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1 | Divine Healing, True or False? | Matthew | retxar | 14544 | ||
I’m sorry, when I give a Christmas present, I don't you expect to receive something in return. I have given Christmas presents before and later the person got me something because they felt obligated or something. I hated that! The Word says greater is he who blesses than he who is blessed. Guess what? The Word is true! I felt a whole lot better being a blessing than being blessed! Let God be true and every man a liar. If God rewards me it will be out of His love for me, not by me doing the “right” thing and somehow He being obligated to me. The Word says God desire obedience, not sacrifice. I work each and every day. I get paid once a week. If my employer came up to me and said, “I’m sorry, we can’t pay you anymore”. I would say, “I’m sorry, I can’t work here anymore”. If my dad called me up and asked for my help, I would be there in a flash. Because I love him, I would go without expecting anything in return. However, he might reward me greatly, because he loves me , but it does not matter to me either way. If I started expecting something each time I helped him out, he would start calling someone else, not me. He will continue to let me help him, if I continue doing it out of love. If he rewards me, it will be out of love, not obligation. My employer rewards me out of obligation not love. If we treat God like our employer, we will only serve Him if He continues to “pay” us what we think we are worth. If we serve God like a Father, we serve Him out of love not obligation. We are living according to the Spirit and we don’t have our minds set on the things of the flesh (Romans 8:5). If we start treating God like our employer instead of our Father, don’t think He will continue to use us to our fullest potential. God does bless His children in ways above and beyond what we could ever expect or imagine (Eph. 3:20), but it will be according to His will and love, not our formulas. In Christ Jesus, retxar |
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2 | Divine Healing, True or False? | Matthew | HeirofGod | 14658 | ||
Back up a minute, I was trying to show you that God wants us to expect a harvest after planting a seed. Every thing works in seed-time and harvest. It's just like cause and effect. If you plant a seed in good ground (whatever kind of seed) you will receive the same kind of harvest. IF you plant kindness you will reap kindness, if you plant corn you will expect a corn crop-but not the next day. Only God is that fast in rewarding if he so chooses. That's all I've been trying to say during this whole discussion is that God works on a seed time and harvest table. If your church needed to build a daycare center, what would they do. God says we will lend and not borrow. Church revenue is supposed to come from tithes and offerings-a seed is an offering. If you give to God he will give you more to give. This is how everything works. We need money to live in this world, right. That's why we get jobs. We pay tithes to keep the curse off of us and because we Love God. THis is a requirment. Giving is also a requirement, but he said it shall be given unto you pressed down shaken together and running over. HE also said that what a man sows that he shall also reap. So if you sow money you will get money, If you so hatred you will get hatred. I think we all need to study seed-time and harvest it is mentioned in scripture. IF you want to know where, I will find it and tell you. In Christ, Kimberly |
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3 | Divine Healing, True or False? | Matthew | Norrie | 14660 | ||
Kimberly, I understand what you're getting at. I studied that for 18 yrs too. But don't get too caught up in waiting for a harvest. Expect it but don't act like it's the main objective. I guess that's where the faith ministers lose it. What you're saying is true, but then people start focusing on the harvest instead of Jesus, you know what I'm trying to say? Stay focused on Him. :) | ||||||
4 | Divine Healing, True or False? | Matthew | retxar | 14671 | ||
Stay focused on Jesus!! Good word Norrie! Rom 8:5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. Jesus Lives! |
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