The Traditions of Men

 

Arriving at 1 Thessalonians 5 In this the apostle Paul urges the saints to reorganize those who labored among them. Dealing with  “problem brothers: included the unruly with irresponsible behavior, to comfort the faint-hearted, to uphold the weak: those who are spiritually weak and give support to those weak in the faith…….and of course to be patient with all.

So for verse 19 to quench the spirit meant to stifle the work of the Holy Spirit. Limiting Him is stifling Him. Adhering to the traditions of men is stifling the Holy Spirit. Keeping up with man-made rules is stifling Him.

The Holy Spirit should have full access through our spiritual frame. Giving of praise, being prayerful, being thankful and the teachable keeps us in that justice of God and lights our way into His truth keeping and to avoid evil.  

1.          When you are filled with the Holy Spirit there is a divine guidance system that comes with the package. Learning how to cooperate with Him to recognize His voice and avoid the subtle deception of the enemy takes time, but there are distinct principles (or clicks) that we can learn to quickly distinguish. (Jesus spoke of this in Mark 7:8, Paul wrote of deceptive empty philosophy found in Colossians 2:8, Jesus rebukes the religious ones on the tradition of ceremonial cleaning by washing, and this in Mark 7:9 to Jesus rebuked them for rejecting the commandment of God in order to  establish their tradition!)

2.            Those refusing not only the words of Christ, are today refusing those of the Father as well.  Mark 7:13…making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do.  In the Jewish tradition there had arised a thing called  “Corban” meaning that even though Jewish parents might be in great need. Their son having money to care for them, but did not do it, but spoke “Corban” that his money was dedicated to God or to the temple. This relieved him of his responsibility of supporting his parents. Whether this money was moved into temple use was not an issue or important. This was wrong, men violating under the cloak of religion were committing a rebellious act against God.

3.          Easton's Bible Dictionary states that a person could not reclaim anything designated as Corban. Jesus hated this practice of the Pharisees, as their traditions in this area nullified God's commandment that children should honor their parents. Their man-made teaching gave people an excuse for not helping their father or mother. It also, at the same time, offered them the opportunity to use such designated good for their own selfish use. Love: the Flesh kind of love is selfish, & exact opposite God wants to transform people. Those who live by faith do not live by the flesh in nicotine waves of delight nor take another man’s wife or speak profanity! Yielding to Him—God is building character based on outgoing love.

4.          Titus 1:14 not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth. Mark 7:9 He said to them, “All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition. Again from 1 John 4:6 NKJV 6  We are of God . He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth & the spirit of error. We are not to live in world of religious fantasies & of rules. From that given in Titus 1:14 any rules or fantasies centering around the observance of days or the avoidance of ceremonies because of defilement, Paul wrote in Colossians 2:23 These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, & neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh. Astrology, witchcraft, oppossers of truth……………False systems fail. The practices of man’s own religion is one of false humility, their self-denial is achieved in higher holiness as seen in Hinduism and other mystical religions of the East. Flesh will never merit God’s favor. Flesh has passions and lusts: sexual immorality with hindering spirits of manipulation for selfish control, it includes anything done or said in obscenity.  

Idolatry: worshiping as in adultery, as in astrology, to the forms of witchcraft and every familiar spirit. Flesh engages in alcohol: affecting mind, looking for freedom in a bottle when only Jesus can set us free. Flesh takes nicotine, the smell of tobacco and smoke, the addiction people love where they light up at their will not God’s will. They call it “ their nerve tonic” to calm themselves when in truth they are adding fire to their nerves, adding loss to their brain cells, creating a major highway on their face and call it a nerve tonic!       

 Drug addiction to the flesh creature is a way to get high in a number of ways. But one way is to be relieved of pain in their bodies. Be relieved of back pain, be relieved of the nightmares they carry from a major military deployment.

But any worldly wisdom of the world is bad! James 3:13-18 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. 16 For where envy & self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy, and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. 18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. The Lord Jesus is the embodiment of true wisdom. The meek and lowly in heart: the hallmark of the genuine humility is he who is truly wise.

Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error: There is coding being done today! Coding formation for a format, a way to produce for a purpose that is false, for a foundation of a new reset without God. It has nothing to do with truth and will bring one to the wrong place and to the wrong end.

IN  Isaiah 5 the prophet Isaiah prophesied in the first woe of covetous land owners who try to corner the real estate market till there is an acute shortage of houses and land, yet the owners dwell in solitary splendor.     The second woe was this: confirmed alcoholics who would feast morning to night carousing in total disregard to God and His works.  The third woe was of the brazen liars and God-defiers who are hitched to sin and drag guilt and punishment after them. They challenged God to hasten with the punishment He has threatened on them.  A haughtiness……The fourth woe: those who obliterate moral distinctions. Denying the difference between good and evil. Isaiah 5: 20 Therefore, Isaiah prophesied the fourth woe, saying: Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet/ sweet for bitter.

1.            We see career minded criminals let go at every deed of evil, but the good are thrown in jails and prisons.  In the Code of Ethics: In the 4th  woe, there is the concern of willful confusion of the standards of right/ wrong. They had no real code of ethics. What they did have is a false code; they called evil good / good evil. They confuse darkness for light and light for darkness; they mistake bitter for sweet /sweet for bitter.

2.            In the code of the Moral: The morale code had been rewritten. People no longer felt guilty when they acted in ways that once were considered immoral. One person’s sweet was another person’s bitter. Personal tastes and situational ethics ruled the day. It was reminiscent of the days of the judges where Isra'el had no king and everyone did as they saw fit (Judges 21:25b).

The fifth woe is one that consisted of conceited men who cannot be told anything. They are always right about everything!  The sixth woe: Judges who are heroes at drinking and who pervert justice through accepting bribes.  Isaiah 5:24-25 NKJV Therefore, as the fire devours the stubble, & the flame consumes the chaff, so their root will be as rottenness, & their blossom will ascend like dust; because they have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. 25 Therefore the anger of the LORD is aroused against His people; He has stretched out His hand against them & stricken them. And the hills trembled. Their carcasses were as refuse in the midst of the streets.

The traditions of Men nullify the Word of God and hurt you!  Empty rituals and customs hold no power or  significance in the Kingdom of God. They are the man-made rules and regulations that focus on the outward appearances and adherence to legalistic practices rather than the transformation of the heart by Holy Spirit. Traditions of men will cause stumbling blocks to true faith and hinder the work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers. Jesus Himself rebuked religious leaders of His time for their emphasis on traditions and neglect the weightier matters of  the law, such as justice, mercy and faithfulness.

We only get guidance of the Holy Spirit in discernment and embracing the traditions that truly honor and glorify our God! Be anchored in the truth of God. It is truly the Holy Spirit Who will guide us into all truth and help us discern between genuine biblical principles and the doctrines of men. Our faith is to be in Jesus Alone!

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Feeding Those 5000

 

I have been so captured by the feeding of the 5,000. Have been reading the Expositors Bible Commentary on this passage. And what I have seen from the other passages they give, is that too many people try to relate this back to Moses and the giving for the Manna from heaven. They were not to keep any extra portion, but only what they required for the day. But in Matthew 14, the fragments are to be kept and I kept noticing of what was written: Jesus ministered the meal, and He ministered the process! In a Voice of Prayer teaching coming up, Jesus was the HOST! ( Blessed, Broken, Given, and Divided)

In Mark 6,He called ORDER for all to be seated in 100’s and 50’s. He tells the disciples to give them something. In this situation, Jesus cannot be reduced to the Prophet, a rabbi, or teacher of the law. THIS is God on the scene!

Another thing I took note of, was Moses was the Leader called by God to lead a nation out of Egypt. Jesus is the Leader, Who leads as Savior, Redeemer, the Lamb of God for sacrifice in taking the sins of man (of the world). Jesus would lead us to heaven, not across the pond to England, or Wales, but lead us home in Him! Where He is, there we are to be also! I also meditate on the truth that Moses lead a million out of Egypt, and how many actually took the promised land that was spoken about? What was the number who rebelled in the desert and would not go into the land God had given them?

Also, many churches gather to eat a meal together, like they did in the desert! They gather to eat and remember. Yet what are they remembering? Jesus, the Host in that back country place, had the disciples to bring what they had in hand. Jesus, the Host took the bread and broke it as He blessed it. He took the fish and distributed. He did not break the fish! Only the bread is broken.

Awesome words indeed, and if we hear them as we read and mediate them: what was of the identified bread: a loaf of barley, the food of the poor.

Matthew 14:13-21 When Jesus heard it ( the death of John His cousin), He departed from there by boat to a deserted place by Himself. But when He saw a great multitude; and He  was moved with compassion for the, and healed their sick. 15 When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.” 16 But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.” 17 and they said to Him, “We have been here only five loaves and two fish.”

In Matthew 14:19 Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And he took the five loves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes. 20 So they all ate and were filled and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained. 21 Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

He Who is Bread took bread, blessed it and broke it. And it was given to the multitude. We cannot give to another what has not been blessed by God. What has been broken is what is multitude in the word of truth where Jesus is manifested and power of the Holy Spirit observed. It is demonstration of the Spirit and power.

                                                                                                 

From this passage, Jesus would reveal He would be the broken bread: John 6:22-71….John 6:35 I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.  

John 6: 28-40 NKJV Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered & said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.” 30 Therefore they said to Him, “What sign will You perform then, that we may see it & believe You?” What work will You do? 31 Our fathers ate manna in the desert; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.” 32 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven & gives life to the world.” 34 Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”    

 

True bread from heaven: Jesus! This is not just about a loaf of bread but of life and joy in the peace with God!  John 6:48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness and are dead. 50 This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever, and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.” 

Loaves and 2 fish He divided among them. Yes there are five loaves and 2 fish: Mark 6:39-44  39 Then he commanded them to make them all sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in ranks, in 100’s & in 50's. 41& when he had taken the 5 loaves & the 2 fish, he looked up to heaven, blessed & broke the loaves, & gave them to his disciples to set before them, & the 2 fish He divided among them all.42 So they all ate & were filled 43 & they took up 12 baskets full of fragments of the fish.4 Now those who had eat the loaves were about 5,000 men.

Jesus gave to the “poor”. When poor is used this way, it means "to be destitute, without resources; weak, powerless; spiritually bankrupt." Being poor in spirit is the platform on which is built all of the other beautiful attitudes that please God and motivate Him to respond with spiritual and physical blessings. Our being poor in spirit is the recognition of our spiritual need that causes us to cry out to God for what He can and will supply. For us, we can testify how our lives have changed in just twenty five years. We feed others with that which God has fed us.

Twelve baskets full held the remaining fragments of bread and fish. Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, a sound of enough, being full, and twelve baskets remaining, what may be considered scraps, leftovers and still enough to carry with you for later. Understand that Barley was for the poor! And Jesus the Host is our supply! May this recognition be yours in knowing about God from the proper perspective, causing you to give Him praise and thanksgiving. May you see Him for what He is and what He has and makes you long to be the same, just as the financially poor see and desire to be like the rich in Christ Jesus. For death could not hold Him. The tomb could not contain Him: He is greater and He is the same yesterday, today and forever. Amen.

May we influence others this year: in a field, in a barn, in a park, or maybe a church! For our walk is one in demonstration of the Spirit and power. We will speak what the Lord has done for us. ( Watch Voice of Prayer for the teaching this week:  Blessed, Broken, Given and Divided)

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In Boldness, Vigor and Great Style

Psalm 37:7-11......7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;
Do not fret--it only causes harm.

9 For evildoers shall be cut off;
But those who wait on the LORD,
They shall inherit the earth. 
10 For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more;
Indeed, you will look carefully for his place,
But it shall be no more.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth,
And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.  NKJV

Ever tried to hurry God in something you want or need to happen now? Has someone insulted you or ridiculed you in some manner that seems to be ongoing with no end to it? Are we wanting some uncomfortable face to face with someone to be over, yet know not how to handle it?

It is in waiting in prayer and the Word that we find, what some may overlook or not even discover, but is His peace. Being captive by something that overtakes our thinking, causes us to overlook, and to not see the benefit of waiting in God's presence and can send us to a place of turmoil and upheaval. He surely knows our wants and desires, but all are not of benefit to us. Surely He knows bills have to be paid and the children cared for, and He also knows the messes we sometimes get ourselves into while making this journey through life. It may be some conflict at home, or at the workplace. It may be someone who just does not like you, and makes every effort to get some peeps on-board with their thoughts against you. But God is greater and He will show us how to walk through the ordeal and to remain meek, but bold in the Lord!

I think of the times when our daughter at a young age wanted something desperately. She would think her life would be over if she did not get some little thing right now. At even a young age of six, she could debate the issue with the best of them. She could maneuver as the Stealth through quiet and low key questions as to why she could not have the "thing she wanted". Even today, she moves through as the Stealth, but she is moving in the power of God and through the Holy Spirit that keeps her under the radar of ordinary man, to minister at just the right time the life and truth of God's word to someone on her radar. She seeks their good in God's plan.

In showing her from a young age the importance of waiting and working toward a certain goal came quicker than she ever thought it would. She could turn her focus in being happy where she was at and what she was doing at the time, and continually be persistence to hold before her the truth that a new toy, a new bike or a car could come into her hands. She became diligent to walk toward that which she desired, keeping the goal, and helping others get to where they needed to go as well with their goals. She walked the talk about the new thing she desired.

Today, she and her husband show our grand-daughter the same importance of speaking God's word and sowing finances toward that end! Anytime our grand-daughter gets money, she is ready to sow some seed into fertile soil. She is ready to sow some toys, that are still good condition that another younger child might like. She is looking out to sow where she can, even her clothes when she outgrows them too soon.  It is seen in her life and her parents as well, the importance of sowing. When we do, it will surely come back to us in that which we have sown.

Jesus told us that the meek shall inherit the earth.
Matthew 5:5....5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.  NIV

Those humble, expectant, and with all gentleness shall inherit the earth. They shall be those who have been hurt by insults, ridiculed, or even far worse, and turned to give all gentleness back to the one who insulted them, to the one who ridiculed them. Gentleness will harbor no anger or resentment toward another when the other gets a new home, or a new car, or another trip to Hawaii or abroad. The meek shall speak out in joy for the one who has received maybe something they were believing for from God and are still waiting expectantly for it.

Whatever the injury to our person, we are to rise above to that peace in God that He is with us. He will show us the benefits of walking in meekness of heart.

We are told in:

Titus 3:1-8....3:1 Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, 2 to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. 3 For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another. 4 But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, 5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men. 

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James 1:19-20.....19 So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; 20 for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. 

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We are to be those who speak evil of no one, but being gentle toward others, even those who may be haters and who live in a place of envy. We are to be eager to hear, and slow to speak, slow to wrath, for that wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

James 1:21-22.....21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.KJV

Receiving God's word protects us in the workplace and the world. Any place we may have to partake of, we have the choice to choose whom we will serve. Will we serve ourselves, or be ready to humble ourselves and let God take care of the injustices? In serving ourselves, we are actually serving our emotions. Man's first response to any insult or ridicule is to protect himself! But Jesus told us to turn the other cheek when having a face to face with someone who is against us, who has envy or hate toward us.

I really like the scripture verse from the Living Bible. It states:
James 1:21-27.....21 So get rid of all that is wrong in your life, both inside and outside, and humbly be glad for the wonderful message we have received, for it is able to save our souls as it takes hold of our hearts.

22 And remember, it is a message to obey, not just to listen to. So don't fool yourselves. 23 For if a person just listens and doesn't obey, he is like a man looking at his face in a mirror; 24 as soon as he walks away, he can't see himself anymore or remember what he looks like. 25 But if anyone keeps looking steadily into God's law for free men, he will not only remember it but he will do what it says, and God will greatly bless him in everything he does.

26 Anyone who says he is a Christian but doesn't control his sharp tongue is just fooling himself, and his religion isn't worth much. 27 The Christian who is pure and without fault, from God the Father's point of view, is the one who takes care of orphans and widows, and who remains true to the Lord-not soiled and dirtied by his contacts with the world.     TLB

In our daughter's Junior High years, she had eczema over some of her body.  Some of the "kids" in school would make fun of her. But it was no fun for her. She had such a time of pain and itch. Her sheets would look like someone had bleed on them overnight. In those times, she kept her focus on her school work. She was given the award of Student of the Term three times in those two years. She kept a perfect 4.0 GPA in those times of pain and chaos.  With those new friends she made and kept, she gave them encouragement.
I remember our daughter in her first year of high school had a friend who had a car.  He would sometimes come by and pick her up for school so she would not have to ride the bus.  Some of those who ridiculed her in Junior High had to ride the bus everyday. So our daughter's friend, a young man who lived in our neighborhood would come by and they would go to school together. He would talk of his needing a paint job on his car. His car ran really well for an older model but he surely spoke correctly about the paint job. Our daughter believed with him for new paint. She did not complain about her "desires" at the time but only spoke of her friend. Well the young man got his paint job. He was so joyful about it and wanted to show everyone when he got his car back from the Paint and Body Shop!
We choose each day how we will act to any insult or ridicule made against us!
From scripture we see meekness as a Christian grace. In Galatians 5:22-23.....it is one of the fruits of the Spirit.

Galatians 5:22-23.....22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.  KJV

2 Corinthians 10:1-9.......10:1 I plead with you-yes, I, Paul-and I plead gently, as Christ himself would do. Yet some of you are saying, "Paul's letters are bold enough when he is far away, but when he gets here he will be afraid to raise his voice!"

2 I hope I won't need to show you when I come how harsh and rough I can be. I don't want to carry out my present plans against some of you who seem to think my deeds and words are merely those of an ordinary man. 3 It is true that I am an ordinary, weak human being, but I don't use human plans and methods to win my battles. 4 I use God's mighty weapons, not those made by men, to knock down the devil's strongholds. 5 These weapons can break down every proud argument against God and every wall that can be built to keep men from finding him. With these weapons I can capture rebels and bring them back to God and change them into men whose hearts' desire is obedience to Christ. 6 I will use these weapons against every rebel who remains after I have first used them on you yourselves and you surrender to Christ.

7 The trouble with you is that you look at me and I seem weak and powerless, but you don't look beneath the surface. Yet if anyone can claim the power and authority of Christ, I certainly can. 8 I may seem to be boasting more than I should about my authority over you-authority to help you, not to hurt you-but I shall make good every claim. 9 I say this so that you will not think I am just blustering when I scold you in my letters. TLB

Paul directed his letter to say, I plead with you gently as Christ himself would do. He wrote that others would say "that he was bold while far away, but when present with them, that he, Paul would be afraid to raise his voice."  In truth, being humble, does not look like the weak and the ordinary.
Paul stated that he was not using human plans or man's way to win the battles. Paul wrote that he used the mighty weapons of God to knock the devil's strongholds. Those weapons were breaking down every proud argument against God! Paul wrote that he could capture rebels and bring them back to God and see their hearts change to obedience to Christ. Paul stated in verse 7 that the authority was beneath the surface. He was claiming the authority he walked in was that given him by Christ Jesus. Paul said, " I shall make good every claim, not to hurt them but to show them the way in which to walk. Paul was exhibiting boldness and vigor in his letters. Paul wrote many letters and he always illustrated everything by his life. He always referenced Jesus in the things he wrote about. Paul knew of his trust in the Good News. He was held by the peace of God in knowing he had seen God do great things in and through him. He continued to walk in that place in looking out for others even when they rebelled against what he preached and taught!

I close with this:
In ministry, I found times like when ministering at the jail one of those places that was a delight but a hard place to give the Word. Not that the Word of God is hard to give, no, not at all. What I am saying is that you can face those who come to hear and face those some who just go to chapel to get out of the cell or out of the module.

 I found those who did not care for the Word of God, and would try talking during the message! If the chatter continued, all I had to do was walk back to the back rows of the chapel where the "chatter" was going on, and continue with the scriptures and the examples the Lord wanted me to give in that teaching. I would look them in the eye and continue to teach. I can tell you that the "chatter" would stop immediately. We need to know that being humble and meek, is being submitted to God, His plan and His Word. It is not appearing weak and sickly! No, He will direct our paths in boldness, when we look out for others. Ours was not to go into the chapel to cause problems, to cause others pain, but our's was to go in and minister life to those women in jail. Our hope was to make a difference in others lives as God had made in ours. And we certainly saw many continue to receive and walk in the Word and prayer to God for their lives. We saw great things that God did for some of those women in the jail. They would even show up coming out of the elevator with the guard and be singing songs of praise to our God! And this was before chapel began. Yes, it was awesome to see. We stood our ground with a boldness, vigor and a great style that comes through Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory!
Look out for others today and you will see God move on your behalf!

Father, thank You for the Word of God that has manifested in our lives. His name is Jesus and He is the way, the truth and the life to us.
We are told that those who are meek shall inherit the earth, and delight themselves in the abundance of peace. (Psalm 37:11)
We ask for help, Your guidance in keeping to a walk of being the meek man. Lord, we seek to be governed by the love of God. It is by faith that we clothe ourselves with the new man giving ourselves to the Word of God and to prayer. We know that we cannot do this by ourselves. It takes power of the Holy Spirit to direct us into that perfect love, to love others, as we work, as we play, and as we live with our families.
We loose the Holy Spirit to mortify our inner man purging out any insecurities, intimidation, and lusts that have hindered our lives.
We are looking to live by the Spirit and have the fruit of the Spirit that is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, and faith. (Gal.5:22-23)
Whatever the injury to our person,  help us Lord to rise above any insult or injury to our person, and invade us with the peace in God that He is with us. Show us the benefits of walking in meekness of heart and we will always give thanks. It is in Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

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