Intrepid

“So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.” 2 Corinthians 4:16

What makes me endure difficulties for Christ is the fact that one day I will be with the Father and glorify him, and there will be no more pain, suffering, or persecution I have but this moment to love him through my affliction.

Is this not the example of Jesus? How he died for us. Is this not the way we must live? Yes, this is the way we must live; our standard must be Jesus – He is our measuring stick.

It’s very important to focus on the love Jesus has for us. My dear friends, I want you to remember how his love was shown. It was shown through the cross he endured but also by his very life. How much more precious is that love that he was crucified? Would we have seen His love for us if he did not show it in his full?

How is this practically shown? It means we sit on the floor and give another the best seat. It’s easy to give it to your child whom you love but what about a stranger, what about a dirty homeless man? Our flesh must not be the decision maker but the spirit.

Our flesh wants to fix what has been broken for years. When confronted with a homeless man, I had to repent and humble myself, seeing myself as low and having no answer but Jesus. And amid this, God speaks to my heart and tells me: “You think of yourself very highly.” It’s hard to even touch such a man because he is so dirty, but he does not know it, he does not see it, and it has never been thought to him. It’s hard on your flesh, but Jesus comes, and you love a man like this. When you start working with the homeless man, what is the first thing you want to give him? A bucket and water? My friends, this is the condition of our lives; we want to clean the outside, making it look beautiful, but we are so filthy inwardly. What would this profit his soul? First, we want to give him Jesus. Let him be born again, teach him how to love God, and restore his relationship with Jesus. Everything else is secondary.

“But I consider my own life of no importance to me whatsoever, as long as I can finish the course ahead of me, the task I received from the Lord Yeshua — to declare in depth the Good News of God’s love and kindness”.

Let us be like an intrepid fireman, running into the fire to restore the lost to their Creator. Let us not waste time in the elementary and outward parts of the flesh but let us reach deep into the hearts of man with the double-edged sword.

Thanks Charlene Du Preez