Matt 10:34? Jesus knew His Spiritual kingdom would cause people to fight- to take thousands of years of customs and rituals and tell them to FOCUS on a specific concept of personal COMMUNIION with God and dont' just go through the motions of a ritual... that will cause families to fight and rent them in pieces.
Smae with the Catholic church... rituals are important but when you LEAVE the purpose of the rituals and focus on the action- THAT's what God would NEVER want... rituals without true communion.
An semi related thought- read Luke 22:35-38.
Jesus told his disciples it was going to be rough. He asked them if God had provided for them thus far, their clothes, food. They acknowledged He did. THEN JEsus told them it would be good if they SOLD their clothes and bought a sword with the money.
They said "we have 2 swords". Jesus said.... "It is enough".
2 swords.... why were TWO swords enough- against the angry group of priests and SOLDIERS??
Obviously Peter used one in cutting off the servant's ear (Which Jesus healed told Peter, "suffer me thus far" "you've gone with me this far, have patience.")
Jesus planned to make a point...
I wonder-- WHO had the other sword? WHY didn't they USE it? I think it is possible, Jesus had it- HE was the Leader of them. Peter was second 'in command". Peter failed and responded in violence. Jesus did NOT fight. He held down the second weapon. He chose to submit. THAT was "meekness". Meekness is submitting of POWER you may have.
Satan can kill the flesh, but not the spirit. Jesus tried to teach the Jews that. His kingdom was in the SPIRIT. His message was from God the Father-- that would give strength, not in external sense, but in the ETERNAL sense. Not to mention, if a person has HOPE; if a person has love; if a person has truth in their heart and mind, they can move mountians. They can tackle things in an humanly unexplicable way. Kingdom of peace- of the Spirit.
What would YOU choose?? Political peace of peace of spirit??
WHAT kind of "peace" is God about??? (only) Political?? PLEASE!!!! HE would GIVE HIS "Chosen People" something FAR GREATER !!! SPIRITUAL PEACE. Can you HEAR this?? Your GOD, wants you to have PEACE that can carry you through wars, pestilence, death, every trial that you have. Pass THAT inheritance and custom down to your children.
In MY experience as a mother, I want to give MY children something far greater than SIMPLY a blessing of coin, possessions, lands -- I want them to have PEACE, joy, love, faith, hope, truth. GOD IS ALL THOSE THINGS. He desires for us to HAVE those things. THAT's what HIS KINGDOM is all about. That's what Jesus lived and directed us towards.
Have you lost your faith? DID the Roman's STEAL the faith of the JHVH God from you?? I don't think so. JHVH STILL reigns-- despite Satan's thwarts and attacks Faith in God lives.
Selah. :)
I Praise GOD for that
Thursday, January 14, 2010
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