Serving the Whole Body of Christ

Serving the Whole Body of Christ: Holy Spirit’s Use of Money

When I take the brother’s in Christ out to clothe and feed the homeless, this is a great opportunity to face any internal judgements or barriers to His Love in the mind. The action of feeding the homeless, in and of itself, is not as important as the practical application of interior forgiveness. Looking upon any self-serving judgements or pride that arise within so that, with the Holy Spirit, you can choose again to value the voice of the Holy Spirit over the voice that speaks against God and your brother’s and sister’s in Christ. Through this interior forgiveness, you are invited by the Holy Spirit to open to the Law of Love: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind“ and “Love your neighbour as yourself.” Matthew 22:37-39. This is about experiencing a heart full of Christ’s Love in every moment of your daily experience, knowing that, “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40. The Law of Love is about serving the whole Body of Christ, as you experience the unity of the whole Body of Christ.

The transition from a “self-serving” mindset to the Holy Spirit’s Purpose and use of money requires a fundamental shift in how you perceive ownership and possession. When you look at the world’s use of money, it is often a closed loop designed to insulate and serve the individual self. The voice that speaks against God, in mind, counsels: What you have in your life is what you earned through hard-work. It wasn’t provided by the grace of God, no, now do as you please with it with YOUR hard-earned possessions.

However, the biblical model of Joseph of Arimathea provides a representation for a different kind of purpose—using what God has set up in your life to serve His Kingdom, through the Holy Spirit’s Guidance. It is the humility to know that what has been set up for you, the learned skills and worldly materials, is not truly yours, but His. Because it is His, it is the humility to ask in prayer, thy Will be done and not mine. It is His Purpose to bring healing, love, and joy with what the devil made to destroy. His Purpose is allowing everyone who may never see Him to see Him in you from the Fruits of the Spirit and knowing your Identity in Christ.

The Joseph of Arimathea Model: From Storage to Stewardship

In the world’s eyes, wealth is a destination and idol. It serves only the individual self, which comes at the cost of the Fruits of the Spirit and His Glory in your daily experience. With the Kingdom, wealth and everything of the world is used by the Holy Spirit to serve the whole, for your Peace and Happiness in Him, which is His Glory. Joseph of Arimathea, referenced in Matthew 27:57 occupied a unique position as a wealthy member of the Sanhedrin—a position that gave him direct access to Pontius Pilate.

Joseph’s wealth was not just about the gold in his accounts, it was about the influence that gold afforded him. At the critical moment of Jesus’ crucifixion, it was Joseph who used his status to petition for the body of Jesus. In doing so, he transitioned from a “secret disciple” to a practical servant of the Body of Christ. This ensured that Jesus was buried in a tomb and not a Roman grave pit, as foretold in Isaiah 53:9, and most importantly, provided the context for the Resurrection that is still relevant to this very day.

Reinterpreting Wealth: Serving the Living Body of Christ

The world uses money to build walls of protection around the self. In contrast, the Holy Spirit is calling you to use the resources that has been given to you, under His Guidance, to tear down the “barriers” facing the Body of Christ today: greed, selfishness, lack of love, pride through status and so on.

Worldly Wealth: Focused on accumulation and self-preservation.

Kingdom Access: Focused on utilising divine positioning to serve, sustain, and advance the Holy Spirit’s Purpose and Plan. Letting His Love in your heart serve everyone moment by moment by moment.

Just as Joseph of Arimathea reclaimed the body of Jesus from the Romans, you are called to reclaim your mind from the voice that speaks against God, allowing everything that has been pre-ordained for you by Him, to serve His Purpose. This isn’t about mere charity, it is about a prayerful, practical engagement with the world’s systems to provide a landing place for God’s Glory.

A Call to Practical Action

Today, the Holy Spirit is stirring those who are open and willing to value His Voice over the “voice of the world”. What is given by God is not for your comfort alone, but to serve the Body of Christ in a practical and strategic way.

No matter what your skills are or where you are at in the moment, the Holy Spirit will meet you where you are. If the prayer of your heart is single, He will answer that willingness to serve. When you use what you have been given by God to serve the whole Body of Christ, through the Holy Spirit’s Guidance, Who Knows the ‘bigger picture’, you aren’t sacrificing anything of real value; you are participating in the selfless service towards the Kingdom, serving everyone to reflect His Love, Provision and Glory, which is everything of true value, being but the interior Fruits of the Spirit that then naturally radiates outward to everyone and everything.

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Our community consists of children of God who travel where led by the Holy Spirit to share the message of Love and Jesus’ teachings. Using donations to clothe the homeless and maintain online platforms, if you feel inspired to support this purpose you may do so below. God bless your support. Amen.