ONE SUPREME BEING AND THE CREATED BEINGS IN THAT BEING

ONE MIND / ONE BODY

Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in God with Messiah we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the other pure souls.

Complete your joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others significant as much as yourselves.

Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Let not your heart is proud, your eyes are not haughty; do not concern yourselves over with great matters or things too wonderful for you.


GOD'S DESIRE FOR US

God’s desire is for us all to live and experience abundant lives in our daily walk with him. He wants us to grow in him and get to know him better every day. He longs for us to find complete joy in him, through Yeshua Messiah, the awakener and the key holder of the eternity gate, and, the power of God’s Holy Spirit in us.


THE RIGHTEOUS / THE ENVIOUS

The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot. . . . The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life.

A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.


THE HAUGHTY EYES

The word haughtyis defined by Merriam-Webster as “blatantly and disdainfully proud.” The word is always used in the evil sense of “arrogant, disdainful and setting oneself above others”; it is often set in contrast to being humble.

Haughty eyes are said to be sin along with a proud heart. To have haughty eyes is to have an arrogant demeanor; it’s an overall attitude of one’s heart that causes one to scorn or “look down on” others. The haughty person sets himself above others, and ultimately above God.

When we are haughty, we become the center of our universe; everything revolves around us. There is little, if any, concern for what others think and no consideration of the will of God. Pride, haughtiness, is the trunk of the tree from which all other sins sprout. When we are at the center of our world, then nothing that we want is unlawful to us.

God is resistant to haughtiness. It is an abomination to God. God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.


GOD HATES THOSE ACTS

“The Lord hates these seven things:
eyes that show pride,
tongues that tell lies,
hands that kill innocent people,
hearts that plan evil things to do,
feet that run to do evil,
witnesses in court who tell lies,
and anyone who causes family members to fight.”