16/06/2023 - GOD OF ALL GENERATIONS

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“At the same time,” says the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people.”    Jeremiah 31.1

No matter how much a Christian wants to do God’s will, he must remember that God’s Word states: To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:(Ecclesiastes 3.1). No one can change what is recorded in Scriptures, for they are God Himself in the form of words. Those who respect the Lord live according to the information found in His Holy Book (2 Timothy 3.14-17).

On the cross, Jesus cried out: It is finished (John 19.30), to echo through eternity that all things would change. From then on, everything would submit to the work accomplished by Him. Therefore, Jeremiah’s prophecy began to be fulfilled when man’s transgressions, as well as his pains, sicknesses and diseases, were laid upon the Son (Isaiah 53.4,5). Through the blood of Christ, we are saved and, by His wounds, healed (1 Peter 2.24).

This is the time for us to convey the Good News to mankind and to perform the same works as Jesus did more than two thousand years ago. He wants to continue them using His servants, whom He called, saved, sanctified and anointed. These make up the Church of Christ, with the power to bind and unbind what is needed: And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven (Matthew 16.19).

We must understand this monumental work, to which we have been called, as an obligation that weighs on us, but without considering ourselves superior to anyone. Whoever thinks otherwise is wrong. We have to act like John the Baptist and declare: He must increase but I must decrease (John 3.30). It is necessary to remain humble until the end. Woe to him who is proud of the work the Most High does through him and does not give God the praise He deserves (Psalm 65:1; John 4:24). Meditate on this!

It’s time to gather mankind into one Body – the Church built by the Lord – and remain obedient to the Most High, instead of opening up your congregation, which will then become a family farm – something for your own benefit. Jesus, who took upon Himself the pain of our transgressions and illnesses, will not be satisfied with a mere apology:  A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; he rages against all wise judgment (Proverbs 18.1). Be vigilant!

Notice the two errors. The first is to seek your own interest, when Jesus instructs us: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you (Matthew 6.33). The second is to hinder the eternal plan of the Lord’s wisdom, which warns us not to give place to the devil (Ephesians 4:27). These irresponsible acts lead many people to take their hand off the plow, abandoning the Way, and they are examples that the good-hearted should not follow (Luke 9.62). Behold the Day of Judgment!

Converts need to be respected, for they are God’s people and not servants who follow the evil purposes of the world. They need to be taught in the revelations of the Word and the testimonies of faithful Christians. The Lord declares that we must be holy, for He is holy, and two will only walk together if they are in agreement (Leviticus 11.44; Amos 3.3). Pray!

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares