Be found without any semblance of evil. The very God who desires your peace and prosperity; The Lord, will purify you – completely. He will finish you so that your whole Spirit, soul, and body will be guarded and kept blameless for our Lord Jesus Christ. You can believe and trust that He will do this! (I Thessalonians 5:22-24)
Do you believe that good, clear, and
detailed rules and regulations are the keys to consistent performance and
behavior? Do you think your people need to be guided by lists of dos and
don’ts, and to be monitored closely for compliance if your group is to prosper?
As you and your group grow, you will make a choice. You must select an
organizing process. The choices really boil down to two; rules or
relationships. Which will you choose?
Paul explains here that God chose
relationship to accomplish His work of sanctification in you. The Lord, God
sees you as His work. Completing you, and your progress toward His peace and
His prosperity – by His working in, along-side, and through you – that is the
work He reserved for Himself. God wants to bring about the transformation of
His people through relationship, not rules.
Consider today whether He may be calling you
to work through relationship to bring the vision He has given you to
completion.
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