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Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:

Matthew 5:22, “But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.”

If we are genuinely experiencing the Lord’s transcendent life in us, we cannot say things that are incompatible with that life without retracing our steps in the Spirit and making it right.

We cannot live in an insensitive way.

We find ourselves saying, “I’m sorry. That was too much.”

We may apologize not just for what we said, but for where it came from.

It came from the source of the self in the form of a fixed attitude that wrote someone off as a fool.

When the transcendent life operates in our being, God begins touching our source about everything.

Who is relating to people?

You or the Lord?

So life operates in us in a detailed way, checking our words by the Spirit.

This is what it means to deal with the Lord and to be dealt with by Him.

It is learning to know Him as He reproduces His life in us.

Matthew 5:21-22 tells us that in His transcendent life we will have dealings over our speaking, not in a general way but in a fine way, even over one extra word.

Just “Raca” or “Moreh” is enough to produce an uncomfortable feeling within you.

Do you know why you feel uncomfortable?

It is because you are wearing the wrong clothing.

You are not wearing Christ.

At that moment you have not put Him on.

When you put Him on, you find that He is a heart of compassion, He is longsuffering, and He is kindness.

When we put on the disposition of Christ, we feel comfortable.

It is like feeling comfortable with clothing that fits and matches.

When we say words that do not fit and match Christ in us, we feel uncomfortable within.

We realize that we are wearing the wrong words, that is, we are making Christ wear them (1 Cor. 6:15).

This discomfort is the fineness of His life operating to bring us up to a higher, transcendent level, where He is.

In these kinds of dealings we discover that His life is transcendent in its fineness.

Until Tomorrow,

With A Shepherd’s Love

Pastor

TODAY’S PRAYER LIST

Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad

Brandon’s Dad

Dan Haines

Dr. Don Davis – Home

Freddie May’s Mom

George Alexander 

Jane Hicks

Joan Cronan’s Sister

Linda Hodges’ Sister

Michael Stanley

John McClain

Ronnie Palmer

Linda Lanier

Melisa Smith’s G’Father

Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother

Tom Witcher

Ann Sullivan – Paula’s Friend

Bentley Smith

James Garner’s Friend 

Kim McClain’s Mother

Lonzo Christian             

Ashley Burn’s Sisters

Bill Moody 

Charlie Sessom – Waiting  

Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons 

Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother

Hanna Hall – Pray for Grace

Kenny & Nora Allison  

Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister  

Larry Barker  

Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah

Mary Sims  

Marynell Ford

Pastor & Mrs. Driskell 

Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend 

Ricky Stubbs  

Roseleigh Osborn  

Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son 

Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend

Sheila Simmon’s Cousin

Tammy Shellnut’s Mother/Dad