Psalm
25:8 Good and upright is the Lord:
therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
Sinners
in the Way.... some say not to go or
mingle with sinners, yet how can the Lord affect them if no one is sent?
Jesus
had to be sent to earth to be the LIGHT.
Otherwise the sin of world would not have been removed, nor the
soul able to be cleansed and sanctified.... and of course, so much more can be
said here of our Salvation in and of and by Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God.
Some
will judge you, like they did to Jesus, if they see you hanging out with
sinners or those that have their mind in the working of the world rather than
in the work of Christ.
But
our Father sent Jesus, and so Jesus sends us to redeem in His name and
authority, those that are lost.
Being
in their midst does Not mean to take on the mind of the world with them.
Being
in their midst does Not mean to participate in the behaviors that they behave
in.
Being
in their midst Does mean to be the Standard of Love and Safety and Rescue for
their soul to run to when hell is swallowing them up.
Being
in the Mind or Spirit of Christ, and being lead of the Holy Spirit
is first and foremost to remember, when interacting with other
spirits/minds. If God is not sending
you, Don’t Go. If God is sending you,
then Go with Him as your Head and Shield to lead you in all the Lord's
interaction with them.
Be
the example that says “no” or the wisdom of God that lights their path. But again, let the Holy Spirit be your guide
in all interactions.
How
are they going to know Christ Jesus if no one is sent to tell them and show
them the way? So God sends His
Ministers....You.
Don’t
expect them to “like” you all the time, but don’t give in to temptations or
pressures. Pray the Father to keep you
and them from temptations and deliver from evil, and keep you from evil.
Be
among them in the Way as He would be:
Wise as a serpent, but gentle as a dove.
Obedience
to the Lord’s guidance is best, always.
Those
that use Jesus Christ drinking with sinners as an excuse to fornicate with the
world are in error and in a snare themselves.
But on the other side of that, just because you see a Christian having a
beer or wine does not mean they are in the same mind set of the world as the
sinner.
Remember,
it is not what goes in the mouth that defiles the body, the temple of God, but
what comes out of the mouth which is from the heart/spirit. Why you do what you do will be your
consciences guide and balance. And you
do what you do and say what you say because of the "spirit that is In
You".
Are
your actions and words the PRODUCE of the Holy Spirit? (Galatians 5:22-26)
Galatians
5:22-26 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no
law. And they that are Christ’s have
crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in
the Spirit.
If
we live in the Spirit, having been sealed of Him after hearing the Gospel of
Jesus Christ, and believed (Ephesians 1:13-14***)
then
walk in the Spirit.... Producing the attributes and character of the Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ.
Galatians
2:20 I am crucified with Christ:
nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me and the life which I
now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and
gave himself for me.
Again,
let the Holy Spirit be your head and guide in all decisions and actions. Walking by and of Faith that is of and in
Jesus Christ, God’s Word and Lamb that takes and took away the sin of the
world.
But
how are they going to know, unless God sends His Word to them....... Go forth Ministers of God...into the highways
and byways...
Amen.
