By Pastor
Darryl Woodson
…how can God´s love be in that person? Dear
children, let us stop just saying we love each other; let us really show it by
our actions. _1 John 3:17-18
You must love the Lord your God with all your
heart, all your soul, all your strength and all your mind. And love your
neighbour as yourself. _Luke 10:27
Just like
what makes a doctor is what he or she does, or a builder by his work on a
building and a friend by what they do, a Christian cannot be one in name but they
are one by what they do. How does a Christian attain everything that God has
for them? How do they shift from one level to another on a personal and
spiritual level? A Christian mustn’t be interested in fashion (name) but in
function (doer).
To analyse
the second greatest commandment, I find the question of what my neighbour
really looks like. This, Jesus answered in His illustration of the Samaritan.
A Jewish man was travelling on a trip from
Jerusalem to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his
clothes and money, wounded him, and departed and left him half dead… _Luke 10:30-35
People today
are stripped of their dignity and self-worth by the enemy; they are wounded by
pain, loss and betrayal from the darkness in the world. Herein is where the
Christian fulfills the second commandment; to go out and have mercy, to feed
the hungry and to comfort the mourners. I must take time and invest in the
people I come in contact with. And so the question remains, how else can you
bless others without sacrifice?
A closer
look at the lines of our 2015 year´s Blessing
Creed,
I know who I
am
…His divine power gives us everything we need
for living a godly life. _2 Peter 1:3
This makes
you who you are because He has availed all you need for this life. You are in
the ministry of reconciliation.
I am a son
of the living God
When you
believed on God, you were reborn and given the power to become a son of God.
I am a
blessing to the world around me
You are an
heir according to the promise, and like Abraham, you are a blessing because you
are blessed.
To bring
healing, to bring freedom, to bring Jesus.
Jesus
commanded and sent His disciples to heal the sick, cleanse lepers and give life
to all!
I am who God
says I am,
I am blessed
to be a blessing.
Jesus gave
us power and authority over all devils and you are powerful because He made you
so when you believed.
The
Christian lives by faith and not by sight. What is your salvation and
Christianity worth? What measure of sacrifice can you afford for you to be able
to reach out to those that need to see the light? Do the things that make you
the Christian in your heart which is what God sees, and do not have a name that
only men can recognize.