La Parole du jour du 14 Mars 2016
La Parole du jour : N’essaie pas d’être riche en esprit (Deuxième partie)
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Verset du jour : 1 Corinthiens 15 :10 « Par la grâce de Dieu je suis ce que je suis, et sa grâce envers moi n'a pas été vaine; loin de là, j'ai travaillé plus qu'eux tous, non pas moi toutefois, mais la grâce de Dieu qui est avec moi»
Aujourd’hui, nous avons beaucoup de doctrines qui contrarient cet enseignement de la pauvreté en esprit. Le diable veut convaincre les chrétiens qu’une fois sauvés nous avons tout ce qu’il nous faut et par conséquent, nous ne devons plus demander dans la prière. Certains vont même plus loin en disant que nous sommes au même pied d’égalité que Jésus et que nous n’avons même pas besoin de prier au nom de Jésus.
Oui, nous sommes cohéritiers de Christ mais nous sommes ce que nous sommes grâce à Lui et sans Lui nous ne pouvons rien accomplir. Dire que nous sommes au même pied d’égalité avec Christ est un blasphème. Jésus a dit lui-même « SANS MOI VOUS NE POUVEZ RIEN FAIRE » (Jean 15 :5). Nous dépendons totalement de Lui et le diable le sait mais il essaie de nous convaincre que nous avons reçu le pouvoir qui nous rend indépendant de notre Seigneur. Celui qui croit que Jésus lui a donné un pouvoir qu’il peut gérer indépendamment de Lui est tout simplement tombé dans le piège de l’ennemi.
Le verset du jour (1 Corinthien 15 :10) est l’un de mes versets préférés dans la bible car il détruit toute sorte d’orgueil. Paul dit que c’est par la grâce de Dieu qu’il est ce qu’il est et que s’il a travaillé mieux que tout le monde, ce n’est pas lui mais c’est la grâce qui est avec lui. Autrement dit, Paul reconnait qu’il n’est rien sans la grâce de Dieu. Il n’a pas considéré son intelligence, ses études, son expérience, son caractère, sa capacité de prêcher….mais il a tout simplement reconnu que c’était la grâce de Dieu qui l’a permis de faire ce qu’il faisait et que sans cette grâce il ne pourrait jamais le faire.
Beaucoup de chrétiens ne connaissent pas la vraie définition de la grâce de Dieu. Pendant longtemps, on a appris que la grâce de Dieu est la faveur imméritée de Dieu mais si vous lisez les lettres de Paul et le deuxième chapitre du livre de Luc, vous comprendrez que la grâce de Dieu est mieux que la faveur imméritée de Dieu : C’est la puissance de Dieu qui nous permet de faire ce que le Seigneur veut que nous fassions.
Celui qui est pauvre en esprit, c’est celui qui reconnait sa dépendance totale au Seigneur. Dieu veut un esprit brisé, un cœur brisé et contrit (Psaume 51 :17). Il déteste l’orgueil et l’arrogance. Jésus a dit : « Je suis venu dans ce monde pour un jugement, pour que ceux qui ne voient point voient, et que ceux qui voient deviennent aveugles » (Jean 9 :39). Si tu crois voir, tu risques de devenir aveugle (spirituellement) mais si tu reconnais que tu ne vois pas (sans le Saint-Esprit), Il t’ouvrira les yeux de l’esprit et tu auras beaucoup de révélations.
A suivre dans la troisième partie
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English Translation
Do not try to be rich in spirit (Part 2)
Verse of the Day: 1 Corinthians 15:10 "But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me”
Today we have many doctrines that contradict this teaching of poverty in spirit. The devil wants to convince Christians that once we are saved, we have everything we need and therefore we no longer ask in prayer. Some even go further and say that we are equal to Jesus and we do not even need to pray in Jesus' name.
Yes we are joint heirs with Christ, but we are what we are through Him and without Him we can do nothing. Saying that we are at the same level with Christ is a blasphemy. Jesus himself said "WITHOUT ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING" (John 15: 5). We totally depend on him and the devil knows it but he tries to convince us that we have received the power that makes us independent of our Lord. He who believes that Jesus gave him a power that he can manage independently of Him is simply fallen into the trap of the enemy.
The verse of the day (1 Corinthians 15: 10) is one of my favorite verses in the Bible because it destroys any kind of pride. Paul says that it is by God's grace that he is what he is and if he worked better than everyone else, it was not him but it was the grace that was with him. In other words, Paul acknowledged that he was nothing without God's grace. He did not consider his intelligence, his education, his experience, his character, his ability to preach ... but he just admitted it was the grace of God that helped him to do what he did and that without that grace he could never do it.
Yes we are joint heirs with Christ, but we are what we are through Him and without Him we can do nothing. Saying that we are at the same level with Christ is a blasphemy. Jesus himself said "WITHOUT ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING" (John 15: 5). We totally depend on him and the devil knows it but he tries to convince us that we have received the power that makes us independent of our Lord. He who believes that Jesus gave him a power that he can manage independently of Him is simply fallen into the trap of the enemy.
The verse of the day (1 Corinthians 15: 10) is one of my favorite verses in the Bible because it destroys any kind of pride. Paul says that it is by God's grace that he is what he is and if he worked better than everyone else, it was not him but it was the grace that was with him. In other words, Paul acknowledged that he was nothing without God's grace. He did not consider his intelligence, his education, his experience, his character, his ability to preach ... but he just admitted it was the grace of God that helped him to do what he did and that without that grace he could never do it.
Many Christians do not know the true definition of grace. For a long time we learned that God's grace is the unmerited favor of God but if you read Paul's letters and the second chapter of the book of Luke, you will understand that God's grace is better than the unmerited favor of God: It is the power of God that allows us to do what the Lord wants us to do.
He who is poor in spirit is the one who recognizes his total dependence on the Lord. God wants a broken spirit, a broken and contrite heart (Psalm 51: 17). He hates pride and arrogance. Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind" (John 9: 39). If you think you see, you may be going blind (spiritually), but if you know that you do not see (without the Holy Spirit), He will open your eyes of the spirit and you will get many revelations.
To be continued in the third part
Chris Ndikumana
He who is poor in spirit is the one who recognizes his total dependence on the Lord. God wants a broken spirit, a broken and contrite heart (Psalm 51: 17). He hates pride and arrogance. Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind" (John 9: 39). If you think you see, you may be going blind (spiritually), but if you know that you do not see (without the Holy Spirit), He will open your eyes of the spirit and you will get many revelations.
To be continued in the third part
Chris Ndikumana
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