Word for the Week: Inaccurate Positioning in the Spirit

Word for the Week Focus: Inaccurate Positioning in the Spirit Greetings Sons of God: 2 Timothy 3:16: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness I lead off with this Scripture to share what the Lord shared with me over this weekend. He said: “Many desire to hear the Word of inspiration and encouragement but few desire to hear the Word of correction. It is the Word of Correction that brings us to the Word of Inspiration and Encouragement.” One of the major problems we have in church culture is not willing to admit that we have made a mistake. Our pride gets in the way of us admitting this for fear of losing people. But in turn, we damage people from helping them come into an accurate understanding of the Word. This leads me to our topic today Inaccurate Positioning in the Spirit. Proverbs 23:7: For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. One of the greatest tragedies in life is to never know who you are and your purpose. Now you would think this would not be an issue for the Body of Christ but it is. Let me explain. When someone ask what is your religion this is the common answer: “I am….Baptist, Episcopalian, A.M.E, Primitive Baptist, Missionary Baptist, Holiness, Pentecostal, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Apostolic" Now keep Proverbs 23:7 in mind! Is this how God expects you to answer the question? Your perception of your identity sets the course of your life. So who did God say you were? John 1:12: But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name. Galatians 4:6,7: And because ye are sons, God hath sent for the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant but a son, and if a son, then a heir of God through Christ Acts 17:28,29: For in Him we live and move and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also His offspring. Romans 8:14: For as many as are led by the Spirit of God they are the sons of God Romans 8:16: The Spirit beareth witness with our spirit that we are the children of God So throughout the Word and I could have given you Old Testament Scriptures also but you are called to be sons of God, that’s it, nothing less. Anything less than that is a hindrance to your maturity. Now if God the Father sees you as His son, how should your pastor see you? God the Father is maturing sons, not members of churches and God is not gracing inaccurate identity. When you embrace the identity God sees you as then you can begin to mature in the manner that the Father matures sons. Being just a member of a church is no different than accepting the mentality of the prodigal son in his return to his Father’s house. He just wanted to come back to eat bread. But when you arrive the Father sees you as a son and desire to restore you to righteous rule, representation and your inheritance as His Son and in being His son you know you have access to all you need because you are a son. To Senior Leaders: It is time to repent a move from a inaccurate viewpoint of the people of God and see them the way the Father sees them. Accurate indentity breeds accurate purposes and divine results. Let’s repent and shift to an accurate position so that we may serve the Lord within the grace He is given for this season To the Congregations: You must embrace what the Word of God says about you, not man. God did not give you His image for you be recognize as a disciple of a denomination but as a son of God. Listen to how you refer to yourself as it pertains to the Faith and think upon Proverbs 23:7. Do not settle for less than who God says you are because to do that only cuts you off more from your inheritance. Peace, Love and Grace, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.