"Through Our Insecurity" -3

"That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me." (Psalms 108:6)

 The way Matthew Henry puts it, the 'beloved' is the church, therefore, it is what we are all about; more than that, it is what we care for, more than we care about our own individual concerns. That is not something you see happening much anymore, at least not in the wider sense. This is about 'A Cry for Help;' so if we are attempting to ask God for help, then shouldn't we at least try and be on the same page with Him? Please don't get me wrong, this is an issue that I continue to deal with myself, so it is something I think I know little of what I am talking about. We are all brothers and sisters in the Lord, and as such, we are all members of the Body of Christ, of which He is the Head. When we tear down another member of our body, how can we possibly feel good about ourself? Of all the things we can do in our spiritual walk to tear ourselves down, this is by far the worst. I don't care what kind of sin you deal with on a personal level, it is somewhat contained to yourself; as such, it is dealt with, for the most part, between you and the Lord. But when you start sinning against your brothers and sisters, you are entering into a public arena of guilt and shame; one that requires asking one another for forgiveness, as well as asking for the Lord to forgive you for what you have done. Maybe you don't think that it is such a big deal, as if it something that everyone else is doing, so why make a big fuss over it. Just because it is what is done, does not make it right! And just because you might not feel bad over it, does not mean that you shouldn't be doing it. Remember the point about the calluses of our hearts? This is exactly the kind of friction I believe God was speaking to my heart about. This is about causing friction in the Body of Christ! We are all to love one another, just as much, if not more than we love ourselves. We are secure in Christ, when we are secure in Christ! I really don't know how else to put it. When we are secure in Christ, then what hurts my brother or sister hurts me also; there is absolutely no way that it can't, because we are of the same body. If you don't feel pain as you should, then you are in need of some serious reconnection to the Body. Talk about being insecure...

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in the heavenly places in Christ: according as he hath chosen us in him before the foundations of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: having predestined us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved: in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to the good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: that in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth, even in him." (Ephesians 1:3-10) KJV