Final Exhortations
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
We’ll be with you. And let’s see… We do need the god of peace. To be with us. There are many things happening around the world, and we see protests happening because of inequalities. People are being snatched off the streets in other countries because of political unrest. Be grateful for those things that God has given us. To stand up for those things that God has given us. To rejoice in them and tell those powers that might want to try to take them away. that God gave them to us and that we will stand pat in keeping. Everything that God has given us is near. that we will do these things. As Jesus has taught us. And it says it here: let your gentleness be evident to all. Gentleness does not mean that we have to be weak. It just means that we need to be kind. Kindness does not mean that people get to walk all over our boundaries. As it would be said. It doesn’t mean that we have to let people bully us. We can stand strong against those who oppose us.We do it in ways that are not violent. Those protests in our street, as we see in Minnesota. A governor stood up for his people. The people are currently protesting what is happening over the shooting death of a citizen, a kind person. Who was just trying to be of assistance.
That was the person who did the shooting. May they find a heavy heart. Knowing that they have. punish someone with lethal force. But just be kind. We have to ask God for his justice. Not the kind of justice that comes from man’s law. There’s really a disguise for revenge. or control. That we have to ask God for His justice, the kind that brings love into people’s hearts, the kind of love that is unconditional and has no boundaries for anyone. It includes all and allows redemption for everything that we may have ever done. It allows us to go to… to gods and say. I want to be… the person you want me to be. It allows us to reach into the darkest of. parts of our souls. and shed that light. We have to band together as brothers and sisters, as it says repeatedly in Scripture, that we are all brothers and sisters to God. We all have a common ground and a link to God through the words of Abraham. That we continue in his pain. that we continue to spread God’s love. B, that is what we that is what is inside of us. We have to remember, because that love is so deep inside of us, that it is a very. The essence that links all of us together, then it cannot be taken away. That we all have that freedom inside of us. It cannot be taken away. And that we have to find ways so that we are not giving it away, maybe we should take a step back from the material goods that we all seem to desire in this society and put forth. Those things are more spiritual. We all know the saying that we can’t take it with us, but what does… Go wherever we go is that basic energy in our spirit. Feed that first, allow your heart and your mind to feel God’s love. Allow it to wash through your entire soul and being, and stand together. Stand up for those. who are having trouble standing. Help each other to your feet. March, if we need. So that God knows that we are marching for His love. God knows that we’re marching for Him. We are marching for His justice not manly justice. that we are marching for. The freedom that He gives us. Not the freedom that some man’s law allows us to have. We are marching to celebrate. Every piece of nature that God has put in front of us. that we are marching to celebrate. What he has given us. Let the world know that you are grateful. for every loving thing. That was given to us by God. Let people know that. Through God, we are all equal human beings. That we’re all equal beings. Created in his image. People know that. Then pray for God’s strength. Lord, fill our hearts with your spirit, fill our hearts so that we know we can stand. For each other, and Stan saying that. God loves us. Has not put any conditions to his love other than that we accept it. Good. Allow us to fuel that love, no matter who we are, where we are. As long as… We are next to you that we are seeing. Keep us protected. For those who want to steal that love away from us. Keep us protected for those who want to do us harm. Keep us protected from those who would lie about what your word really means. Keep us protected. So that we stay safe.
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