The Mediatorship

Beloved, this Sunday, we draw our inspiration from a new theme entitled, “The Mediatorship”. The Apostle Paul told Timothy, “THIS is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one MEDIATOR between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (I Timothy 2:3-5). Beloved, those of us who know the One true God and understand the Oneness or fullness of the Godhead in Jesus Christ have no problem here. We recognize that God became man for the purpose of finishing His work according to His plan. As Jesus said in the Gospel according to John, “my Father worketh hitherto, and I work” (John 5:17). As the Eternal Spirit, or “the Father”, God had progressed His work up to this point. But now, Beloved, the furtherance of the work required that He take on a body of flesh and place Himself in the office of “sonship”. Now, as the Son, He continues the work of redemption.

Precious Ones, Jesus said, “the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me” (John 5:36). This means, Beloved, that God is now carrying on the work through Jesus’ office of sonship, and in this manner, it is God’s will to “finish his work” (John 4:34). Beloved, not only did Jesus become “the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the world” (John 1:29), but He also became our “High Priest”. Please, when you have time, look at Hebrews 3:1. Today, as our High Priest, Jesus is doing the work of the sonship. During His lifetime on earth, He worked through His physical body. Now, He works through His spiritual Body, the Church. This He must do until He has fully accomplished His will to mediate every soul that he has predestined (predetermined) to come to salvation. Everyone that is called to be saved must be saved before His will is completed. Remember, Paul spoke to the church of Corinth about “the end, when he (Jesus) shall have delivered up the (entire) kingdom to God, even the Father; When he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power” (I Corinthians 15:24).

Chosen Ones, all this means is that Jesus is the only One, and the only Name to which people must run in order to be saved. Without Jesus, all will be lost. We that have the knowledge of the Truth must prevail in persuading men and women to accept Him as their personal Savior.

I will write more on this subject next Sunday. Until then, know this,

I love you all SO very much.
In His Love,


Pastor William L. McCoy

Judging (conclusion)

Beloved, I would like to conclude our theme entitled “Judging” by saying this - even our own brother Paul said, “I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ FOR MY BRETHREN...(I would do so for) my kinsmen according to the flesh” (Romans 9:3). Most of us feel the same way when it comes to our family members. We would prefer to take their place in judgment rather than sit idly by and watch their souls be lost. Instead of “judging” their faults, we all would ardently seek help for them. Beloved, my message to you is that you ought to feel even more compassion for your brothers and sisters in Christ. If you can display this kind of compassion for a backsliding brother or sister in Christ, then surely you are the one that can be trusted to judge your brethren when they are experiencing difficult times. Please, let us believe that God still has men like Moses and Paul in this day. The same Spirit that caused this attitude in them should come also to dwell in our hearts. If we, as fellow-laborers in God’s vineyard, believe and trust Him, we need have no fear concerning who is the Judge. Christ judges all things. We should never waste our time being preoccupied with His position. Remember, we are the workers - He alone is the Judge.

Precious Ones, in the Book of Matthew, Jesus used an illustration to further explain the matter. He spoke of the situation where “your brother has a mote in his eye...” (Matthew 7:3-5). Webster’s Dictionary defines a mote as a small particle or speck of dust. Given this definition, if someone has a mote in his eye, then he needs someone to remove it for him. That can be done by simply blowing in his eye. Yet, one cannot remove a small particle from his brother’s eye if he has a “beam” in his own eye. A beam is defined as a large piece of metal or stone.

Chosen Ones, it is impossible for the person with a beam in his eye to help someone else, simply because he is so blinded by the beam that he is not of much use in helping anyone. In this situation, it is hypocritical for this person to judge the brother who is troubled with only a mote. What good is your advice, service or ministry if it can’t help anyone else? Thus the obvious question is, “If a person is afflicted with a beam, yet desires to help someone, what should he do?” Jesus said that the answer is simple - “First cast out the beam (of self-righteous judgment) out of thine own eye; then shalt thou SEE clearly (the real problem your brother faces) to cast out the mote out of your brother’s eye” (Matthew 7:5).

Yes, Children of God, you sometimes must cast out the mote from your brother’s eye, but, in order to do the job, you must be able to see clearly - your vision cannot be distorted by judging through your self-righteous spirit! Let us judge all things through love.

I will write on a new theme next week.

I love you all SO very much.
In His Love,

Pastor William L. McCoy

Judging (continued)

Beloved, in continuance of our theme, “Judging” - when the children of Israel demanded that Aaron make a golden calf and accepted this idol as the God who had brought them out of Egypt, Moses came down from the holy mount and said unto the people, “ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin” (Exodus 32:30). Notice the offering that Moses brought to God to atone for their sin - Moses pleaded with the Lord, “(please) forgive their sin ; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written” (Exodus 32:32). Notice, Beloved, what a sacrifice he offered - “blot ME out of thy book”! In other words, Moses said, “Let me give myself for them”! Of course, Beloved, Jesus would not let anyone make that kind of sacrifice but Him. No one else is worthy to make such a sacrifice! Nevertheless, consider the spirit of Moses in making such an offer. Would you sit in Moses seat? Then, notice that the Spirit of Love, not Judgment, motivated him to make such an offer to God.

Precious Ones, when you judge someone, it distracts your attention from seeing their good qualities. Moses’ sole motivation was love for his brethren. Our sole motivation should not be to judge our brothers and sisters, but to love them enough to put ourselves in their shoes. What if we were found in the wrong? Would we want others to show us love, mercy and grace, or would we want to be judged? Moses knew that he had once stood guilty of murder - he knew that it would be foolish to judge his people and condemn them to death for worshiping a golden calf (an idol god), when God had forgiven him of murder.

Chosen Ones, even we have “sinned and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). If you have enjoyed another one of God’s beautiful days, then know that God HAS NOT judged you according to what you deserve - otherwise, you would be deceased. All of us would! Let us judge one another with the same loving heart - with mercy, grace, and (most importantly) love.

Again, Happy Mother’s Day. I will write more on this subject next week.

I love you all SO very much
In His Love

Pastor William L. McCoy

Judging (Part 1)

Beloved, it is always my desire to write letters unto you as the apostle Paul wrote unto the churches that he was appointed to oversee. These should be letters of “instruction in righteousness” (II Timothy 3:16) through the infallible Word of God. Having said this, we feel inspired to write to you from a new theme entitled simply, “Judging”. There are those, Beloved, who misunderstand the teaching of Jesus on the subject of “judging”. Yes, they quote from His Word, “Judge not, that ye be not judged” (Matthew 7:1). Yet, we find that many don’t have the revelation from God concerning the meaning of this statement! This scripture is to them an arbitrary (randomly selected) prohibition of all “judging”. But today, let us, through the assistance of the Holy Spirit of Jesus, examine the points of this verse subjectively. At the outset, we will have to concede that one who “judges” others must be willing to be “judged”. “With what(ever) measure (he) mete(s)”, he must be willing to accept the same for himself (Matthew 7:2). Oftentimes, when conditions are reversed, those who are quick to stand in judgment become defensive (or ready to attack) when their own situations are spotlighted to be “judged.” This is the reason why James made this statement on the subject, “he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath showed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment” (James 2:13). Beloved, let none of us at Anointed Harvest unmercifully “judge” his brother or sister, for we are to “consider (ourselves), lest we also be tempted” (Galatians 6:1).

Precious Ones, Jesus said, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat (of authority): All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not (they do not practice what they preach)” (Matthew 23:2-3). Beloved, the Pharisees and scribes professed to have authority, but they lacked the spirit of Jesus. If one could sit in Jesus’ seat (not Moses’), one would realize that Jesus’ attitude toward His brethren was always one of concern rather than of judgment or condemnation. This is what compelled (drove) Jesus to have compassion. Remember, Jesus said that “he rejoiceth more” over one sheep that goes astray and returns, “than (over) the ninety and nine which went not astray” (Matthew 18:13). What He is saying, Beloved, is that many act like the ninety nine - they act as though they have a right to “judge” the one who goes astray, and don’t realize that they, at one time or another, have gone astray as well! Jesus is saying that those ninety-nine are hypocrites. He rejoices more over the one honest, repentant sheep.

I will write more on this subject next week. Until then, know this...

I love you all SO very much.
In His Love,

Pastor William L. McCoy