Recently, I was given to mediate a situation between two people: one at a time and on different days. Shortly after the conversation w/ Person 1, they made a phone call to the other: and after speaking w/ Person 2, they hurried off to get to church. This is such a common practice of many to know things aren't just right but "I got to go to church" as if God is more concerned about our religious fellowships (church) then He is our everyday relationships.
- If we 'think' our brother has an ought we are to go to Him (alone) in an effort to find resolution and if he doesn't hear then we are to go to the next instruction
- Before We OFFER (give, sing, teach, serve, cook, dance, usher, attend etc) we are to place those GIFTS at the altar (cease to move in them) and get issues resolved
- What we do to the least of them (ones we reason down their significance because they're "just" a co-worker, neighbor, family member etc) we do also to God
Lastly, we are responsible for the fruit we produce and for the tree we are. It's common to make an effort to be nice to some people and they say nice things about us but know this, the ones when we are being our selves w/out the effort becomes the marker of which we are known by our fruit. What a shame it would be to get to the end of life to find that after spending time "working on our Own Soul Salvation" we totally missed God. What if God determines salvation by His standard and not by our definition: Would You still be saved??
God's Best!
LaShawn
LaShawn
