Post by Les Brewer on Dec 2, 2014 23:52:50 GMT
WHO’S IN CONTROL ?
Are you cool, calm, & collective, or are you a short fuse, a ticking time bomb, an uncontrollable person? If the Spirit of the Living God truly lives within us, we should be able to maintain our desire to strike out and strike back in a volatile and violent way with your words and actions. What you allow to control you is the thing that truly possesses you.
(16) Do not err, my beloved brethren.
(17) Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
(18) Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
(19) Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
(20) For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
(21) Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
(22) But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. James 1:16-22 KJV
One of the essential dynamics of the Spirit is temperance which is defined as : moderation in action, thought, or feeling : RESTRAINT
In the Greek it is defined simply as “ self control “ which is a derivative of a compound word which is defined as strong in a thing (masterful), that is, (figuratively and reflexively) self controlled (in appetite, etc.): - temperate.
The Holy Spirit is imparted in one aspect as a good and perfect gift who infuses us among other dynamics or miraculous working power the ability to restrain from the promptings of the old carnal man. He replaces our desire to retaliate with anger, with the ability to be reasonable, “ quick to hear “, and responsive “ slow to speak “ and restraining “ slow to wrath “. Why? Because the wrath of man resists and rebels against the righteousness of God, therefore the wrath of man is in opposition to the Fruit of the Spirit.
Brethren keep the faith today by responding in the Spirit; not reacting in the Flesh. Lay aside every sin and weight, all filthiness and superfluity ( surplus ) of naughtiness ( depravity, or malignity, or wickedness ) of the flesh . Then give the Spirit the reins of your heart and mouth, because your mouth is connected to your heart, “ out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks “. Again, what you allow to control you is the thing that possesses you, whether it be anger, un-forgiveness, fear etc. etc. Therefore keep they faith by being doers of the word and not hearers only. Selah!
Shalom, Agape, & Amen!
Apostle Ritchie
Are you cool, calm, & collective, or are you a short fuse, a ticking time bomb, an uncontrollable person? If the Spirit of the Living God truly lives within us, we should be able to maintain our desire to strike out and strike back in a volatile and violent way with your words and actions. What you allow to control you is the thing that truly possesses you.
(16) Do not err, my beloved brethren.
(17) Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
(18) Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
(19) Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
(20) For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
(21) Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
(22) But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. James 1:16-22 KJV
One of the essential dynamics of the Spirit is temperance which is defined as : moderation in action, thought, or feeling : RESTRAINT
In the Greek it is defined simply as “ self control “ which is a derivative of a compound word which is defined as strong in a thing (masterful), that is, (figuratively and reflexively) self controlled (in appetite, etc.): - temperate.
The Holy Spirit is imparted in one aspect as a good and perfect gift who infuses us among other dynamics or miraculous working power the ability to restrain from the promptings of the old carnal man. He replaces our desire to retaliate with anger, with the ability to be reasonable, “ quick to hear “, and responsive “ slow to speak “ and restraining “ slow to wrath “. Why? Because the wrath of man resists and rebels against the righteousness of God, therefore the wrath of man is in opposition to the Fruit of the Spirit.
Brethren keep the faith today by responding in the Spirit; not reacting in the Flesh. Lay aside every sin and weight, all filthiness and superfluity ( surplus ) of naughtiness ( depravity, or malignity, or wickedness ) of the flesh . Then give the Spirit the reins of your heart and mouth, because your mouth is connected to your heart, “ out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks “. Again, what you allow to control you is the thing that possesses you, whether it be anger, un-forgiveness, fear etc. etc. Therefore keep they faith by being doers of the word and not hearers only. Selah!
Shalom, Agape, & Amen!
Apostle Ritchie
