We're One In The Spirit #5

SF, Stagecoach, NV

We’re ONE IN THE SPIRIT

Why Aren’t The Churches,

ONE IN Unity With Him?

Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ,

WE ARE ONE IN THE SPIRIT #5

Topic: It’s Restoration Time,

     Galatians 6:1  “Brothers, if a man is overtaken in a fault, you the spiritual ones restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering yourself, lest you also be tempted.”

     Who are the “spiritual ones”?  But those that have fellowship with the Lord.  They are the mature Christians who walk in His Word.

     Galatians 3:27-28  “For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

28  There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”

     If it doesn’t matter what a person is nationally, or if they are slave or free, male or female – IF THEY BELIEVE IN THE LORD, then we should be coming together in the Unity of the Body of Christ – for they are one with us as we are one in Christ.

     Why does mankind think God has changed His mind?  Does any sane person think God will accept; abortion, homosexuality, trans-gender, adultery, etc.  God has never molded any person, other than what they were meant to be, and He’s never made a mistake or created anything unusable.  What He’s done is love you anyway, opening a door for you to accept Jesus and be saved.  Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” And He sent the Holy Spirit to enter into them through their trials Acts 1:8 “But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” 

     Hebrews 13:8 claims He IS THE SAME yesterday, today and tomorrow.  God knows, it’s not Him who needs to change, but mankind.  He made His decision about right and wrong at the beginning of time – AND HE WILL NOT CHANGE!

     God has literally made a way, when their was no way, by sacrificing His Only begotten Son – Jesus.  Through accepting Jesus as you are, you can have all of Galatians 5:22-24  “(22)  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

(23)  meekness, self–control; against such there is no law.  (24)  And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof.”

     The battle we have, is realizing that our body controlled our soul and spirit for “X” number of years before we accepted Christ.  So the Holy Spirit must re-train our soul and body to follow our new spirit, trained by His Holy Spirit now.  For me, it was 27 years of living by the world, and He’s still not done with me.  But every day we face the past together, it renews my mind and takes captive the thoughts the twerp tries to tempt me with and fails now.

     Think of it this way, you are a spirit that lives within a body, and your soul (mind, will and emotions) must align anew with your born-again spirit.  The Holy Spirits' job is to help you do this, so your spirit and soul tell your body what to do, becoming a “mature” Christian, with each new step you take and walk in.

     So we must continually [daily] check ourselves.  Are we living by the flesh, or walking in the Spirit?  It’s not for anyone to judge you except Jesus.  I know I have to take the log out of my own eye before I can see the faults or differences in others?  Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal if you need to change some attitude within yourself, “Am I, in unity with the whole body of Christ, or just my earthly church family”?

Luke 6:35  "But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.”

     Do your remember the song, “We Are One In The Spirit”?  The words fit right in here.

(chorus) We are one in the Spirit,

We are one in the Lord. (repeat)

(1^st verse)And we pray that all unity,

will one day be restored.

Yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our Love,

by our Love, Yes they’ll know we are Christians by our Love.

 (repeat chorus)

(2^nd verse)  We will walk with each other,

we will walk hand in hand.  (repeat).

And together all unity will one day be restored.

Yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our Love,

by our Love, Yes they’ll know we are Christians by our Love.

     This should become the mantra of each Christian.  I hope the words to this song will help you remember the Love Jesus had for you a sinner, and the belief that you could become all that He meant you to be and finally how He desires us to be ONE in Him – HIS CHURCH, HIS BODY, HIS LOVE as ONE.

Blessings Your Sister In Christ,

The Lord’s Servant – Sandy F.