Character: The Pulse of a Disciples Heart
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Recently I heard a great prophetic teacher Thamo Naidoo from South Africa mention in his message that there is a difference between apostles of churches and apostles of Christ. He said that while there were many apostles of churches, there were only very few true apostles of Christ on the Earth today. That one statement exploded on the inside of me and gave me much illumination. I had never heard anyone make this delineation before, but it makes a lot of sense to me. The following is what I have unpacked in the scriptures since Thamo made this statement. Apostles are the "sent ones" who represent the essence of what the church vision or mission is all about.
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In John 17, Jesus constantly referred to the fact that He was sent by the Father to the world, which is one reason Hebrews 3: Jesus was God's apostle sent into the world to redeem it. There will never be another apostle added to that list since there were only However, it seems evident at least to me that Paul was also an apostle of Christ, which means this general category was not limited to merely 12 in total.
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In the New Testament there were dozens of people identified as apostles. It is my view that since Paul was an apostle of Christ his apostleship transcended the churches he founded. Although Paul did not found the church in Rome, he was respected enough by the general body of Christ that he was able to write the letter to the Romans with apostolic weight and authority as if he was the one who planted it. Also, Paul warned that there were some who were masquerading as apostles of Christ 2 Cor.
Furthermore, in 2 Corinthians 8: Apostles of Christ are also trans-cultural, trans-generational, and are more loyal to the kingdom of God than to a specific geopolitical affinity. One of the reasons is because their assignment is limited to those works they personally oversee or have founded.
On the other hand, apostles of Christ have an ambassadorial call that transcends any one church, movement or denomination. Visit the Charisma Store to view all our specials. Help Charisma stay strong for years to come as we report on life in the Spirit. Click here to keep us strong! So David calls the prophet Nathan and announces his intention to build a temple to house the ark.
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This reveals the heart of David to pour a vast amount of physical resources into honoring God through building a center for worship. In a dream, Nathan is instructed to inform David that the task of building the temple would not be his because of his life as a warrior. In a remarkable twist, David is informed that The Lord himself will establish a house for you 7: The house that God intends to build for David is a dynasty that will include the future Messiah.
David made lavish preparations for the temple which his son Solomon would build.
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He set aside a massive amount of money, wrote music for temple worship, and laid out the design of the temple. How does your heart compare? Are you driven to worship? How high in your list of priorities is giving worship to God? Does it even make your top ten for this week? Just being here on Sunday morning does not necessarily qualify as worship.
How have you shown God the reverence and esteem due him through the way you have conducted your life this week?
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He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did. Clearly, the Bible does not attempt to shield us from the sins committed by its heroes. There is no air-brushed hero here. Yes, David was a war hero, a king and a poet; but he was also deceitful, adulterous, and a murderer. Are you feeling just a little more normal now? How did David respond to his failure? After being confronted with his failure, he says, I have sinned against the Lord. He repents and seeks forgiveness.
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Notice that he did not deny he did it, he did not make excuses, he did not rationalize by talking about what or who caused him to act this way, he did not blame Bathsheba for her part in the dirty deed. He honestly admitted his failure, asked for forgiveness and moved forward. How are you doing at forgiving others for their mistakes?
Like David, we need to let it go and let our mistakes come under the grace of God. God used David, and he can use you and those around you who have sinned. O loving and kind God, have mercy. Have pity upon me and take away the awful stains of my sins. Wash me, cleanse me from this guilt. Let me be pure again for I admit my shameful deeds.
God will not reject a repentant heart. Psalms of repentance shows us a God-like response to our own sin. Unfortunately, we often associate our strongest memories of David with Bathsheba and his adulterous affair. The whole countryside wept aloud as all the people passed by. The king also crossed the Kidron Valley, and all the people moved on toward the desert. Zadok was there, too, and all the Levites who were with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God.
Where do you place your trust when the going gets tough? In your own strength? David put his trust in his God. He was always at war with the nations around him. He was on the run from Saul and lived in various caves to escape. His family was not one the average Christian magazine would profile on the front cover…it was a mess!
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He had a son who raped his daughter, and his other son killed that brother when he found out about it. One of his sons, Absalom, staged a coup attempt for the kingdom against his own father and then was killed. David, now well-advanced in years, flees the city of Jerusalem. When the high priest, Zadok, carries the the ark of the covenant out of Jerusalem to accompany David in his flight, David instructs him to carry it back into the city. Talk about stress and a series of messes! Listen to what David wrote about this, where we get a glimpse into his heart of trust.
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In my distress I prayed to the Lord. He answered me and rescued me. He is for me. How can I be afraid? Under great stress factors, David reminded himself that God was in charge and God was on his side and thus he should not allow himself to be afraid. David had extreme trust in God. My mind and my body may grow weak but God is my strength. He is all I ever need. David had a heart of trust, even when his life was at its most stressed.
Well, how are you doing on this heart attitude? Give yourself a quick exam.