18/02/2012 - AS IT OUGHT TO BE SPOKEN

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Meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains, that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.

Colossians 4:3-4

I have learned that the closer a person gets to God the more dependent this person will be of Him. Those who live in the divine presence have a feature that distinguishes them from other people – they are lowly. Their gaze is holy; their thoughts are always in God\’s work and they see no evil in others. They see the sinners as people who need to be helped. However, those who live far from the Lord are always suspecting that other people are in sin; they do not trust anyone and deem themselves better than others. What they should actually do is to pray wholeheartedly and meditate on the Scriptures.

The devil has succeeded in taking many of the saved ones out of the right path, and the worst thing is that they do not even realize it. It is a tragedy that takes place simultaneously with the work that the Holy Spirit is doing around the world. While millions of lost people are opening up their hearts to the Truth and being freed from the dominion of darkness, there are children of God walking in the opposite direction. What really matters to them is what clothes they will wear, the car they will buy, the trip that they will take and several other trifles.

He who does not truly live in prayer falls into the wiles of the enemy. Unfortunately, many do not realize that this is happening to them. My brother, the farther someone is from light, the more difficult it will be for them to see reality. As a result, days go by and these people do not accomplish anything. They barely start a project then a new one comes up causing them to abandon the first one to try something new. If you are one of them, I pray that the Lord may open your understanding because in spite of being so close to God, you do not know Him yet and that is why you are as lost as those who have never heard of Jesus.

Ask God to open the doors He wants you to go through (Luke 11:10). Every human being should strive to be used by the Lord in words or deeds. There is nothing better and more productive than talking about the mystery of Christ. By mingling with the lost people, you will not find anything that can uplift you. Be careful what you learn outside of the Gospel because certainly it is not from God and therefore it cannot be a good thing. Only those who know the Truth walks with Jesus, and because they have fellowship with the Lord they have something to offer. Do not forget that all that is born of the flesh avails for nothing.

The saved ones know what the Lord Jesus has in store for them. Their concern is to get the lost to fully understand the holy mystery of God. Moreover, their hearts are heavy laden as if they had a burden on their shoulders because they need to speak about the Truth to everyone, and when they hear that someone has deceased without salvation they feel like they have failed. Therefore, the primary mission of the saved is to manifest the mystery of Christ. If you see nothing special about it, it means your eyes are not yet open and, therefore, you remain in sin and under the yoke of the enemy. So pray to the Lord and ask Him to give you the necessary understanding for you to speak as you ought to!

In Christ with love, 

R. R. Soares