Good Morning,
"The world is unprincipled. It's dog-eat
dog out there! The world doesn't fight fair. But we don't live or fight
our battles that way —–never have and never will. The tools of our
trade aren't for marketing or manipulation, but they are for demolishing
that entire massively corrupt culture. We use our powerful God-tools
for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against
the truth of God,
fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure
of life-shaped by Christ. Our tools are ready at hand for clearing the
ground of every obstruction and building lives of obedience into
maturity." (II Corin. 10:4-5 Message Bible)
We must learn how to capture every loose thought that tries to
manipulate our lives. For we know that our thoughts chart a course for
our lives. We can actually be the gatekeeper of our thoughts and change
the course of our
lives. It is what we allow to go through our thought life consistently
that frames our lives. Warped philosophies are running rampant in our
culture today. If we are not careful to guard our thoughts, we will end
up allowing the unprincipled thoughts of this world to be the master of
our destiny.
Too many in the church have sought to
imitate the world in order to reach the unsaved. That has never been our commission from God. Our
example is Jesus, His holiness and obedience to God was the most
powerful and attractive pull for evangelizing the world. He still is. "Neither is there salvation in any other; for there is no other name
under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." (Acts 4:14)
We are to be
separate and unique and we will be that if we stick to God's Word. We don't need
to water the church down to become viable to this generation. Churches
have almost become the world to win a few, who were probably ready for
salvation anyway, and didn't need all the theatrics to come home. The Word is what will save and keep people
loving God. I'm not saying that we can't be creative, we serve the
Creator, and His DNA flows through our veins. What I am saying is the Word of God must be what
we build upon. Listen to what Paul says," For we are fellow workmen (joint promoters, laborers
together) with and for God; you are God's garden and vineyard and field
under cultivation, [you are] God's building. According to the grace (the special endowment for my
task) of God bestowed on me, like a skillful architect and master builder I laid
[the] foundation, and now another [man] is building upon it. But let
each [man] be careful how he builds upon it, For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which
is [already] laid, which is Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One)." (I Corin.
3:9-11 The Amplified) In other
words, my sisters and brothers, whether we are in full time ministry or a
layman for Christ, no matter what our station in life, we are
co-laborers with Christ and we are building the Kingdom, one stone at a time,
(people- stones). Build means to form by ordering
and uniting materials by gradual means into a whole; to develop according
to a systematic plan, by a definite process; to be constructed. Let's clear the ground of all that will obstruct the
building, all of the
barriers of this world's thinking, in order to lay the foundation
on Christ. He said, My Word and I are one. Therefore, we can't build
any stronger 'soul' than the one built upon the Word. Let's make
everlasting gifts to the Father. Come on, let's build ourselves, our
families, our churches, and every new convert, upon the Solid Rock. Let's not
remove the ancient landmark. The Word is a landmark that will never
change. You can't be more stable than that. All other foundations are
sinking sand.
"Be separate and unique"
Love,
Pastor D.
Daughters of Z 