"God's New Math"
"How could one man chase a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight ..." It's something called "God's New Math!"
"Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred
of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies
will fall by the sword before you."
(Leviticus 2:8)
Hey, if you have this much power in "numbers" over your enemies, what could you do if you actually want to "catch" them, instead of destroy them? It all comes down to this: With God, you can do anything ... you can hog-tie them or you can run them off! We're in the Church Age, people! It's high time we "hog-tie" them! Well, maybe I should say it a little more dignified ... we need to win them to the Lord Jesus Christ! (But, you have to know ... some of the "stubborn" ones 'still' have to be hog-tied!) However, the toughest ones to win are the most "Joyful" of all! Those who have been forgiven much, love much!
"Enough reproductive power in one grain of
corn to plant the entire earth in 6 years."
(Pastor Kenneth Phillips)
Multiplication! Divide to add! Purge to propagate! Subtract to infiltrate! Spread to condense! Thin out to thicken up! Take out to bring in! Dig it up to plant within! You say, "What are you talkin' about?" God's New Math! You have to stick your head in the clouds ... to entrench earth! It's an ethereal awakening to a Godly atmospheric pressure ... God's New Math!
"The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and he who wins souls is wise."
Proverbs 11:30)
Why does God want us to be superior mathletes? SOULS! It's all about souls, meeting souls, loving souls, befriending souls, healing souls, laying hands on souls, feeding souls, nurturing souls ... Winning Souls! The souls of men, women, and children is the impetus of the mind of Almighty God. Jesus Christ our Lord did His part, and now He hands the baton to us. All we have to do is sow ... He'll take care of the New Math!
"Though I am free and belong to no man,
I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as
many as possible."
(ICorinthians 9:19)
Our Lord Jesus Christ, the God of the universe, Almighty God, the Creator, "knelt" and washed His disciples' feet. He is our example of what it means to give ourselves for others. We, as Christians, are a gift to the world. We harbor a precious and valuable commodity ... the Spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ living within us. That wonderful God living inside us moves us to groan, pray, love and seek the lost. We can do nothing else ... it is the driving force that pushes us; the closer we get to our LORD, the stronger this force grows!
"Remember this: whoever turns a sinner from
the error of his way will save him from death
and cover over a multitude of sins."
(James 5:20)
We've all been there; we were all born in sin and shapen in iniquity; we once were lost, but now we're found! Multitudes are waiting to be found ... maybe You or I will be the one to find them! Kindness goes a long way today, because everywhere we look, people are angry, hopeless, in despair, without direction, in turmoil, jobless, in the middle of catastrophe ... we win them to ourselves before we win them to God.
The answer to Sin is "God's New Math!"
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PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas, Pastor Kenneth Phillips)
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