^{Matthew 10:16 (KJV) 16}Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

The whole point this passage of scripture is trying to convey is that you must be WISE!

Matthew 10:15-17

King James Version

¹⁵Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
¹⁶Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
¹⁷But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;

Even back when, there was deception and all types of acts of sin going on in the camp, and God’s people were being falsely lead by Men of God that represented one way but was living another way! Lies and deceptions are nothing new! It existed back when and truly exist now; however, you must be WISE, study your BIBLE and know God’s word for yourself, stay prayed up and develop a closer relationships with God! It sounds complex, but it’s a daily process that can be accomplished as we grow together!

On this journey, there’s always going to be someone that will misrepresent and try and take advantage of innocent people. Then on the other hand, there are some upright, Men and Women of God working for the Kingdom of God, spreading God’s Word, Feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, housing the homeless, taking care of the widows and doing all sorts of charitable acts of kindness that should be recognized and these Great leaders should be put in a category of their own or at least not be looked upon as everyone is the same. We are not! We all have the opportunity to change and want to be upright and a better person in Christ. We must pray and ask God for guidance and help along the way because everyday are brand new mercies and we serve a great God who sits waiting with his arms stretched wide open with the ultimate plan of salvation which is always on the table for all people no matter what the situation is!! God is FAITHFUL and he is a Just God!

It’s too often that one or two bad wolves in sheep clothing misrepresents in front of the world, and the world tend to have a misperception of what the CHURCH really is and what Men and Women-of-God are really about! No matter how you look it, We as individuals are the church, so therefore we must act accordingly because the world is watching and there are those that are sitting around waiting on the next mess up instead of staying prayed up!!

This COVID 19- pandemic has taught us a lot as each one of us has had to dig deep within ourselves and we’ve actually come to realize that our body is our Temple, just as us seasoned Saints of God has known all the time as we’ve been taught by the word-of-the-Lord. We’ve found things within ourselves that we didn’t know existed. Some of us have gifts inside of us that we’ve been able to use and share with our family and friends from right where we are and you never left home, but you still felt that connection to God!!! If you hold on I’m going some where!!

Some of us have been believing all these years before COVID-19 that we needed to be in a “church building” to seek, find and accept God and do his will. Not so!! We have found out that you can have a RELATIONSHIP with God and do his will right from where you are, AND NO four wall experience is necessary!! Although, the Bible does say in:

Hebrews 10:25 (KJV)

²⁵Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

However, God still made a way through technology for some of us to come together as usual and never miss a beat!! Some churches were in full swing and we were yet having faith and praying for God’s protection over his people. Nevertheless, we should be thanking God for technology!!!

When I heard man say that Church was not essential, that’s where we knew as Saints of God where to draw the line. What the people of today didn’t realize is that most of our churches/ bible studies and prayer meetings started in our Grandparents, or somebody’s living room, way before we ever got to a four wall church edifice experience.

Church is in us, and the harder the time, the more creative we will become to get to God and to get God’s word out to God’s people and that alone should be celebrated and counted as WISE!

Then there’s that one person that you must look out for and be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.