100 Proof

           

When I was 5 or 6 I must have said something really foul out of my mouth and my mother beat the stuffing out of me. That was the FIRST and ONLY whooping I ever received. Lets just say I learned my lesson. I didn't like being whooped. Not because of the pain associated with the whooping. Moreso, my siblings and cousins were in the next room. I was EMBARRASSED! 

Even though I would like to avoid being embarrassed, I still get my share of whoopings, by God! So you may be thinking, "God whoops you?" He sure does and He's WHOOPED you too. Don't play! 

You see before Jesus was crucified His disciples were feeling a little antsy because they would be without Him. But He let them know that the Holy Spirit would be their new guide. An inner leader and compass. 

John 14:26 GNB

"The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and make you remember all that I have told you."

Whenever a revelation hits you or a message from God comes from some source you either rejoice, cry, or you feel uncomfortable.

Your spirit rejoices when you receive a revelation that you're coming out or that you've made it. Your spirit cries when it's reminded you almost didn't make it or you almost gave up. And your spirit is uncomfortable when you're reminded of your actions that put you where you are now or those actions are stopping you from getting to where you need to be. 

That last one, that uncomfortable feeling in urban form is considered to be the phrase TREATED. In spirit form it's considered CONVICTION. This is the main reason why a lot of Christians choose not to read the Bible for fear of reading something that will convict them. 

For fear of being reminded that what their doing is wrong! And that my friends is what being whopped by God is.  Nothing takes away the power and anointing of a Christian quicker than running away from conviction. 

The Bible is not some magazine that you pick up while you're waiting in the doctors office at 9.am or something to pass the time while sitting on the toilet. t's a BOOK that was written to TEACH, TRAIN, AND TRANSFORM! 

I was disgusted one evening reading the comments on a post about the duties of a wife, and the people were arguing about the WORD. Understand this people, there's no time to be arguing back and forward about interpretation. It's time to start soaking in what your own spirit takes from the WORD. My interpretation of a certain scripture will be completely different from the next person. Doesn't mean you're wrong and it doesn't mean I'm right. It means that the scripture is speaking to a certain spiritual jurisdiction in each individual.     

At the end of the day the word will be 100 proof with or without your arguments and personal interpretations. If you learned something, if you feel the need to change, if you feel led to take on life at another level, then the WORD has served it's purpose. The WORD shouldn't make you feel like a prisoner! It should make you feel free! 

I find that there are too many Christians looking for the pastor to say something to make them feel good. Too many Christians looking for the choir to sing 80 songs, the praise dancers to stand on their hands, musicians to play drawn out gospels JUST so they can feel good about their walk with Jesus. When all this time God left The WORD behind to do just that. The Word is 100 Proof because in the beginning was the word and the word was God and the word was with God! (Genesis 1:1) You water it down with your elementary interpretations and ancient recycled opinions to avoid conviction. Stop that foolery! And read the Word for yourself and accept it for what it is!