From whose loins does a nation come and even greater who teaches those who suggest they belong to God. sw
Is the question "Do you Know God" or is the eternal question, "Does He know You". sw
For the second time in the last ten years, I had someone attempt to Hi-jack my identity. To this day exactly who that person is still remains a mystery.
The closest I could get to this person was only to find out they did their dirty deeds over the internet somewhere within the state of Florida and they seemed to be better protected by the suggested "Privacy Act" than I was!
After the first time I learned a very valuable lesson and as a result I've since kept a credit Freeze (lock) on my "Social" security" number (which I also highly recommend) which made the latter event no where near as painful.
In the darkness of a fallen world the mere mention of the word security weighs heavy on the minds of many individuals yet when used in conjunction with the word social the defining lines begin to blur even more in increasingly dimmed light.
In terms of the differences between man and God, have you ever sat and contemplated what some of those differences are? Some might ask why the need to know what the differences are?
Differences to mean consideration(s) outside of the divine ability to create universes, found to be in possession of "Original" thoughts that could suggest divinely appointed wisdom or being able to walk on water, turn it into "Wine" or heal the sick?
Differences that seemed impossible until someone comes along and proves such things to be "Possible"?
Made possible to where the mention of mountains being tossed into the ocean, parting of seas or commanding fig tree's to shrivel is not "Too" far of a stretch of the imagination?
In the context of somehow being "There" verses being down "Here", does being able to see and hear such things in this manner somehow make room for ones faith in/towards God to increase?
Let's look at the one who could do and see such things not only as possible and but under the terms in how He petitioned Our/His Father who sits on THE throne of sovereignty above ALL as if one who did Know His and His Fathers business here on earth.....
Matt 26:39
Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible , may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will." NIV
Are there times when you know to do right because of all that you do know to be right and the occasion does seem to agree with the will of God and yet you can't seem to find the inner strength to go through with them?
In terms of "Hope" that's built on "Truth" and the results of that building being the manifestation of a "Faith" that realizes increase, how important is it for some aspects of this type of "Expectation" is the "Need" for certain things to remain otherwise invisible?
At what point is God ever justified in the heart of a man? Notice I didn't say the mind of man, instead in the heart of a "Man" which also suggest the person who has put away childish (like) reasoning?
In terms of the AD of Christ, how does one compare their likeness and to what? Especially in light of Gods physical personage where today He is being preached as if His being Absent and only to be found somewhere above the heavens that CAN be seen?
The Humanity of this day seems to know more about the differences between himself and God than he does the similarities between God and Man.
What if one of the qualities God desires people to discover about His person were His "Dependability"?
There is much talk about "Trust in God", yet what does "Trusting In God" look like here on earth? Enough that is if it were a substance, a sample could be extracted and a "Cup" could be filled with it?
In terms of what this Trust looks like, how about enough to where a child could learn to benefit from it having observed the dynamics of such a mysterious consideration?
In terms of sojourning, how many years before a child could call to remembrance and testify, "This personage in particular taught me How to trust in God"?
Have you asked yourself this lately, "Is God part of my daily planning process?
Or is God only on the working end of things where he carries out the plans that had nothing to do with His "Input" in the planning stages?
How can a man trust a Plan if he's not sure God gave Him those plans? And if a man is NOT sure God gave him those plans how can a man maintain a clear conscience towards God while telling himself he's acting out in this world in a specific fashion and that because of his predetermined Faith in/towards God?
I'm of the opinion all those whose hearts are pure towards God also want to somehow find a way to SEE themselves operating in the will of God (and that for many different reasons).
Rom 14:23
; and everything that does not come from faith is sin .
NIV
What happens to the justification process of a person once they've been made aware of the finite meaning as to what God considers to be sin and not only what mere men suggest?
The type of man who enjoys having things his own "Way" also creates an endless list of does and don'ts (Touch NOT eat NOT want NOT waste NOT).
The List made as if FOR soul benefit of their fellow man, yet the individual(s) who place such rules in print more often are NOT capable of adhering to those same rules themselves.
What makes God plan for man so unique? Does God always begin His type of surgery the same way on ALL men? Does God fail to see the steps of the essence (causes) which has lead up to a souls present condition? Especially if there are different types of desires which prove themselves capable of leading a soul to act differently?
Have you ever ask yourself what is so wrong with wanting to be different or unique? Are we talking about different in the eyes of God or men?
What if this same compulsion (desire) to somehow be different was also in the heart of Jesus when He was task with accomplishing ALL that He did and that being ALL that God had assigned for Him to accomplish while here?
Why is it so important to know WHY God is Not afraid of anything? And why did Jesus pray to be made ONE with God as He was before coming into this world?
Not to suggest there is anything wrong with somehow being different as long as being different or unique also plays its role in the Goodness of God that is also expressive of who God is in the earth right?
Yet we as believers must also recall when need be what Jesus also confessed as a being embodied in the flesh, "Only God is Good".....there is also a GOOD reason having said EVERYTHING He did..right?
Titus 2:14
....who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. NIV
2 Tim 2:19-21
Nevertheless, God's solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness ."
In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and some for ignoble. If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.
NIV
Rom 8:13-15
For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship NIV
When does a man repent? Only when he's been hemmed in so tight and there is nothing else that comes to his mind he can do in order to find relief from discomfort in his soul and body?
There are times the personalities throughout the entire bible become applicable. Job much like King David and the following version of Solomon believe it or NOT also plays their perspective roles in the formation of the sons of God. nor
Do we so easily forget when Jesus borrows from the personage and likeness of Peter in telling him (peter) "Satan has requested (asked) to sift you"! Exactly what was Jesus revealing when He did tell Peter such a thing? That only Peter would suffer in this world for doing the will of God?
Does Trust in God look like someone who does nothing because God is going to do it all for them? Some one who secretively prays all their life for God to show himself strong on their behalf, yet nothing ever really seems to take its rightful place here on earth as a result of those prayers?
Enough that it can be something used in a lesson being taught? Lessons taught "Maybe" yet to "Whom"?
Why are the lessons God teaches only perceived as if TOWARDS someone other than ourselves? Could it have anything to do with the propensity of humanity to blame others?
Why the importance of being able to somehow "See" what perfection does look like in this world? And who could perform in such a capacity and for what reason?
John 16:33
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
NIV
Heb 1:3
The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
NIV
Believers today think highly of themselves yet for what reason(s)? As if to suggest "If God Is for us so who could stand against us"? And how many countless endings are there to these depictions?
Rom 14:17-18
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit , 18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
NIV
There are many different and unique forms of Cancer and many different reasons people get divorced yet do they seem to differentiate and select any differently between believer and NON-believer when they come into their lives?
The bible warns to NOT think more highly of ourselves than we ought to, yet what does either mean without both of those considerations being directly involved in the development of ones faith towards/in God?
Mankind also seems to know more about the devil and his involvement in this world than he does His creator, yet what's wrong with that in the light of what God says IS True?
And as such (Truth) that will also agree with a more complete spiritual image which then depicts the "Why" God sent His Son in the shape, the form and type that He did in His wisdom having done so?
Sent to humanity "Yes" but in order to accomplish what? Many have a twisted notion they also try to use in order to somehow demonstrate their likeness of God. Some like to label this as "Grace".
What many have failed to truthfully recognize is that without the Mercy of God First being acknowledged (Realized), how can a "Soul" be taught by God alone to see (realize) the expressions of God's grace in its many different shapes forms and sizes?
That to mean before the presentation of their own resurrection from the dead? And that being the ETERNALLY undeniable evidence of that same Grace of God?
Exactly what do you believe Not only about God to be True, even more what about God is like You?
Church "Denominations" not only don't fight over who God is but they're truthfully NOT able to. They can certainly have a bad showing yet in all that will eventually prove itself to belong to God, what has any church proven except that some are different than God?
Truthfully, try and reflect on what the scenario would look like today if Christ would have came and died in the last few centuries?
2 Cor 13:8
For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth
NIV
Even if it did not prove to be the cause of world wars the churches would still more than likely have His body dissected and parted out. Just think what a lock of hair or a sandal he was said to have worn would be valued at, yet why?
There are many things presently being accredited to the doings of God here in the earth, yet how many of those things truly have and are being fueled by the empowerment of Gods grace?
There are so many different versions of what the hand of God on a persons life looks these days it has made room for countless "Counterfeit" versions of the presentation of His (Gods) "Seeming" approval.
There are so many different versions of "Who" Christ WAS that NOW nearly anyone can hide behind what is NOT in the heart of so many. Hide maybe but from whom and for how long?
Clearly there are time recorded in the reflections of Gods activities in the earth where God goes seemingly silent for a period of time, yet what do we also discover when God does "seemingly " stand in silence?
You can walk the streets of nearly any city and see a crucifix hanging around the neck of ALL walks of life and just as many who don't wear outwards signs of the NOT so obvious inner presence that suggest "Christ In them"...
Did the very thing Jesus came to accomplish only take place outside of man in this world? How can one even contemplate such a thing without first knowing "Why" (intent/motive) and by way of "What" methods He (Jesus) came to accomplish?
Plain English to me would express same as "Gods Intent"... the trouble is finding others who will agree with God and NOT just me.....
As believers in Christ Our showing is not only for the sake of men...it has much to do with the Righteousness of God in His having spoken all that He already seen and believed to be fitting....as well others who have leveled false charges against ALL that His person IS!
Who do you say that God is? The Great I Am or....
have you simply concluded "Things are what they are and IT is what IT is"?
Eph 3:10-13
His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to his eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.
In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
NIV
