Many genuine Christians are not aware that Sacrificially GIVING of LOVE (God) and humbly RECEIVING of LOVE (God) is what living on the Earth is all about in Christ in this World. True! Take note, take heed! (1 Corinthians 13; 1 John 4).
In other words, LIVING in this World as designed by God is all about:
1. Sacrificially GIVING of LOVE (God) to the undeserved and deserved persons that you will be led to help or assist par time as you journey in Christ from Earth to Heaven. True! (Matthew 25:31-46).
2. Humbly RECEIVING of LOVE (God) from the privileged and unprivileged persons that you will be led to help or assist you par time as you journey in Christ from Earth to Heaven. True! (1 Kings 17).
That is, sacrificially GIVING of LOVE (God) or humbly RECEIVING of LOVE (God) in terms of:
1. Giving or receiving of PRAYER.
2. Giving or receiving of MERCY and FORGIVENESS.
3. Giving or receiving of COUNSEL.
4. Giving or receiving MATERIAL THINGS.
5. Giving or receiving MORAL SUPPORT.
6. Giving or receiving ENCOURAGEMENT.
7. Giving or receiving PATIENCE.
8. Giving or receiving FAVOUR.
9. Giving or receiving LIFE and LIGHT in Christ. (Matthew 5:13-16; John 9:4,5).
10. And so on...
Now, know and note that no one was designed and created by God to BE ALONE or DO IT ALL ALONE by his or her self in this World. None! That is why God looked at Adam at the beginning of the World and said it is NOT good for him (Adam the man and husband) to be alone and so, He created her (Eve the woman and wife) for him. (Genesis 2).
Again, that is why the Bible says to us thus:
There is ONE ALONE, and there is NOT a second; yes, he had neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither said he, for whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yes, it is a sore travail. TWO are BETTER than ONE; because they have a GOOD REWARD for their labour. For if they FALL, the one will LIFT UP his fellow: but WOE to him that is ALONE when he FALLS; for he had not another to HELP him up. Again, if TWO lie together, then they have heat: but how can ONE be warm ALONE? And if ONE prevail against him, TWO shall withstand him; and a THREEFOLD cord is not quickly broken. (Ecclesiastes 4:8-12).
It is PROUD to think, speak and live as if you can make it ALL ALONE in this World. True! Even concerning Jesus Christ, the Bible reveals to us thus:
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in FAVOUR with GOD and MAN. (Luke 2:52).
If Jesus Christ needed not only FAVOUR with GOD, but also FAVOUR with MAN as a product of His favour with God, then you need PLENTY of FAVOUR with MAN as a product of your FAVOUR with GOD. True! Take note, take heed!
Based on the above understanding, Jesus Christ said to us thus:
Therefore all things WHATSOEVER you would that men should DO to YOU, Do YOU even so to THEM: for this is the law and the prophets. (Matthews 7:12).
Based on the above understanding, Apostle Paul always ask for PRAYERS and SUPPORTS from fellow believers throughout his ministry lifespan on Earth and once said thus:
For I KNOW that this shall TURN to my SALVATION through YOUR PRAYER, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. (Philippians 1:19; Ephesians 6:18,19).
Honestly speaking, you will LIMIT your spiritual and physical PERFORMANCE, PROSPERITY and PROGRESS in Christ in this World, if you, out of PRIDE, choose to go through from Earth to Heaven solo or alone. True! Take note, take heed!
Everyone (including you) on the planet Earth have being given something by God to discover, develop and deliver to humanity on behalf of God. No man or woman have it ALL by his or her self alone. None!
That is why Apostle Paul humbly said thus:
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I KNOW in PART; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abides faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. (1 Corinthians 13:11-13).
That is why, He also said to us in Christ thus:
Therefore let no man glory in men. For ALL THINGS are yours; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; ALL ARE YOURS; 23. And you are Christ's; and Christ is God's. (1 Corinthians: 3. 21-23).
From the above last scriptural passage, you will see that the problem of the Church of Christ as caused by denominationall divide, is PRIDE based. This is because of a truth, every denomination ordained by God have something to GIVE to other denominations and have something to GAIN (receive) from other denominations. True! Take note, take heed!
Oh! How I wish every Church leader and member will know and embrace this truth and become desiring of other denominations' grace and become balanced in Christ to defeat Satan in all areas in this World. Oh! How I want says the Spirit of the Lord that is in me in Christ in this World. (Ephesians 4; 1 Corinthians 3).
Now, can I tell you the truth, you will never be a BALANCED Christian alone with your denomination, you need the grace of other truly and divinely ordained denominations' grace. You need not attend each one of them, but you can get their CD, DVD, Books, watch their programs on TV or social media, follow them on social media, attend their special programs, take advantage of their available training academy and so on. I do these things to become BALANCED and to STAY BALANCED in Christ because it is the same Holy Spirit of Christ working, but differently in and through each denominational Church leader and structure. Praise God! Halleluyah! (1 Corinthians 12).
I tell you the truth as revealed in the Word of God and as I am inspired to inform you this day. The Bible counsels us thus:
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation wherewith you are called, With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to KEEP the UNITY of the SPIRIT in the bond of peace. There is one BODY, and one SPIRIT, even as you are called in one HOPE of your calling; One LORD, one FAITH, one BAPTISM, 6. One GOD and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. But unto EVERY ONE of us is GIVEN GRACE according to the MEASURE of the GIFT of Christ. Wherefore he saith, when He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that He ascended, what is it but that He also descended first into the lower parts of the Earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all Heavens, that He might fill all things.) And He gave some, APOSTLES; and some, PROPHETS; and some, EVANGELISTS; and some, PASTORS and TEACHERS; For the PERFECTING of the SAINTS, for the WORK of the MINISTRY, for the EDIFYING of the BODY of Christ: Till we ALL come in the UNITY of the FAITH, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be NO more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the TRUTH in LOVE, may GROW UP into Him in ALL things, which is the Head, even Christ: From whom the WHOLE BODY fitly joined together and compacted by that which EVERY JOINT SUPPLIES, according to the effectual working in the MEASURE of EVERY PART, makes INCREASE of the BODY unto the EDIFYING of itself in LOVE. (Ephesians 4: 1-15).
Take note, take heed, the FIVEFOLD ministry office holders are God's gifts in Christ to the SAINTS or BODY of CHRIST, not to a particular Denomination or Church. You can do more Bible research on this. Till then, I say it well with us all in Christ in Jesus name.
Always remember that LIVING in this World is all about sacrificing GIVING of LOVE (God) and humbly RECEIVING of LOVE (God) because LOVE is GOD and GOD is LOVE and this World as designed by God should be all about God Himself. True! Take note, take heed! (1 John 4:; Mark 12:28-31).
Go out of your way today and from henceforth to sacrificially give or show LOVE to someone that does not deserve your love and to those that do deserve your love as well and God will reward you for it. True!
God bless you.
MODIBO GODWILL
Divine Destiny Messenger,
Author & Speaker
@ The Purpose-costal Movement
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