A Vision of an African-American Boxing Champion
Good morning.
Through the night I saw a Vision that awoke me. It was at 3:40 a m. I recorded the time for I felt it was important.
The Vision was in just “black and white”.
I knew it was of a “professional boxer” who was from another era of time.
It seemed to me perhaps it was in the 1940’s?
The Vision was not perfectly clear although, as if I was seeing on a lens that was cloudy.
As I awoke just a little later, it was on my heart about people often not forgiving one another.
The Word of God shows us what we must do:
“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.” Colossians 3:13
Remembering the Vision, I felt it ‘tied into’ what The LORD was trying to showed me somehow.
I looked up the time as 340 in Strong’s Concordance, and found:
In Hebrew : אָיַב, ‘āyaḇ, aw-yab’ — to be hostile to, to be enemy to.
In Greek : ἀνακαινίζω, anakainizō, an-ak-ahee-nid’-zo — it means to renew
So I started researching, as I personally have never followed boxing before, to be honest.
As I looked up professional boxers it appeared that The LORD was showing me specifically Joe Lewis.
Still I was asking why?
For now I will present the write up I found on Joe Louis.
It is from Discover Walks Blog.
“Joseph Louis Barrow was a professional boxer fighting from the United States from 1934 to 1951. Louis is widely recognized as one of the best and most influential boxers of all time, earning the moniker “Brown Bomber.” From 1937 until his short retirement in 1949, he was the world heavyweight champion. He won 25 straight championship defences, a record for all weight divisions. Louis has the most successful single tenure as champion in boxing history.
Joe Louis was very ahead of his time inside the ring and is often credited with creating the modern straight punch. Louis, on the other hand, faced horrific racial discrimination. Louis was left in debt and had to return to the ring in 1951 after being forced to retire due to the government crediting charitable fights used to generate money for the war effort to Louis’ salary. Louis remained, by all accounts, a decent and giving guy throughout this, and with assistance from friends, he was able to live well at the end of his life.”
Unforgiveness on any level is completely wrong!
Many people have ‘oughts’ against one other.
Sometimes even in our familes and our extended families.
It maybe prejudices that are learned.
Prejudices can even create hate in our very societies!
Is it not time to let the old way go of holding on to grievances and injustices?
Old pains and wounds, no matter who was right or wrong must be put at the foot of the cross!
We are to fight the good fight of faith.
We can never do that with a grudge on our shoulders!
We all must examine and get our hearts right before a Holy God!
God bless you.
“But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Matthew 6:15
“Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;” Colossians 2:14
Boxer is courtesy of Pixabay.com
~ Joyce D. McGuire
My name is Joyce D. McGuire, called to work in and for the Kingdom of God! To lead we must try to follow Jesus Christ closely. That is my heart. I am a Chaplain to the prisons; prophetic intercessor by His grace; author; and a Mother in the Kingdom of God. To many I am simply Mama Joyce. Some favorite verses of mine are Matthew 11:28-30. My YouTube channel is: Chaplain Joyce McGuire.
The whole world has been forgiven their sin because of what God has done through Jesus Christ. A fact.What is amazing is the church in America holds sin against any one or thing that does not line up with their theology. The good news is we have been forgiven made one with God through Jesus Christ. By grace we didn’t do any thing to deserve it and all we have to do is receive it. And yet so many are walking in unforgivness. This should be not so. We should not be holding sin against anyone. Any one who walks in unforgivness as a believer does not know Him simple but true. Forgiveness should be as simple as breathing air for a true believer. And one of the reasons I told you about only 3 friends after 40 years as a believer you also will see being my friend is not an easy task. But one I am sure you are up to. And on we go the time is short
This is beautiful and so true David. Would more people truly forgive from their hearts! The debt has been paid and what love the Father has bestowed on us through His Son Jesus Christ!
May we only ever find our true identity in Him. Still some continue to reject the gift of Jesus laying down His very life for us. How could we not forgive our brothers and sisters who knows such grace our ownselves?
I get so behind in my replies at times. Please forgive me. Blessings and prayers.