II Corinthians 4:5-7
"For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, Who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."
October 5th
"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me." John 14:1
IF you were a king, a queen, or with the experience to qualify for rulership, and had the chance to set up an embryonic kingdom with the resolve that it should be a true "Utopia" to the Nth degree and far remote from our civilization; and, also that it was your privilege of selecting out from among thousands that you knew, the men and women who would make up your embryonic kingdom: WHAT would be the basic requisite you would look for in every person (to qualify for kingdom entry)?
There is but one basic requirement – superseding all others – you would demand (unless you were an abject fool), and that would be FAITH in you! An unswerving belief in you that YOU were the one to lead them in paths of peace, prosperity, and happiness: an unquestioning willingness to HEAR you. For, as much as one "goat" in your kingdom, and in no time "hell" would break loose, and your "Utopia" but a rancoring dream of yesteryear!
For THAT type of a Kingdom did the Christ-Spirit enter human flesh: to suffer and die (in the flesh) for the sins committed by flesh – to the end that "the thoughts of many hearts might be revealed" (Lk. 2:35): to reveal those deep innermost thoughts as to whether or not your FAITH in the "God-MAN" JESUS is such as to qualify you for Kingdom ENTRY....
The Shepherdsfield Update #7 (continued tomorrow...)