Lord Jesus laid down his life voluntarily such that he would break the grip of sin on the world and the people born into it. Jesus gives you the choice to no longer sin. You can only do this through accepting Jesus as Lord, being baptized in his name with water and choosing his way for your new life to be lived. 

It is the power and strength provided by the Holy Spirit that allows you to live a Holy life with Jesus. When you choose Jesus in all things - people will begin to fall away from your life. Do not cling to the old - but be diligent in pursuing only the new life in Christ. Be willing to lose all of yourself for the sake of the Kingdom. When you lose all of yourself for Jesus - your new life will be completely different than your old.

Christ himself gave...so the body of Christ may be built up

"So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ."

Ephesians 4:11-13

To serve is to give - all of it. Jesus expects all your life to be given to take up the Lords cross. Not part way. The spirit of the Lord is in all things - this life is spiritual - occurring not in the flesh - but of the renewing of the spirit. Through this renewal - life is found. Jesus is found. 

Christ did not die for part of my time - he died so that I may let others live.

The workers in Christ are to be diligent in sowing the seeds of life. What will come of the one that has the knowledge to teach life but chooses to do nothing to spread the seed? We are here to spread the word of Jesus - the risen Lord. He gives life to those that seek him - to those that call his name and ask him for forgiveness of your sins and then turn from your ways to follow him. It is he and his name alone that is the giver of life. 

Jesus is not meant to be discussed one day a week  - but in everything for each purpose. Jesus is not meant to be quoted simply like a proverb - but his life is meant to be lived in you.

I want to know Christ

"I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead."

Philippians 3:10

Understand your walk with Christ is spiritual. Two plains exist in all things - the regular world and the spiritual. In all things seek Jesus - for he knows anyway. Be present in knowing your Lord is there for all things. You are not alone.

In hard times trust Jesus. In mundane times understand the Lord is still with you. We are simply a creation - formed for one purpose - to find Christ - not to be "busy" doing stuff.

The goal for the disciple is not the experience of the magnification of themselves - but for the magnification of Jesus Christ through The Holy Spirit. The one who gives everything over to the spirit is one with the Lord Jesus Christ - as he was with the father. 

Do not give up meeting together

"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching."

HEBREWS 10:24-25

To be busy with all things except the enlightenment of the spirit is not right. To be diligent in knowing Christ and creating activity centered  around that is the proper way. Let not a busy day keep your heart from knowing your Lord. Often people want to enjoy the fruit of the scriptures without having to honor the Lords commands.

It is common for people to find Jesus and then retire from spiritual growth with the head knowledge of Christ and go about daily life. There are no spiritual gifts provided to the sluggish. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are provided to the workers for Jesus - for the purpose of spreading the good news of the risen Lord such that non-believers may see a believer of Christ - see the spiritual life of Christ in them  - and also be saved. This is how the kingdom of God is built up.

Those who choose to be true disciples understand they are given life only for the purpose of God's Heavenly Kingdom - to spread his message - the truth of Christ Jesus - the Risen Lord. Such that we are literally the hands and feet of Christ used for the purpose of gathering the Lord's Children - the scattered remnant of the tribes of Israel.

As followers of The Way, we are not timid, we are not quiet. We speak truth and we speak life for it is life in us in The Way. We do not fear for the Lord guides our path and goes ahead of us to clear the way. Be diligent in encouragement and build each other up for in Christ we are one body that will function perfectly with Christ Jesus as our head.

He is a Holy God...He is a jealous God

Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the Lord. He is a holy God; he is a jealous God. He will not forgive your rebellion and your sins. If you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods, he will turn and bring disaster on you and make an end of you, after he has been good to you.”

JOSHUA 24:19-20

Lord Jesus - hear my prayer. I love you with all that I am. I am created to serve only you. Nothing else. In this place my Lord I am a foreigner. I am lost in the present world. I trust only in your word Lord. I pray for deliverance. Absolve me my Lord of my sins and disobedience such that my prayer may be heard by you - most high. I seek nothing but your love, light and guidance. Please Lord - let us not succumb to the depths of this world - save my family oh Lord.

We must be Holy, because he is Holy. For the Holy Spirit to live inside you - you must be sinless and obedient to the Lord. We are the temple of God. He created us to be his temple - not a building. The creator of the heavens, moon and stars does not need human assistance for a dwelling place. He created us for this purpose. For the will of God to be done in you - you must seek Jesus - ask him for forgiveness of your sins and be baptized in his name. God IS a Spirit of Love and IS a consuming Fire.

The Holy life cannot be lived without Jesus. It is him in you that bonds you to the Father in Heaven. You can do nothing that gives life without Jesus.  Open your mind to the Truth of Life and seek Jesus with reckless abandon. The false teachings of the world will fade but the word of God will last forever.

Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve

“Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

JOSHUA 24:14-15

The Lord is my God - my life, my love, my hope, my desire. I have forsaken everything this world holds to take up my cross for you Jesus. You are my king - my only. I wish for nothing except you - your love - guidance and light are my compass. 

Lord I hold fast to you now, for the flesh has become weak. I need your embrace - direction and help. Nothing of this world can help guide me oh Lord for I am lost in this place. I need you.

The choice of what master you choose to serve is the first step of obedience or disobedience. The choice for God is on purpose for purpose. There is not an accidental allegiance to God only a deliberate choice. The more the Lord asks of you, the more you will be caused to choose him instead of something else. The truth of the heart of the worker for the purpose of Christ is complete abandonment to the will of The Holy Spirit.

The choice for whom you will serve is personal. There is no group think and you cannot rely on anyone's faith. The Lord is calling you specifically to be his special possession. He will love you, teach and guide you in his way for the purpose of his Kingdom. You see, the Lord is coming and his Kingdom will last forever.