Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart

Matthew 16:23, “But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.”

The Lord was talking about realms when He identified that Peter was not setting his mind on the things of God, but the things of men.

What Peter needed to do was to get into another realm!

He needed to leave the realm of his opinion and set his mind on the things of God.

To set our mind on the things of God, we have to do what Colossians 3:2 says: “Set your mind on things above.”

This happens by spending time with the Lord, opening to Him, seeking Him.

And then, by being supplied in fellowship with Him, we are enabled to set our mind on the things of God.

So we deal with opinion by getting into another realm.

When we get into the Spirit, we get into another realm, and we touch the cross.

When we touch the Spirit, the Spirit is composed of a crucifying power that puts us to death, that cuts off the opinion, that denies the self, and that does not allow the self to make any provision for itself.

The Spirit ushers in the cross to deal with our opinion, to execute crucifixion over our opinion.

We need the exposure and the failures to humble us and open us up to the Lord so that we will lose all confidence in the self and simply trust in the Spirit.

We trust in His divine operation to deal with our opinion, which is just the expression of the self.

Oh, friends, this is critical, life-changing fellowship.

We need to expose this horrible thing called opinion, which is actually Satan sitting in the church.

Opinion is what destroys the church.

It disintegrates, damages, insulates, divides, and immobilizes us!

How crucial it is that we all target this opinion–good opinion, right opinion, opinion about your husband or wife, or the brothers and sisters in church.

Just say, “Lord, crucify my opinion!

Cut off its head! You are the Head.

I am not the head.

I do not like to hold any view.

I only like to love You, to enjoy You, to be a person freed from opinion.”

We just want to be one spirit with the Lord and not hinder the Lord’s movement among us in the church.

Until Tomorrow

With A Shepherd’s Love,

Pastor Jackson

Tuesday’s Prayer Requests

Mike Ferus

Joel Bateman – Hospice 

Ethel Proudfit – Hospice 

Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad 

Ashton Bateman

Brandon’s Dad 

Charlene Palmer 

Darlene Thaxton 

Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother 

Dr. Don Davis 

Easton Fielder 

Erik Magusson

Freddie May’s Mom 

George & Linda Alexander 

James Burnette 

Jim Mabe 

June Cronan’s Sister 

John Austin 

John McClain 

Lillanna Magnusson’s Mom

Linda Hodges’ Sister 

Michael Stanley 

Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother 

Rose Fuller 

Sandra Graham 

Scott Nix 

Terrell Loyd 

Tom Witcher 

James Garner’s Friend 

Kim McClain’s Mother 

Lonzo Christin 

Ashely Burn’s Sisters 

Coly/Connor – Allison’s G’sons 

Larry Barker 

Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah 

Mary Sims 

Marynell Ford 

Pastor & Mrs. Driskell 

Ricky Stubbs 

Roseleigh Osborn 

Scott Lanier 

Sheila Simmon’s Cousin