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Pride, Prejudice and Racism!!
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Posted by: Chris Logan
The Lord is calling the body of Christ to humble themselves and to let go of all pride, prejudice and racism!!
In the eyes of the Lord, we are all equal not mattering what skin color we might have, what job we may do, what or where we go to church, how often we go, or whom we are in the eyes of others in this world.
He loves each of us the same and would die for each one of us if we were the only one left on the earth----He would still have hung upon the cross for that "one" might be freed from sin and death.
Humble yourselves and you will be exalted!!
Exalt yourselves and you will be humbled!!
We have come to a crossroads in our lives and calling ourselves Christians and it will be our choice which road we will take!
Pride comes before a fall and the Lord would have his church to humble themselves and pray and turn from their wicked ways and seek His face that we might be restored that which has been stolen from us!
How can we be prejudice towards others if we would just look back at what and where we once were before we knew the Lord and how He bailed us out?? Have we forgotten the slime pit He delivered us out of and from?
The world looks at the outter man but the Lord looks at the heart!
Let the church, the body of Christ, rise up and take a stand against the sin of pride, prejudice and racism and call it as it is------SIN!!
Let us cry out for mercy and see in the eyes of our beholder that we all are loved the same by Him, the one whom gave His life for us that we might be saved, healed and set free!
We have been made the righteousness of God "only" because of Him and what He has done for us! Our righteousness is of filthy rags and we can't save ourselves, heal ourselves nor deliver ourselves!
We all need changed, everyone of us and He can and will change us from glory to glory to glory. But it is nothing of what we have done or how good we are-----it is all because of what HE has done in His adament, perfect, neverending love!
Let the church be delivered of the sin that so easily besets us and be the "Christlike" body of believers that He has called us to be!
He is calling each and everyone of us to be His ministers in this nation, this land, all over the world!
We are to be His mouthpiece, we are to be His feet, we are to be His hands, we are to be His love and His love is the perfect kind of agape love that loves unconditionally, forever, and ever, amen.
We are to welcome the sinner to feast among us. We have been called to serve, to wash the feet of the ones whom we consider the outcast, the prisoner, the prostitute, the sick, the poor, the homeless.
He has called us to serve and not consider whom gets the credit and glory. He alone is worthy of any praise and glory.
We have been called out of darkness into His marvelous light that we might "know" Him and lead others unto Him!
He desires that all be saved and wants none to perish, to die spiritually and live for eternity in the pit of hell.
Call forth all the pastors and elders of the church that they might call the church to fast and pray that Gods' people would be spared of intense judgement from the jealous hand of the Lord!
Isaiah 58 6-11 The Words of Isaiah.
6. Is not this the fast that I have chosen?
To loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed to free, and that ye break every yoke?
7. Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house?
When thou seest the naked, that thou cover him: and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
8. Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be they rereward.
9. Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
10. And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:
11. And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisty thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Matthew 25: 31: 46 Words of Christ
31. When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32. And before him shall be gathered all nations; and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33. And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left,
34. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
35. For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink. I was a stranger and ye took me in :
Naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37. Then shall the righteous answer him saying, Lord, when saw we thee and hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38. When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39. Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40. And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethen, ye have done it unto me.
41. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42.
For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat
I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink
43. I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord,, when saw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45. Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46. And these shall go away into everylasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Posted by: guardianangel
That is powerful Chris. May the Lord be exalted. 
Posted by: youngijp
KJV Psalm 57:5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth. 9 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations. 10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. 11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.
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Posted by: GODS Grace
Amen Sister! I also believe this is a timely word from the heart of God. I hope I share this correct...One of our church elders, who is a minority in number in our community recieved a prophetic word from our pastor that they had a forerunner spirit to bring worshipper out of bondage like Miriam/Egypt.
God give me a wonderful dream to share with my pastor about this same elder because any people in are area "community" needs to experience this freedom for which Christ set us free.
Dream:
She (the elder) had invited her all her very large family ...including cousins to come to our church. They were loudly/intensly celebrating in worshipping of God and began circling around the congregation like doing a Jericho march. It was a very wonderful and exciting dream!
I believe that these walls of division or coming down! GG
Posted by: GODS Grace
AMEN SISTER!
God give me a wonderful dream to share with my pastor about this. Many people in are area "community" needs to experience this freedom for which Christ set us free.
The dream;
our church elder who is a minority color in number and also a women invites her entire family including all her many cousins to our church. They start celebrating very loud and intensly as they circle around the church similar to the Jericho March!
I believe that these destructive walls are falling down! GG
Posted by: Chris Logan
That is an awesome dream God's grace!! Thank you so much for sharing it with me.
Be blessed in the Lord Sister and all of you whom that replied to this.
Posted by: anonymous111
My friend did not go to church when she became saved at first because she was afraid of losing her relationship with GOd. She had experienced a minister who had rejected her when she was fifteen. Non, the less she passed by a church about five years ago, ( she and her friend where on there way from the store) As they passed by she saw a sign that said tent revival. She always wanted to go to one. She told her friend. She was surprised at her friends reaction. Her friend told her that they should go because she needed all the prayer that she could get. she was very surprised because her friend was not saved and didnt go to church either. So they turned around and went. The meeting was held on the inside because they said it was going to rain. Anyway, she started going to this church. she said that they believed in wearing dresses( for women) and a covering over the head. Believed that you had to have head covered to pray to God. She did not believe it because she had prayed to God and he answered her prayer and she had no covering. anyway, she noticed that they would ostrasize one girl who had pants on, but she would hug her. THey had qoutas for offerings so they could minister on tv. people who had tythes had to stand up, if you didnt it could be shameful. She did not have a job, she was trying to get deliverance. But they always talked about getting a job. When she left the place, she would run into the members and the first thing they would ask her is did she have a job. She had tried to work but she still needed deliverance from emotional trauma, she could not handle it.
When she was going to the church, she was paralyzed with fear, she did not like to be recognized. she did not like to stand in front of others and talk. If so she would shake uncontrollably. She wanted to be delieverd. Although she had been saved she still had this issue. she was in the chuch and she would wonder why the minister always asked for money. she would go home and read the bible to find out if it was right. She ran across a scripture that said when anyone ask you to give, give. she shut the bible and did exactly that. So when ever they asked her she did. She would give her last. She said that God also started showing her why she should give. One day she asked her child to go the restroom and get her some tissue. When the child came back she gave her the tissue, all of a sudden she had this conviction, and a thought crossed her mind... That cost money, she held her head down and smiled to GOd and said she was sorry, then she began to take in the lights, the gas heater, and the water. She said that God was showing one of the reasons for paying tythes and offerings.
She was not as learned in the bible as the people in the church. But she began to learn. But when things did not seem right she said she knew. the minister once had read the bible and he said that should we sin God forbid. They believed that when you are saved you dont sin. She did not know the bible but, in her heart she knew that was not true. So she started reading more trying to make sure she was not in error. She read the bible, a scripture that said if we say we have no sin we call God a liar, confess our faults one to another and pray so we may be righteous.If you say you have no sin you are not one of His.
But she stuggled with the thought that the people in the church could be unsaved.
Anyway, her child has a disability (autism) A lady told her that she could t get a check for her son. It sounded like a con to her. so she did not pay her any mind. Later woman who had a child who is autistic explained to her that she could get financial assistance for her son. then another lady. they seemed concerned so, she went and did it.
a short time later she called the main ssa office, out of town and they told her her son was accepted. but she would have to get a letter from the local office with and appoint. so they could do further paper work. that would take a month.
That night she went to church and she had remebered to other night the minister said if God does something for you testify. So her child testified, and even though she was afraid, she went up and told them that her other child had been approved for assistance.
Later during the offering everyone that gave went to give, but she did not have anything. If she did she would have given it ( like she had read in the bible) The minister looked at her, and began to tell the congreation, that some people will throw money in your face, to play games. She did not know what he was talking about. The minister told eveyone to stretch out thier hands to the offering, he began to pray in an angry voice, he said Oh God do not send us someone with just another praise and testimonie send us someone with finances! THere was an elder lady, member who was sitting in front of her she looked at the lady next to her with surprise. After that night the lady was not a member anymore.
That night she went home, she was wrestless as she slept. She woke up in the middle of the night crying. She was kind or afraid to talk to God about his minister, because the minister would always say Dont talk about the man of God. But she took a chance and she did. She was upset with God because she said she went to His church and gave what she had and nothing was changing in her, she said Gods minister was pimping her. And she cried and cried.
two days later she went to church the minister was not there he was in the hospital he had became sick. One of the members preached that it was time for others to get a job, she said if you want to praise God you can, if you want to testify you can. she went over the fifteen minute allotment for stirring gifts. The other members became agitated. She stopped in mid sentence and sat down. His wife arose and said that some people are talking about things that they dont understand.
The Pastor came back days later. The lady that ministered the other night was sitting in front and broke down crying, he patted her on the shoulder and said it was okay. He was glad that someone would tell him truth.
THings stayed the same.
She finally left the church after feeling so burdened. One night she was praying to God and asking where was she wrong, he showed her. then He gave her a scripture to read. Ezekial 34.
She read it. God was showing her what was going on and what He was going to do, but she did not know all until later. But the part of that scripture that she really kept going over was that God would heal his own.
There is alot more that she shared with me, but I will say this. My friend had a dream, she saw the minister at the pulpit he said, if you dont com now you might as well not come, then the dream changed to a black hurse and a reef and flowers. She kept thinking about the dream but she did not say anything to anyone, but she had this strong desire to go back, like she needed to go back so finally she did. when she walked in the minster was standing at the pulpit he said that he was free to marry now, she knew what he ment.
The minister and his mate had become sick, people prophesied God would let his wife live, but she did not, she past away. Her husband was hurt, he said that he felt as if a part of him had died. She was hurt for him, but he just did not seem to care for her so she left and has not returned.
Oh yes, she did tell me that one time there was a lady that had pants on she testified that God had delivered her from crack. Eveyone in the church became quite. they shunned her.
Another lady testified that God had blessed her and her children with double food stamps, the minister later told the members, that he would never have told anyone that because it made her look twice as needy. My friend said that he spat in Gods face for what he had done for that women, because there are people in other countries and here who could not get a peace of bread or a drink of water. She had a right to be grateful to God for what he had done for her.
my friend said that she wondered at times about prophesy, why people prophesy things that dont happen. She said that God led her to Ezekial 14. It talks about gettin before prophets with idols in your heart and settin iniquities before our face as a stumbling block. If a person does this should God speak to them. Says that if a person does this God will take them in thier own hearts. He will allow a prophet to prophesy according to the idols and iniquities we set as a stumbling block before our face. Like if we love our mates, children, anything more than God, or we are not really concerned with souls and really concerned with a title, money, big ministry what ever has taken the place of God, he will allow that prophet to tell them what they want to hear, then he said he will take them from the congregation and they will be a sign and a parable and so be it with that prophet.
Posted by: Chris Logan
Thank you anonymous111 for sharing that with us. I so understand and relate but I hope your friend does not give up on God and His body of Christ for there are churches out there that are a true witness and example of the love of Jesus Christ.
It is so too bad that she happened to go to that church but I am sure she has learned much and that there are churches out there that are not from the Lord.
Jesus always, always, accepts us as we are, but loves us too much to allow us to stay the same. He wants to change us, cleanse us, mold us, make us, and shape us into the likeness of Him and it is a very painful process at times. But, all of us will go thru the refiner's fire if we are truly His own and want to follow His perfect will in our lives.
I pray for your friend and that the Lord will lead her to a church body that is truly Christlike and will show her the unconditional, compassionate love of Jesus Christ.
Jesus' love is nothing like man's love for He will take in the outcast, the bound and addicted, the alcoholic, the poor, the needy, the prostitute, the long haired hippy that smokes dope!! He loves them all and accepts them in spite of their evil ways. It is His desire for all to be saved and come to the knowledge of His saving grace!
How sad for your friend to be judged so harshly and wrongly humiliated in front of a crowd. But you see, judgment came to that body of Christ and His judgment is on all of us now whom proclaim to be Christians which means "CHRIST-LIKE."
The days are over of playing church and playing Christian. The Lord will not tolerate it any longer and if our hearts do not repent and change to truly be an example and witness for Him, then He will allow us to die physically and spiritually in our sin possibly with or maybe without Him and His Heavenly glory.
We no longer can talk the talk. It is time for the body of Christ to rise up and walk the walk and do what their words to others in their own lives. Our good deeds and being in church every sunday or 3 times a week and even reading our Bible everyday is not going to cut it.
What good does any of that do if we are not living it 7 days a week and seeing and helping (putting feet on our prayers) our neighbor in time of need and giving them the aid they need. Feed the hungry, heal the sick and visit them in hosptials, go visit the prisoner in jail, clothe the naked, give the thirsty a cup of cold water.
I can pray all day until I am blue in the face and pray for hundreds of people; i can go to church every time the door is open, i can tithe more than the 10%, and give offerings, i can read my Bible from front to back----- but if I am not reaching out to those whom the Lord says is the least of these, then I am failing in my example of Christ and my love walk!
it is that simple! He says those that do not do these things for the least of these will go into eternal damnation and the lake of fire. That is pretty plain and quite frightening to say the least!!
God bless you for sharing with us and I pray for you and your friend that you will see and know the true salvation of the Lord and He will lead and guide you to a Bibllical truth , God fearing, Holy ghost, spirit filled, genuine, true believers of body of Christ and your and your friend will know and experience His peace, His presence and most of all His perfect, unconditional, neverending, non-judmental, non cricital, everlasting love He has for you and your precious friend.
Posted by: Chris Logan
anonymous111
I reread your posting and i knew the scripture you put at the bottom was familiar. Ezk. 34
the lord gave that same scripture 20 years ago along with another one in Jerimiah that was the same word. He gave me the two for confirmation.
thanks for sharing that with me and also confirming what i knew to be true for these last days.
bless you!