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United like wolves // Unidos como Lobos


You know how nature teaches us some wonderful things. Let us look to the wolves. A pack of wolves. They protect each other. They have a leader, the alfa wolf. All of them respect it. They are united. They cannot break the pack. They would die for each other. They are loyal to one another. We should be like a pack of wolves. The church of Christ and the family. We should always stand for each other. But that is not what really happens, is it? In our current worldview, we are more like… humans, I couldn’t think about an animal in the Animal Kingdom that is more selfish, and individualistic than the man. The man thinks that he can thrive by himself, he thinks he doesn’t need anybody. He thinks he is self-sufficient. But God didn’t create the man to be by himself. God calls us to unity, to love one another. To protect one another. Where is the unity in the world? 

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Today, I was feeling rather unsettled. I first thought I should talk about unity. However, it didn’t feel right the way I put it. Then I let it go for a little while. I started reading another book, and then I felt what kind of unity I should be talking about because something has happened today. And it wasn’t a good thing.

In Paul’s second letter to Timothy 2:14 – 16;22 - 26. It is a long one, but it is worth it.

“14 Keep reminding God’s people of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen. 15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. 16 Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.
22 Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 23 Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. 24 And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. 25 Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, 26 and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.”

We are the body of Christ is known as the Church. We are the Church of Christ. Jesus knows His Church. He is not mistaken. And through Paul, He advised us about quarrels and foolish talks. What brings me to something else that Jesus himself said, “23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. (Luke 9:23 – 24)

The relationship between these two passages is – quarrels and deny yourself. Some people just have this desire, this fire burning up inside them that they feel like they have to say something, they feel like provoking, testing. Or maybe not, maybe they are just gullible people to the arrows that Satan throws inside their heads, and they burn…

Denying oneself is to think more before doing. Denying yourself is evaluating if your next step or word will build up someone’s character or destroy it. Denying yourself is to think first about the other and not in yourself. Denying yourself is putting in your dreams, rights, desires, thoughts in the last place, and thinking first about other’s dreams, desires, rights, and thoughts. Denying yourself means that the other’s life is more valuable than yours. Denying yourself means that the other’s life is more valuable than yours.

Why do you quarrel? Why do we have these disturbances inside our own homes if we know so much the Word of God? We must be watchful as the watchman is.

Psalms 133 says it is good and pleasant when brothers dwell in unity. Where is the unity if in our own home that we cannot find it? Deny yourself the urge of talking, fighting, and making everything about yourself. Let us listen carefully, with an open heart what the other has to say. Let us believe in our brother, we are part of the same body, the body of Christ. It must be unified.

Satan’s strategy is to divide and to conquer. Once he has divided your family, your relationships, your faith, your beliefs, he will come and conquer them. He will destroy from inside out. The devil doesn’t care how much is going to hurt. He will paint as the most brilliant thing to do, the right thing to do, he will say to you “you’re entitled to”; it is in your right. Remember he cannot conquer when there is unity.

When we stand firm together in the Word of God. And if the Word of God warns us about divisions, quarrels, gossips, misunderstandings, and so on; we must pay extra attention to it. How gullible we have been lately and letting the devil plant the seeds of resentment, dissension, rage, contempt … the devil has a big arsenal of seeds that he uses to divide any kind of relationship.
But Jesus has the three most valuable ones: love, hope, and faith. With those, the devil cannot win. Let’s be watchful for the devil’s attacks.
Você sabe como a natureza nos ensina algumas coisas maravilhosas. Vamos olhar para os lobos. Uma matilha de lobos. Eles se protegem. Eles têm um líder, o lobo alfa. Todos eles respeitam isso. Eles estão unidos. Eles não podem quebrar o bando. Eles morreriam um pelo outro. Eles são leais um ao outro. Deveríamos ser como um bando de lobos. A igreja de Cristo e a família. Devemos sempre defender um ao outro. Mas não é isso que realmente acontece, é? Em nossa visão de mundo atual, nós somos mais parecidos com... humanos, eu não consegui pensar em um animal no Reino Animal que seja mais egoísta e individualista que o homem. O homem pensa que pode prosperar sozinho, acha que não precisa de ninguém. Ele pensa que é autossuficiente. Mas Deus não criou o homem para ser sozinho. Deus nos chama à unidade, a amar um ao outro. Para proteger um ao outro. Onde está a unidade no mundo?

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Hoje, eu estava me sentindo um pouco inquieta. Primeiro pensei que deveria falar sobre unidade. No entanto, não parecia certo do jeito que eu fiz. Então deixei passar um pouco de tempo. Comecei a ler outro livro e depois senti que tipo de unidade eu deveria estar falando, porque algo aconteceu hoje. E não foi uma coisa boa.

Na segunda carta de Paulo a Timóteo 2:14 - 16; 22 - 26. É longa, mas vale a pena.

"14 Continue lembrando o povo de Deus dessas coisas. Avise-os diante de Deus contra brigas sobre palavras; não tem valor e só arruina quem ouve. 15 Faça o possível para se apresentar a Deus como alguém aprovado, trabalhador que não precisa ter vergonha e que lida corretamente com a palavra da verdade. 16 Evite conversas sem Deus, porque aqueles que se entregam a ela se tornam cada vez mais ímpios.
22 Fuja dos maus desejos da juventude e persiga a justiça, a fé, o amor e a paz, juntamente com aqueles que invocam o Senhor de coração puro. 23 Não tem nada a ver com argumentos tolos e estúpidos, porque você sabe que eles produzem brigas. 24 E o servo do Senhor não deve ser briguento, mas deve ser gentil com todos, capaz de ensinar, sem ressentimento. 25 Os oponentes devem ser gentilmente instruídos, na esperança de que Deus lhes conceda arrependimento, levando-os ao conhecimento da verdade, 26 e que eles recuperem a razão e escapem da armadilha do diabo, que os levou cativos a fazer. sua vontade."

Nós somos o corpo de Cristo que é conhecido como a Igreja. Nós somos a Igreja de Cristo. Jesus conhece sua igreja. Ele não está enganado. E através de Paulo, Ele nos aconselhou sobre brigas e conversas tolas. O que me leva a outra coisa que o próprio Jesus disse: “23 E ele disse a todos:“ Se alguém vier atrás de mim, negue a si mesmo, tome sua cruz diariamente e siga-me. 24 Pois quem quer que salve a sua vida a perderá, mas quem perder a sua vida por minha causa, a salvará. (Lucas 9:23 - 24)

A relação entre essas duas passagens é - briga e nega a si mesmo. Algumas pessoas simplesmente têm esse desejo, esse fogo queimando dentro delas, que sentem que precisam dizer algo, que provocam, testam. Ou talvez não, talvez sejam apenas pessoas ingênuas às flechas que Satanás lança dentro de suas cabeças, e queimam ...

Negar a si mesmo é pensar mais antes de fazer. Negar a si mesmo é avaliar se seu próximo passo ou palavra edificará o caráter de alguém ou o destruirá. Negar a si mesmo é pensar primeiro no outro e não em si mesmo. Negar a si mesmo é colocar seus sonhos, direitos, desejos, pensamentos em último lugar e pensar primeiro nos sonhos, desejos, direitos e pensamentos dos outros. Negar a si mesmo significa que a vida do outro é mais valiosa que a sua.

Por que vocês brigam? Por que temos esses distúrbios dentro de nossas próprias casas, se conhecemos tanto a Palavra de Deus? Devemos ser vigilantes como o vigia.

O Salmo 133 diz que é bom e agradável quando os irmãos habitam em unidade. Onde está a unidade se em nosso próprio lar que não a encontrarmos? Negue a si mesmo o desejo de falar, brigar e fazer tudo como se tudo girasse em torno de si mesmo. Vamos ouvir atentamente, com o coração aberto, o que o outro tem a dizer.
Vamos acreditar em nosso irmão, somos parte do mesmo corpo, o corpo de Cristo. Deve ser unificado.

A estratégia de Satanás é: dividir e conquistar. Uma vez que ele tenha dividido sua família, seus relacionamentos, sua fé, suas crenças, ele virá e os conquistará. Ele destruirá de dentro para fora. O diabo não se importa com o quanto isso vai doer. Ele pintará como a coisa mais brilhante a fazer, a coisa certa a fazer, ele dirá a você "você tem direito"; está no seu direito. Lembre-se de que ele não pode conquistar quando há unidade.

Quando ficamos firmes juntos na Palavra de Deus. E se a Palavra de Deus nos adverte sobre divisões, brigas, fofocas, mal-entendidos e assim por diante; devemos prestar uma atenção extra a isso. Quão crédulos temos sido ultimamente e deixando o diabo plantar as sementes de ressentimento, dissensão, raiva, desprezo ... o diabo tem um grande arsenal de sementes que ele usa para dividir qualquer tipo de relacionamento.

Mas Jesus tem os três mais valiosos: amor, esperança e fé. Com esses, o diabo não pode vencer. Vamos ficar atentos aos ataques do diabo.

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