When Moses spoke to God he used concrete terms. In a most astonishing prayer Moses said, “If your Presence does not go with us, what else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?” (Exodus 33:16). God alone made Israel noticeable. He identified with them. That God is no mere whim or fantasy. He is in constant action on earth; our God lives and acts. He remains the same. Jesus was here and “went about doing good and delivering all who were oppressed by the devil” (Acts 10:38). It would be a hollow “sameness” if He didn’t do the same things. It was the great promise of Jesus to be with us for ever. The Holy Spirit would take over His agenda. The Spirit is the active Spirit of Jesus. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit and … us - the syndicate of salvation, resourced by omnipotence. And we are invited to participate! What a high honor. We are made noticeable. He will bless you today.
I repent Lord!
“So if you are presenting a sacrifice[your worship on Sunday/leading worship on Sunday/Preaching] at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you [ Unforgiving sins, held bitterness, pain, hurt], leave your sacrifice [ drop that mic, stop the pretense] there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God. Matthew 5:23-24 is so deep. A lot of the things that pass as worship at church is really not our reasonable service, some are just acts of emotions, because before your worship presented at the alter really goes to God, it has to go with a very clear and clean heart [especially as leaders and ministers]. But you see people in the same church, same choir, same ministry in the same building with a lot of offences, bitterness, standing before innocent people derailing their worship and grieving the holy Spirit. Ministry is not competition, its not a struggle for a trophy, our call is to save the lost not be judges and pride in our gifts. We have all got to be careful the way we deal with the things of God. Before pointing hands deal with the log in your eyes, humble yourself, take time and work your own salvation, deal with your own character. Your actions will speak for you. Love one another, serve in love. support each other in love, give a shoulder in love, encourage and correct in love. Stop wasting energy looking for faults and condemning. Love! love! Love! that is the power in Jesus. Love heals more than the laying of hands. I repent Lord!
Do Good to Please God
“Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. Therefore, when you do a charitable deed [ when you help people], do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men.
[ Don't go about telling the whole world, So you held someone now the whole world has got to know, hasn't anyone helped you before or blessed you before? it would have been better you didn't do it. But even in the body of Christ we are doing it, God blesses you so you can be a blessing to another but to blow your trumpet as if it was with your own might that you did what you did to help a sister or a brother."]
Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.
Matthew 6: 1-4 New King James Version (NKJV)
