Subject: Providing with Life Assurance-Biblical? |
Bible Note: Dear brother, Thank you for that testimony. I thought you probably were a bother in Christ, but am glad you shared your testimony. My admonishment was one spoken from experience. Often we observe the walk of others and desire to 'correct' them. Testimony: A year ago a dear sister shared with me that she had presented to the Lord in prayer the desire she believed He had placed on her heart for employment. She was so specific and the substance was so specific I doubted. She said she believed God would lead her to this 'perfect'(for her) job. My internal response was doubt, but the Holy Spirit checked me and warned me not to interfere. I said a word of hope and asked what this sister was doing as far as searching for this job. She said she was praying about it. My response (burned into my mind now as a reminder) was, 'Someone is not going to come knocking on your door offering you a job'. We then changed the subject. 2 months later a lady called her. She neither knew this lady or the company she was owner of. This lady told her that she had an opening and that someone had recommended her for the position. This lady had called several people she knew in various churches in the area asking for recomendations, and my sister was recomended. She had no qualifications or previous experience in this field. She was hired on the first interview. God had not only given this sister the job He had placed on her heart, He had sent the job TO HER. God has rminded me several times since then that I should 'mind my own business' when it comes to someone's personal walk. Now the exception to this is someone who would tell me God told them to do something I know is in conflict with the Word. I said all that to say this Harry..The issue of life insurance is for most of us not a lack of faith. But we do not know what God may be teaching this brother. His dependance on life insurance may actually HINDER his faith in what God wants to do in his life. That is why I said to let your concern go through prayer for him and recognizing he belongs to God. God very well may be using him to teach you something. John chapter 14 is a wonderful chapter. In it Jesus reveals the depth of our personal relationship with him. How He wll abide with us and IN US through the Holy Spirit. Sometimes we want to hold onto others like parents who do not want to let the children grow up. But if they are born again Spirit filled believers they have GOD INSIDE...We just have to learn to hear and trust. John 14:16-18 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. 18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. "God does not want quantity, but quality. It is not for me to say God will not save someone by Grace, but that would mean the person has to uphold the Law" The beauty of such a diverse group for Bible study is a boundless opportunity to openly discuss scripture and share understanding in hopes that someone, incuding self, will learn and grow. It is surprising to see how diverse the 'Christian' community is in their beliefs though. I was truly amazed when I first came to the forum..As for quality..after we are saved by grace, we are to be maturing to the image of Christ..(Romans 12:1-21 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.)but if God were looking for quality to save...we would all have been miserably lost. God bless |