Sunday, November 24, 2013

Measuring And Commending

                                         2 Corinthians 10:18
                            "For not he that commendeth himself
                                     is approved, but whom the
                                           Lord commendeth"

         This Scriptures is Paul's self-vindication.  Paul said;  "We dare not make ourselves a number or compare ourselves with others."  He did not want his messengers  or himself  to be thought of as being joined to an esteem group of people.  He had his own ministry for God.  Paul preached the gospel of Jesus Christ, that he was given Spiritually ,and Christ was with Paul , because Christ did strike Paul down and put him on the road of his ministry to The Gentiles and Were ever Paul was told to go by the God's messengers.
        In our Christian Community's today, we need to applied Paul's self-vindication to our own lives.  We have to many Christians measuring themselves  by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves.  To many church's compare themselves against other church's; for instance,  We have a better Bigger church building and more social events than yours.  Some may say we have so many that want to come to our church, we now have transport for them that don't have no way.  This my friends is measuring and commending themselves.  Don't get me wrong all Church's and Christians are not this way, but just enough bad can destroy a lot of good.  I will say this;  'If you have social events in your church I pray that you think about that and replace them with good Christian fellowship.  If you have a bus route, use it and fill up each Sunday, but don't just brag on having it.
       Let us think God and claim the grace He gives us, and not worry about being commended by others and for sure never commend ourselves.  Christians!!  We need to wake up!!  Know God is God, and that God is the one who calls us to duty.  God will approve us and He will commend us by saying;  "Well Done My Child-----Welcome Home"

                               "THE LORD COMMENDETH"   

                                         May God Bless You
                                          And Your Families

                                                     Minister: Robert A. Lail
                                                     The Cross Life Ministry                  

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