July 09

 "His Voice Today"

July 9

🔸️ Jealousy doesn't exist in the body of Christ! 🔸️

Do you know what sin was said to be man's "first sin" after the first man was cast out of the garden of Eden? Always keep in your mind that the first sin was "jealous"! How much significant it is that the Apostle John warned the brothers and sisters of the churches of his day about the "sin of Cain"!! Judah, in his Epistle, warned of this with the epithet "The way of Cain"!!

What is the "way of Cain"? Yes, his way is "the way of envy." This way will lead us to the path of loneliness... restlessness... and in the end .... it will create great impact in us to destroy the "Unity"! If we go the way of Cain, we will not be able to tolerate when God bless "somebody"... Especially, if 'those few' are equal to us or younger than us, there would be no measure of this jealousy!

If there is jealousy in one's heart, then, "that brother, by this proves that he is yet to receive the light of the body of Christ".  

Look at our own body. There is no jealousy between the organs of our body. The Left hand is not jealous of the right hand for doing all the important work ... Instead, it rejoices and feels happy!! If we are the "witnesses" of the body of Christ, we will rejoice while seeing another brother who "performs important ministries" like this left hand!

Envy is manifested when we fail to see in the body of Christ that "God gives His ministry pertaining to them" (1 Cor.12:18). In the body of Christ, God rightly knows the position of each of us. Therefore, even if we have "a little blame" on His understanding, the shortcoming is actually a blasphemy against God!

Prayer:

Our heavenly Father! Please be gracious upon us not to go in the way of 'Cain's jealousy' and not to 'kill' anyone! In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.

Author:

 Brother Zac Poonen

Translated version of the Tamil "Family Meditation Book".

From:-

https://t.me/hisvoicetoday