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  • Questions
    • Prophecy >
      • What is the point of the "Great Tribulation" if all of the Christians will be raptured?
      • How Do We Prepare for the Great Tribulation?
      • Many preachers say Jesus is coming soon, while there are no clear signs of it. Is it a scare tactic to make people do what they want?
      • Is it true that the Bible says that no one goes to heaven until Jesus comes back?
      • What does the Bible say about Jesus' Second Coming?
      • When does the 2nd Resurrection Take Place?
      • How will Jehovah God save Israel when he brings all nations against it ?
      • When the kingdom of God is established, in what manner ( physically or ?? ) will everybody who obeys Jehovah God will become like Adam ( they will no longer be males and females but all males ) ??
      • Spiritually, What are we on the verge of?
      • When did the 70 years desolation spoken by Jeremiah begin?
      • What is meant by Rome being called the Antichrist?
      • In the book of Daniel 11:21-24, is the despicable man that is mentioned here was Antiochus Epiphanes IV?
      • What is the difference between the Babylonia that were mentioned in the Old Testament and the Babylonia that was mentioned in the book of Revelation?
      • What are the comparison of the verses Ps 83:1-8,Ez 38:7-16, Zech 14:2-3,and Rev 20:8-9--are they the same in meaning?
      • Of that Day and that Hour
      • How Will Jesus' Second Coming Happen?
      • Will the End Times Battle Be Fought With Weapons
      • Biblically speaking what will the world be like after Armageddon?
      • End Times and Sodom and Gomorrah?
      • At which trumpet will Michael and his angels boot Satan and his angels from heaven to earth?
      • When does/did Jesus Christ's reign as King of God's Kingdom start?
      • Is the Beast in Revelation the Antichrist?
      • Jesus Would Return as He Left?
      • What do you think Jesus meant that if God had not shortened those days, no flesh would survive?
      • What are You Looking Forward To?
      • Is This the Beginning of the Apocalypse?
      • What does Jesus Mean When He Says This?
      • Evidence of the Signs of the Times?
      • What will the Kingdom Accomplish?
      • How Will the Scoffers Feel when Jesus Comes?
      • What is the Significance of the Word "Presence."
      • Why Does My Mom Say We are in the Last Day?
      • What Exactly do People Think the Apocalypse is?
    • Doctrine >
      • Can a person worthy of Heaven be OK with others going to Hell?
      • Can the theory of "being born a sinner" and the theory of "age of accountability" exist at the same time? How and why?
      • According to the Bible, why is everyone born a sinner?
      • Do those don't hear about Jesus go to hell?
      • How is Christ the Wisdom of God?
      • Why does the Soul of the Dead Sinner need to be Oppressed?
      • What did Jesus mean when He said: The Way, the Truth, the Life?
      • Is the Fire of Hell Literal? Why?
      • Did Jesus Redeem Everyone? Is Everyone Saved?
      • If a baby or infant died ....he'll become an angel?
      • What is Biblical Faith?
      • Do You Believe in Hell?
      • Water Baptism and Spirit Baptism, which is more important?
      • Question on Death, Sleep, Resurrection?
      • What is the soul?
      • The Rapture
      • Is John the Baptist going to heaven?
    • General Questions >
      • How can the Gospel transform individuals and the society today?
      • Why are dogs not allowed in heaven according to the Bible?
      • Question about Islam and Christianity
      • Is a Person Who Hasn't Heard About Christianity a Sinner...?
      • Are Saints in Heaven Free...?
      • Question on John the Baptist
      • Thief on the Cross Question
      • Does the Bible has a mention about the secret societies like...?
      • Is the Garden of Eden still on earth (hidden from mankind ) ?
      • Does the Bible prove all other religions false?
      • Why do Muslims hate Jews ?
      • What do you think of the Interpretation of Gen. 2:17?
      • Did God Hate Esau from the Womb?
      • What is your opinion of the theological terms kingdom of heaven and kingdom of God?
      • ​Please can you explain Colossians 2:14-17, where it's says "do not let anyone judge you"?
      • What do you mean by Regeneration..?
      • Is it literally mean that Turkey is the seat of Satan?
      • I'm a Christian but I don't like to go to church...I pray and read my bible in the house....what the bible teaches about fellowship?
      • Abraham the father of Isaac and Ismael...he was Jew or Hebrew..?
      • I'm a believer. I pray that I might win in lottery,sweepstakes, casino...I won....is this a sin?
      • Please Explain Romans 10:9,10
      • Can We as Christians be Guilty of Choosing Barabbas over Jesus?
      • What is the Purpose of Satan?
      • Why would God do this? And then punish Israel for it?
      • Is the Roman Catholic Church a true church established by Jesus Christ?
      • What is Heaven Like?
      • How long (on average) does it take one to join your religion?
      • Is a judge performing his duties in a courtroom violating Jesus' command, "Do not judge"?
      • How is it that even the demons "knew Him to be the Christ." How did they know?
      • Who is Jesus claiming to be in John 8:24 and what does it mean to "die in your sins"?
      • Does the Bride of Christ have to die first?
      • Can We as Christians be Guilty of Choosing Barabbas over Jesus?
      • What about Holidays?
      • What is a Biblical Family?
      • How do We Treat Family Members Who Say They are Christians but Don't Acts Like It?
      • What is the Second Death?
      • Question on the Parable of the Two Sons
      • Christ came that we would have life abundantly correct?
      • Who is the Son of Perdition?
      • What are your thoughts on Psalm 137:9?
      • What is the difference between the DOOR in Rev 3:8 and the DOOR in Rev 3:20 ?
      • Out of the Seven Churches in Revelation, which would you say is the closet to your church?
      • What is the main message in the book of Amos, what value does it hold for today’s modern society?
      • Gospel of Thomas question:
      • Question on Tithing
      • Are some people never going to be resurrected from the dead?
      • Does God Love Unconditionally?
      • What Percentage of the Bible Do You Have to Know?
      • Do you keep the Sabbath?
      • Why was Man Excluded Because No Wedding Garment?
      • It is the Day of Atonement...Will you offer a prayer & agree in prayer for their salvation?
      • Did Noah Keep Bees in the Ark?
      • As the Pope's 9-letter surname, Bergoglio, has the word GOG bang in the middle of it, I wonder if biblical?
      • Who is Peter talking about in 1 Peter 4:18?
      • What is the purpose of pigs?
      • Please explain how the meek inherit the earth?
      • Do You Know the Names of Jesus' Two Sheepfolds?
      • Is Jesus in His Human Body in Heaven?
  • Meditations of Joy
    • Overcoming Lack of Confidence to Connect and ‘Fit In’ Part 1
    • All Things in the Name of Jesus
    • The Treasured Life
    • Afflicted in Faithfulness
    • Making All Things New
    • Instinctive Trust
    • #721 Extracting the Precious from the Worthless
    • Some Keys to Dealing Faithfully with Criticism and Conflict Part 2
    • Some Keys to Dealing Faithfully with Criticism Part 1
    • Facing Change and the Unknown in Confidence
    • Glorify Thy Name in us, O LORD
    • Remembering Who We Are
    • Deliverance through Overwhelm
    • Finding Stability
    • Resurrection Power At Work
    • Diamonds in the Night (Revisited)
    • Final Faithfulness According to the Will of the Father Part 2
    • Final Faithfulness According to the Will of the Father
    • The Expanse of Jesus Prayer
    • The Reality of the Joy Set Before Him
    • The Determination To Do His Will
    • Choosing the Will of the Father
    • He Sustains the Weary with a Word
    • I am willing
    • Looking Forward: Making Isaiah 40.27-31 my own Part 2
    • Looking Forward: Making Isaiah 40:27-31 my own
    • Looking Back on Lessons in this Past Year Part 5
    • Looking Back on Lessons in this Past Year Part 4
    • Looking Back on Lessons in this Past Year Part 3
    • #698 Looking Back on Lessons in this Past Year Part 1 A Dear Brother wrote out the main things he was learning in the past year. As I read them I realized that that the Lord was teaching me along similar lines. First he shared: 1. “God’s
    • Looking Back on Lessons in this Past Year Part 1
    • Our True Source of Stability in Trying Times Part 2Blog
    • Humble Yourself Under the Mighty Hand of God
    • Our True Source of Stability in Trying Times
    • Thriving in the house of God
    • Living the Divine Dimensions of Their Love
    • Make Room for the Blessing! Part 2
    • Make Room for the Blessing! Part 1
    • Dealing with ‘What If’ Part 1
    • Abiding in Their Love
    • Serving by Night
    • Serving By Night
    • Tenacious Love Part 2
    • Tenacious Love Part 1
    • Reverence for God is an Access to Wisdom and Confidence
    • The Practice of Praise
    • Separate the Precious from the Worthless
    • Therefore I Will Remember You Part 2
    • Therefore I Will Remember You Part 1
    • #676 Only One Thing is Necessary
    • Antidotes for Personal Unrest Amid Unfolding Events of our Day Part 3
    • Antidotes for Personal Unrest Amid Unfolding Events of our Day Part 3
    • Antidotes for Personal Unrest Amid Unfolding Events of our Day Part 2
    • Antidotes for Personal Unrest Amid Unfolding Events of our Day Part 1
    • Pliability and Surrender Part 2 In the Care of the Shepherd
    • Pliability and Surrender Part 1 in the Hands of the Potter
    • The Choice to Rejoice
    • Dealing with Reaction to Criticism Part 3
    • Dealing with Reaction to Criticism Part 2
    • Dealing with Reaction to Criticism Part 1
    • Courage to Go Forward
    • Facing Challenge Equipped with His Armor Part 3
    • Facing Challenge Equipped with His Armor Part 1
    • The Holy Ground of Challenge
    • What We Remember, What We Forget
    • The Answer to Anxiety Part 3
    • The Answer to Anxiety Part 2
    • The Answer to Anxiety Part 1
    • Paul’s focus in Prison: Part 6b Resurrection power Beyond Our Comprehension
    • Paul’s Focus in Prison: In Awe of His Resurrection Power Part 6aBlog
    • Paul’s Focus in Prison: Part 5a Never give up praying for one another!
    • Paul's focus in Prison: Part 4 Guarded!
    • Paul’s focus in prison Part 3 Going forward with Passion
    • Paul’s focus in prison Part 2
    • Paul’s Focus in Prison Part 1
    • LIVING Hope and Joy
    • Arms Wide Open
    • Diamonds in the Night (Revisited from 2017)
    • “Yet Thou art Holy”
    • Resolutely Going Forward
    • Passover Love
    • Praying for a Word to Give the Weary
    • Content Whatever Lot I See Part 2
    • Content Whatever Lot I See Part 1Blog
    • A Night Journey to Peace Part 2
    • A Night Journey to Peace
    • Trusting His Choices
    • Peace Amid the Storm
    • Love is Patient
    • Proving His Name to His Glory
    • Watching in Hope
    • Glorifying His Name Begins with the Realm of Thought
    • "Father Glorify Thy Name"--Possible when we Let Him Love us
    • Father Glorify Thy Name Possible when we Let Him Love us
    • Father Glorify Thy Name Part 3 (A roadblock to be aware of)
    • Father Glorify Thy Name Part 2 (Practical application)
    • Father, Glorify Thy Name
    • Finding His Joy
    • The Blessing of Over-and-Over-Testings
    • Redefining Our Perception of Rejection
    • The Source of all Encouragement
    • Casting our Care and Leaving it There
    • Setting our Face Like Flint
    • Accepting God’s Will for our Beloved Brethren
    • Our Home in Every Challenge: Seeing Beyond the Illusion
    • Call to Consider: His Amazing Provision
    • Call to Consider: His Amazing Provision
    • Sure Proof of His Divine Provision
    • Some Lessons from David in Absalam's Rebellion and Unresolved Conflict
    • His Glory: Permission to Prune
    • His Glory: A Call to Re-focus
    • Trade in the Old Thinking for a New Song!
    • A Practical Look at the Armor of God
    • Resting in His Provision
    • His Perspective from the Heights, Borne on the Wings of the Eagle
    • What Would Jesus THINK?
    • The Joy of Wholeheartedness Part 2
    • The Joy of Wholeheartedness Part 1
    • The Joy of His Love Empowering us to Love Part 2
    • The Joy of Overcoming Irritation: Divine Love Empowering us to Love Part 1
    • The Joy of the LORD is your Strength: Sending Portions!
    • Finding Joy Part 2b: The Joy of the LORD is your Strength: Eat and Drink!
    • Finding Joy Part 2a: The Joy of the LORD is your Strength
    • Finding Joy: The Joy Set Before Us Part 1
    • The Refuge of His Wise and Loving Power
    • Facing the Challenge in the Beauty of Holiness
    • Facing the Challenge with Praise, Prayer and Perspective
    • Enthroning Him upon our Praise
    • Yet You Are Holy
    • Yet You are Holy
    • Another Look at “Arise, Let us go hence”
    • “My Peace” When We Feel Alone
    • “My Peace” Amid the Storm” Part 5
    • “My Peace” Amid the Storm” Part 4
    • My Peace” Amid the Storm” Part 3
    • “My Peace” Amid the Storm” Part 2
    • “My Peace” Amid the Storm” Part 1
    • A Prayer for the Power of His Penetrating Gaze of Love Part 2
    • A Prayer for the Power of His Penetrating Gaze
    • Trusting Enough to Get Out of the Boat
    • The Answer to Resistance: Trusting His Provision in the Process Part 2
    • The Answer to Resistance: Trusting that what He allows is GOOD.
    • He Knows What We Need, a Call to Praise Amid the Unknown!
    • My Heart is Fixed
    • My Heart is Fixed
    • The Creative Deliverance That Surrounds Us
    • How to Rejoice in the Midst of Whatever Happens Part 4
    • #547 How to Rejoice in the Midst of Whatever Happens Part 3
    • How to Rejoice in the Midst of Whatever Happens Part 2
    • How to Rejoice in the Midst of Whatever Happens Part 1
    • Our Prayerful Song in the Midst of Whatever Happens
    • #543 What Brings Us Peace No Matter What Happens
    • Freedom from the Trap of Old Thinking
    • Freedom from the Trap of Old Thinking Part 2
    • He Restores my Soul
    • “Look up and Let Go”
    • Nothing Shall Offend
    • Moment by Moment Deliverance from Fear
    • We Will Continue to Praise Him in the Midst of Every Circumstance
    • We Will Continue to Praise Him in the Midst of Every Circumstance Part 2
    • We Will Continue to Praise Him in the Midst Every Circumstance
    • Trust in His Perspective Frees us from Every ‘Prison’ Part 2
    • Trust in His Perspective Frees us from Every ‘Prison’
    • Run through the Open Door
    • Dwelling in ONE Master
    • Dwelling in His Shadow and Watching from the Wings
    • Dwelling in the Obedience of Christ
    • Overcoming Some Old Habits of Thought
    • Setting our Minds for Surrender Each Morning
    • Some of Peters Advice for Relationships in these Last Days
    • What Helps us to Accept Every Experience
    • His Leading through the Valley
    • Being His Valiant Warrior
    • Our Valiant Warrior
    • Living Deep-rooted Attachment in Christ
    • Keep on Sowing!
    • Surely the LORD is in the place
    • Red Sea Advice Part 4 The Red Sea Response
    • Red Sea Advice Part 3 The Red Sea Reaction
    • Red Sea Advice Part 2
    • Red Sea Advice Part 1
    • A Call to Peace
    • But Then on The Third Day
    • He Endured the Cross Part 3 Psalm 22 NIV
    • He Endured the Cross Psalm 22 Part 2
    • He Endured the Cross Part 1
    • The Cup that Crystallizes Part 3
    • The Cup that Crystallizes Part 2
    • The Cup that Crystallizes Part 1
    • The Yoke that Gives Us Rest
    • Proper Use of limitation, A Call For Balance
    • Another Lesson in Making Room for Their Surpassing Power Through the Proper Use of our Limitations
    • The Posture of Waiting and Trust that Allows Him To Demonstrate His Surpassing Power
    • To Demonstrate His Surpassing Power 2
    • To Demonstrate His Surpassing Power
    • WE will get through this!
    • Delight to do His will
    • I Know the Plans I Have for You
    • But for a Moment
    • Wake me up, Lord
    • We are a Team!
    • When we feel alone
    • The One Next Step
    • Trusting the Love that Stabilizes Us Through Every Storm
    • Triumph Over Appearance
    • The Joy of His Abundance
    • Express Gratitude
    • Numbering our Days
    • Expressions of His Love
    • The Breadth of His Provision
    • His Faithfulness Behind Every Challenge
    • He Stands at the Door of our Hearts
    • Your Tender Mercies Give Me Life
    • The Craftsmanship of His Workmanship in us
    • With You Wherever You Go
    • Listening to His Voice Amid the Physical Challenge of Shingles
    • A Refuge Better than People Pleasing
    • My Prayer in the Morning
    • They Will Not Prevail
    • When Things Don't Go My Way
    • How To Be a Refuge Like Him
    • A Very Present Help in Trouble
    • How to be a Refuge Like Him
    • Humble Yourselves Under the Mighty Hand of God
    • On Which Side Will We Dwell?
    • The Light That Shines on Our Challenges
    • Rewriting our Negative Memories and Thoughts Part 6
    • Plow My Thoughts
    • Rewriting our Negative Memories and Thoughts Part 5
    • Rewriting our Negative Memories and Thoughts Part 4
    • Rewriting our Negative Memories and Thoughts Part 3
    • Rewriting our Negative Memories and Thoughts Part 2
    • Rewriting our Negative Memories and Thoughts
    • Stand in Awe in the Midst of Depression
    • Patient Waiting in the Face of Challenge
    • Our Expectation and Refuge in the Face of Fear
    • His Way of Escape
    • Healing the Root of Fear pt 2
    • Healing the Root of Fear
    • Weeding Day
    • Another Aspect of Wash Day!
    • Wash Day!
    • The Cup of Blessing Which We Bless
    • Our Abba Father
    • Accepting the Gift and Passing it On
    • Accepting the Gift of His Training
    • Open Our Eyes to See
    • The Breath of Forgiveness Part 2
    • The Breath of Forgiveness
    • Living Each Moment for Him
    • Diamonds in the Night
    • His Word that Sustains us in Times of Weariness Part 7
    • His Word that Sustains us in Times of Weariness Part 6
    • His Word that Sustains us in Times of Weariness Part 3
    • His Word that Sustains us in Times of Weariness Part 3
    • His Word that Sustains us in Times of Weariness Part 2
    • His Word that Sustains us in Times of Weariness Part 1
    • Faithful in the Hour Part 1
    • Delight in His Delight
    • The Beauty of Brokenness Surrendered to Him
    • How to Never Give up Part 2
    • How to Never Give UP part 1
    • Whatever We Do Part 2
    • Whatever We Do
    • Resurrection Power At Work
    • Tested by the Word of God
    • Waiting on the LORD
    • My Dad Road Sign
    • The Amazing Privilege of Being Coached by the Most High God
    • Casting Both Circles of Care Upon Him
    • The Heart of Deliverance
    • Say Amen!
    • Amen
    • Trusting Where He Leads
    • Made Strong to Listen
    • This is Who I AM
    • The Mindset of Deliverance
    • Strongholds
    • Your Love Has Conquered My Resistance
    • Our Stability Amid These Times and Seasons of Change
    • Precious in the Sight part 2
    • Precious in the Sight of the Lord
    • His Battle
    • Looking to Him
    • Proving Him Holy
    • Rejoice in the Road
    • The Divine Ectetera
    • Waking up to Hope in God in the Present Moment
    • Hiding His Word in Our Heart
    • The Power of Acceptance
    • The Power of Listening From His Love
    • The Gift of Spiritual Eyesight (In Relationships)
    • The Gift of Spiritual Eyesight Part 2
    • The Gift of Spiritual Eyesight
    • The Past and Present Reality of Deliverance
    • Willing To Trust
    • Quieting the Noise So We Can Hear His Knock and Receive Feasting in Place of Empty Snacking
    • An Olive Tree in the House of God
    • Our Choice at Break of Day
    • From Accusation to Acclamation
    • The Pure Joy of What Is
    • Arise and Eat
    • Power Over the Pit
    • His Altar (The Dimensions of Love)
    • Living The Dimensions of Love
    • The Dimensions of Love
    • All My Springs are in You
    • Crucified with Christ--A Prayer
    • Psalm 22 on the Cross to the Ninth Hour
    • The Mind of Christ Revealed on the Cross Part 2
    • The Mind of Christ as Revealed on the Cross Part 1
    • Stop and Savor His View
    • The Final Hymn
    • The Keeping Power of the Father and the Son part 3
    • The Keeping Power of the Father and the Son part 2
    • Keeping the Power of the Father and the Son part 1
    • Father Glorify Thy Name
    • She Has Done What She Could
    • The Megaphone of God
    • Teach me to be an influence that honors You
    • Fill Me with Your Willingness and Skill
    • The Greatest Reality Amid any Overwelm
    • Seeing Something New
    • Trusting Him Anew
    • The Power of the Yoke of Jesus
    • How to be Humble
    • Building Faith to Prepare for Any Collision
    • Opening the Door of our Language to God
    • Safe in His Compassions
    • Who He Is in Every Experience
    • Continual Praise
    • Beside Still Waters
    • Faith and Hope in the Midst of Challenge
    • The Beauty of Flaw Wrapped in Perfection Revisited
    • Empowering Love
    • Discovering the Hidden Treasure
    • Thoroughly Known
    • Very Present Help
    • Not by Might
    • Under His Wings I Trust
    • Aiming at Eternity
    • What to Forget, What to Remember
    • Ready to Turn My Life Around for God
    • Triumph Over Circumstances--Don't Kill the Messenger
    • Waterlogged and Triumphant
    • Escape from Stress When We Don't Understand
    • Escape from Stress, Equipped with Hinds Feet
    • Surely the Lord is in the Place
    • Escape from Stress When We Fail part 2
    • Escaping from Stress When We Fail part 1
    • Escape From Stress When We don't Understand
    • From Stress to Peace Part 1
    • Step by Step Escape from Stress
    • Making Room to be Filled
    • Making Room to be Filled
    • The Power to Love When We Cannot
    • The Power to Love When We Cannot
    • Overcoming Illusion
    • The Blessing of Overwelm
    • Jesus is the Door
    • In Perfect Faithfulness
    • The Space to Choose
    • Discipline, Not Condemnation
    • Discipline, Not Condemnation
    • The Voice of our Risen Lord
    • Passover Perspectives: A Night of Watching
    • Passover Perspectives: The Protection of the Father in the Midst of the Cross
    • Passover Perspectives: The Deliverance that will Never Be Forgotten
    • Passover Perspectives: No Fear
    • Passover Perspective: The Far Reaching Power of His Sacrifice
    • Passover Perspectives: Living Unleavened
    • Passover Perspectives: Eating on the Run
    • Passover Perspectives: The Fires that Proved Him Faithful
    • Passover Perspectives: The Power of his Sacrifice
    • Passover Perspectives Exodus 12: The Keeping of the Lamb
    • Passover Perspectives: A collective celebration
    • Passover Perspectives: A New Beginning
    • A Prayer for God's Glory
    • Road Sign
    • The Beauty of Perfection
    • Every Hour
    • What will we put in the Relationship Box?
    • Discovering His Everlasting Love
    • His Timing and Strength in Every Phase of Life
    • Trusting Him in Every Valley
    • Trusting the One Who Pours the Cup
    • Smallest Beginning, Greatest Gift
    • Thoroughly Known, Thoroughly Pursued
    • Red Sea Rule #10
    • Red Sea Rule #9
    • Agreeing with God
    • Red Sear Rule #8
    • Red Sea Rule #7
    • Red Sea Rule #6
    • Red Sea Rule #5
    • Red Sea Rule 3 & 4
    • Red Sea Rules #2
    • Red Sea Rules--part 1
    • What Great Honor
    • What do you see?
    • The Power of a Living Faith
    • Awe for God in the Face of Fear
    • No Trial Will Ever Be Too Severe
    • The Work of the Gardener and the Architect
    • Wisdom Out of the Whirlwind
    • Hold On
    • Dwelling in Hope: The power of what we expect and believe
    • Conflict as a Call to Loving Action
    • Trusting His Infinite Wisdom
    • Emotion Management through The Power of Discretion
    • Do Not Delay; The Golden Moments Fly
    • Delight in the Lord
    • Loving New Part 2
    • Loving New
    • To Change the Paradigm
    • My Yoke is Easy, My Burden is Light
    • The Way of Escape
    • Equipped to Face Whatever Comes
    • Time to Trust part 3
    • Time to Trust part 2
    • A Time to Trust
    • Words of Wisdom
    • Wake Up New and See the Bigger Picture
    • Weeping and Finding
    • Resurrection Legacy
    • His Seamless Garment
    • Resurrection Legacy
    • Compelled by Love
    • Test of the Dream Part 3B
    • Test of the Dream --Part 3
    • Test of the Dream --Part 2
    • The Test of the Dream
    • The Love of God in Christ--part 2
    • The Love of God in Christ
    • Shedding Light on Discouragement
    • No More Re-Runs and No more Previews
    • No More Re-Runs
    • Triumph of Trust
    • With You Always, Day by Day
    • Triumph over Temptation
    • Step by Step
    • The Lord, My Confidence --part 2
    • The Lord, My Confidence--part 1
    • Seeking the Face of God and Christ
    • My Always Faithful God
    • The Answer to Overwhelm
    • Every Knee Shall Bow
    • Free to Experience the Intentions of God
    • Finding Bread at Midnight
    • Faithful Wounds
    • Battlefield Strategies
    • Take Time to Be Kind
    • Oh Magnify the Lord with Me by the Power of Thanksgiving
    • What do You Expect?
    • Unlikely Battlefield Strategies Part 2
    • The Miracle of Acceptance
    • Crisis Control
    • When Things Don't Go My Way
    • The Power of Pure Choice in Christ
    • Let the King of Glory In!
    • Whose Wall Do I Trust?
    • The Power of Thanksgiving
    • The Postures of Possiblities
    • If You Trust Me Let Go
    • Barefoot!
    • Holy Ground: Accepting the Mission
    • Holy ground: Facing the Fire
    • After the Battle
    • Accessable
    • Surrender in Awe and Wait in Joy
    • The Strength of our Spiritual Root System
    • Space to Trust
    • Full of Sap Part 3
    • Full of Sap Part 2
    • Full of Sap
    • The Mind of Mature Persistence part 3
    • The Mind of Mature Persistence part 2
    • Mind of Mature Persistance
    • Expect the Unexpected
    • Hearing Through the Ears of Jesus
    • Our Memorial Legacy: Keeping the Feast
    • Our Memorial Legacy
    • The Heart of the Father
    • The Cattle on a Thousand Hills
    • Patient with Process
    • He is Risen! Continue to Seek
    • Never Out-Numbered--Never Give Up!
    • Never Out-Numbered
    • Gathering Forces No Match For the Lord of the Harvest
    • The Power of Sanctified Choice – A Testimony
    • The Power of Sanctified Choice on the Cross
    • Jesus' Last Prayer part 8
    • Jesus' Last Prayer part 7
    • Jesus' Last Prayer part 6
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NINI KIHUSISHWA NA UAMINIFU WA KWELI.

 
"Msifanye chochote kutoka kwa roho ya chama au utukufu wa bure, lakini kwa unyenyekevu mkiwachukulia wengine kuwa bora zaidi." - Wafilipi 2: 3, Diaglott.

KUTOSA kwa akili, unyenyekevu, ni ubora wa kiakili ambao humwezesha mmiliki wake kuangalia juu na shukrani, sio kwa Mungu tu, bali pia kwa viumbe vya kidunia, kwa kutambua sifa zao nzuri. Mtume anasisitiza kwamba unyenyekevu huu wa akili unapaswa kuwa katika watu wote wa Mungu; ukweli huu unathibitisha kuwa ni ubora unaodai kulima kwa uangalifu.

Sio watu wa Bwana wote walio na akili timamu. Wengine wao hujifikiria zaidi kuliko vile wanavyopaswa kufikiria. Wengine wao wanaweza kujivunia kuwa na Ukweli au uwezo wao wa kutumikia Ukweli. Kiburi chochote kama hiki hakipingiki sana machoni pa Bwana, na inaonyesha kuwa mwenye mali hiyo ana akili ndogo sana; Kwa maana, kwa kadiri halisi ya mambo, bora wetu anaweza kuona kwamba hatuna kitu cha kujivunia, hakuna chochote cha kujivunia. Ikiwa tumepokea chochote cha Bwana, tunapaswa kujivunia risiti zetu, badala ya kujisifu kwa kitu kana kwamba tumepata cha sisi wenyewe.

Kwa hivyo watu wa Bwana wanapaswa kutumia bidii ya bidii kukuza na kuhimiza unyenyekevu. Wengine wana ubora huu kwa asili; lakini idadi kubwa inabidi ipigane na tabia ya kupindukia-kujithamini, kujikuza, kiburi - hisia kwamba wao ni bora kuliko wengine.


MAHUSIANO YA KUFUNGUA MAHALI.

Tunapokuja kuzingatia maagizo ya Paulo, "kwa unyenyekevu ukiwachukulia wengine kama wakijisimamia zaidi," ni swali kama nini maana ya Mtume. Wale ambao wamekuja ndani ya Kristo wanapaswa kufanya maendeleo, na kwa hivyo wanapaswa kuhisi kuwa wao ni bora kuliko vile walivyokuwa kabla ya kuja kwa Kristo. Wale ambao wamekuja ndani ya Kristo wanajua kuwa wao sio chini kuliko wengine wote. Kwa kweli mtume hakumaanisha kuwa watu wa Bwana wanapaswa kujiona kuwa duni kuliko wanaume wengine. Kwa upande wake mwenyewe alihisi kuwa yeye ndiye mkuu wa wenye dhambi, kwa sababu alikuwa mpinzani wazi wa Ukweli; na Yesu alikuwa alisema kwamba ye yote atakayemjeruhi mmoja wa wanafunzi wake wachache atakosea sana. Kwa hivyo, hatuwezi kusema kwamba sisi ni wakuu wa wenye dhambi. Tunadhani kuwa watu wachache wa Bwana waliweza kusema, mimi ni mkuu wa wenye dhambi - ikiwa ni kwa upande wa kutenda uhalifu au kutoka kwa kutesa Kanisa. Hatupaswi kushuhudia uwongo dhidi yetu sisi wenyewe.

Basi, ni kwa njia gani tunaweza kuelewa agizo la Mtume? Kwa njia hii: Tunapaswa kugundua kuwa hakuna watu wa Bwana walio sawa. Ikiwa tuna mwelekeo mzuri juu ya jambo hilo, tutafikiria talanta zetu wenyewe kwa unyenyekevu. Tutafikiria, "Nina kitu cha ubora huu au hiyo talanta au neema; na kwa hivyo nina jukumu kubwa kwa Bwana. Ninajiuliza ikiwa ninatumia kwa uaminifu kama vile ninavyoweza, talanta hii ambayo nadhani ni kubwa kuliko ile ya talanta yangu? jirani au kaka yangu. Ingawa wanaweza kuwa na chini ya mimi, wanaweza kuwa wakitumia yote waliyo nayo kwa kusudi kubwa kufanikiwa kuliko mimi ninavyotumia kile nilicho nacho. Ikiwa hii ni hivyo, basi yeye ni bora kuliko mimi, kwa heshima hii. "


MTAZAMO SAHIHI JUU YA UZAZI.

Tunapoangalia pande zote katika familia ya Bwana, tunapaswa kuona udhaifu na udhaifu wa washiriki wake. Hatupaswi kuruhusu mawazo yetu yazee sana juu ya sifa zao zisizofaa, lakini tunapaswa kukumbuka mazuri yao yote, haswa uaminifu wao wa moyo. Na sisi wenyewe, daima ni pendekezo katika mtu yeyote ambaye Mungu alimwita na kumkubali. Wakati wowote tunapoona mtu ambaye ameingia kwenye Ukweli, tunajiambia, "Kweli, haijalishi anaweza kuwa kulingana na mwili, Mungu aliona moyoni mwake kitu kizuri, kizuri na cha kweli; na kwa kuwa Mungu anashughulika naye kama Kwa hivyo, mwana ni mtu wa kutambulika kama ndugu. " Ijapokuwa hatuwezi kumthamini mtu huyo kulingana na sifa zake za asili, lakini tungemfanyia wema tukiwa na nafasi. Labda asiwe mtu ambaye tunachagua kama rafiki; lakini Mungu anaweza kumthamini yule ndugu kuliko yeye anavyotufikiria. Kwa kugundua hii tutajaribu kuwa wanyenyekevu sana na kujifunza masomo yoyote mazuri ambayo tunaweza kupata kutoka kwa huyo kaka.

Katika watu wote kuna sifa fulani ambazo zinaweza kuthaminiwa na kuthaminiwa; hata kama yule mzee alisema kwamba angeweza kutamani wengine wawe na uvumilivu kama Shetani. Tunapaswa kuthamini tabia nzuri wakati wowote tunapoziona kwa wengine. Hatujui ikiwa machoni pa Bwana wanaweza kuwa wasio na heshima, wanaojitolea zaidi, wanyenyekevu zaidi kuliko sisi wenyewe. Jukumu letu ni wazi. Hatuwezi kusoma mioyo, na kwa hivyo tunapaswa kufikiria kwa huruma na kwa ukarimu juu ya wale wote ambao Mungu ameleta katika familia yake. "Upendo huzaa vitu vyote, ... huvumilia vitu vyote." "Kwa vile tunayo nafasi, kwa hiyo, na tufanye wema kwa watu wote, haswa wao wa Kaya ya Imani." - 1 Wakorintho 13: 7; Wagalatia 6:10.

Kunyenyekea Njia ya Utukufu.

Mitume Peter na James pia wanasisitiza umuhimu kwa watu wa Bwana kwamba wamevikwa unyenyekevu. Wanatuambia kuwa neema hii ni muhimu kwa wale ambao watakaa kwa neema ya Baba; Kwa maana Mungu huwapinga wenye kiburi, na huwaonyesha neema wale walio na roho wanyenyekevu. Ndivyo anahimiza unyenyekevu na huvunja moyo kiburi. (1 Pet. 5: 5; Yak. 4: 6) Tunaweza kuona sababu ya kozi hii. Mwenyezi huona kuwa hatuna chochote cha kujivunia au kujivunia. Chochote sisi tumekuwa cha uwezaji wa Bwana, au hali za kupendeza.

Maandiko yanatoa mifano kadhaa ya matokeo mabaya ya kiburi. Lusifa, mmojawapo wa viumbe vya juu sana vya roho, akajivuna na kuwa na maana katika fikira zake, na kutia moyo sifa hizi mbaya alipoteza msimamo wake wa juu, kwa kuwa Shetani, mpinzani wa Mungu. Ikiwa mama Hawa alikuwa na unyenyekevu unaofaa angesema, wakati wa kujaribiwa na nyoka, sitasikiza maoni haya ya kumtii Muumba wangu; Anajua kinachofaa kwangu, na kwa hivyo mimi hujisalimisha kwa Yeye ambaye anajua vitu vyote. "Kiburi hutangulia uharibifu, na roho ya kiburi kabla ya kuanguka." - Met. 16:18.

Kinyume chake, tumetupa mfano mzuri wa roho ya kinyume - unyenyekevu-kwa mfano wa nembo. Tunaonyeshwa jinsi alivyojinyenyekeza, na jinsi Mungu amemtukuza sana (Flp 2: 9) - kwa nafasi ambayo Shetani alitamani. Kwa hivyo ikiwa tunamtii Bwana kikamilifu, matokeo na sisi yatakuwa kama kwa Bwana Yesu, baraka kubwa, kuinuliwa juu. Baada ya kuwasilisha hoja hii, mtume anasema, "Basi, nyenyekeeni chini ya mkono wenye nguvu wa Mungu, ili akupate kukuinua kwa wakati unaofaa." - 1 Petro 5: 6.

Baba wa Mbingu ana upendo mkubwa kwa wale walio wanyenyekevu. Hii ndio sababu tunapaswa kujinyenyekeza. Kwa kuwa tunaona kuwa "Mungu huwapinga wenye kiburi," na kwamba unyenyekevu ni moja ya kanuni za msingi za tabia iliyochonwa vizuri, tunapaswa kutafuta zaidi kukuza neema hii na kufikia mtazamo ambao Mungu anaweza kutupatia baraka kubwa zaidi.


"MFUO WA MIYOLE" HUYULE

Kujinyenyekeza haimaanishi kufikiria kuwa hatuna talanta, nguvu, na uwezo. Mtazamo kama huo utakuwa upumbavu. Lakini tunapaswa kufikiria sisi wenyewe. Tunapaswa kufikiria nguvu zetu zote kama zinatoka kwa Mungu. Kwa hivyo ikiwa tunaona kuwa tuna baraka kadhaa zaidi kuliko jirani yetu au kaka yetu au dada yetu, acheni tuwashukuru; lakini wacha tusifikirie kwa muda mfupi kwamba tuna chochote cha kutufanya tujivune. Ni zawadi. Tunapaswa kuthamini zawadi hiyo, lakini hatupaswi kuwa na majivuno juu ya milki yake. Ukweli kwamba tumepokea zawadi inaonyesha kuwa tulipoteza, tulihitaji.

Yule ambaye kwa asili ana moyo wa kiburi, lakini anayejileta kwa hatua ya kujisalimisha, anaonyesha unyenyekevu. Ikiwa, kwa upande mwingine, ambaye kwa asili amekisia sana, atajisalimisha kwa Mungu, Baba atamwonyesha mtazamo mzuri wa akili. Mtume huzungumza juu ya wale wanaompokea Roho Mtakatifu kuwa na "roho ya akili timamu." Kwa sehemu tunapojaribu kujua khabari na Mungu na kujisalimisha kwa mapenzi Yake, kwa sehemu hiyo hiyo tunakuwa wenye usawa katika akili. Tunakuwa watu wazuri zaidi, ikiwa ungetaka. Yeye anayepokea akili ya Kristo, akili ya Mungu, akili takatifu, amefundishwa vizuri zaidi na Neno. Kwa hivyo tunapata usawa wa akili timamu, roho ya akili timamu. Uwezo wetu wa kufikiria unakua zaidi tunapokua katika neema na katika ufahamu wa Ukweli.


MUHTASARI WA USHIRIKIANO WA KWELI

Hakuna mtu anayeweza kuja kwa Baba isipokuwa kwa kujitolea kamili. Lazima tukubali kuwa tunahitaji Mwalimu, na kwamba bila Yeye hatuwezi kufanya chochote. Kwa hivyo tunachukua msimamo huu: "Mimi si chochote lakini ni mwenye dhambi; najua kuwa mimi si mkamilifu, kwamba sina chochote ambacho sijapata. Mungu hutoa kila kitu; chochote nilicho nacho ni zawadi kutoka kwake. Kujua yote haya, ninashukuru. Kubali vitu hivi, na unyenyekee chini ya mkono Wake hodari. "

Ulimwengu unasema, "Hapana! Sitajisilisha mwenyewe; ikiwa ninahitaji adhabu yoyote nitachukua kile kinachokuja kwangu." Hiyo ni roho ya moyo wa kidunia ambayo haijajifunza hitaji lake na kutokuwa na nguvu. Lakini roho ya moyo uliowekwa wakfu ni ile ya kujitiisha kwa mapenzi ya Bwana. Wanaotambua kuwa chanzo chao cha msaada ni Mungu Mwenyezi, kupitia Bwana Yesu Kristo kama Mwokozi. Kwa wale tu ambao huwa wanafunzi wake wanaweza Bwana wetu kuwa Wakili; na isipokuwa Yeye ndiye Wakili wa Wakili hakuna anayeweza kubaliwa na Baba. Tunaweza kuwa na baraka katika nyakati za Marejesho, lakini hakuna mtu anayeweza kuja kwa Mungu sasa isipokuwa kupitia Wakili.

Masharti ya uanafunzi ni kwamba tunaweka haki zote za kidunia, masilahi ya kidunia. Kila kitu kinapaswa kupelekwa kabla ya Baba kutukubali sisi kama wanafunzi wa Kristo hata kidogo, kabla atat kuzaa na Roho Mtakatifu, kabla hatujakuwa sehemu ya Mwili wa Kristo uliotiwa mafuta. Ikiwa tunaweza kufanya maendeleo yoyote ya kweli, lazima tuseme kutoka moyoni, "Mapenzi yako, sio yangu, yatimizwe." Tunajua kuwa mapenzi ya Mungu ni bora, ikiwa tunaelewa hiyo itafanya au la. Mtu anayejiamini sana anaweza, kama mtu wa asili, fikiria mapenzi yake bora; lakini atakapokuja kuona Ukweli, atasema, "Nimefanya makosa hapo awali; lakini sasa nitafanya njia ya Bwana, bila kujali uamuzi wangu unaweza kuwa."
Kozi kama hiyo inadhibitisha unyenyekevu wa kweli, haijalishi mtu mwenye roho ya kiburi anaweza kuwa mwenye kiburi. Kama angeendelea mbele kwa njia nzuri, na kuona waziwazi jinsi alivyofanya makosa, unyenyekevu wake ungeongezeka. Kwa hivyo tunapaswa kujisalimisha, tujinyenyekeze, tusiwe na mapenzi yetu wenyewe, bali tu tafuta mapenzi ya Bwana.
 

MAHUSIANO YA UNYENYEKEVU WA KWELI.

Kuna kitu kama uwasilishaji wa uwongo, ambao unaweza kudanganya hata mtu mwenyewe. Mtu anaweza kuzungumza mengi juu ya kujitiisha kwa mapenzi ya Mungu, na bado anawasilisha kwa jina moja kwa moja wakati anafanya mapenzi yake mwenyewe. Tunapaswa kuangalia, kwa hivyo, kwamba tunafanya kazi ya uwasilishaji, na kwamba katika maisha yetu ya kila siku tunauliza, "Je! Huu ndio mwendo ambao Bwana anataka nifuate? Je! Huo ndio mapenzi ya Mungu?"

Watiifu zaidi watapata baraka kuu zaidi. Mungu ajaribu utii wetu na unyenyekevu wetu. Hatuwezi kudhani kuwa Bwana wetu Yesu, ambaye alikuwa kamili, hakujua ya kuwa Yeye alikuwa na nguvu kamili. Lakini haijalishi maoni Yake mwenyewe yalikuwa nini, alijisalimisha kwa Baba, na akasema, "Sio mapenzi Yangu, lakini Yako, yatimizwe." (Mt. 26:39) Mtu ambaye hakuwa na ladha au upendeleo atakuwa mtu duni. Tunaweza kujua nini tunataka sisi wenyewe; na bado, tukijua hii, tunapaswa kusema wenyewe, "Hauwezi kuwa na njia yako juu ya hili; unapaswa kutafuta kujua mapenzi ya Bwana juu yako katika jambo hili, na kuifanya, hata kama wewe uongo. "



UCHAMBUZI JARIBIO LA UPENDELEO.

ed chini. Lakini wakati Bwana alihisi mkono wa Baba ukishuka, akainama chini ya uzani, kwa unyenyekevu kwa kujitolea kwa mapenzi ya yule ambaye madhumuni yake alikuwa
ametimiza. Lakini mkono haukuponda Yeye, ingawa ilionekana kufanya hivyo. Badala ya kuwa ya kukandamiza, ilikuwa mkono wa Upendo, ukijaribu utii wake kamili. Wakati utii wake ukijaribiwa kikamilifu, mkono uleule ulimuinua na "kuweka mkono wake wa kulia katika maeneo ya Mbingu; juu zaidi ya ukuu wote, na nguvu, uweza, na mamlaka, na kila jina ambalo limetajwa, sio tu katika ulimwengu huu, lakini pia katika ile inayokuja. ”- Waefeso 1: 20-23.

Ndivyo itakavyokuwa na sisi, ikiwa tutapatikana waaminifu. Mungu atatukuza kwa wakati unaofaa (1 Pet. 5: 6). Lakini hawezi kumwinua yeyote ambaye sio mnyenyekevu. Uwasilishaji unaonyesha imani. Hatungejisalimisha isipokuwa tu tunajiamini kabisa kwa Mungu. Na sio imani tu, lakini uaminifu pia, inahitajika. Kwa hivyo Baba anatujaribu katika hizi sifa mbili. Bila haya, tungefaa kabisa kwa Ufalme; na kwa hivyo majaribu anuwai ya wakati huu ni vipimo vya imani na uaminifu kwa Mungu, na ya utii kabisa kwa mapenzi Yake. Ni kwa wale "ambao, kwa kuendelea uvumilivu katika kufanya vizuri, hutafuta utukufu na heshima na kutokufa" ambayo Mungu amewaahidi "uzima wa milele." - Warumi 2: 7.

Tunapaswa kutambua uthibitisho wa Kiungu na kuzitafuta. Tunapaswa kutarajia mwongozo wa kweli wa Mungu katika mambo yote ya maisha. Hatupaswi kupita kwenye maisha na wazo kwamba tunasimamia hii, au kudhibiti hiyo. Kama vile mtoto angeangalia kwa mzazi wake, au mwanafunzi kwa mwalimu wake, au kama mwanafunzi wa bwana wake, au mjakazi wa bibi yake, vivyo hivyo macho yetu yanapaswa kumtazama Bwana akiuliza mwongozo Wake. — Zaburi 123: 1, 2.

 
TAFAKARI YETU KWA DALILI.

Mwongozo huu wa Kiungu tunapaswa kutafuta katika vitu vyote. Tuseme kwamba shida fulani ya biashara inatokea. Labda mtu hupoteza hali yake. Mtoto wa Mungu ambaye hajajifunza kujisalimisha kamili kwa mapenzi ya Bwana anaweza kumlaumu mtu mwingine au kupata kosa kwa waajiri wake. Lakini mtazamo mzuri kwa watu wa Bwana ungekuwa kusema, "Baba anajua yote juu ya jambo hili; Angeliweza kuzuia na angefanya hivyo kama lingekuwa kwa faida yangu. Kuna somo hapa la kujifunza. nami nitaitafuta. Ikiwa atagundua kwamba kumekuwa na kutokujali kwa upande wake, basi lazima atambue kuwa matokeo ya busara ni kwamba atapoteza nafasi hiyo.

Lakini ikiwa baada ya uchunguzi wa mambo kwa uangalifu, anahisi kuwa hangeweza kuwa mwaminifu au mwaminifu zaidi kwa jukumu, basi anapaswa kuangalia zaidi na kusema, "Bwana, sioni ambayo nimestahili kupoteza hali hii, lakini mimi ninakutafuta, ili uone ni nini uthibitisho wako katika jambo hili, kwa kuwa unajua ya kuwa lazima nifanye kazi, na kwa hivyo ninaomba tu, Nipe mkate wangu wa kila siku. Siwezi kudhani kuwa hii ni ya bahati mbaya. Una somo fulani kwangu katika uzoefu huu. Sijui uthibitisho wako unaweza kuwa nini. Nipe, naomba, neema na hekima inayofaa ya kujua mapenzi yako. "

Anaposali hivi, anapaswa kuwa macho kwa uwongozi wa Bwana na mwongozo wake. Mtoto wa Mungu ambaye kwa hivyo anamkiri Bwana, na ni mwaminifu kwake katika maelezo yote ya mambo ya maisha, ndiye atakaye mshinda na kuwa mshiriki na Mwalimu katika Ufalme wake. Ukuaji huu mkubwa utapewa wote ambao wametii kabisa mapenzi ya Mungu, iwe nguvu na talanta zao ni nyingi au chache.


KIWANGO CHA KUKOSA MAHALI.

Katika muktadha wetu mtume Paulo anahimiza Kanisa liwe na akili ya Kristo. Anasema, "Akili hii iwe ndani yako ambayo pia ilikuwa ndani ya Kristo Yesu." (Flp 2: 5) Alikuwa akisoma sifa muhimu kwa Kanisa ili waweze kukubalika kwa Baba. Kati ya hizo kulikuwa na hamu ya kumpendeza Mungu. Mtume anawasihi wote kama hao kufuata njia ya unyenyekevu na utii iliyochukuliwa na Bwana wetu kama njia pekee inayofaa kwa wafuasi wa miguu ya Mwalimu. Mtakatifu Paulo alikuwa akijaribu kushawishi kuwa akili ya Kristo ilikuwa inastahili kuiga na kulima kwa uchungu.

Kama uthibitisho zaidi wa unyenyekevu mkubwa wa Mwalimu, Mtume huwaleta kwa nguvu kwa umakini wao yale Yesu alikuwa kabla ya mwanadamu. Kama nembo, Alikuwa katika mfumo wa Mungu - hali ya roho. Walakini hakuwa na tamaa; Hakujitafuta. Badala yake, hakujifanya kuwa na sifa - alijitenga na utukufu na heshima Yake ya hapo awali, ili apate kufanya mapenzi ya Baba. Roho yake ilikuwa kinyume kabisa na ile ya Shetani. Logos walidhani sio kuchukua nafasi ya Baba, au kudai usawa na Yeye, lakini walionyesha mtazamo tofauti kabisa-mtazamo wa unyenyekevu. Basi "akili hii iwe ndani yako," ahimiza mtume. "Nyenyekeeni chini ya mkono wa nguvu wa Mungu, ili aweze kukuwinua kwa wakati unaofaa." Zingatia kwamba Mungu amekuita na wito huo uleule, ili upate kufika mahali pa mkono wa kulia wa Kristo, kama vile Alipofika mahali pa mkono wa kulia wa Baba. Kwa kugundua hii, ruhusu akili hii ya Kristo iwe ndani yako.

Mungu hakutaka kulazimisha akili hii juu ya Kristo, wala Yeye hatutaki kulazimisha kwetu. Bwana wetu baada ya kuchukua msimamo huu wa unyenyekevu, ili kuwa Mkombozi wa wanadamu, ilikuwa ni lazima kwamba Yeye azidi kuwa na akili hiyo ili kutekeleza matunda yenye baraka ya uvumilivu. Miaka mitatu na nusu inahitajika ili Yesu amalize kazi Yake; na haikuwa hadi baada ya kufika Msalabani na angeweza kusema, "Imekamilika," kwamba alikuwa "ameketi chini na Baba katika Kiti Chake cha Enzi." (Yohana 19:30, Ebr. 12: 2) Ikiwa tumekuwa wanafunzi wa Yesu, ikiwa tumekubali masharti ya Mwito wa Juu, ikiwa tumepokea akili hii, basi tunapaswa kuiruhusu, au turuhusu akili hii fanya kazi ndani yetu mfano wa Kichwa chetu.

SEHEMU YA MAMBO YOTE UTIIFU.

Tumeona kuwa Logos hazikufikiria ushuru kuwa sawa na Mungu, lakini alijinyenyekeza. Lusifa alichukua mwelekeo mwingine. Badala ya kujinyenyekeza, alisema, "nitakuwa kama Aliye juu." (Soma Isaya 14:14.) Hapa tuna mfano wa kile ambacho hatupaswi kufanya. Ni kanuni ya Serikali ya Kiungu kwamba "Yeye anayejiinua mwenyewe atashushwa, lakini anayejinyenyekea atainuliwa." "Kwa hivyo, nyenyekeeni chini ya mkono wa nguvu wa Mungu, ili akupandeni kwa wakati wake." - Luka 14:11; 1 Petro 5: 6.

Kila kiumbe cha Mungu, iwe malaika au mwanadamu, anapaswa kuwa na akili hii ya unyenyekevu. Huu ndio mtazamo sahihi tu. Mtihani huu unakuja wakati wa Injili kwa Bwana na Kanisa tu. Je! Ni kwa kiwango gani inaweza kutokea kwa wengine ni swali. Ingeonekana kuwa haiwezekani kwa jaribio hili kuwafika kwa wote. Wale ambao wana tabia nzuri watatamani kufanya mapenzi ya Baba bila malipo yoyote. Bila shaka ikiwa yeyote kati ya malaika watakatifu angeruhusiwa pendeleo la kuwa Mkombozi wa mbio, angefurahi kufanya hivyo. Hatujui, hata hivyo, ni jinsi gani ingekuwa kama malaika hawajaona matokeo ya utii wa Logos kwa mapenzi ya Baba.

Ulimwengu utafanywa mtihani wakati wa Enzi ya Milenia. Mtazamo sahihi kwa kila kiumbe ungekuwa katika hatari ya kila kitu katika huduma ya Baba; mwishowe itakuwa msimamo wa ulimwengu wa wanadamu - kila mtu ambaye atapata uzima wa milele. Lazima tukumbuke, hata hivyo, kwamba Haki ya Mungu haitaji kamwe kujitolea. Inahitaji utii; na utii wa Kanisa ni utii uliokithiri - hata "hata kufa." Lakini Baba ametoa zawadi ya juu sana hivi kwamba utii kama huo umekuwa ubora bora katika Ulimwengu wote. — Ufunuo 2:10.


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