In Honor Preferring One Another!

God is good saints, need I tell you... I was so very blessed this morning by the observance of two different sisters in the Lord, and a brother, on Face Book, as they allowed God to use them, in one instance, in the area of expounding the truth, and the others in exhortation and edification. They were all sharing out of their love for the Lord and the love of the brethren. I could feel the spirit behind their motivation, and it made my heart leap with joy.

I don't know about you saints, but I rejoice when I see my Father moving through my brethren.

All members of the body are used of God to will, and do His good pleasure. This is something we all need to remember, lest we become so consumed with what the Lord is speaking to us, that we forget to enjoy and even observe, how the Lord moves through our brethren. Also, lest we start thinking that we are the only ones that know, what everyone else should know, but does not, and become puffed up with our own knowledge. We must never begin to hold ourselves up above our brethren; we must remain humble before the Father, as did our Saviour, lest He rebuke us.

I was reminded of these scriptures:
Philippians 2: 3-16
3. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each "esteem" other better than themselves.
4. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on “the things of others”.
5. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6. Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7. But made himself of no "reputation", and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8. And being found in fashion as a man, he “humbled” himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Philippians 2:13-16
13. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of “his good pleasure”.
14. Do all things without "murmurings" and "disputings":
15. That ye may be “blameless and harmless”, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye “shine as lights” in the world;
16. Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

1 John 3:14-16
14. We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
15. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
16. Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Romans 12:1-12
1. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
3. For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
4. For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
5. So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
6. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
7. Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
8. Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.
9. Let love be without “dissimulation”. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
10. Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour "preferring" one another;
11. Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
12. Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

All the law and the prophets be summed up in this Love God with all your heart, mind and soul, and your neighbor as yourself ...

A brother shared this today: “If any man (or woman) says that he or she has a church or members, ask them this - did you purchase them with your own blood?

Acts 20:28 - Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

As an overseer, I do not dare touch what does not belong to me." End quote

Some times as I have mentioned we can be so full of what the Lord has showed us, or told us, that we do not take the time to acknowledge, what God is revealing through our brethren. Sometimes we just need to take a deep breath, and realize that all members of the body are used of God for His Glory.

At times we will all fall short of what God requires of us, but if we repent, and seek His face, He will forgive us, and He will restore us, and He will use us all for His Glory and His purpose!