From John Collins Ministries:
“Thus says the Lord: ‘Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
Let not the might man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his
riches; But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows
Me, That I am the Lord, excercising lovingkindness, judgment and
righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,’ says
the Lord.” Jeremiah 9:23-24 (NKJV).
Give and take life
A kind person with a kind heart will do kind things for
others. Mercy and compassion will drive a person to be
considerate of others and to take the time to help others out. Thoughtfulness
comes in so many different ways. It can be helping out a friend to move,
getting groceries for an elderly neighbor, helping someone change a tire, giving
a few dollars to the homeless or it could be taking the time to hear out your
son or daughter which will give them the confidence in your relationship to
learn to act with maturity and transparency.
Jesus has said that we should love
one another. He gave us perfect examples for doing so. What happens when we
deny another the opportunity to help us when it is our time? Our pride can
stand in the way of our path to heaven. To everything there is a season and
time. As we go through life, we will not always be in a position of helping
others. We will come to a time or times in our lives when we should be
accepting the help of others. You see, this is important in our faith. God will
bring people into our lives that will further the faith of both parties.
Sometimes you are the helper and sometimes you are the helped.
“Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around
your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart, And so find favor and high
esteem In the sight of God and man.” Proverbs 3:3-4 (NKJV).
Testing Faith
Each of us cannot stand alone. We were never meant to. It is
a give and take in this life. We need to learn to be compassionate and
kind as well as learn to be accepting of that same compassion and kindness when
we need to. Our bodies are deteriorating all of the time. You cannot expect a
70 year old woman to move her household furniture by herself. She has passed
the age of being able to do so.
The Levites that took care of the tabernacle did so from the
ages of 30-50 years. Their strength was greatest during these years and their
service was limited to that time. There are seasons in
all of our lives of physical strength and those seasons do pass. Do not
let your pride deny others of their opportunity to serve God by
helping you. Do not lean too heavily in either direction so that you do not become
a burden nor defensive.
This is true for
all aspects of our lives. We will go through situations in
our lives that will bring us low and sting our pride. We will go through times
of being lifted up that will challenge our egos and tempt our pride. Both sides
of this coin is needed to test our faith and teach us the ways of God. We
must be able to become humble. It is not worth it to hang on to your ego or to
cling to your stubborn pride. Be done with it and let it go because
it will never serve you well. In order to enter the kingdom of heaven we must
allow God to stomp our pride in the dirt. Be willing to welcome
that huge piece of humble pie. Gobble it up and ask for more!
“For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone
who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think,
but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.” Romans
12:3 (NKJV).
Love That Cross, Pastor John Collins
Pastor John Collins and John
Collins Ministries are determined to change the face of Christianity
and redeem the truth of the Gospel and the word of God.
You can hear Pastor
John Collins broadcast on AM and FM stations across the
USA. John
Collins Ministries has a Youtube channel that posts regular podcasts of
Pastor Collins. John
Collins Ministries has a channel on Blogtalk radio. This
country needs to hear the truth of God and Jesus. This world needs to hear and
understand what the rules are in order to get to heaven. They aren’t
preached and they aren’t taught, and it’s time for people to hear to hear that
truth. Pastor John Collins and John
Collins Ministries is bringing that message with passion and
fervor. Take the time to listen. If you want to
reach Pastor John Collins, contact him for preaching, prayer,
revival, guest speaking at jcollinsministries@gmail.com. We need to get it
right.
