Spirit in the Wind

Confident Hope Faith Gives Us Hope Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5)    Preserving Faith Revelation 2:8-11 The Message To Smyrna 8 Write this to Smyrna, to the Angel of the church. The Beginning and Ending, the First and Final One, the Once Dead and Then Come Alive, speaks: 9 “I can see your pain and poverty—constant pain, dire poverty—but I also see your wealth. And I hear the lie in the claims of those who pretend to be good Jews, who in fact belong to Satan’s crowd. 10 “Fear nothing in the things you’re about to suffer—but stay on guard! Fear nothing! The Devil is about to throw you in jail for a time of testing—ten days. It won’t last forever. “Don’t quit, even if it costs you your life. Stay there believing. I have a Life-Crown sized and ready for you. 11 “Are your ears awake? Listen. Listen to the Wind Words, the Spirit blowing through the churches. Christ-conquerors are safe from Devil-death.” For Reflection For quite some time now, I have had the feeling that God is on the move to course correct the church.  The hypocrisies that have plagued the church are being revealed in all their ugly clothes.  In much the same way as Jesus enlightened the Jews, he enlightens us. It is time to cut to the core of our mission? Is it time to put the Jesus movement back into Christianity? Is it time to realize that our acts of love and justice outrank our doctrines?  Is it time to participate as agents of repentance? Pray Pray and have the courage to examine the church in action. Pray for the church universal so that it might find its calling in service to each other. Pray and work miracles of love and justice which are focused on the common good, Forward to a friend