Jesus Christ through our blessed brother, Gilbert, spoke perversion of truth out of my life and spoke faithfulness, and a desire to defend the Truth (a.k.a. The Word, a.k.a. Jesus) in! I was not asked to face the question about whether or not I believe in God. I was forced to answer the question about my faith in the God-given gifts within me. You see, Gilbert said that the Church is currently filled with a spirit of irrational fear, not fear of the Lord, but fear of the Truth - however, fear does not come from God (and if it doesn’t come from God than it comes from somewhere else). And the result is that too many people are leaving behind the gifts that God’s grace has given them.
How many gifts have I left in the hands of God? How many gifts have I picked up but never used? How many gifts have I used poorly? Do I even know how to recognize the gifts that I have from God? How many of the recognizable gifts am I taking the credit for?
Better yet I am forced to ask myself: AM I A PERVERT??? If perversion means to twist - have I perverted the Truth of Christ?! Have I not defended the Truth because I chose to defend my own values instead? The times that I have compromised with my “friends” inside and outside of church regarding drinking, holding grudges and not forgiving, gossiping with and about others, having relations, lying, and not doing things (like not going to mass, not giving back, etc) - Am I a soldier of Christ or like Judas, have I betrayed the very army I was born to help fight with? Have my words made me a pervert or have my actions… (does it matter)? Have I perverted the Truth because others have spoken into me a perversion of the Truth …(again I have to ask, does it matter)? Have I perverted the Truth because I didn’t know it or because I chose to ignore it? Well, it doesn’t matter why; what matters is that I allow God to help me repair the consequences of perversion and that I seek to live in conviction of the Truth (always holding on to He who lives in me rather than looking for he who lives outside of me, in the world).
Praise be to God who is The Way, The Truth and The Light - and praise be to God for our brother Gilbert who made a promise to defend the Truth. It is because of Gods grace that I made the decision last night to stop being friends with fear (of the Truth) and to start being friends with Truth. You see, I can’t be fighting with something I am trying keeping alive. And so last night I ended my friendship with fear and I declared that:
I will know the Truth; I will live the Truth; and I will defend the Truth.
WHO IS WITH ME??????
Jocelyn Rodriguez
Revolutionary of the Week
Jahaira. Worships God through her amazing voice. Sings and praises so that all demonds would have no choice but to run.
True Revolutionary!!!!
WOW!! Praise GOD.... I was not there but i sure wish i was.. i can relate in so many ways!!!
I am with you
I want to LIVE THE TRUTH and DEFEND THE TRUTH!!
Jennifer Reynoso
1. i want to [start being friends with Truth]
2. sad: the state of this world who has no regard for the sacredness of our Father's business.
3. reading this propelled me to step in to this Truth army.
may GOD be exalted for ever and ever!
Amen my sister!
I too want to defend the DIVIVNE TRUTH which is God Himself =D
Tuesday's Word was definitely inspiring!!! I second Jocelyn that I don't want to ever have a friendship with a perverse version of the Gospel...I want to defend the Truth and nothing but the Truth (even if it hurts and I know for a fact it usually does...) In World Youth Day in Australia, Pope John Paul II said "I told you before do not be ashamed of the Gospel. Today I tell you be PROUD of the Gospel." I'm His daughter, if I don't stand up for His Word who will?
We are Catholic Christians people. We have the fullness of faith right at our hands and I admit to being guilty of rejecting Jesus countless times to make others comfortable and watering down the Gospel that took Jesus to the Cross and the very Word that was responsible for my freedom. No more twisting the Word when it suits me or turning my back on the Truth.
In short...Yeah sis, I'm with you!
Praise the Lord i am with your sister ... perversion of the Word in my life has been clarifyed as an issue that i myself have faced for i realized at one point i myself have been perversing the Word but thank God that he revealed it to me on time and now my heart is set on him and i can cleary see his word and understand mistakes of the past no longer am i bound to this perversion that others declared in my life... Gloria a ti mi Dios ... so yes i am with you=)
Jesus es el camino la verdad y la vida. si realmente creemos que el es nuestro camino ya sabes por donde caminar. No te desvie ni mires en otra direccion.
Si el Senor es la verdad y crees que es la verdad porque no siempre le creemos. Aveces queremos creer lo que solo nos conviene. La verdad nos dara libertad, gozo, y confianza.
Y si quieres vida ya sabes a quien seguir.
Let's defend the truth and only but the truth.
Wow, I wasnt there last week but just reading this inspired me to think of times I have not defended the Truth. I think one of my biggest struggles has been sitting in a room full of people in silence instead of speaking up to defend God's Truth. I am with you Jocelyn.... I will no longer be a friend of Fear but I declare to build my relationship with Truth. Not only to walk and live in Truth but also to defend The Truth