1 Cor. 2:12: But God has given us His Spirit. That’s why we don’t think the same way the people of this world think. That’s also why we can recognize the blessings that God has given us.
It can be so easy to look at people of this world and wonder why they do things the way the do. I was reading 1 Corinthians this morning and I found the reminder.
We cannot forget, brothers and sisters in Christ, when we see people acting in ways that we wouldn’t, that perhaps it’s because they haven’t found the freedom in Christ that God has so graciously and mercifully gifted to us. The commission that Jesus left is still the same: we are to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. We are also to love our neighbors as ourselves.
When we see the people who need to hear the gospel, instead of being angry with them for not knowing Jesus and behaving as though they know Him; we need to pray for them, and either share the gospel with them, or pray that someone else can come along and share it with them if we aren’t able.
The 2nd part of this Scripture says that because of God’s Spirit, we are able to recognize the blessings that God has given us. Recognizing the blessings, we can joyfully and lovingly go forth, sharing the good news of the gospel to this hurting and broken world around us. So many people need to hear about blessings that can be found somewhere.
Have you been blessed? Do people hear blessings coming from you? Are you sharing the good news? When you see people do you see what God sees, and is your heart breaking for them? Do you feel burdened to share a message of hope with them? Do you feel love?
Pray, brothers and sisters. We have a message of hope and freedom to share with the world. We have good news! We cannot and should not keep it to ourselves.
Think like Jesus,
jamie
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