Satan likes to use division as a tool to disable the effectiveness of those who follow Jesus.   And one thing he uses to cause division is gossip.  Gossip often leads to confusion, arguing and fighting.  And when believers are involved with all of those things, they are not moving forward and they are certainly not being effective for the cause of Christ.  

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As we begin an in depth look at the cross of Christ and how we can embrace it, we’ll learn that Christ’s vicarious death was deficient for none, sufficient for all, and efficient for everybody who believes in Him. Find out more about what this means, when you join us for today’s Treasured Truth.

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When we’re going through a situation that involves misunderstanding, it’s easy to want to take things into our own hands and try to fix it.  But Pastor Ford will encourage us today to turn it all over to God.  We should pray that God will open the eyes of those who have misunderstood us.  We shouldn’t rush in and try to fix things ourselves.  We should let God handle it!  

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As we continue to look at misunderstanding today on Treasured Truth, we’ll see that often manipulation can be a factor that leads to misunderstanding.  And sometimes people who might have their own interests in mind can complicate the communication process even further, for their own purposes.

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Misunderstanding can occur so easily.  And often, it can happen when someone who is involved in the misunderstanding assigns the wrong motivation to the person who is sending the message.  And Pastor Ford will point out today that no matter how good your motivation may be for what you are doing, there’s always going to be someone who will ascribe to you a different motivation.  

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Today, Pastor Ford will challenge us today to consider these questions—Can you worship Jesus, even when you don’t get what you want? Even if you don’t get the job, if the sickness isn’t healed, if you never get a husband, if you never get a wife, or if your children never come back from “the far country”?  Like Job, can you still say, “The Lord giveth, the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord?”

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What do you do when Jesus doesn’t do what you want, how you want and when you want?  Today, Pastor Ford will point out that the mother we meet in Matthew 15 decided she was going to go beyond her expectation.  She expected Jesus to help her, but He was silent in that moment. So, she began an exercise in faith by deciding to sit and wait for Him to respond. 

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When we see a brother or sister in need of spiritual correction, we first need to take time to pray and really think about the best, most positive way to speak words of correction or words of rebuke to them.  We need to do it in the right spirit, and not permit ourselves to get upset when we don’t get the response that we think we should get or that the Bible says we should get from them. 

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Who do you go to when you have a problem?  Is the fact that Jesus is ready to help you with anything you need something that you remember in your time of need?  As we begin a new study in Matthew 15, Pastor Ford will introduce us to a woman who had an audacious faith and believed that Jesus was the only One Who could help her. 

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Pastor Ford will challenge us today to consider the need we have to understand how our problems and pain can be motivating factors in our lives. Even though we go through difficulties, they can motivate us to live in our “not yet,” right now.  In other words, we can focus right now on the hope we have in our future with Jesus, instead of dwelling on our current situation.

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