C H O F Ministry

Tag: Neighbor

  • “Mandate – Love Your Neighbor”

    “Black History Month”
    This morning we look back at one of our Black history matriarchs.
    We discover her extraordinary view about loving your neighbor.
    Have a blessed Sunday, Everyone.

  • “Love Your Neighbor”

    Prayer and Bible verse Wednesday 7 17 2019 Phil 1 3
    Shalom Aleichem Believers in the Christian faith.

    You know life can be very harsh and biased. To be a blessing to someone can be problematic or involve us going out of our way to help. When I was working for a shipyard, a senior welder advised me that “life’s more laid-back when we just say no.” This is true. Saying no to others saves a lot of time and energy because every analysis just comes to a rapid end. In my life, I’ve never seen someone so quick to make excuses instead of finding ways to be helping others as he did. This reminded me of the expression about, “getting a dose of your own medicine.”
     
    One time I witnessed the same coworker being denied a favor by everyone. His request was simple: change days because of an imperative appointment. I couldn’t help him either because we worked in two different fields. It was tough to watch and a harsh lesson for him to learn.
     
    Beloved, Jesus commanded us to love our neighbor as we love ourselves and the parable of the Good Samaritan is the perfect example. (*1.)
     
    Beloved, EVERYONE IS A NEIGHBOR. 😀
    Are you willing and ready to love everyone?
    Shalom
     
    Beloved, life is very short. It comes and goes like an unannounced gust of wind. None of us know the hour or day when that gust of wind will be permitted to enter our room and blow out our earthly light. So today, reach out and touch someone and tell them you love them, BECAUSE TELLING THEM LATER JUST MIGHT BE TOO LATE.
     
    I LOVE YOU ALL!!! Have a Wonderful Wednesday. 😀
     
    CHOF Ministry’s Cross Reference Scriptures
    *1. Mark 12:31 & Luke 10:25-37

  • “Personally, Adjudicating Your Neighbor”

    Monday 7 8 2019 Let Us Pray Matthew 7 3 through 4
    Praise the Lord Beloved. Happy Monday to you all. 😀

    You know Beloved, it’s very, very – VERY, easy to discover and intensify the errors of others, especially when it overshadows our own weaknesses and inadequacies. Actually, it’s easy to insult or criticize someone at the expense of their misfortune(s) “especially if we dislike them”, while we ignore our own failures. Beloved, if you claim the Christian faith these kinds of acts can’t and shouldn’t be taken lightly!!! It’s wrong and a very serious misguided step on your spiritual journey. You see, trying to make yourselves look better or standout, by employing dishonorable means is just outright wrong and only smears “YOUR” character and reputation. This is “hypocrisy” at its best, which our Savior avoided and ignored and repetitively warned His disciples about!!!
     
    Now, don’t get me wrong here, I’m not saying stop applying godly discernment, and good old common sense, to discern right from wrong, to differentiate between ethical ideologies and unscrupulous corruption. But what “I am saying” is you should NEVER judge your neighbor from a predetermined, impartial, or instigated platform. Fact is many of you insult or criticize a person or people you’ve never personally met or spoken to, so you don’t know their life’s story- THIS IS WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS. Your information is from gossip-hearsay “he said – she said” mess!!! (*1)
     
    Beloved, there’s only one magistrate and that is the Lord. (*2)
     
    Someone out there may be asking: So, Bishop Houston, who is my neighbor? – “Well I’m Glad You asked. 😀 It’s everyone!!! Whether a friend or rival, a Believer or not, rich or poor. We as Christians should treat everyone alike with unconditional loving kindness.
     
    To put it simply, just don’t speak evil against one another. Remember, with each judgment we make of our neighbor, the exact same measure will be handed to us. (*3)
    Amen? – Aaamen 😀
     
    Beloved, life is very short. It comes and goes like an unannounced gust of wind. None of us know the hour or day when that gust of wind will be permitted to enter our room and blow out our earthly light. So today, reach out and touch someone and tell them you love them, BECAUSE TELLING THEM LATER JUST MIGHT BE TOO LATE.
     
    I LOVE YOU ALL!!! Have a wonderful Monday and a great week. 😀
     
    CHOF Ministry’s Cross Reference Scriptures
    *1. Leviticus 19:16, James 1:26, Proverbs 10:18, Romans 1:29-32
    *2. James 4:11-12
    *3. Matthew 7: 2