22/06/2013 - DISCIPLES OF THE LORD

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All your children shall be taught by the LORD, and great shall be the peace of your children.

Isaiah 54:13

Your choice and the gifts that God has given you are irrevocable. Not even the Lord can cancel them unless you give yourself over to the enemy. When God chooses someone it happens out of love for that person. However, those who were called by the Almighty must keep an eye out because the devil will do everything to get them out of their position in Christ, but he can only act if he finds a foothold. So, in the face of such possibility, you have to be faithful to the Lord in order not to get lost.

The saved ones were called to be disciples of Jesus, so do not despise those who have been called to do the Lord’s work. The heavenly Father will never fail to answer, protect and do whatever it takes to save His children. So whoever goes against those who belong to Him are, in other words, going against the “apple of the eye” of our Savior (Psalm 17:8), so the right thing to do is to have respect for the saved ones.

Unfortunately, some servants of the Most High get carried away by a sense of rebelliousness so the best solution is to never give ear to what the enemy says because it is a lie. As Jesus said, the devil is a liar and the father of lies (John 8:44), and his mission is to kill, steal and destroy the saved (John 10:10a). The sad thing is that some people have a certain appreciation for him. However, bear in mind that he who heeds the evil one is taking the worst step of his life because in so doing he is deprived of partaking the blessing of being a disciple of the Master.

There is nothing more rewarding than being part of the Body of Christ, because once we are accepted as members of His Church, we start enjoying abundant peace. As long as we are in communion with God, nothing can afflict us. Even if we live among gossip-mongers, for instance, we can be at peace because we will be taught by the One who is powerful and knows all things.

The disciples of Christ are known for being cheerful, good-humored, serious in dealing with people, faithful in every way. He who claims to be of Jesus but is depressive or under any devilish attack, needs urgently to evaluate whether, in fact, he remains in Him because such kind of discouragement is not a common trait to the children of God. On the contrary: the saved ones are members of the body that has Jesus as its Head, which is the part that makes decisions.

Another important fact is that the power of God is upon the disciples of the Master. When we take our position in Him, the heavenly angels operate under our command, as they did under the command of Jesus. The Christian who knows his rights is straightforward: someone who can be trusted and who will never get carried away by the enemy.

Do not let your rights be denied. In the “school of the Lord Jesus” the Holy Spirit is your Teacher, so believe what God has taught you through the Scriptures and put those instructions into action. It is important that your attitude in the face of trials is firm and positive. God expects you to act as His true servant.

In Christ with Love,

R. R. Soares