In today's world you are confronted by many things that cause within you a condition of disturbing bewilderment. It is an indication of the things that are wrought when the Adversary turns his face against you with his full venom and rage. Yet, there is a way to find tranquility and remember from where you came and where you are going, when this current system is finally put at peace...God's Peace.
The Lord's beloved disciple, John, wrote in his 1st Epistle, about the family of the Lord.
"" Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: and every spirit that confesses not Jesus, is not of God: and this is the spirit of the antichrist, where you have heard that it cometh; and now it is in the world already.
You are of God, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world. They are of the world: therefore they speak as of the world, and the world listens to them.
You are of God: he that knows God, hears you; he who is not of God hears you not. By this you know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. Beloved, love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loves is from God, and knows God. He that loves not, doesn't know God; for God is love. ""
The Lord's beloved disciple, John, wrote in his 1st Epistle, about the family of the Lord.
"" Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: and every spirit that confesses not Jesus, is not of God: and this is the spirit of the antichrist, where you have heard that it cometh; and now it is in the world already.
You are of God, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world. They are of the world: therefore they speak as of the world, and the world listens to them.
You are of God: he that knows God, hears you; he who is not of God hears you not. By this you know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. Beloved, love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loves is from God, and knows God. He that loves not, doesn't know God; for God is love. ""
(1 John 4:1-8) In your family there may be strife and discontent. But there is also love and that love overrules the other disappointments and troubles. When you come to each other within your family, you are motivated by a desire to comfort and help your family member. There might be job issues, or money issues. When there is disease or other infirmity, you assist and pray for their healing. Sometimes healing comes, and sometimes it doesn't. When healing doesn't come, for whatever reason, you draw nearer to your loved ones, that their suffering will be softened by the joining of your spirits together, in harmony and compassion. You come into agreement before your Lord that even if the infirmity should take your family member away from you, there will be a consoling knowledge that your dear one will then be in the presence of the Lord.
Knowing that the Spirit of the Lord is upon you and your family has a reassurance that can only be understood from within your own spirit...the same Spirit that he imparted to you, when you became one of His children, in His Heavenly Family! But your "family" isn't confined to those of your own flesh and blood. Your "family" is the entire Church of the Lord, because you are a member of the same Body. Christ's Body. You are inspired toward your extended family, just as you are inspired to your own immediate family, and that is the way your Father wants it! "LOVE one another as I have loved you !", said Jesus to His brethren. That was His New Commandment.
You will face many burdens and hurdles in this world. You may become distraught and heavy with grievous afflictions, anxieties and obstructions to your progress. Your Father in Heaven knows this, and for that reason, He blessed you with the sacrifice of His Beloved Son and the presence of the Holy Spirit, and with a loving and spiritually giving family!! It is in this Spirit that you are able to transcend the limitations of the worldly restrictions barring true compassion for your neighboring brethren...for they are your family too. The Lord directed you to love even your enemies, just as He did at the Cross. The Savior said, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do". He prayed for forgiveness even for those who were putting him to the crucifixion.
So when your family has obstacles and setbacks and torment and despair, recall that the Savior suffered those things before you did. Recall that Jesus loved YOU enough to lay down His innocent life at the Cross for you and all in the family. Recall that He conquered all the things you are faced with, and claimed Victory in your name, underwritten by His name, in front of His Father, your Father...for yesterday's woes, today's sufferings and tomorrow's disappointments.
He will turn everything into a Victory, on that joyful, glorious day when He comes to call you from this world given over to avarice, temptations to sin and infirmity of the flesh...in fact, you and the whole family of the Lord, can claim Victory in Him, today! When you look to the sky and wonder where the next arrow will come from, remember that He already caught that arrow for you and your family, and broke it in half. It no longer exists in the Eternal paradise that He has gone to prepare for you! And that "arrow" isn't even real. The Adversary just wants you to think it is. If he can distract you from the Love and Knowledge of the Lord, he has won.
You, inside the family of God, will not let him win......will you? Your family is blessed and protected by the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. Who, therefore, can stand against Him, OR YOU?
That's right: nothing and no one! You are part of the FAMILY! Rejoice and be exceedingly glad! Lift up your family, wherever they are and whoever they are, that they may be comforted in their times of hurting. Help them through thick and thin. Pray for them, through thick and thin. LOVE them through thick and thin. Be content in the Lord and you will find contentment on earth.
Knowing that the Spirit of the Lord is upon you and your family has a reassurance that can only be understood from within your own spirit...the same Spirit that he imparted to you, when you became one of His children, in His Heavenly Family! But your "family" isn't confined to those of your own flesh and blood. Your "family" is the entire Church of the Lord, because you are a member of the same Body. Christ's Body. You are inspired toward your extended family, just as you are inspired to your own immediate family, and that is the way your Father wants it! "LOVE one another as I have loved you !", said Jesus to His brethren. That was His New Commandment.
You will face many burdens and hurdles in this world. You may become distraught and heavy with grievous afflictions, anxieties and obstructions to your progress. Your Father in Heaven knows this, and for that reason, He blessed you with the sacrifice of His Beloved Son and the presence of the Holy Spirit, and with a loving and spiritually giving family!! It is in this Spirit that you are able to transcend the limitations of the worldly restrictions barring true compassion for your neighboring brethren...for they are your family too. The Lord directed you to love even your enemies, just as He did at the Cross. The Savior said, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do". He prayed for forgiveness even for those who were putting him to the crucifixion.
So when your family has obstacles and setbacks and torment and despair, recall that the Savior suffered those things before you did. Recall that Jesus loved YOU enough to lay down His innocent life at the Cross for you and all in the family. Recall that He conquered all the things you are faced with, and claimed Victory in your name, underwritten by His name, in front of His Father, your Father...for yesterday's woes, today's sufferings and tomorrow's disappointments.
He will turn everything into a Victory, on that joyful, glorious day when He comes to call you from this world given over to avarice, temptations to sin and infirmity of the flesh...in fact, you and the whole family of the Lord, can claim Victory in Him, today! When you look to the sky and wonder where the next arrow will come from, remember that He already caught that arrow for you and your family, and broke it in half. It no longer exists in the Eternal paradise that He has gone to prepare for you! And that "arrow" isn't even real. The Adversary just wants you to think it is. If he can distract you from the Love and Knowledge of the Lord, he has won.
You, inside the family of God, will not let him win......will you? Your family is blessed and protected by the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. Who, therefore, can stand against Him, OR YOU?
That's right: nothing and no one! You are part of the FAMILY! Rejoice and be exceedingly glad! Lift up your family, wherever they are and whoever they are, that they may be comforted in their times of hurting. Help them through thick and thin. Pray for them, through thick and thin. LOVE them through thick and thin. Be content in the Lord and you will find contentment on earth.
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