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I Am Made All Things
Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Sep 25, 2002 (message contributor)
Summary: AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE MUST DENY OURSELVES IN EXCHANGE FOR A POSITION AS A SERVANT.
I AM MADE ALL THINGS
INTRODUCTION
THE APOSTLE PAUL SHOWS US OF THE ACT OF SELF - DENIAL AND SERVITUDE. THE ACT DENYING ONESELF OF THE PRESERNT POSSIBILITIES AND BENEFITS. IN EXCHANGE FOR A POSITION AS SERVANT. NOT BECAUSE HE HAD PAYED FOR IT BUT THAT HE COULD BRING SOMEONE TO CHRIST
TO THEM THAT WERE JEW HE HAD BECOME AS A JEW
TO THEM THAT WERE UNDER THE LAW - HE BECAME UNDER THE LAW
TO THEM THAT WERE WITHOUT LAW - HE BECAME WITHOUT LAW.
TO THEM THAT WERE WEAK - HE BECAME AS THE WEAK
BUT:
I AM MADE JEW THAT I MIGHT GAIN THE JEWS
I AM MADE UNDER THE LAW THAT I MIGHT GAIN THEM THAT ARE UNDER THE LAW.
I AM MADE WITHOUT LAW.HOWEVER BEING NOT WITHOUT LAW TO GOD, BUT UNDER THE LAW TO CHRIST.
THAT I MIGHT GAIN THEM THAT ARE WITHOUT LAW.
I AM MADE ALL THINGS
TO THE DRUNKARD - I HAVE BEEN MADE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF JESUS CHRIST - THAT I MAY RESCUE SOME.
TO THE DOPE DEALER - I HAVE BEEN MADE A DEALER OF THE GOSPEL THAT I MAY TEACH SOME.
TO THE MURDERER - I HAVE BEEN MADE A MURDERER OF THE EVIL VICES THAT I MAY STAND IN THE DAYS OF CALAMITY.
TO THE WEARY IN HEART - I AM MADE THEIR STRENGTH THROUGH PRAYER.
TO THE FATHERLESS - I AM MADE A FATHER FIGURE
TO THE BLACK MAN - I AM MADE BLACK
TO THE WHITE MAN - I AM MADE WHITE
TO THE MEXICAN - I AM MADE MEXICAN
TO THE KOREAN - I AM MADE KOREAN
I AM MADE ALL THINGS
BROTHER PAUL TELLS US IN 1 CORINTHIANS 10:33
JUST AS I ALSO PLEASE ALL MEN IN ALL THINGS, NOT SEEKING MY OWN PROFIT, BUT THE PROFIT OF MANY, THAT THEY MAY BE SAVED.
ROMANS 14:1
RECEIVE ONE WHO IS WEAK IN THE FAITH, BUT NOT TO DISPUTE OVER DOUBTFUL THINGS.
ROMANS 15:1
WE THEN WHO ARE STRONG OUGHT TO BEAR WITH THE SCRUPLES OF THE WEAK, AND NOT TO PLEASE OURSELVES.
ROMANS 11: 13 - 14
FOR I SPEAK TO YOU GENTILES; INASMUCH AS I AM AN APOSTLE TO THE GENTILES, I MAGNIFY MY MINISTRY,
IF BY ANY MEANS I MAY PROVOKE TO JEALOUSY THOSE WHO ARE MY FLESH AND SAVE SOME OF THEM.
I AM MADE ALL THINGS
I AM MADE ALL THINGS THAT I MAY WIN SOME
WE ARE NEVER SO HOLY THAT WE TURN OUR NOSES UP AT THOSE WHO ARE CRYING OUT FOR HELP. ON THE OUTSIDE THEY PUT UP THIS MACHO ATTITUDE AND THIS IS OFTEN TIME MISTAKEN AS THE TOUGH GUY. TRULY THIS GUY IS CALLING OUT FOR YOUR SERTVICE, BUT MANY OF US HAVE FORGOTTEN OUR OWN FAULTS OR MISTAKES AND HAVE TAKEN ON THE HOLLIER THAN THOU ATTITUDE. GOD IS GOING TO HOLD US ACCOUNTABLE FOR SHUNNING HIS PEOPLE BECAUSE OF WHERE GOD HAS BROUGHT US FROM.
MY WORDS ARE TO EACH ONE TEACH ONE
I AM MADE ALL THINGS THAT I MAY WIN SOME