Love Ye One Another

He commanded us to "Love Ye one another as I have loved you."

What a simple command. We as a people don't do it. Why? It is a commandment. Many of us don't know to do it because long before we came to the realization that we were independent human beings someone "messed us up".

They got "a-hold to us" and instilled fear, and anger and hatred. They "messed us up" on purpose. They did it knowingly. They did it out of a corrupt heart, they did it out of guile.

They laid their children low and walked on them. They wiped their feet on them. Assault and curses became so common place to these children they became grateful for any sign of kindness, something as minimal as a pleasant smile.

You can't believe their lies children. God loves all of His children. Don't let anyone tell you that you are not good enough, that you are too black, that you are nothing but a bastard. Don't let anyone tell you that you were a mistake born for bad luck. When they brag to your face that they tried to abort you three times, don't you listen. When they tell you that you have a nigger gun barrel nose, shut them out. If they tell you that you have nappy hair and they were blessed with Jesus grass know that is an ignorant fool trying to steal your joy.

On the contrary don't accept her ignorant compliments about your gray-green eyes, pink lips and light skin. Look at them real hard because you are looking at a fool. A fool spreading ignorance trying to block God's blessings for you.

Do know that he who leads into captivity shall go into captivity.

This is not a loyalty contest, we are not choosing up sides for a baseball game. We are in a war, "A Secret War, enemy unseen"* (Alice Lovelace)

"He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me." (Matthew 10:37)

Do I need to explain that to you? Do I have to break it down for you? You don't up hold any one in their wrong doing. You don't do it because they are kin and you are afraid of retribution or you have some sick sense of loyalty. Don't come running out of the wood work when they have passed on saying that you knew it all the time. If you truly love the Lord you will always stand up for what you know is right.

"And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me." (Matthew 10:38)

I picked up my cross because it was thrust upon me. I know what a child's broken heart feels like. I know what it is to be a poor black unwanted orphan. I could not help myself but I can help others like me. I can be a beacon, a shining light, a TRUTH teller.

"You shall proceed no further!" You shall cease and desist from your wicked ways. You have been exposed for what you are, now shrink. Dry up, shrivel up, disappear. "Get thee behind me Satan!"

I had a friend that shared this fantastic didactic story with me. He was a city boy visiting his old black grandmother in south Georgia in the fifties. His grandmother set the ground rules, explaining what he could and could not do on the little farm. His eight year old mannish nature made him test her. He said he ate the green apples from the tree, chased the chickens, didn't sweep the porch as told. He said the whole time he was testing his grandmother she never said a word. She just glared at him. After a day filled with pleasurable mischief he went quietly to bed. But at about two o'clock that morning his grandmother busted into his room, snatched his little cover off and proceeded to wail on him beating him with three plaited switches all the while preaching; "You might get by but you won't get away!"

Don't be fooled children. Just because you have done wrong for years without reprisal do not believe that God has given you a pass. I keep telling you that God is no respecter of man. God has no secret preference for color or hair, race or wealth. God is not impressed with your homemade titles; Bishop, Elder, Minister, Preacher or Potentate. True those titles may impress simple man. But don't you ever forget that God knows your heart.

You and I will reap exactly what we sow. If you don't want to reap it, if you can't reap it because you are too proud or too cowardly, tough, because you sowed it. The time for regret was when you were doing it.

No you can not undo what you did but you can acknowledge it. You can be truthful for once in your miserable life.

Granddaddy was too much of a gentleman to say it but I will say it; "I told you so. I told you that apart from Christ you are nothing."

God does not want our feigned "Christianity". He doesn't want our double mindedness, "be ye hot or cold."

That would be your luck; to offend, molest and attempt to destroy one of God's anointed, a dear little soul that Jesus had set apart.

"But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him (her) that a millstone were hanged about his (her) neck, and that he (she) were drowned in the depth of the sea." Matthew 18:6

I see you standing there with your pupils blazing red, caught, exposed, revealed to the entire world for your decades of stealth sneaky craftiness. Cold busted. You knew this day was coming didn't you? You did expect this end didn't you?

Be careful, be wise, become analytical, learn to think for yourself children.

If you call yourself a Christian do so out of a pure heart. Don't grab that title and parade around thinking it entitles you to "mess over " people.

Most of all do not lie to yourself. Know what you are and be what you are. God's children are not garbage for you to rape and destroy. Did God bring you to this earth to spread ignorance? Do you repeat nonsense like; "What's done on the ship stays on the ship?"

Have you been a fool? Did you allow yourself to become a tool for the devil? Can you love the Lord?

"With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible." Mark 10:27

Think about it.

Thank God for another opportunity to serve Him children.
Be Blessed. "Keep yourself up as much as you can."

Much Love, Peace and Happiness,
Rachel