Exhortation for Believers
As believers, we are called and created to be God on Earth, to be His hands and feet, to be fully yielded to Him, to love with His unconditional love, to be a people marked and recognized by this love, to love and seek the truth and hate wickedness. We know this. We proclaim to walk in this boldly. Yet this year, I have watched divisiveness, hatred, slander, gossip, deception, and wickedness infiltrate and proliferate through believers.
Have we forgotten who we are? Have we unknowing given ourselves in the hands of the enemy in the name of righteousness, albeit self-righteousness. No matter what the current affairs are, no matter if there is a global pandemic, no matter who you voted for, we are to first love unconditionally, discern wisely and seek & speak truth.
If we can keep our identity, our primary calling, and Him above all else then everything else would come in order behind Him. Spreading unsubstantiated “facts” is still spreading lies. If your emotions drive your actions, then you can be easily manipulated. Verify before proclaiming something as the truth. Be humble when you wrongfully declare a lie as the truth and correct your mistake. Be understanding of others views and seek to understand them. They are your brothers and sisters whether they know it yet or not.
Don’t use other’s transgressions as an excuse to do the same (an eye for and an eye). You wouldn’t survive the justice you level against others. The Pharisees didn’t.
I urge all of you to examine your hearts. Be motivated by Him. Don’t get sucked into the emotional chess game the enemy is playing right now. Discern the truth and speak it when He says to. Do not look at others who disagree with you as your enemy. You are just as susceptible to deception as they are. Our fight is a spiritual one. Be wise how you engage in it and don’t stab your brother and sister in the back. True unity does not come from first sowing division until your side wins then expecting the other side to accept the loss. It comes from being a people set apart from the ways of the world, a people that has compassion for and value ALL people, a people that will now their knee to the ways of Baal.
God is unifying His people now. The enemy is fighting hard to divide us. Discern the enemies schemes and remove yourself from his grasp. God has and will continue to equip you rise above the ways of the world. Come up higher.