Old Archive : Suffering: Part 4 - Dec 16, 2000
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From: MSN NicknameServant2u_  (Original Message) Sent: 6/19/2003 7:48 PM
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Bless God,
 
Hi everybody its being a while. I should have sent the other anologies about suffering and address the younger folk on the topic some time ago and finally conclude. But I am led to deter and address it from another angle. Thursday I fasted for everyone of you. Why? I'll come to that.
 
Wednesday night I was mad in my spirit and if I could see a demon, that would probably be the end of it. Why? I got the news that a fellow church member of mine was in the hospital. I thought to my self probably a minor injury or something. To my surprise for stress and depression. Can you believe how outrageous the enemy has become that christians are stressed out. And I am saying Lord how could you let this happen. Lord, I have notice that, that person comes to church religiously always praising you and wearing one of  the broadest smiles no matter what. I was really heating up now; remembering others "who are under the weather." I went as far as to vehemently point my finger into the air, to God, demanding that these people be released (thank God I was not struck). Praying some crazy prayers in real tears, binding and loosing and even going beyond our biblical domain. But I was mad. This was too much. So many people. But later that night (after I just came out of the anointing). I went and did something really stupid. I mean an uneccessary sin that could have been avoided. I wont tell you what it was. But the Lord dealt with me in my mind saying thats why we suffer a lot, unecessarily.
 
Today's scripture: (1) "Fools because of their transgression and because of their iniquities, are afflicted," Psalms 107:17. (2) "Learned he obedience by the things which he suffer; and being made perfect," Heb 5:8.

Do not get me wrong as you have heard it been said, its not every affliction  is caused by your sin. But the bible said that fools because of their transgression... are afflicted. It could be the sin of your mama or papa or grand mama or papa. It could be the sin of a relative, freind or spouse. Oh eye brows probably raised. No sir, once you are called by the name of Jesus you are attacked. Yes, but also because you did that secret sin you thought nobody would see. You are cover just being attacked in the former way, but in latter you allow an open door for the enemy and for him to plant a foot whole in your life. Do you remember when Jesus healed the lame man on the sabbath, he first told him 'thy sins be forgiven', then he told him to rise up and walk. The sin was the root cause of the problem. Yes I know of the incident where Jesus healed the blind man and stated that neither he nor his parents sinned. But somebody had to, probably plain old Adam. Notice that he dealt with the sin issue first. Many of us are afflicted because of things we have in our house that belongs to the enemy. Your sin is forgive but it has consequences. Nevertheless the suffering incurred helped us and if we are wise, we wont fall in the same trap again. Therefore learn we obedience by the things which we suffer.

This puzzled me why did God almighty had to learn obedience through suffering. Quite frankly he was in the flesh and attached to its natural inclinations. He didn't do nothing but come under the sin of Adam. Yet he suffered persecution far beyond what the bible recorded. But through suffering he learned how to control the flesh and subject its will, unto the will of our redemption. Really imagine this, Jesus being God of all, that made everything that was made, was being persecuted by his creation; yet didn't get mad and kill them all off (probably thats what I would have done). He was in the same flesh as you and I so he got those same urges. But through this experience he purged the error of the people; and saved you and I from death. No wonder they call him the saviour.
 
Again its a long mail and I had more to say; about us comparing ourselves to Job. Faultless yet suffer. We are nothing near Job's category all the time. Be mature and admit that some of the stuff they talk about you are true. And thats the reason I was fasting on Thursday to repent and interceed for myself, generational sins, churches, community, state, country, world and you. Asking forgiveness for our trepasses. For most of the stuff that happens to us are because of  our disobedience to his way. We suffer and continue to suffer because of it. Let us pray one for the other and asking forgiveness for all our sins and transgression. Please pray for me as I have a tendency to be disobedient and 'spiritually spoiled.' My love goes out to you.....After fasting the Lord said unto me probably to you too, "Comfort ye, comfort ye, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins." Saints be encourage ye shall recieve a crown if ye faint not. One love!
 
Grace be unto you.
WebServant
Oneil.
 
 
 
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