What would you do if

What would you do if...
by: Rev. Kelvin N. Broadus

Glory to God, and welcome here once again for the sharing of God's Word. I want to start in a different way by first reading the scripture without any foreword. I pray that you all receive this word with anointing and the presence of God that your spirit is fed through the Holy Spirit, in Jesus Christ's holy name, amen. Please turn in your Bibles to St. Luke 23:28-34

But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. (29)For behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck. (30)Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us. (31)For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?.... (34)Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.

That is the main thing I wanted you to see from that part, but I'd suggest you read more on your own. Take a look at this. Jesus said, weep not for me but for yourselves and your children. I want to compare this to modern days as I deliver this message of what would you do. How often is it that we sympathize more over others than we do ourselves, and there is nothing wrong with that, but check out this example. In this country we try to raise so much to help all over the world, and we have not put any sort of end to the poverty levels, pain, killing, stealing, raping, hate, crime, etc. in our own country. Though we can help others we also must look out for ourselves also, because we cannot help other to the best of our ability if we are in shambles ourselves. That is, we could do tons more for others if we were "right" ourselves.

In response to Jesus saying weep for yourselves, we should weep for ourselves and our children. Most of the problems in this world are due to corruption, weakness, greed, and negativity of man. And no doubt that it is good to be barren, for in a way, why should we want to bring an innocent life into this world of pain and suffering. Don't take that the wrong way. I say that to bring up the thought of the type of world, which we are creating for the future generations and ourselves for that matter. It is us that are out there destroying the Earth with pollution and waste. It is us out there refusing to help out our brothers in need. It is us out there committing crime against ourselves. You make the choice to steal, you make the choice to fornicate, you make the choice to kill, you make the choice to cheat, and you make the choice to do wrong. God is faithful and will always provide a way out of sinful situations. And yet we still keep trying to point the finger at everybody else. Even worse is the result of our actions that our kids have to suffer with. Because you made the bad choice your kid now has to grow up without his father, or mother, or surrounded by drugs and violence, feeling unloved and abused. Because you made the bad choice, your grandchild now can barely breathe good air. Because we are providing poor examples for the next generations, society continues to get worse and worse. Our bad deeds cause us, our kids, and other people to hurt and suffer. How can you give to others what you don't even have for yourself? How can you teach someone about right and wrong if your example by action is wrong. "Do what I say and not what I do" is played out. Leadership must come from example.

Jesus prayed for our forgiveness, for we know not what we do. And often times we don't. That is where He comes in though. He is the way, the life, and the truth. The Holy Spirit is our guide, and our comforter. Jesus came that we might be saved. From what we may ask? From OURSELVES. I say it often because it is true, we are our biggest enemy. The Word tells us that the flesh is evil. The importance of the Holy knowledge is so that we may overcome the body. Our spirits are to be in charge of our bodies, not the other way around. Conquer that flesh, and conquer the forces of Satan. It is possible because we are more than conquerors through Christ Jesus. Everything that we need to overpower sin is provided to us. We just have to hold on to, obey, and live in, the Word of God. We need to weep for ourselves, because of what we do to ourselves, but praise the Lord, we can overcome. That flesh, and Satan & his crew must not know who we serve. But we'll definitely teach them though, hallelujah. I don't know about you all but I'm tired of accepting sin; we give evil too much power. Forget that, it's time for us to take back our souls, minds, and hearts and start living for God. Hallelujah!!! So the question remains, what will you do, because we still got it good, and if we act this way now, what will we do when it gets worse. Think about it. Until next time, be blessed, my brothers and sisters, in the holy name of Jesus, amen

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