What are “elemental spiritual forces of this world”?
How do these “forces” seek to destroy your peace?
What other scripture refers to “elementary”?
“Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules: “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings.” – Colossians 2:20-22
I was very blessed to grow up around some very well-meaning and moral people but I was cursed to be forced to accept much of what I was told as gospel when it was anything but!
The “Good News” of the gospel is this- You and I can finish elementary school and move on to LOVE!
The only thing that will not perish is Love- His Love through you and through me! Don’t believe me? Then why do we still know and follow a Jewish carpenter whose legacy could have and by all rights should have died a long time ago?
There have been many mini-jesus-es but only One Jesus that taught, lived, ate, slept and died because of Love!
By holding onto the “elemental spiritual forces of this world” you are denying the Supernatural Spiritual Power of His Love to reign supreme which is exactly what evil wants.
This path of “rule” based religious relationship will lead to misery and frustration in three ways:
1) You can’t keep the law! You never could and neither can I!
2) It sets you up to judge and to have a judgmental relationship with all those around that desperately need His Love, Peace and Forgiveness- which is the Light we need to shine!
3) It keeps you in elementary school when you could be getting a PhD in Love!
No church, no group and no individual was called to be the rule book and beat people over the head- we tried that period in history- it was called “The Dark Ages” for a very good reason!
Be the Light of His Love! Be the Light of His Mercy and Be the Light of His Grace and people will beat a path to your door to find out about the Peace that passes All understanding that walks you into the darkest night!
Care to leave the elemental forces? Click the words below:
https://www.begracefull.com/let-the-journey-begin/
Man, I so love all your writings. They’re always straight from and to the heart, sinking in dead center. Your words never fail to touch me in a way I cannot express with mere words, and me a poet, lol.
Bob, I was wondering, could you make a list of passages that I could use to try and write article such as this. There’s been a slight stirring in my heart from the Holy Spirit to create a blog/site for writing such articles.
I need some help to get up and going with subjects, such as grace, love, hope, faith…..and so on…
Here’s my email addresses where you can send the list and maybe we can keep in touch via pen-pals.
As always thank you for your amazing humbling insights. Weirdly enough I relate to every single one of them, as if God put you on Earth and into my life, so to speak, just so I could relate so profoundly to them all.
Anyway here’re my email addresses, sdbskullcrazy@gmail.com (primary) scott4468@gmail.com and suchasiam43@gmail.com (this one’s rarely used,mostly for password recovery)
Thanks and God bless and Godspeed bro.
P.S.-Never be deterred from your appointed tasks, be ever solid in your resolve, never grow weary for God’s grace and unfailing love will carry you always. Be ever vigilant for danger is ever present, never fear, for fear is a choice, and once made it is near impossible to take it back. In times of great crises always go to your Brother and He will hold you close, comforting you.
Always boast of your faults and weaknesses, for in those you will find your strengths and in doing so will boast of God’s great glory.
May you always be surrounded by impregnable, unfailing love of God, your mighty fortress, your strong tower, your refuge from the storms.
May that boundless love saturate every corner of your being, so you shall never grow dry.
May you never cower in fear in the face of your enemies, rather embrace them as friends, as Christ would have in love.
As Christ loved all, so should you; as He said, “A new commandment I give to you; love others, and as I have loved you, you shall love each other.” (From somewhere in John, just can’t remember where. lol)
And remember this: The very Spirit of God resides in your Heart of Hearts even to your last breath, and Jesus is with you wherever you you may go, so that you may complete your the journey and plans God has for you.
God bless brother.
WOW! Praise God Brother and Thank you so very much for sharing this! This brought me great encouragement today!
You have so very much been used of God to bless me this day – and I will always be Thank-Full! (how is that for
a former English teacher – LOL!)
As a friend and brother of mine said the first time we encountered a 7 foot tall Iraqi – “I sure am glad he is on
our side!”
Let me work on the list of verses – it may take me a little while as I am focused on heading back downrange but I will
get it done! Praise God for you and your talent and all the tremendous seeds of Love and Life that it is planting!
Yes let me email you and I will hope to create a rough list from some of the passages that God has allowed to marinate
in me. I find that many of the passages are made much more real by the observation He allows as I go through moments breathing
in the knowledge that the moment belongs to Him, came from Him and is for my growth at that exact second in occurs.
For me a verse like “Be still and know that I am God!” is the basis for a sense of peace be it during a mortar attack
or through a conversation with a legalist but even when I don’t remember that verse at the moment I need to – the reason
I don’t remember it is because He wants me to see something else. If that sounds kind of crazy its ok, you kind of
have to be to follow an out of work, homeless, Jewish carpenter who never amounted to anything by earthly standards
so that He could create for us The Way to amount to Everything Spiritually!
Thank you again for your encouragement, your courage and honesty has been a constant source of light for me and a challenge
in many ways to be open and share some moments that God wanted me to share – but I wasn’t sure I was ready – you played a
big role in God saying, “Share my son, I didn’t bring you through the Red Sea because I wanted you to relax on the beach
on the other side.” God uses our Brothers and Sisters like you who have so many scars to show that we never leave
the palm of His merciful, Loving grasp! We were healed by His scars and we share our scars as a Loving reminder that His
Grace really is sufficient for me!
Peace Brother, I will send you an email as soon as I finish this,
Bob