Christ-Like Attitude (5): Justice

Justice; yes the Lord is a just God. He is righteous and expects equity, fairness and love from Christians to all men.We can see how the Lord loves justice that he explicitly commands that we are just ourselves, He prefers justice to the burnt offerings and sacrifices that we may offer (Micah 6:6-8; Isaiah 1:11-17; Zechariah 7: 9-10).

He has also asked us to appoint just leaders to rule over us to judge His people fairly (Deut 16:18-20). We will need to pray for our leaders as well as go beyond the physical likeness when we go out to choose these leaders. 

As Christians we should try to work in Justice, as much as lies with us, we should treat each other the way we want to be treated and according to the principles of the word of God. We need to love our neighbors, our friends, acquaintances and even our enemies to be able to overcome any form of evil that comes our way.

Justice as with other Christ-Like attitudes can be achieved by submitting to the Lord, humbling ourselves and letting the Holy Spirit guide us. I pray that as we continue to work with God that His grace and Spirit will lead us to conform to His will for our Lives.

Remain Blessed. Maranatha.

Christ-Like Attitude (3): Patience

As I write on Patience, I am actually striving to be patient regarding an issue in my life at the moment and I hope the Lord will bestow His Grace as we as His Children master the Art of Patience. The undeniable Truth is that the Lord is Sovereign and He Knows what's best for His Children, so are we always impatient with Him. I sincerely believe that His Timing is Perfect.

Psalm 145:15 “The eyes of all look to you in hope; you give them their food as they need it.” This Scripture Reminds us that the Lord allots our needs at the perfect time. When we are matured enough to handle the blessings for the good of the Kingdom. We need to develop the muscles that will help us wait in faith for God's time. I joke sometimes and say, Okay God I accept that your timing is different from mine, please this time around let my timing come before yours. As always it comes after.

Second we need to be patient with one another as the Lord was and is patient with us. As the apostle Paul testified  about God’s Great Patience, 1 Timothy 1:15-16 “This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all. But God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they too can believe in him and receive eternal life.”

Let’s not be quick to give up on others when they seem to be going on opposite paths that we will like them to tread, the Lord was patient with us when we walked the same path, we should prayerfully be patient with them as we look forward to God’s glory shining in their hearts.

“Love is Patient” 1 Corinthians 13:4, Patience with others exemplifies our love for them, even within the body of Christ, we are all still growing and looking to perfect our character as Christ’s, we might hurt each other, but we should always love. God made us different, yet expects to be one in Christ, if we patiently work in love we will Glorify His Name. 1 Thessalonians 5:14c says Be patient with everyone.

Galatians 5: 22-23 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness; gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

The gift of Patience comes from the Holy Spirit. If any one craves this they should pray through Holy Spirit  to empower them with Patience. I pray that as we grow as Christians, we will develop a patient spirit in our daily work with Christ.

Remain Blessed as Always. Maranatha.

Mercy & Grace; Nothing Else Counts

 " God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.  Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago" (Ephesians 2: 8-10).

To simplify the above, you cannot and will not earn your way into Heaven. Grace is Free, our works and faithful living should be a grateful response to our redemption in Christ Jesus. Good and godly works are to be results of our salvation and not a means to salvation.

A lot of Christians leave under the yoke of trying to "buy or retain" their salvation by good works. The questions I will like to pose are, What is in your Heart? Are you saved? Do you love God? Do you believe that you are saved through Christs' death? If yes great. Christ himself said my yoke is easy, come unto me all ye who are heavy laden and I will give you rest (Mathew 11:28-30). Not grief, we have been set free, we do not have to work to purchase or retain our salvation. All has been done. All we need to is Glorify God.

How do we do this? Jesus said if you love me obey my commandments, this is how we show appreciation to him, he has given us the Holy Spirit to be our Advocate, pray and He will lead you to path of righteousness (John 14:15-17).

The LORD is merciful, we are all sinners but he counted not our sins against us, so the next time you think I need to "bribe" my way into God's good books think again. His Ways are not our Ways, neither are His thoughts our thoughts. We should stop attributing human qualities to the Creator. He made us. Accept your limitations and humble your self before God.

Final note, Grace does not give us an excuse to continue in sin (Jude). The LORD sees the heart, He knows His genuine children, For those struggling in a particular area He will direct you. But the Lord is not mocked, those who sin deliberately will be punished.

Remain Blessed. Maranatha.