Today‘s Inspiration: “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”James 1:22 NKJV. Apostle James is a pragmatic preacher with God’s divine truth to guide and mature us spiritually. Too many times I have seen and heard prayers for spouses, children or even parents to change but very few prayers for self to change. Satan’s best weapon to divide families and even the church is through the religious spirit, which is to show oneself better than others. This was what happened to Paul when he persecuted the Christians and sees himself doing the right thing until he met with Jesus at Damascus Road.
Christianity is about Christ, who didn’t come down to earth and gave up his heavenly throne, just to show us He is more holier or better than us but was crucified for all our sins, iniquities, and transgressions at Calvary as a criminal but with no sin, so that sinners, prostitutes, murderers, drug abuses, gamblers, alcoholics, tax collectors, adulterers, thieves and even centurions can be saved by grace through faith in Jesus in repentance. Christianity is not to show we are the best to put others down but rather radically we are the worst as Paul described himself but God can still change us by His Holy Spirit with grace to lift others up. Sin gave the law the power to judge but grace fulfilled the law of the spirit to love like Christ. Such love is unconditional, transformational, and supernatural to change a soul who desires Jesus. Glory to God!
Prayer: O Lord my God, I rebuke all religious spirit in my family, ministry, workplace and even within me. Let me be a doer of your word and be a witness of Christ’s humility, obedience, and attention to His Father’s will. Let me stop trying to change people with my opinions but begin to impact others with my obedience to God like Christ, in Jesus' Name, Amen.
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