Seeking our provision in Jesus’ love instead of in the powers of this world (Part 4).

[Leonardo Von]

Seeking our provision in Jesus’ love instead of in the powers of this world (Part 4).

•    “And when He had opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, Come and see. And I looked, and lo, a black horse. And he sitting on it had a balance in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures say, A choenix of wheat for a denarius, and three choenixes of barley for a denarius. And do not hurt the oil and the wine.” (Rev 6:5,6).

The badge of this horseman is the “balance”. On the contrary of the other horsemen, this one has a balance. It wasn’t given to him. And, as we well know, the commerce was the starting point of the sin (what gave occasion to Ha-Satan to sin) and ending point (the base of the mark of the beast:

•    “By the *multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence*, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.” (Eze 28:16).

•    “Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, *they bought, they sold*, they planted, they builded;” (Luk 17:28);
•    “And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: and *that no man might buy or sell*, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.” (Rev 13:16,17).

The commerce seems normal. Notwithstanding: 

•    “And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.” (Mal 2:15).

The Eternal created only one man and made the woman from the man just to show that His original project always was that all humanity was only one in Him. Many people emphasize the importance of the family and, nevertheless, they forget that, strictly speaking, all humanity is a family, regardless of sex, breed, nationality, age, etc. Everyone is descendant from Noah (and, of course, Adam).

In a family the correct is to communicate with each other as concerning giving and receiving (see Phil 4:15) by love, and not by obligation. Instead of receiving debts, let’s opt for receiving grace. In other words, instead of trying to put other people in serfdom toward us (through the seduction of wealthiness, fame, power, beauty, pleasure, strength, etc., as it is did in the commerce to enthrall the consumers), let’s put all our gifts and talents to Jesus’ service; not biding any additional recompense, but for the privilege imparted to us, namely, while we are focus on serving Jesus, we aren’t serving the sin:

•    “For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.” (Rom 6:20-22).

So, have a good weekend throw away all balance in your life. That is to say, don’t charge people that they retribute or recognize your favor; keep doing what is good so that the sin don’t find occasion to manifest and bring death to you and people close to you (James 1:13-15; Romans 6:23). Love so that Jesus can find place in your life to multiply the opportunities for you being useful in His hands for people (Eph 1:3; 2Peter 1:3).

Tomorrow we will continue. For now, stay pondering in the following excerpt of the Holy Scripture:

•    “But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, *may abound to every good work* : (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever. Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and *increase the fruits of your righteousness*  *Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness*, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.” (2Co 9:6-11).