“I Am My Brother’s Keeper” Gen. 4:8-10…Who are you keeping and who’s keeping YOU!

 

Becoming your brother’s keeper is a “Learned” art  form.” This learning process is called “Discipleship” and every growing believer needs this discipline to be constant their life. Tell me, who’s life are you keeping and who’s keeping you?  Being your brother’s keeper is essentially the practice of loving your brother as yourself.  Jesus commanded all believers to love this way and in fact, He established it as the second greatest commandment, Matt. 22:37-39.

If a love like this is so critical to God then why don’t believers pursue to live it out?  What obstacles are in the way that keeps us from this most genuine and invaluable form of LOVE?

As I pondered over this I was quite enlightened when I considered the contrast between the “Two Kinds of Love” that is often manifested among AIGL’s “Vision Intercessors.”  I was so compelled by what I realized that I thought I’d share the following illustration believing it would give us a clue.

 

What is a Vision Intercessor?

A Vision Intercessor is a believer who wants to learn how to walk as a prophetic governor of their divine destiny.  It is a believer who has committed to have their life covered by like-minded prayer partners convicted with a spirit of a “Mid-wife” for the sake of birthing their divine purpose.  A Vision Intercessor commits to be their “Brother’s Keeper” in an effort to “be kept and to faithfully keep others” (their prayer partners).

Vision Intercessors are those who dare to be authentic in love, fellowship and the work of discipleship in the way that God intended for the Body of Christ.  Love is at the heart in the shaping of relationships and destiny’s in the lives of Vision Intercessors.

The art of loving God’s way is challenging and is only pursued by hearts that are earnestly desiring to become the light of God in all of their ways and in all they do.  This challenge reflects the “Love War” that Vision Intercessors encounter when the commitment to be their brother’s keeper gets REAL.  This war between two kinds of love is necessary and it’s of God.

The Vision Intercessor…”TWO KINDS OF LOVE”

LOVE that is Mature is thoughtful and will intentionally reach out to others  sfl-workshop-picLOVE that is Immature is unstable and only reaches out when he/she thinks about it, feels like it or to those they choose…not whom God chooses.

 

LOVE that is Secure easily forgives and pursues to see the full potential in others  sfl-workshop-picLOVE that is Insecure is self-centered and easily takes offense and will wrap itself up in a cozy blanket of their own life and avoid the challenge to love.

 

LOVE that Trust will have faith in their prayer partners according to their genuine heart for God which means that even a new believer can encourage, affirm and be used by God to prophesy and speak into their life.  sfl-workshop-pic LOVE that is Un-trusting will have faith in their prayer partners according to their gifts and talents which means they are unwilling to trust the God that is essentially in each of them and will merely love the most gifted prayer partners more than the others.

 

LOVE that is Healed will seek to heal others and care about those who might lose their way  sfl-workshop-picLOVE that is Broken will recklessly break other hearts and have little or no concern about the believer’s call to the brokenness of others…accept on their own terms.

 

LOVE that has spiritual Sight has the eyes and a passion to see the plan of God in others and BELIEVE for them. sfl-workshop-picLOVE that is spiritually Blind only has eyes and a passion for what they see in themselves and are threatened or jealous by the Christ they see in others; which makes them only capable of BELIEVING for the promises of God for themselves.

 

sfl-workshop-picLOVE that is divine is mature, secure, is emotionally whole and sees the world and others through spiritual lenses.

This is what being a Vision Intercessor is all about…learning how to LOVE, PERSEVERE AND BELIEVE for their prayer partners in a way that pleases God. True love calls for us to lay down our lives for a friend, John 15:13.

The Vision Intercessor prayer covenant is a call to do just THAT!  The Vision Intercessor will manifest the heart of Christ as they pursue to keep covenant in this way.  In this effort, each Vision Intercessor becomes an effective partner along with the Holy Spirit to serve effectively as a “MID-WIFE” to God Inspired VISIONS.  What a Privilege!


 So, what kind of LOVE does your heart beat for?  Are you ready for your heart to beat more like Christ’s?  Consider becoming your “Brother’s Keeper”…Consider becoming a Vision Intercessor.  Consider starting a ministry at your local church.

Vision Intercessor January 2017!  NEXT INVITATION!

Learn more at:  http://www.aiglinstitute.org/vision-intercessory-prayer-group

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