Compare Ourselves

Greetings in The Mighty Name of Jesus, The Christ!!!

“For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.”

2 Corinthians 10:12

Brothers and Sisters the above Scripture is very important in our Walk, in our Relationship with Jesus. Many among you compare what you Do and Say according to Society, according to Acceptance Of The World. But let us take the above Scripture and put it in a Different sense for us.

For, if we Compare Ourselves to The Scriptures and Compare Ourselves to Godly Men and Women, then, Our Measure would be Correct according to God’s Holy Word, making us Wiser Than The World.

The Godhead (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) longs for us to be United As One…

“3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 [There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 One God and Father of all, who [is] above all, and through all, and in you all.”

Ephesians 4:3-6

If, we were to Walk in such manor, there would be Nothing Impossible to us, in fact we would be The Head and not The Tail as we are. For those who may not understand, The Church has Submitted itself to Worldly Standards, Watering Down The Word Of God to Fit Ones Own Desires, making The Church Followers, instead of Leaders.

Too many have set on the side lines, not wanting to Stand Up, not wanting to Cause Rifts With Those Whom YOU Serve. Each one of us has a Scale, in fact we have Three. One is The Word of God, the Second is The Holy Spirit and the Third is Godly Men and Women, but The Three Should BE One. If we Live Our Lives according to the Scales that we have been given, then, we would be United As One Body, Serving One God, there would not be any Splinter Groups, No Denominations.

“16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. 17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or [whether] I speak of myself.”

John 7:16-17

Brothers and Sisters there is No Excuse for the Divisions that are among us. If we Live By God’s Holy Word then, there are No Problems Among Us. Too many have Refused to say, “According to God’s Word…”, but instead blink in that It Is NOT Your Problem, that they will have to Answer To Jesus. Anyone that is Walking in this manner, is Incorrect and does not Understand God, nor His Holy Word.

Many say, or may believe, that the Scripture that says “Judge Not, Less You Be Judged…” ends at that point, but, have taken the Scripture Out Of Context. If you would Finish The Context, you will find that we are to Judge, we are to Help Our Wayward Brother or Sister to get back on the Right Path.

“1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam [is] in thine own eye? 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.”

Matthew 7:1-5

Too many of you think that because You Do NOT Stand Up, that You Do NOT Judge, that you will not be Judged because You Made No Judgment. Again, if you think that, then You Do Not Understand God or His Word. Another reason that many Do Not Stand Up, is because they Think that Jesus will be more Lenient on you because you did nothing…are WE not all Judged By The SAME WORD, SAME JESUS?

The above Scripture says to First Remove the Sin from our Life First, then, and only then, can we Correctly Make Judgment. Now, before anyone goes off the deep end and cannot swim, this Does Not MEAN You Have To Be Perfect In All Areas Of Your Life. What it does mean, is that I cannot Judge Correctly if I Chose to Live In Sin. Example: A Brother or Sister is a Smoker and another Brother or Sister sees them and Rises Up and Confronts them about we are The Temple Of God, telling them that they need to quit smoking, BUT, that same person is a Smoker Themselves, Hypocrite! Now take the same example, but, the person that says we are the Temple Of God IS NO LONGER A SMOKER, then, their Judgment would be True, for God has Delivered them from smoking and they can now Testify Of The Fact to another person. This can be of Any Sinful Nature, but Caution needs to be used here, if your Life is Full Of Sinful Acts, then you Have NO Right to Speak.

We, Brothers and Sisters NEED to Compare Ourselves, Among Ourselves…ACCORDING TO SCRIPTURE. We NEED to be Watch Dogs keeping watch in Our Lives for Sin, but also to keep watch Over Our Brothers and Sisters so that they Will Not Sin.

“16 All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”

2 Timothy 3:16-17

Look at these Scriptures very closely. There are Four Points that NEED to be Understood. One is that ALL Scripture, from the Beginning Of The Old Testament to the End Of The New Testament IS Doctrine that we Should Live By. Second, and Third, by The Doctrine, The Scriptures we CAN JUDGE which includes Rebuke, Reproof and Correction. Before anyone says Rebuke is not part of those Scripture, Rebuke is the Strongest Point of Reproof. Fourth, The Scriptures, The Doctrine, is FOR Instruction FOR Righteous Living. The Scriptures are Our Road Map in Building A Relationship WITH God, without Sound Doctrine, it is Impossible To HAVE a Relationship With God.

Now, watch this trail…

“But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”

Hebrews 11:6

“If ye love me, keep my commandments.”

John 14:15

“49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. 51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”

John 6:49-51

“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.”

Matthew 7:21

“And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?”

Luke 6:46

Jesus will Compare Our Lives TO HIM, for He Is The Living Word Of The Father, there will be No Favoritism, No Excuse. If then, we are going to be Compared To Jesus, then should we Not Live By The SAME WORD. It does not matter who you are, what Denomination you Serve, what Race you are, but it Does Matter that WE, Brothers and Sisters, Live According To The Scriptures.

I think back when Jesus first Called me remembering that He said that I must KEEP MY EYES ON HIM and NOT TURN TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. When He said that He had Called me to be an Apostle, I cried out saying that I am not worthy and He said, I HAVE a Work For YOU to do Towards My People, for they Walk In Sin. There was a lot more to it, but, I have Strived, Desired to be What Jesus has Called me to do, in which is to Stand Up Against Sin Within The Body. I Compare myself with No Other, except for Jesus and those who Are Godly and in that THEY Must Align Themselves To The Holy Word Of God. I Compare All Brothers and Sisters to Scripture, setting aside my Fleshly Desires Not To. I Endure Loss, Mockery, Isolation and a Hurting Heart so that I may be Found Worthy To Jesus.

Brothers and Sisters, stop Comparing Yourself to Worldly Standards, and trying to be Acceptable To The World. You Must be Changed into the Liking of Jesus, it is Not Easy, it is Not Fun at times, It IS HARD, but the Reward outweighs anything that I must Endure.

“But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.”

Matthew 24:13

 “3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. ... 10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.”

2 Timothy 2:3, 10

In my Calling, The Lord set me as a Watchman with clear instructions, that, like you, My Brothers and Sisters, are Your Brother’s Keeper…

“3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people; 4 Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head. 5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul. 6 But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take [any] person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand. 7 So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.”

Ezekiel 33:3-7

To Enable for me to Accomplish this task or for You to Accomplish Living as God Says, then there MUST be Change. I Must Desire the Things Of God above All Other Things IN the World and the Only Way to Accomplish this is by Living The Word Of God, becoming The Word Of God In My Everyday Life. If Jesus is Lord then, He is Lord Over ALL THINGS In and About My Life, for I am IN HIS KINGDOM, NOT MINE!

“Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

2 Corinthians 5:17

“1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”

Romans 12:1-2

Before Things can BECOME NEW, I First must Study, Present My Life to Jesus Fully. I Must take my Thoughts and cast them away and Accept The Word Of God to Become My Thoughts. I Must be Willing to Give Up those things that are Not Pleasing to Jesus and Do those thing that are. Brothers and Sisters it is a Matter Of Choice! Jesus CANNOT, WILL NOT, Force you to do anything, it is all a matter of Your Choosing. Jesus Desires for us all to Live According to His Word, to Have Full Lives Serving Him, and you can, but you have to Desire Change, to Desire to Be Like Your God.

It should be that when we Compare Ourselves With Ourselves, that it is Jesus Within Us. That when we Speak to one another we are all on the same Page, Reading from the Same Book, then the Comparison becomes simple, and we are One Body.

Compare My Life

To

Jesus,

The Living Word

Of

God

Amen and Amen!!!

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