CLEAN OUT THE PIPE AND GET THE GLORY FLOWING !
- Evangelist/Bobby Lewis
- Jun 28, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: May 11
CLEAN OUT THE PIPE AND GET THE GLORY FLOWING ! To stay out of strife, we must learn not only to deal with enemies of this world in love when they come against us, we must also learn to deal with our Christian brothers and sisters when they do us wrong. Jesus addressed that issue directly. Referring to our relationships with others who have confessed Him as Lord of their lives. He said: "if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. Your words and my words are containers of power, they have the ability to affect people lives (Proverbs 18:20-21) "a man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth, and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." And if he shall neglect to hear thee, tell it to the church: (The rest of the body of Christ) but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican (sinner) (Matthew 18:15-17). In other words, if there's someone amiss between you and another believer, you make the first move. Don't sit around waiting for him or her to apologize to you. It doesn't make any difference who's right and who's wrong. What matters is getting the problem resolved so THE BLESSING can function freely in you and between you. If you go to him or her and he or she won't listen to you because they have a root of bitterness and want let it go, then take another brother or sister In THE LORD with you. Do your best to make peace and put things right. In a case where that doesn't work, then take it to the Church; the rest of the believers ! That doesn't mean get up in front of the congregation and tell the whole, miserable story. That's not what Jesus was talking about at all. Bring the situation to the pastor or the leader assigned to help with these kind of things. Say, "I need your assistance with this. I've done what THE WORD of God says, and I still can't get this issue resolved." The pastor can then let the brother or sister know that even though he or she is loved, the church can't afford to sit by and let this strife business hinder the prayer of agreement and THE BLESSING that comes on a body of unified believers.
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