KHANDIE'S KORNER - April 4, 2004 | |
Timely Insights into God's Word from Khandielese Reyes | |
This Weeks Message- (scripture taken from King James Version) TRUE CHRISTIAN CHARACTER Put
on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness,
humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one
another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is
the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of
God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all
wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And
whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to
God and the Father by him. ( True
Christian Character is
not something that comes automatically in the life of a believer upon his or her
acceptance of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. But
it is something that must be put into practice in the life of every believer as he/she
dies to SELF and surrenders his whole being to the Lord.
Thus allowing the Holy Spirit to develop this character in working through
him/her making the believers walk pleasing and acceptable in the eyes of the Lord. Paul
writes here in the book of Colossians Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and
beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any:
even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And
above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. In order to PUT ON something, we must
first TAKE OFF something and what must be taken off are the things of the
flesh. We must learn to die to self, for when
we walk in the flesh we cannot walk in True
Christian Character. For the flesh wars against the spirit, fighting against
everything that is of God. What is pleasing to
the Lord, our flesh will desire and choose to do the opposite, if it is allowed to lead. Oh
how it GRIEVES the Holy Spirit when a Christian walks OPPOSITE of the
Character of GOD! For this description given
above by Paul, is the very NATURE of Christ, the very CHARACTER of God the Father. Thus, how can one say they are a child of The
Father and not practice the Fathers ways. For
the very nature of a child is to imitate his father. From
infancy onward, a child watches closely his father behavior and tends to imitate such. So much so that those around would begin to take
notice, and would begin identifying that child as being just like his father,
having the characteristics of his father, etc.
How closely are you, being child of God watching your Father and
how much of His character have been developed within yourself. Have others stopped and taken notice that your
behavior is just like God the Father? Or have
they wondered if you were spiritually Fathered by another?
For when there is such unkindness, unforgiveness, disputes, strife and
divisions, gossip, complaining and murmuring against one another, brethren despising
brethren, hearts consumed by anger and bitterness towards one another, does this not
display the character of one OTHER than God the Father?
And would not others whove yet to
become part of the family begin questioning not only your behavior, but
Christians as a whole? It paints a very
uninviting picture to those who are on the outside looking in. For wouldnt they rather go elsewhere, or
remain where they are rather than to enter into fellowship with those who are behaving in
the same manner as those who profess NOT God as their Father, nor Jesus as their Lord? Where would be the difference? Are
we merciful as our Father is full of mercy? Are we truly kind
to one another as our beloved Lord is so very kind to us?
Have we humbled ourselves before
the Lord, or do we consistently seek to be exalted by man?
How meek have we been and how
well have we endured longsuffering? Are we forbearing with one another or are we impatient
with one another, easily provoked to anger, having no self control? And what about forgiveness, oh my
. How many are harboring
unforgiveness towards another brother or sister in his/her heart? How many literally stand in worship service giving
praise to the Lord while despising the brother or sister standing next to him? Tell me, how can one possibly expect the Lord to
forgive them of their sins, when they refuse to forgive their brother? How difficult is it to forgive? Do we truly desire to be as our Lord ENOUGH to put
away our old fleshly ways and begin to WALK in NEWNESS of LIFE, possessing TRUE Christian
Character? For we cannot have both. Either we will seek to please the flesh, or seek to
PLEASE GOD THE FATHER! To please our Father we
must hate the wickedness of the flesh ENOUGH to put it away, and literally put on the
character of God, having the mind of Christ Jesus our Lord.
Merciful,
kind, forbearing, longsuffering, forgiving ALL these things and MUCH MORE are the
characteristics of God our Father and should be displayed as true Christian character in
the life of every professing believer but yet, heres one more characteristic that
PERFECTS them all
.LOVE! LOVE according to the scriptures is the BOND OF PERFECTNESS! Oh, that we the church, the body of Christ, would
put on LOVE! How it rips my heart in two, to
see such lack of love for one another in the church. For it seem to me to be such an easy
thing to do, and yet many have made it to be so complicated in finding one reason or
another to excuse their lack of love for one another.
And yet, LOVE is the very ESSENCE of GOD THE FATHER. It is the character of the Father that is visible
FOR ALL to see: For
God so LOVED the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life
.. WHAT A GIFT OF LOVE!
WHAT AN AWESOME GIFT OF LOVE! Let
us give of ourselves to one another, serving and caring for one another. Putting our brother or sister before ourselves. Being kind and tenderhearted towards one another
while seeking to give and not always to receive. Walk
always in this light of LOVE my dear brothers and sisters, that the world may see CHRIST
in YOU, your True Christian Character. I
Love you all so very much. Have a blessed week
in the Lord and remember: Whatever we do, do ALL
for the GLORY of GOD, who ALONE is worthy of the GLORY and the PRAISE! The Lord be with you this day and always! Shalom Uvracha (Peace and Blessings) .. Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh,
May the peace of the Lord be with you today and always . KhandieleseDaughter & Servant of the Lord God |
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