is not continuing in correcting an evil contention..

 

 

IT IS GOOD TO KNOW when you have regrets…
And for any of you who do not claim this: simply said, you cannot possibly have humbled yourself and become a child of God.

Selah.

It’s good to know the honest, loving, and holy man confesses that there are things, many things, he would do differently. I do! Each and every person has not only made mistakes, we have also done deliberate wrongs. In biblical language and honesty, deliberate wrongs are called sins. It is a strong word, a hurting word for those who don’t want to do right… And for those who do want, we are called (and we are!) to be grateful to God for admonishing us then forgiving us, cleansing us, and giving us the mind of Christ Jesus!

Selah.

I am very blessed to be corrected. In fact, I would not only be stupid not to appreciate biblical correction – I’d be prideful and pride does go before destruction, don’t you know?

Selah.

So no, I will not boast on myself: my skills, my knowledge, my wisdom but on God. My Father in Heaven is the One and only who has gifted me with these traits. He is given the glory by me with an everlasting attitude of gratitude… a grateful heart!

Let’s talk about one of my biggest, hurtful regrets..

God had instilled into me many precious truths while I was yet a sinner. One of them was the beauty of differences in people. He made us male and female. He designed us with different coverings: the Black man, the Asian, the Hispanic, the White, the Pacific Islander and more. While each person was born under Adam’s curse, God loves the unbeliever, every one of them, and has a plan for each. Only the wicked person rejects Him.

God is Creator. Being the only Creator, the Almighty loves beauty: and, He loves variety. There is your answer for the differences of skin color, hair color, hair textures. Not one person is cursed by Him because of the color of their skin He has given them! No! Not one!

Herewith, I speak about one of my biggest regrets..
I shut up.

I did not fight the good fight with the Lord assisting and working through me. No. I allowed a hateful (so-called Christian) to get the last word. I never let that happen anymore!

The first time I met him he was speaking a cruel, unjustifiably venomous tirade against the Asian people group. I disliked him instantly. Thank God! Even me, a sinner / unbeliever, at that time knew how wrong, how ugly, and truly evil this man’s belief regarding the precious Asian people group are. Truly, truly, this attitude is decidedly (by choice!) satanic!

Selah.

As I say, I was in my twenties and not a child of God at this time; but my God was already gifting me with many of His holy values. Beloved and crabby, it is unholy to hate any person because of their distinct backgrounds! There is no favoritism with God at all. Jesus shed His blood for all.

Selah.

 

Acts 10:34-35
Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.

 

John 3:36
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.

 

And in addition to these truths, the differences mankind is created with, born with, are beautiful. I tell you emphatically and truthfully: no person of accountably could be a Christian if they are prejudice! Amen! And amen!

Yes, beloved and crabby, I thank God that I deeply regret giving up by letting this unholy and hateful man speak last. It may have seemed that I conceded to him. I did not. Regretfully, no one knew this from my lips…  One of my biggest regrets…

Some months later I even went as far as going to his home for Thanksgiving that year where he bowed his head and prayed! I noticed. I was angry. But again, I remained silent. Foolish on my part. Cowardice.

HERE WAS MY PROBLEM:
I didn’t love God! I didn’t take time, service, money, prayer for Him; for His sheep and for His enemies I am commanded to pray for. I didn’t have a clue on how to fight the good fight – and win!

I should have known the Bible! I should have known the Scriptures pertaining to such an evil heart touting his satanic hatred against Asian people. No, I never agreed with him nor did I voice it; but I was weak and I was wrong!

This evil man who dared to pray on a precious Thanksgiving Day was truly a false Christian. I’ve prayed for his soul long before he died. We had never kept in touch upon my husband and me leaving Los Angeles; and I don’t know his end upon death. But as for me, I will never, ever, remain silent on the subject of man’s beauty – God’s beauty of all ethnicities. I will fight the good fight and win because God is right and I follow Him!

This tremendous regret of mine has been cleansed by the blood of the Lamb…

Selah!

 

 

 

GO AHEAD: BE LIKE JESUS AND GET ANGRY!

 

Matthew 3:1-6
Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there.  Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath. Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.”

Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent.

He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored. Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.

 

 

SCRIPTURAL TRUTHS FOR THIS JOY STORY:

 

 

1 Corinthians 2:15-16
The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, for, “Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.

 

Proverbs 12:1
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.

 

Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.

 

1 Corinthians 1:31
 Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”

 

James 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.