Weekly meetings available to you are as follows:

Tuesday at 6:30 PM, Truitt Baptist Church - Pearl. Call Matt Flint at (601) 260-8518 or email him at matthewflint.makes@gmail.com.

Wednesday at 6:00 PM, First Baptist Church Jackson - Summit Counseling Suite - 431 North State St. Jackson. Call Don Waller at 601-946-1290 or email him at don@wallerbros.com.

Monday at 6:30 PM , Vertical Church - 521 Gluckstadt Road Madison, MS 39110. Mr. Roane Hunter, facilitator, LifeWorks Counseling.

Wednesday at 7:00 PM, Crossgates Baptist Church. Brandon Reach out to Matthew Lehman at (601)-214-4077 for further info.

Sunday night at 6:00 PM, Grace Crossing Baptist Church - 598 Yandell Rd. Canton. Call Joe McCalman at 601-201-5608 or email him at cookandnoonie@gmail.com.


Thursday, September 19, 2019

Sanguine

If you wish to pour hot coals on the head of those who've hurt you emotionally physically, spiritually, pray that God will provide you with an optimistic outlook despite your suffering.  If you're blessed to receive such a gift from your Heavenly Father, it will frustrate your enemy to no end.

As Christians, we're to be innocent as doves.  Always turning the other cheek and being willing to go the second and third mile for those who torment us.

Why do any of this?

Because we are to care more for our brother's salvation than anything else due to the fact that we are obligated to it / responsible for it as Christians due to our witness.

In other words, we don't deserve any moreso than our enemy to be born again, adopted sons of God, and it is our enemies' presence within our lives that provides opportunity for us to exude / amplify / reflect the mercies of Jesus Christ.

Let me repeat that.  We don't deserve any moreso than our enemy to be born again, adopted sons of God.  This is so freaking hard to digest.  Oh Lord, humble my heart today!

We didn't earn our salvation.  And no, there's no Christian "Bill of Rights" relative to how we're to be treated, adjudicated by our fellow man.  What there is though is the plethora of God's promises to his children.

Hold fast to an eternal outlook today, and keep pouring out those hot coals via a God breathed sanguine outlook / perspective.  No matter how much you'd like to witness your enemy's house burning down, dog being run over, or spouse leaving him / her, pray for them earnestly whilst also praying for your own self regarding how you respond to them each and every day.

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