' so I send you '

forgiven & transformed, 'so I send you' – how amazing is that – that God through His mercy and grace has forgiven and transformed each and every single one of us... and then sends us out to reach those who think that God could never love them... Just think... if God can love one such as I... and use one such as I... then what all is possible with a life like yours... in Acts 2:13 we see that as always there is a divided response to the gospel: some people are open and believe, while others close themselves off to the message – still today... others refuse to take God at His word – a new covenant... has been given, we are no longer under the old one, and still so many try to make others live under the rules and regulations set out in the Scriptures, in their own denominational guiding documents... we have been set free... free from all that... why in the world would you let anyone change that for you... when the Holy Spirit rests upon you... you know the Truth... from within... I can't convince you of it, nor can anyone else... however others can make you to feel like your doing something wrong... not fitting in with the crowd, but is it the crowd, we really want to be fitting into... the Spirit gives each of us the ability to reach out to those who will understand and in kind, the Spirit opens the ears and the heart of understanding so that they get what we are saying – in how we speak in our own languages – slang or even contextually... sometimes we can go off on flights of fancy with the Scriptures, more often than not though, we are given the heart of the message, which is spoken in every language... So who understands you... “what does this mean” the Spirit of the Truth either resonates with you or it does not – if not, then why not? We are told “in the last day's God will pour out His Spirit upon all flesh, so if this be true, then it must be our own hardheartedness, our own deaf ears, and unloving hearts for God or each other, and here's the kicker, you can't do one without the other, so it's all in, or its all out... you can't do only what you like, all to often we find ourselves comfortable in our lives, and really don't want any type of disruption – well guess what if your comfortable, then something is wrong... you are not looking around you... you are not truly loving those around you... you are not reaching out to others as Christ did... it wasn't always comfortable for Him to do so... and we see and hear that it truly is the Spirit that enables our Faith... “no one can say 'Jesus is Lord' except by the Holy Spirit” to each of us is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good... each of us are gifted for service, not to ourselves but, for all of us... and certainly not a just for a selected few, but all of us... the various gifts serve the common good, even our Faith is a gift - and so all believers have it... so let none of us boast of anything... for just as we have been blessed with unique gifts of the Spirit... let us also share these gifts with one another... are you sharing what God has given you as your Spiritual Gifts and talents - or are you keeping them to yourself... when we are living in harmony with God and each other, then true peace that only comes from almighty God is ours everlasting... “Peace be with you” Christ said to His disciples and then breathed the Holy Spirit upon them. If the Holy Spirit has come within us – then we too have this same Peace beyond any human understanding... and only the Spirit in them can see the Spirit in you... and 'so send I you' becomes a reality for us – we begin to share our lives openly, lovingly, without distinctions, exceptions or fail... just as we are – we have been sent... “how beautiful the feet of those who are sent” I can't send you nor can any other human entity... we will most certainly go astray if we have not been set by the One and only One who can send us... and then you and I can and will share the journey with one another, in the Everlasting Peace & Unfailing Love of Christ... AMEN... Rev. Terry J. McGuire