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You vs Them // Você vs Eles

Eu, Nós, Certo, eu mesmo - you, eles, errado, outros


Paulo asked “who regards you as superior? (1 Corinthians 4:7), a writer wrote as he commented on this passage, ‘why would anybody regard us as superior? perhaps it is our own biased opinion that makes us feel important’ (W. Wiersbe). John 3:30 says, ‘he (Christ) must become greater, but I must become less’.

“There is no place for pride in the ministry” Paul was a fool according to the standard of men. Aren’t we all? When we say to an unbeliever that we go to church, they think we are fanatics, fool and make fun of us. But that shouldn’t bother us at all. Men may see us however they like, but we should only be worried about how God is seeing us.

How do you think God is seeing you right now? What is in your heart? All that burden, hurt, bitterness, jealousy, greed, worries… all these should be handed over to Jesus. Because He died in that cross so we could carry his burden that is light, and he carries our burdens that are heavy (Matthew 11:30).

1 Corinthians 4:12b – 13 says, ‘when reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we entreat. We have become, and still are, like the scum of the world, the refuse of all things. That is why the world hates us so much. We don’t do things as they do; we do things as Jesus does.

When the world says ‘Fight’, we submit. When the world says, ‘revenge’, we say, forgiveness; when the world says, ‘give up’, we say, keep on trying. We must go against the flow, so the name of Jesus be glorified. ‘Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2

When my body says, ‘stay in bed’, I get up and start doing things, even I know that it will cost me the rest of the energy that I have left. Jesus gives me the strength that I need to go on. It is not that I’m strong all by myself. I am weak, always tired, always irritated; but Jesus is the one who gives me strength, rest and an easy mood to bear the fibromyalgia. I use my weakness to glorify God. Jesus lives in me. He is my strength, my guide, my wisdom, my everything. Without him, I wouldn’t be among the living anymore.

The world should hate us because we don’t do things like most people do. We do things like Jesus taught us to. 1 Corinthians 4:20 says, ‘For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk, but in power’. Can you feel it?
The world might see you as a weak, fool person because you follow Jesus, but Jesus sees you as a valiant warrior. Our fight is not against people, and they shouldn’t be the cause of worry to you. Do not give in a fight about anything. Cool off your head, and then you come back and talk it out.

“And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell” Matthew 10:28.

Paulo perguntou “quem te considera superior? (1 Coríntios 4: 7), escreveu um escritor ao comentar esta passagem, "por que alguém nos consideraria superior? talvez seja nossa própria opinião tendenciosa que nos faz sentir importantes” (W. Wiersbe). João 3:30 diz: "é necessário que Ele cresça e eu diminua".

“Não há lugar para orgulho no ministério” Paulo era um tolo de acordo com o padrão dos homens. Não somos todos nós? Quando dizemos a um incrédulo que vamos à igreja, eles pensam que somos fanáticos, que enganamos e tiram sarro de nós. Mas isso não deveria nos incomodar. Os homens podem nos ver como quiserem, mas devemos nos preocupar apenas como Deus nos vê.

Como você acha que Deus está te vendo agora? O que está no seu coração? Todo esse fardo, mágoa, amargura, ciúmes, ganância, preocupações ... tudo isso deve ser entregue a Jesus. Porque Ele morreu naquela cruz para que pudéssemos carregar seu fardo que é leve e ele carrega nossos fardos pesados ​​(Mateus 11:30).

1 Coríntios 4: 12b - 13 diz: "quando insultados, abençoamos; quando perseguidos, suportamos; quando caluniados, respondemos amavelmente. Nós nos tornamos e ainda somos como a escória do mundo, o lixo de todas as coisas’. É por isso que o mundo nos odeia tanto. Nós não fazemos as coisas como eles fazem; nós fazemos coisas como Jesus faz.

Quando o mundo diz "Lute", nos submetemos. Quando o mundo diz "vingança", dizemos perdão; quando o mundo diz, "desista", dizemos, continue tentando. Nós devemos ir contra o fluxo, para que o nome de Jesus seja glorificado. "Não se conforme com este mundo, mas seja transformado pela renovação de sua mente, que, testando, você pode discernir qual é a vontade de Deus, o que é bom, aceitável e perfeito. Romanos 12: 2 '

Quando meu corpo diz: "fique na cama", eu me levanto e começo a fazer as coisas, mesmo sabendo que isso vai me custar o resto da energia que me resta. Jesus me dá a força que preciso para continuar. Não é que eu seja forte sozinha. Sou fraca, sempre cansada, sempre irritada; mas Jesus é aquele que me dá força, descanso e um humor fácil para suportar a fibromialgia. Eu uso minha fraqueza para glorificar a Deus. Jesus vive em mim. Ele é minha força, meu guia, minha sabedoria, meu tudo. Sem ele, eu não estaria mais entre os vivos.

O mundo deveria nos odiar porque não fazemos as coisas como a maioria das pessoas faz. Nós fazemos coisas como Jesus nos ensinou. 1 Coríntios 4:20 diz: "O reino de Deus não consiste de falar, mas de poder". Pode sentir isso?
O mundo pode ver você como uma pessoa fraca e tola porque você segue Jesus, mas Jesus vê você como um valente guerreiro. Nossa luta não é contra as pessoas e elas não devem ser motivo de preocupação para você. Não ceda a uma briga por nada. Refresque sua cabeça, e então você volte e conversa sobre isso.

“E não temais os que matam o corpo, mas não podem matar a alma. Antes teme aquele que pode destruir tanto a alma como o corpo no inferno”. Mateus 10:28.

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