Discerning the Body in these Last Days*
In 1Corinthians 11, the apostle Paul warned believers to discern the Body of Christ. This is especially important in these last days. David wrote in Psalm 120, a Song of degrees (ascent, steps, going up, thoughts) about the conditions he was facing then that are still prevalent today: " In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me. Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from deceitful tongue. My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war." Is the Body of Christ truly crying out to the LORD in these times of distress, when lies run rampant and war and violence prevail? Satan is the father of lies, whose first lie was, "Hath God said...?" Who are we listening to, and are we able to discern the truth from a lie? There are those who hate peace, not as man thinks of peace, but the peace of the LORD, which is a lasting peace. ...