Monday, February 8, 2021

BLESSINGS CLARIFICATIONS 5

My Dear Precious Child,
    My first teachings from the mouth of My Son Jesus Christ after he was baptized in My Holy Spirit related to My blessings which were going to come into the lives of His disciples and His followers if they sought My kingdom and My righteousness.  His teachings refuted the limited truth about some of the old covenant scriptures.  He expounded on them and taught the real and enduring truth about them. 
    For instance, He brought to the attention of His disciples and followers the old law that says an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a life, a hand for a hand and a foot for a foot. (Deuteronomy 19:21)   The reasoning behind that law is the demonic spirit of retribution: what evil someone does to you, you have a legal right to also do to them. That destructive law of retribution and punishment is still the law in most nations in your time.
    However, Jesus said that for My children who belong to My kingdom of God, retribution is not to be obeyed.  Instead of returning evil for evil done to you, the reactions of My children in My kingdom of God are not to resist or do evil to a person who does evil to you, but instead you should turn the other jaw if he insists on continuing to hurt you.  Jesus further expounded on this new truth by saying that if someone sues you and wants to take an article of clothing from you, you must offer to give to him another article of clothing also. 
    Going further in His teaching, Jesus gave another example.  He said that if someone forces you to accompany him or her one mile, that you should also go with him or her two miles.  In other words, do not resist the person who does evil to you, but you must instead do good to the person who does evil to you.  Jesus knew that to return evil for evil done to you will cause evil to multiply in the situation and become a physical battle.  But if you don't return evil for evil done to you, then there is no more angry reaction by the person who did evil to you.  (Matthew 5:38-41)
    Jesus went further in explaining some more truth behind the reactions you must have now that you are in My new covenant of love.  He said that you must give to someone who keeps begging from you.  The reasoning behind that instruction relates to Jesus' teaching of refuting an eye for an eye.  A person robs from other people because he or she has no goods with which to be sustained in life, food, clothing and housing.   If he or she has the necessities of life, then there is no reason to steal.  The people who have a generational demon of poverty can never become completely self-providing because of that demon.  So if a person is begging from you, then your helping him or her out by giving to that person means that you keep that person from stealing, which is punishable by imprisonment.  So Jesus said to give to anyone who wants to borrow from you.  The same truth applies here.  If you allow the person to borrow your equipment, then you are allowing the person to work at his or her own skill and earn money to exist by feeding his or her own family or fulfill his or her need in some other way instead of resorting to stealing.  (Deuteronomy 15:9-11; Matthew 5:41-42)
    Jesus Christ  taught to His disciples what their loving reactions must be to the sins of other people which includes refusing to retaliate for evil done to you by someone but instead your reaction must be to bring peace to every dangerous situation.   Also His instruction to give to the person who begs from you and the truth of giving to someone who wants to borrow something from you will keep a desperate person from having to resort to stealing if he or she can't find any other way to provide for his or her family.  When you give out of your abundance, you give to Me because you have done it to the least of My children.  (Matthew 25:40 and 45)
    Most of the actions and reactions of My children in My kingdom of God are diametrically opposite to those under the old covenant laws.   Performing the actions of My kingdom of God returns to you multiple blessings.  Performing the actions of the old covenant laws  returns to you sin and death. (Romans 8:3)
    The old laws require punishment and retribution.   My new covenant instructions bring rehabilitation and restoration for everyone involved.  In fact, every time you act and react by the guidance of My Holy Spirit, you bring heaven into your life on earth.   It's definitely worth it to allow Him to guide you and teach you. (John 16:13)
    Your Father of Restoration 

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