(MERCIFUL JUDGMENT/“STONELESS” LOVE) (1 PETER 4:12-19)

THERE GO I, BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD THERE WAS I, FILLED WITH FILTH, AND TERRIBLY SHOD KNOWING I’M UST A BREATH AWAY FROM SIN; BUT AS I TRUST IN CHRIST, I’LL CERTAINLY WIN I DON’T DENY TEMPTATION’S SNARE, BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD; I WON’T ABIDE THERE GOD PROVIDED FOR ME A WAY OF ESCAPE; HIS HOLY SPIRIT’S INFLUENCE CAUSED A SPIRITUAL BREAK A BREAK OF SATAN’S CHAINS TO MY SIN OF PORNOGRAPHY IN MY DESPERATE CRY TO GOD; HE TRULY SET ME FREE NO ARROGANCE, NO PRIDE, NO LOFTY VIEW OF ME ONLY A HEART OF SINCERE GRATITUDE, FILLED WITH HUMILITY GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE; IT’S CHRIST IN ME, MY HOPE OF GLORY, AND I KNOW HE’LL NEVER STUMBLE SO, A LIFE EXCHANGE WITH CHRIST IN ME WILL SURELY SUSTAIN MY VICTORY NO, NOT A LIFE OF SINLESS PERFECTION, BUT IF I CHOOSE TO SIN, I QUICKLY REPENT WITH CORRECTION I WON’T BLAME MY EVIL CHOICE ON GOD OR MAN, ONCE CONFESSING TO CHRIST, I’LL OBEY HIS COMMANDS STEADFAST, IMMOVEABLE, ALWAYS ABOUNDING IN THE LORD; GOD MOULDS AND SHAPES ME, TO WEILD HIS MIGHTY SWORD. ONLY BY HIS HOLY SPIRIT WILL I EVER HOPE TO SEE THAT MIGHTY MAN OF GOD, HE CREATED ME TO BE. GOD CLEARLY AND FOREVER IS NOT A RESPECTER OF MAN; I MUST FOLLOW HIM VICTORIOUSLY IN HIS GOSPEL PLAN I’LL LET SCRIPTURE SPEAK, AS IT VIVIDLY SHOWS; ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIER, JESUS COMMANDS ME TO GO SHARING THE GOOD NEWS FOR PEOPLE TO SEE TRAINING UP DISCIPLES OF CHRIST, TO SET HIS PEOPLE FREE I DARE NOT BE DECIEVED, GOD IS NOT SHOCKED; FOR WHATEVER A MAN SOWS, HE REAPS; GOD IS NOT MOCKED FOR THE ONE WHO SOWS TO HIS FLESH, REAPS CORRUPTION THE WORLD SAYS PEACE AND SAFETY, BUT GOD SAYS DESTRUCTION GOD SAYS THE ONE WHO SOWS TO THE SPIRIT REAPS ETERNAL LIFE THE WORLDLY SAY TOLERANCE AND INCLUSIVITY; EVERYTHING’S ALL RIGHT IF WE DON’T AGREE WITH EVIL OR WITH ITS WORLDLY VIEWS A STIGMA IS ATTACHED TO OUR CHARACTER; THAT’S NOT GOOD NEWS NEVER RETURNING EVIL FOR EVIL, BUT ONLY DOING GOOD I ONLY RETALIATE WITH THE GOSPEL OF LOVE, FOR GOD TELLS ME I SHOULD PERSECUTION FOR CHRIST’S SAKE WILL LEAD THE WAY TO SPEAK TO BE FILLED WITH HIS HOLY SPIRIT; EMPOWERED AND NOT WEAK REMOVING THE LOGS FROM MY EYES AND TAKING MY HEART OF STONE, GOD GAVE ME A MEASURE OF HIS SPIRIT; HE LEFT ME NOT ALONE FILLING ME WITH HIS LOVE, HE GUIDES ME; HE’S MADE MY EYES SEE THE HATRED HE HAS FOR SIN, HE DIED FOR HUMANITY.

NOW, TO SEE A SPECK IN MY BROTHER’S EYE, AND PRETEND IT’S JUST NOT THERE; IS TO WITHHOLD A HEART OF COMPASSION IMPLYING, “I JUST DON’T CARE”.

HOWEVER, HUMBLY COMING TO MY BROTHER; GENTLY SHOWING THE ERROR OF HIS WAY, MAYBE PERCEIVED BY OTHERS AS HATEFUL OR CONDEMNING, THEY SAY. JESUS UNDERSTANDS IN HOW HIS LABOR OF LOVE WAS VIEWED; AS THE SON OF MAN HE WAS SHARPLY REJECTED, EVEN BY THE JEWS.

BUT THE MOTIVE OF OUR HEARTS IS ALWAYS WHAT GOD SEES; HE LOOKS UPON OUR DEEDS FOR WHO THEY AIM TO PLEASE. THE GREATEST GOOD I’VE OFTEN HEARD, IS WHAT I AM TO DO; LOVING GOD WITH ALL MY HEART, AND THEN LOVING MY NEIGHBOR TOO.

IF MY HEART WERE TRULY BOASTFUL, THEN SHAME ON ME; BUT AS I LOVE MY JESUS, I GET THE PRIVILEGE TO LOVE MY ENEMY.