OLIVE CHURCH Pastor JC Medina Sundays @ 10am // Domingos @ 1pm ___________________________________________ “He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭3:34‬ ‭NIV‬‬

When I was little I used to defend my little brother from my middle brother, but then my dad would defend my middle brother from me. It was a chain reaction of defending and justifying punishment. We tend to think we have the power to justify certain situations, for example, oppressing the oppressor, or gossiping about the gossiper, etc. basically taking justification in our own hands. The Lord says that he shows favor to the humble and oppressed. Which is why I have such a high level of respect for those that go to the armed forces and complete their terms honorably. I have respect for them because at one point they were the oppressed but they knew that the quickest way out of the oppression was to be quiet and do as they’re told. It’s hard to do this sometimes because we want to be the justifier but it doesn’t work that way. God places certain situations and even people to test you and help you grow in wisdom. We tend to want God’s favor without doing what God is telling us to do. You can’t pick and choose the truth, it’s all written. Here’s some advice, stay humble and let God do his will.

-Minister Jesus Lopez

Service date: 9/1/19 “Biblical Principles”

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