HUMBLE FLEXIBILITY

Dear One, There are bushes that have thick, strong branches which are easily snapped in a strong wind because of their rigidity. There are bushes that have thin, tender branches which survive strong winds because of their flexibility. Jesus said that He is the vine and you are the branches. In the body of Christ there are rigid branches which are snapped when strong winds of true doctrine are revealed.

 The flexible tender branches who are always open to new revelations are the ones who endure to the end because of their lack of pride and rigidity. My fruit of kindness that is an outgrowth of My kindness toward you is always flexible, never rigid, never strong in religious or political opinions but always eager to believe new and beneficial revelations of My love for all humanity and the earth. Jesus, Himself, was so flexible and humble that He was never vainglorious. He let Me proclaim His identity, never declaring His own importance as He spoke My truth. He even said that He was not good and that only I am good. When the disciples were confused about His Godliness He asked Peter his opinion of who He was. Peter proclaimed that He was the Christ, the Son of the Living God. Jesus never tooted His own horn but always testified that His works were done by Me. Jesus congratulated Peter for receiving that revelation which He said only came from Me. Jesus didn’t take credit for that revelation but He gave credit to Me for His works and for all revelations. Rigidity which comes from pride will not be open for revelations from Me because of the fear that they will conflict with previous religious foundations. Flexibility which comes from My fruit of kindness and humility will always be open to revelations because of never being rigid and self sufficient. Being flexible is willing to be wrong in your beliefs, your opinions, and your political and religious tenets. It is being like the tender branches of a plant which flow with the winds rather than being rigid and easily broken. Being flexible is being open to My compassion and mercy for all people, the downtrodden, the poor, the offenders of laws, the demon possessed, the immigrants in your country, and even the people with opposing rigid opinions. Being flexible is being willing to be wrong, taking upon yourself the willingness to allow others to have their own opinions without being in strife with them. Jesus was willing to be made sin when He knew no sin. He was willing to look like He was wrong in an effort to die for the sins of the world. All the time He was righteous, but He was willing to be flexible and appear to be wrong to the entire world because the end result was showing My love and kindness to all the world. He swallowed any fleshly pride that He had, and He became obedient to me, even unto death. He did not avenge Himself and His beliefs. He let Me avenge Him, which is My job in the lives of My children. Rigid Scribes and Pharisees never experience My kingdom. Only humble and flexible people do. Your Kind and Loving Father - Matthew 3:13-17; Matthew16:13-17; Mark 10:18; Philippians 2:3-15.