DIVIDED WE FALL AND RISE I have come for division. Luke - TopicsExpress



          

DIVIDED WE FALL AND RISE I have come for division. Luke 12:51 Jesus is the Divine Physician (see Mt 9:12). In an operation to remove a malignant tumor, a surgeon divides the healthy cells from the cancerous cells. He removes only the cancer and leaves the rest. Likewise, Jesus divides the good and bad (Mt 25:32). Jesus is the Carpenter (Mk 6:3). In His workshop, He divided strong wood from rotten wood. He divided broken nails from sturdy ones. What was useless [He] threw away (Mt 13:48). Jesus is the Word of God (Jn 1:1). He, the Living Word, divides soul and spirit, joints and marrow and judges the reflections and thoughts of the heart (Heb 4:12). He divides us from sinful thoughts, bitterness, anger, unforgiveness, and impurity. Jesus is Family with the Holy Spirit and the Father from Whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name (Eph 3:14-15). As He divides all else, Jesus also divides families if they need to be rebuilt or restored (Lk 12:52-53). If necessary, Jesus will divide father and son, mother and daughter, in-laws, and anyone or anything that divides the family from Gods plan. Why has Jesus come for division? (Lk 12:51) It is because God is Love (1 Jn 4:8, 16). Love is consuming. Love suffers anguish (Lk 12:50) until we attain to the fullness of God Himself (Eph 3:19). Love cant tolerate anything holding us back from that fullness. Therefore, repent completely of anything that holds you back from the Lord before Jesus has to divide you from it. Prayer: Father, bestow on us gifts in keeping with the riches of Your glory (Eph 3:16). Promise: The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Rm 6:23 Praise: St. Anthony continued to preach Christ in the face of several assassination attempts. (This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.) Rescript: In accord with the Code of Canon Law, I hereby grant my permission to publish One Bread, One Body covering the period from October 1, 2013 through November 30, 2013.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 11:47:09 +0000

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