The Heart of the Body

So I've been kicking around whether to write whats on my heart or not for the past couple of days.  I was hesitant to write what has been on my heart for one reason...fear.  I am in a new place, a place of strength so after praying whether or not to write whats on my heart, here it goes.  I am unafraid, thanks be to Him

First I want to say that the meditations of my heart are in the right place on this, but because I am human my words may not be the best to convey the message, I pray and hope though that my words do not fall on deaf ears, that my words become His words, that my message will not be clouded by my language, but His message will come through.

Ephesians 4:1

Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ

 ¹ As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. ² Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. ³ Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. ⁴ There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; ⁵ one Lord, one faith, one baptism; ⁶ one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

This is even more true when you have been entrusted to lead those to Christ by being entrusted with Christs bride, by being the heart of the church, by being the ones responsible for either pumping life into the Body of Christ or being the ones responsible for life in the Body to falter.  When I speak about church to those who do not go, but believe in Christ, it is often due to hypocrisy within the Brides leadership and spokespeople for the Body.  Being the heart of the Body is not a calling to be taken lightly.  It is your sole responsibility to further the Kingdom of Christ, to preach the message of Him through your actions in your day to day life.  Pastors are not true pastors because they can spit out scripture, but REAL pastors speak through their actions of humility, compassion, empathy, and most of all, LOVE.

Ephesians 4
 ²⁹ Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. ³⁰ And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. ³¹ Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. ³² Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

I call upon Pastors to check yourself at the door.  To check the ego at the door, and to check the "too cool for school" mentality at the door.  The heart and body of Christ have no room for this.  I fear that a trend had been happening for years within the Church, the Body of Christ had really been hijacked by Pharisees.  Professing to be teachers of the law, but by their actions professing that they do not truly know their responsibility of being the heart.  Pharisees were church leaders back in the day, Christ came in part to show the World that those who profess they know the Lord, those who profess to know the Godly way of living, those who speak through their actions that their way is the right way, are not truly capable of being the spokespeople for the Word of God, but do more harm than good.  I believe the pharisees back in the day truly thought they were building the kingdom of God, THEIR way was the right way. 

Matthew 5
²⁰ For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.

I hate to break it to you, but it is not YOUR way that is right, but it is Christs way that is right.  Just because you can spout out scripture does not make you worthy of being a leader of the body.  I can see through the facade, I am not the only one.  I pray that you check yourselves if you are entrusted with the title of Pastor, I pray not for me, but the Body, I pray not only for the Body, but the countless people in the World who believe in Christ but cannot find a body worth living for...I pray that you find the meaning of spreading the Word of God and being entrusted with the body to build His kingdom, I pray that you...

James 1:22 - Do not merely listen to the Word and so deceive yourselves, but do what it says

I am going to wrap this up, as I do not want my language to cloud the message that the Lord put on my heart, but I will leave you with this...

Matthew 5
¹ Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, ² and he began to teach them.

The Beatitudes

    He said:
   ³ “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
   for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
⁴ Blessed are those who mourn,
   for they will be comforted.
⁵ Blessed are the meek,
   for they will inherit the earth.
⁶ Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
   for they will be filled.
⁷ Blessed are the merciful,
   for they will be shown mercy.
⁸ Blessed are the pure in heart,
   for they will see God.
⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers,
   for they will be called children of God.
¹⁰ Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
   for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Now if this strikes a nerve...GOOD, mission accomplished as I know when the Word strikes a nerve with myself it is because my heart knows the Word is right, the Word is truth.

It is what it is, and this be it