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Timothy 1:7 ESV
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love
and self-control.
Often preachers such as myself mention that we as people of
Christ are the Body of Christ, the physical attachments that are Christ’s tools
and servants in this world. As I write this blog, I think of one’s mouth as
being used as the physical Body of Christ.
As followers of the cross, what upsets us, what worries us,
and what injustices do we see in our local communities and around the world?
Daily I drive around our community and I witness those that are fighting
poverty and addiction in our small community, I witness their loss of hope.
As a fellow citizen in our community I witness parents
that want much better for their children, in regards to what our communities,
states, and nation can offer. I witness
those that require a better wage as to take care of their families, as to pay
their bills.
But most of all, I witness those that are unwilling to
change, those that are happy with the status quo. I witness those that instead of sharing, state “I’ve got mine”!
Just as the Father wants us to use
our voices for Christ, the Father wants us to use our voices to speak out to
injustices that exist, locally, nationally and in the world that we live in.
Romans 12:2, tells us not to be conformed to the world, but
to be renewed and transformed. When injustice exists we are commanded not to
settle with its presence, but to speak the truth in love, by seeking the Fathers’
discernment as to know His will.
Beloved, my prayer for you today is to use your God given
voice as the Body of Christ, doing His will for the world that he calls us to
ministry in. When God says Speak, let us speak out in strength, in faith, and in hope.
This is the day that the Lord has made.
Pastor Tim.
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