"For a just man falls seven times, and rises up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. REJOICE NOT when thine enemy falls, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbles: Lest the LORD see it, and it displeases Him, and He turns away his wrath from him."
(Proverbs 24:16-18)
Hi, everyone!
Although
the weather has been rather interesting this past summer, and the
temperatures scorching, I cannot help but appreciate how good God
continues to keep us in His care, regardless to the situation. In
celebration of BLACK MUSIC HERITAGE MONTH, I am constantly reminded of a very familiar gospel song that I had the pleasure of ministering before, entitled "THANK YOU,"
composed and performed by Bishop Walter Hawkins, who transitioned 2
years ago. You know, after everything we have experienced in our lives,
the love, mercy and victory in God, through Christ Jesus remains,
keeping us, no matter what we have done.
Some of the lyrics are as follows:
It could have been me, outdoors, with no food or no clothes,
Or just alone, without a friend, or just another number with a tragic end.
But You didn't see fit to let none of these things be,
But every day by Your Power, You keep on keeping me,
And I want to say, Thank You, Lord, for ALL You've done for ME!
It
has been told to us, that, 'if we confess our sins, HE is faithful and
just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from ALL
unrighteousness.' And since GOD can and will do that, He being the God
of all grace and comfort, WHO are WE to continue holding things over
someone's head, years after they have been pardoned BY GOD? And why
would we rejoice when we hear or see someone struggling, even if they
have done something horribly to us personally? We need to learn how to
pray for EVERYONE, whether we have been hurt or mistreated.
Matthew 5:44-45 tells us, that we should:
Matthew 5:44-45 tells us, that we should:
"Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for He makes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust."
It
would be wonderful, if we could decide to treat others as we would love
to be treated, while striving to spread joy around, instead of malice,
discord, hatred, ugliness, jealousy, or even envy. The fruit of the
Spirit are: Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness,
Faith, Meekness, and Temperance! Nowhere in the Word of God does it say
that gossiping, mocking, begrudging, spitefulness, bitterness, cruelty, or
flaunting how much better we are than someone else, are noted as traits of
God that we should be producing. It would be in our best interest to
"rejoice with them that rejoice, and mourn with them that mourn." In
doing so, we can believe AND see that greater things will happen for us.
Blessings and peace!
"Thank You" is one of my favorite songs ever!!
ReplyDeletethanks you for this post big sis. we need to remain reminded of how vital it is that ne can't make it on our own,it's all about God's mighty hand being in our lives along with the blood of His Son,Jesus Christ.it interests me how folks boast on themselves and wonder why others are'nt affected by what they say,it's probably because their in the way of what god could do through them,if they only step aside and let him do His thing through them...that's what i loved about Walter Hawkins,he "kept it real" and recognized he needed Him and His AMAZING GRACE to comfort him,so others could also be comforted.
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