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Greetings in The Mighty Name of Jesus, The Christ!!!
Author and Finisher
Brothers and Sisters Who is the Author, the Finisher of Your Works? Those who are Born Again, Blood Bought, could easily say, “Well it is Jesus”, but let us Examine that Claim. But before we do that let us Understand that there are Three Entities that can be The Author and The Finisher of Our Faith. We have Jesus, the Flesh and Satan all fighting for that Position of Author and Finisher of any given Works Of Faith.
If God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) is Not the Author of Confusion, then why is The Church so Confused? Those who claim that “They” are the True Church set forth both Truth and Lies making Our God a Heretic! You have one church that claims this and another that claims that, but in both they are neither.
1 Corinthians 14:33 KJV
“For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints."
There can be many, many buildings where the Saints gather together in Praise, Worship, Training, but they are ALL Under the SAME RULES EQUALLY!!! They are not one against the other thinking they are only one with the Truth, NO, they are All in Agreement across the board, from beginning to end! What is this Same Rule that All must follow…
Ephesians 4:3-6 KJV
"3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 [There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 One God and Father of all, who [is] above all, and through all, and in you all."
AND
Hebrews 13:8 KJV
“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever."
These two sets of Scriptures are the Golden Rule of Our Faith, there cannot be any change, any additions, any subtractions but All Believers have these SAME RULES no matter what! It is ONLY the Flesh and Satan that makes changes to these Rules that divide us.
There are two factors that cause Division among the Saints, the biggest is Unbelief and the next is Misinterpretation. I will give you one of the biggest examples of this, that both issues lie against the Truth.
Ephesians 4:11 KJV
“And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;"
These five Offices Jesus set, but it is Man and Satan who have corrupted this truth into a lie. There are those who would say that there were only twelve Apostles, then your arithmetic is different than any math I learned in grade school, high school or even college, there were more than twelve! There are still Prophets, Evangelist and Teachers but Man and Satan have tried to Kill and Destroy what Jesus setup. Nowhere in Scripture will you find any of these that are NO MORE!!!
We can find that in every Denomination a Difference of Opinion, which is where the problem starts. It is Not My Opinion that counts, it is Not Your Opinion that counts, the only Opinion that counts is God’s!!! it is His Rules, it is His Grace, it is His Mercy, it is His Love, it is His Salvation not mine or yours. What we are to do is to Walk in Obedience to show one that we Love God and two to show the World The Love Of God.
John 14:15 KJV
“If ye love me, keep my commandments."
As soon as someone says “We Believe…” they just took what God has said and twisted it into what they want God to be in Their Opinion.
Now there is another issue that is among us, that is the Begging of support. I have been in ministry for 40+ years and not one day have I Begged for someone to support the ministry Jesus set me to do. I am not saying that I have not presented a need, but I am saying that I have not ever begged for anyone to support what Jesus has begun, it is His Ministry, not mine and if Jesus wants me to do this or to do that, then He must also provide for it to be done…He HAS!!!
There are a number of issues that surround this, one is an Exploitation Of Children for gain, another is some denominations tell someone in their collective to go somewhere then tell them they have to get their own support by begging. Sorry, in any case both of these are wrong. Children have been used in so many ways that there is not enough time to write them all here, but God is not going to use Children for His Ministry Gain! If the Church sends someone to Minister, then it is the Churches Responsibility through Jesus to Support whomever is sent to do the ministry!
Hebrews 12:2 KJV
“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God."
Every Ministry needs to Depend upon Jesus in every area or the Ministry does not belong to Jesus, but to Man or Satan. I hear some of you say how dare I say a ministry belongs to Satan or Man, then I would say to you that your Understanding in Scripture is that of a babe!
2 Corinthians 11:13-15 KJV
"13 For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15 Therefore [it is] no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works."
These sets of Scriptures has both Man and Satan whom are the Authors of ministry. Not every ministry is of Jesus, the same as not every person who says Jesus is Their Lord really belongs to Jesus!!!
Brothers and Sisters beware of these things, be not ignorant in Your Walk! If Jesus is the Author and Finisher of Our Faith, then He is also the Provider of His Works Of Salvation bringing together a Relationship that was broken because of Sin. The Ministry that Jesus has given me to do, He also has Provided in every step including my education, my training or else the following becomes a lie…
Philippians 4:19 KJV
“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
Now, let’s make something clear here, though we may Believe and Trust Jesus to Provide, does not mean that He cannot use someone as an Instrument to Provide. The main issue that The Church is facing is False Ministries that Our Lord Jesus has nothing to do with. This does not mean that Jesus will not use a Brother or Sister as a means to satisfy a need, but it also can come from a heathen at times. I have seen and even been a part of Jesus using someone else to provide but in most cases it was a Brother or Sister.
If you are Not Seeking Jesus for the Answer, then you have already failed!!! Jesus wants us to Trust Him in All Things and with All Things. You know the biggest thing that The Holy Spirit taught me was, that I Trust Jesus with My Salvation, I need to also Trust Jesus with everything that touches My Life, rather it is ministry or not!!! There is nothing that Jesus cannot do on my behalf if I Truly Trust that He can do anything, for All Power and Authority has been given to Him by The Father.
To have Jesus as Lord goes beyond Jesus being Savior, it is The Relationship, The Bond, between me and Jesus that matters. I can face anything knowing this! Jesus is the Author and Finisher of My Faith, if He is not, then I need to Repent and start afresh with Him being My Only Author and Finisher of whatever I am doing or going through!!!
Amen and Amen!!!
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