Gen 17:1-2;17 - Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am God Almighty; Walk before Me, and be blameless. "I will establish My covenant between Me and you, And I will multiply you exceedingly."…"I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you. (NASB)
When we do right God remembers. He does not forget, even though we think no one is looking. He gives us a word, he provide us instructions, and present the protocol, we just have to trust Him. Yet, we do not because we think we cannot. Yet, God would have never asked us to do, what we are unable to do or what he has not provided a way for you to do. Furthermore, our willingness to obey, walk blameless before Him, and seek His face result in not only are we covered by our faith, but also the generations that come after us. See, when we cover ourselves because our relationships with God. God grants us the complex divine and metamorphosis grace that goes through the generations, when we, the individuals, establish a transcendent foundation on His word. Then we, our actions, cover others; because we cannot do for ours, what we cannot do for ourselves. However, when we are willing to submit to God, and build according to the Father’s will. We find that our individual covenant has greater implications than we could ever imagine, and devote blessed consequences we never expected, but are here. Because we chose to give into the call of God on our life, even when we it seems impossible, or that we are done having anything to contribute. God will bring fruit out of a barren lands, He shall build kingdoms from the broken and unloved, he creates apostle out of an assassin, grants kings favor to orphans, and changes the scorching fire to warm breezes that do not burn…All because when we do right, God remembers all that is promise and who he chosen….
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
God sometimes called people with no prior training
Psalm 40:8 I delight to do Your will, my God; Your instruction resides within me." (HCSB)
Proverbs 20:5 Counsel in a man's heart is deep water; but a man of understanding draws it up. (HCSB)
God sometimes called people with no prior training, out of the blue, it seems. God called Joshua, not Aaron, or anyone else to lead the Israelites we would expect after Moses dies. We did not see much of Joshua demonstrating leadership, or anything, but like when he call David, he, God, knew his heart. The Lord saw the deep still waters of his soul, and it was drawn out of Joshua. Why? Because he delighted in the will of God and knew, even if no one else knew, God’s instruction resides within him and he shall succeed by following. How many times have God prompted us to act, do, say, and/or go, we do not. Our faith wavers, our mind begin to focus on the logical deductive reason that makes sense to us, in our mind, not realizing God does not think like us, and sees today, yesterday and tomorrow in one vision. Forgetting God knows who we are, what we are capable of doing before he calls us. See, too many time we are ready but we are not always willing because it is not want we desire to do, or would like to do; stretches us. Then, we wonder, why have I not live in abundance, growth does not appear in my walk, and I am not where I know I suppose to be. Well, when we refuse God’s call, we can because our free will, we do not get the extras that come with it. Joshua listened, and obeyed, followed the instruction given. So once Joshua began to draw on what was him, rest in the instruction residing within him, God did the following, God provided Joshua with instructions on how to be a leader for the people, and what he need to do to received..Joshua 1:6-9 -"Be strong and courageous, for you will distribute the land I swore to their fathers to give them as an inheritance. Above all, be strong and very courageous to carefully observe the whole instruction My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or the left, so that you will have success wherever you go. This book of instruction must not depart from your mouth; you are to recite it day and night, so that you may carefully observe everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in whatever you do. Haven't I commanded you: be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." (HCSB). Now, how many want Joshua’s like favor, in modern times that befits your life and experience? I suggest most desire to have all what God gave Joshua, but we are not all willing to obey, delight in the will of God, nor draw on the deep understanding in our heart for God’s use. We desire only to impress our few friends, laud ourselves over others in our self-glorified praise, yet remain in the same circumstance and condition of nowhere growth. Yet, let a person, man, who is Oprahifed touch, Trumpitfic ability, speak into our life. Then we are all over it, and cannot do it fast enough, even though we know they are fallible and imperfect. So, we deny the infallible for the fallible, right!? When the infallible get their ability from the Father; they drawn from the deep still waters within, and follow the instructions to move. Who do we think put them there?....God!?! then why don’t we obey Him? Delight in His instructions because all roads lead to triumph, victory, abundance, and blessings. Although, what you get may be what you desire, you will have more peace and smoother stay in this world, because you are in the lane you were supposed to be in, not trying to fit where you do not belong. God calls people without prior, or the appropriated training we assumed needed…because He knows what is there within us. The question is do we have the trust and faith to draw on it?
Proverbs 20:5 Counsel in a man's heart is deep water; but a man of understanding draws it up. (HCSB)
God sometimes called people with no prior training, out of the blue, it seems. God called Joshua, not Aaron, or anyone else to lead the Israelites we would expect after Moses dies. We did not see much of Joshua demonstrating leadership, or anything, but like when he call David, he, God, knew his heart. The Lord saw the deep still waters of his soul, and it was drawn out of Joshua. Why? Because he delighted in the will of God and knew, even if no one else knew, God’s instruction resides within him and he shall succeed by following. How many times have God prompted us to act, do, say, and/or go, we do not. Our faith wavers, our mind begin to focus on the logical deductive reason that makes sense to us, in our mind, not realizing God does not think like us, and sees today, yesterday and tomorrow in one vision. Forgetting God knows who we are, what we are capable of doing before he calls us. See, too many time we are ready but we are not always willing because it is not want we desire to do, or would like to do; stretches us. Then, we wonder, why have I not live in abundance, growth does not appear in my walk, and I am not where I know I suppose to be. Well, when we refuse God’s call, we can because our free will, we do not get the extras that come with it. Joshua listened, and obeyed, followed the instruction given. So once Joshua began to draw on what was him, rest in the instruction residing within him, God did the following, God provided Joshua with instructions on how to be a leader for the people, and what he need to do to received..Joshua 1:6-9 -"Be strong and courageous, for you will distribute the land I swore to their fathers to give them as an inheritance. Above all, be strong and very courageous to carefully observe the whole instruction My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or the left, so that you will have success wherever you go. This book of instruction must not depart from your mouth; you are to recite it day and night, so that you may carefully observe everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in whatever you do. Haven't I commanded you: be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." (HCSB). Now, how many want Joshua’s like favor, in modern times that befits your life and experience? I suggest most desire to have all what God gave Joshua, but we are not all willing to obey, delight in the will of God, nor draw on the deep understanding in our heart for God’s use. We desire only to impress our few friends, laud ourselves over others in our self-glorified praise, yet remain in the same circumstance and condition of nowhere growth. Yet, let a person, man, who is Oprahifed touch, Trumpitfic ability, speak into our life. Then we are all over it, and cannot do it fast enough, even though we know they are fallible and imperfect. So, we deny the infallible for the fallible, right!? When the infallible get their ability from the Father; they drawn from the deep still waters within, and follow the instructions to move. Who do we think put them there?....God!?! then why don’t we obey Him? Delight in His instructions because all roads lead to triumph, victory, abundance, and blessings. Although, what you get may be what you desire, you will have more peace and smoother stay in this world, because you are in the lane you were supposed to be in, not trying to fit where you do not belong. God calls people without prior, or the appropriated training we assumed needed…because He knows what is there within us. The question is do we have the trust and faith to draw on it?
Monday, October 19, 2009
Wavering faith is counterproductive
James 1:6-8 But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways (NASB).
Wavering faith is counterproductive. It shows to us and others there are deficiencies present, here, in this place. What do I mean? Well, wavering means we are not sold on either side of an issue; we cannot play Switzerland, even they had to choose. We are not sure of what we are doing, or seeing; we are just not convinced. See, when you are convince of something, we do not waver, doubt or second-guess ourself about the issue, we know, what we knew and move forward on this legitimacy It is the equivalent to driving drunk; you cannot stay in your lane and are a danger to anyone near your vehicle because of the weaving, and drifting in the other lanes without indication or notification. Each endeavor we try to undertake, does not matter what it is, we approach with trepidation, as you stand on a faith that is foundationless. As our aptitude is formed by our attitude in life, we never achieve our own greatest because we do not ‘get it’. Because even if everyone else sees how great you are, until you believe it, we waver. We see it depicted in our lives…trying to be everyone’s friends, instead of loving them with the godly love and moving on…we try to make everyone happy and like us, impossible task (Christ was not liked by all, why should we be)...we will not accept no, or say no to anyone, even when we know, we will not do what is asked (Christ illustrated over and over again, you have to choose)….we try to be invisible and not be notice to not be challenged or stretched..We never want to choose between anything and/or anyone, we desire to have it all, but life is nothing like that. Because the fundamental elements of God’s basic math requires an approach that is foreign as it is illogical of our elementary understanding of things…In God logic we must subtract to add…we must divide to multiply…and we must give up, to have the abundant life. Therefore, the wavering keeps us in the undecided category where there is no lost, but definitely no gain…we all desire the gain, and no one likes to an indecisive person…neither does God…it is counterproductive… For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord…
Wavering faith is counterproductive. It shows to us and others there are deficiencies present, here, in this place. What do I mean? Well, wavering means we are not sold on either side of an issue; we cannot play Switzerland, even they had to choose. We are not sure of what we are doing, or seeing; we are just not convinced. See, when you are convince of something, we do not waver, doubt or second-guess ourself about the issue, we know, what we knew and move forward on this legitimacy It is the equivalent to driving drunk; you cannot stay in your lane and are a danger to anyone near your vehicle because of the weaving, and drifting in the other lanes without indication or notification. Each endeavor we try to undertake, does not matter what it is, we approach with trepidation, as you stand on a faith that is foundationless. As our aptitude is formed by our attitude in life, we never achieve our own greatest because we do not ‘get it’. Because even if everyone else sees how great you are, until you believe it, we waver. We see it depicted in our lives…trying to be everyone’s friends, instead of loving them with the godly love and moving on…we try to make everyone happy and like us, impossible task (Christ was not liked by all, why should we be)...we will not accept no, or say no to anyone, even when we know, we will not do what is asked (Christ illustrated over and over again, you have to choose)….we try to be invisible and not be notice to not be challenged or stretched..We never want to choose between anything and/or anyone, we desire to have it all, but life is nothing like that. Because the fundamental elements of God’s basic math requires an approach that is foreign as it is illogical of our elementary understanding of things…In God logic we must subtract to add…we must divide to multiply…and we must give up, to have the abundant life. Therefore, the wavering keeps us in the undecided category where there is no lost, but definitely no gain…we all desire the gain, and no one likes to an indecisive person…neither does God…it is counterproductive… For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord…
Sunday, October 18, 2009
The Revelations of Being Called
Acts 9:13-17 But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he did to Your saints at Jerusalem; and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on Your name." But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel; for I will show him how much he must suffer for My name's sake." So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after laying his hands on him said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." (NASB)
Being called by God, we must first be clear; anyone can be called by God. God is the only one who decides on the necessary credentials, not man, as we see in these verses. God only calls us when we are ready. When we are able to be truly used by God is the moment in time that we are not only ready, but also willing and open to Him word. Knowing it is the greatest blessing and the most difficult, awesome challenging opportunity for us to live. Once the gravity of this settles in our soul, like it did for Ananias, we can do as he did; be obedient even when it seems preposterous or arduous. He, Ananias, became obedient to the request, faithful to the task at hand, focus on the Father, and submitted unrelentingly to the trust in God would provide for His will to be fulfilled. And slowly but surely, realization set in there will be no popularity contest gold star winner’s badge for taking on this task, and your actions will not be validated by the majority opinion. The person being used, called by God will no longer just reproduce, mimick, or mirror what you see, but actually produce what you proclaim. Because you live it from the essence, the core of your soul, being…it shows…and it is priceless…As God shows you there is no more than one path to Him and His glory, and a person past behavior does not exempt them from being used by God. Actually, it was preparation for the call because God knows everything…thus, as it the mystical sect of Judaism, we too have righteous men in the Christian faith, who do extraordinary mercy display acts, and they are not random…they were just called being called
Being called by God, we must first be clear; anyone can be called by God. God is the only one who decides on the necessary credentials, not man, as we see in these verses. God only calls us when we are ready. When we are able to be truly used by God is the moment in time that we are not only ready, but also willing and open to Him word. Knowing it is the greatest blessing and the most difficult, awesome challenging opportunity for us to live. Once the gravity of this settles in our soul, like it did for Ananias, we can do as he did; be obedient even when it seems preposterous or arduous. He, Ananias, became obedient to the request, faithful to the task at hand, focus on the Father, and submitted unrelentingly to the trust in God would provide for His will to be fulfilled. And slowly but surely, realization set in there will be no popularity contest gold star winner’s badge for taking on this task, and your actions will not be validated by the majority opinion. The person being used, called by God will no longer just reproduce, mimick, or mirror what you see, but actually produce what you proclaim. Because you live it from the essence, the core of your soul, being…it shows…and it is priceless…As God shows you there is no more than one path to Him and His glory, and a person past behavior does not exempt them from being used by God. Actually, it was preparation for the call because God knows everything…thus, as it the mystical sect of Judaism, we too have righteous men in the Christian faith, who do extraordinary mercy display acts, and they are not random…they were just called being called
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