Nov 04 2009
Moving in Love
Last night I saw Cindy Jacobs on God TV, and she said some remarkable things. She said that in the last days you and I are supposed to be so connected to the Holy Spirit that our lives are literally not our own, but rather we move as the spirit moves, in signs and wonders and miracles, not taking any credit for it, but using it to show the power of our wonderful Lord Jesus. We are to be dead to self and pride and control, and simply let the Holy Spirit move through us then step back and let God have the glory He so rightly deserves.
Wow! Wouldn’t that be amazing to be used like that! She confirmed what the Lord has already shown me, that the prophetic and miraculous are tools God uses to prove He’s alive and well and moving on Planet Earth. To prove He cares about people on a personal level. And isn’t that the most important thing after all is said and done?
We live on a planet with millions of others, a speck of dust on a revolving ball, if we believe what the world says. And it’s hard to feel important to anyone. Where in the world does a person find significance, the sense that they matter to someone, if not to those who love Jesus? You and I must see and treat each person, no matter who or what they are, with love, respect and gentle deference.
This was especially confirmed when I watched another program called “Love Won Out.” The subject matter was the homosexual lifestyle, and it truly was an eye-opening presentation. How often have we heard Christians railing against homosexuals when it’s the sin rather than the sinner we are supposed to hate?
A woman whose name I didn’t get spoke about her early teen years when she got into the gay lifestyle and lived as a lesbian while working for a Christian man. She said she had to question her assumptions about Christians when he treated her with respect and love. And in the end, the Lord slowly revealed Himself to her, showing her who she is in Jesus. It was a beautiful love story of compassion and gentle wooing by a God who never gave up on her.
I’m ashamed to say I grew up in a church that judged sinners harshly. Haven’t we all been where they are? Well, then the question begs: Did Jesus win us with harshness and condemnation, even while we were in sin? Absolutely not, which leads me to believe that we as the body of Christ, must examine ourselves and choose to love and respect even those who misunderstand and hate Christ and His message, because over time they, too, wil be challenged to consider the love they see extended through us.
What an amazing opportunity we have, to live and move among those who don’t know Christ but can see Him in us if we let it happen. Let’s choose to get out of His way, to love like He loves, and be used in the prophetic. Let’s not let another day go by where we judge others critically and hinder the work of God.
Lord, forgive us for getting in your way rather than ministering by the power of your Spirit. Help us to bask in your presence, steeped in the truth of your Word, so You can flow in love through us. Amen and amen.
Because of His great love,
Nancy
