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2BODYOFCHRISTNEWSFEBRUARY2012IHAVEDISCOVEREDTHATPEOPLEINGENERALAREFAULTFINDERSRATHERTHANFACTFINDERSORBELIEVERSINFACTS.Factsarethingsdoneorsomethingthatcomestopassthequalityofbeingactualorreal.Itx19slikethewordofGodinthatmostbelievethatthewordistheabsolutefactsortheabsolutetruth.Findingfaultwithmeniseasybutfindingtheirvalueorworthismoredifficultwhenwewonx19tallowourselvestounderstandwhatx19sintheirheartsandwhattheybelievein.ThisiseasyforGodwhomadeusandknowsallaboutwhoweare.SinceGodonlyworksthrupeopleitwoulddousgoodtotryandunderstandwhothepeoplearethatwepassjudgmentuponwithoutknowingwhotheyreallyare.InMatthew718itsaysx1cAgoodtreecannotbringforthevilfruitneithercanacorrupttreebringforthgoodfruit.x1dTheoutwardappearanceofmandoesnotnecessarilyshowuswhotheyare.Godlooksattheheartsofmenandcaresnotsomuchaboutthephysicalwhichwillsoonturnbacktothedust.Whenwelookforfaultinothersitkeepsthefocusoffourselvesandthustricksourmindsintobelievingthatweareaboveorbeyondwhatothersarefacedwith.ThisisanaturalmaneuverforSatinwhosewholeplatformisabouttrickeryandlies.WhenwelookatthosewhomGodchosetorepresenthimintheearthweknowthathisinsighthasmoreweightthanours.ForexampleDavidx1cThemanafterGodx19sownheart.x1dNomatterwhathisfaultDavidpossessedcertaincharacteristicssuchasrespect-fultrustinghumblelovingdevotedreverentobedientrecognitionfaithfulandrepentant.PeteradiscipleofChristhadmanyfaultslikethedenialofChristandhislackoffaithwhilewalkingonthewaterinthepresenceofJesus.YetPeterwasveryinstrumentalinthe2ndchapterofthebookofActswhenthreethousandsoulsweresavedatPentecost.TheApostlePaulwithhispersecutionsofthechurchwasconvertedontheroadtoDamascusinchapter9oftheActsandwentontobecomeoneofthegreatestspokesmenforChrist.ThesefewexamplesshouldletusknowthatGoduseswhomeverhechooses.Thesepeoplemaynothavebeenourchoicebutwewouldhavetoaskourselvestowhatpurposewouldwehavecon-sideredusingthemandwouldourpurposebegreaterthatGodx19sRememberwhenwewereingradeschoolandhighschooltherewerealwaysthosewhofeltthatcertainstudentswouldnotamounttomuchbutweknowthatisnotthecaseinmanyofourlives.ThisiswhywecannotaffordtoplacecertainrestrictionsonindividualsespeciallytheyouthbecausenonebutGodknowstheirpurposeandworth.AllourvalueswentupwhenweacceptedJesusastheChristandSaviouroftheworld.PresidentBarrackObamasaidx1cyeswecanx1d.Ourwordstoouryouthshouldbeyesyoucan.Wetendtogrowupourchildrentoofastnotrealizingthattheymustfirstbechildrenandthenbecomeadults.Theymustgrowwithinacertaintimeframeandhopefullywithacertainpurpose.JesushimselfintheGospelofLuke240-52hadtogrowinstatureinspiritandwisdom.GodhadapurposeforJesusandhealsohasoneforourlives.Heistheonlyonewhocankeepusonthepathhewantsforus.Satanwouldlovetoseeusgetoffcoursebecausethatwouldgivehimtheopportunitytouseusinwhatevermannerhewants.x1cToomanypeopleovervaluewhattheyarenotandundervaluewhattheyare.x1dx14MalcolmForbesx14WilWilsonWHATAREWEWORTH