You have the power of God in your hands. Don't feel like that today? Examine the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God. Note its sharpness, sharper than any two-edged sword. Note how it divides spirit from flesh with ease. You have that power in your hands. Pray for the wisdom to use it wisely and gently. In our feeling of powerlessness, we can go too far and cut too deeply with our new found power. Scriptural quotes fall like sword blows on the defenseless unbeliever. Guilt feelings that we know too well are used to slice open the mind of the undefended and unsaved one. All we are asked to do is witness. The witness does not attack; he speaks his testimony from the witness stand. The lover of the unsaved does not seek to destroy the lost sheep, but to gently bring her to Jesus, the Good Shepherd.
Take care with this new and powerful weapon we now hold in our spiritual hands. Seek first the kingdom of God in prayer and supplication. Find the way to love before swinging the sword at your fellow man. Listen to the words of Paul and let your gentleness be known to all.
Sorry for the delay today. I still cannot begin a new e-mail in gmail. Any character typed in the compose pane sends me off to the ether somewhere. However, there may be a way around any problem, and today I found one for this particular conundrum. I only have two saved drafts though, if I use one today and one tomorrow, we could be done for if the problem persists.
Enjoy the hot afternoon. Yours in Christ Jesus,Bucky
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