DETOX
As a church
we are moving into a wonderful time of becoming a church that is lead and built
by Christ. Since it is His church we have to follow His leading.
I am not a
medical docter, but I have heard too often how dangerous high cholesterol is
and how it starts to block the flow of blood to the different areas of the
body. Also, how important the liver is to remove the toxins that are found in
the blood stream.
I believe
the Spirit is taking us into a spiritual DETOX as the Body of Christ. To remove
all the “toxins” that we have allowed into our body of believers. These toxins
if left will destroy us and steal the purpose and plan that God has for us as a church, to be effective in the mandate we received from God. Some of these
toxins are things like: Worldliness, False Doctrine and Complacency.
You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and
quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere
humans?
You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world
means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend
of the world becomes an enemy of God.
1 Timothy 4:1-5
The Spirit clearly
says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving
spirits and things taught by demons. 2 Such teachings come
through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot
iron. 3 They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain
from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those
who believe and who know the truth. 4 For everything God
created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with
thanksgiving, 5 because it is consecrated by the word of God
and prayer.
For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency
of fools will destroy them;
How:
Just as the
physical body has to intentionally change its behaviour and habits to get rid
of the toxins found in the physical body, we as the body of Christ also have to
intentionally engage to allow a DETOX to take place.
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Exercise
> As a body of Believers we have to intentionally engage the Mission
that Christ has called us to. We cannot remain complacent in our own little
bubble. It will cost us to change our schedules, our priorities to move out and
become engaged in the society.
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Water
> Drinks of all sorts are popular to have, however it is always a
mixture of water and other ingredients. To start cleanings the physical
body one has to change ones intake of liquids. The same in the body of
Believers. You cannot be satisfied any longer with a diluted form of religion.
One has to thirst for the purity of the Spirit and desire a fellowship with the
Holy Spirit. He alone can cleanse, restore, redeem, replenish and reignite your
soul, body and spirit.
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Balanced
Food > A diet has to contain all nutrients. Also our spiritual diet. Having
a Sunday to Sunday diet will not sustain our growth. We have to be daily
engaged in the Word of God and seek to grow in our knowledge of the Word and
allow the Spirit of God to illuminate more of His truth, when we read the Word
of God.
Allow God
to take you on a DETOX. You will realize in the process and after the process
how your relationship with God, your Family and the body of Believers will grow
and change for the better.
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