God Created You

For, my ways are not your ways nor are my thoughts your thoughts

 ^“So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!” (1 Corinthians 10:12)

Forgive me Lord for I have greatly sinned. I have allowed the wickedness of my tongue to gain the better of my heart. He who has been set free of sin by the Son is free indeed, yet have I walked after the statutes of dogs and turned to my own vomit.

Pride, vanity, self-fulfilment and vain glory, words of discontent, words of whoredom, words of self-promises and prophesies has slowly crept and illusively slithered into my mouth. Why have I allowed the enemy to deceive me in thinking that I can make my own destiny come to pass. Who am I that I’ve dared to believe my path lies in the way of rational thoughts, my way of plan and my words of deceit. How far from your righteousness have I fallen Yahweh?

I should have known, yes, the danger is that I do know. I know that man cannot offer anything without the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he is the author and perfecter of our faith. Father, though I have believed deeply in my heart that I am walking by faith and not by sight, the angel of darkness that comes as the angel of light has blinded my way.

But what a glory you are my everlasting Father.

For you have pointed my wickedness out to me and you have willed me to reframe from my iniquities. Blessed is the name of Yahweh for he has ordered my steps. Every day I will stand on his word. The word of the Lord is my rock. A rock that never fades, a rock that never fails. A rock that lifts me up above all waves and a rock that hides me from my enemies.

Deception is of the devil and righteousness is of God. Many men of old have been led astray following their own lustful ways. Waiting expectantly for the praises of men, they have been led through the valley of darkness to abide there forever. Take heed of these men for I was once nearly deceived. They will raise a blasphemous tongue against the righteous way of our Lord turning the narrow road into a wide road which only leads to destruction. The word of the Lord is water that fills up wells and a spring that refreshes all souls. There is no hardship of labouring in his word so be joyful in all that you do in him. Forgiveness is his way, mercy and goodness always flows thereof. Do not be tempted to be swayed to the left nor the right for straight and narrow is the way to the Kingdom of Heaven. He has already paved the way with his love, and he has already painted the gates with his blood. Therefore, who the Son sets free is free indeed. Be blessed and always flourish in the fruits of his Spirit. Peace be unto you in our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Dearly beloved, I have found a treasure. Oh how precious this jewel is; it makes me feel some kind of way. I look at it with such depth, honouring and admiring from afar it draws closer and closer to me. Have you ever seen something that your eyes have never set its sight upon, yet something deep down your soul digs out a voice telling you what you see is true? Yes, my beloved, the stories you here are true, He lives, the King lives and I have finally found him. Oh, how I have wrapped my whole being around Him. He is so wonderful, so graceful, He dances with an everlasting joy. There is something about him that draws me to his presence. He is lowly, he is meek, He does not boast of his mightiness nor exacerbate his power, yet you feel his Kingship.

My King, I have seeked you for a very long time and I have not found you. Yet only by your word, have you called my name to finally harkened to your ways. And your ways have led me to your righteousness, and your righteous word has been the lamb on my feet. I have finally found my one true love, my Father, the God who fashioned me and provided for me since a babe in the womb of my mother.

Oh, how I have seeked you and yet my soul has not found you. Yet your love spoke words of comfort to my soul. “Settle down, settle down, I am the way, the truth, and Life”. Ahhhh, what sort of river have you caused me to drink from that within the depths of my heart, I cannot stop jumping with joy.

Oh, how I have seeked your face and have finally found it. Yes, Father, I have searched for you with my whole heart knowing that you have heard my cries in the wilderness. You are the rock of my salvation and the light that lights up my darkness. You lift me up with your mighty hand whiles straightening my crooked path to a righteous one.

I have found a jewel and my heart has decided to sell all my earthly desires to acquire this pearl of great price. I am loved by my one true love and he whispers continuously to my heart. Though he knows all my weaknesses and all my wretchedness, he still carries me all the way to his everlasting glory. Jesus is his name and his name I have been given to praise. Yeshua is whom I have seeked and Yeshua is whom I will praise. God is his Father for His word has lifted him to glory. The angels marvel and worship him, kings and princes bow down at his feet. Precious and worthy are his works and perfection is the sight of his character. I love to love like him. Though when I try I fail, yet His Spirit teaches me every day to love like him.

Oh, how I have seeked you Jesus and I have finally found you. Your Kingdom I wait on and your glory I will inherit. I will be patient and wait on my Lord. See him Riding on the clouds of glory and his majesty shining far beyond the plains of heaven. Yes, I have found a precious pearl and I have sold all I have to keep it. Blessed is he who hunger for righteousness, for he shall be filled. The Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent!

Enter

How long….. I do not know

But what I do know, I haven’t got a long way to go

My Lord, I will forever wait on you

Your word stands, eternally true

The God of my salvation

Whom I see without imagination

He is my leading light during the night

He has given me sight and a sword of truth to fight

I will dwell in his secret place

As this world fades, I will still seek his face

My Lord who is my provider, my shelter, who took all my shame

Forever and ever will I call out his everlasting name

Father I love you and I worship you today

When my enemies surround me, you always make a way

Father I love you, only to you do I pray

You have been my pillar in all of my days

For when I raise a joyful song of praise

Your smile shows me your loving grace

Who am I that you are so mindful of me?

That when I sin, you throw it away in the forgetful sea

My heart, my life, my love

Only you have come down from above

Sing a song unto the Lord

In his presence will you soar

The God who loved us first

Abide in him and you will never thirst

He has poured out his peace in our Spirits

Flowing like an ocean of love, we need to swim in it

Today, when you hear his voice

All mouths will cry out praise and all nations will rejoice

Our Father who art in heaven, let the reader hear your word so they can receive your Son in their hearts, Amen.

Our world is scorched by war, racism, religion, disease and many more daunting issues. Families are split, societies are divided, and even you, your own words that comes out of your mouth is indecisive. Imagine you bought a house and you moved your entire family into your new house. One day you come back from work and no one, not even your gorgeous wife knows nor recognise you. Every word, smile or gesture given is received with a blank face and torturous response by your family. This is the reception Jesus Christ received when he descended from heaven to his own “footstool”, Earth.

John 1: 11 says, “He came unto his own, and his own received him not”.

Christ was witnessed by John the Baptist as “the true light” of the world, the light that lights every man that comes into the world. You see, you have been fearfully and wonderfully made by God, His word is what made you. James 1.18 says “of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures”. So as your own words are a part of you so is God’s word a part of him, a part of us.

Can you take the words that departs from your mouth back? Well no. Why do I ask this? Well because God can’t take his words back either. On the Sermon on the mount, Jesus spoke saying, “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away” (Matt 24:35), meaning his word carries on from everlasting to everlasting. In the beginning was the word (Jesus), and the word was with God, and the word was God. His own words were with him in the beginning like your words are with you now. Imagine having all the power and authority to bring life into existence and you have exhibited this power. Now you decide to visit your own creation but once you are amongst them, you find out they are worshipping the creation not the Creator. God’s own (Israelites) did not receive him because they were consumed in darkness which is their own vanity, philosophies, worldly knowledge and fleshly desires that they could no longer recognise the light (read Romans 1: 21-32).

John 1: 12 says, “But to as many as did receive and welcome him, to them he gave authority (power, privilege, right) to become the sons of God, even to them that believe (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) on his name”.

Christ did not come to condemn the world but to fulfil the word of God, his own word. He had two tasks to accomplish, to preach the gospel (good news) so we can be taken away from the old law (Ten Commandments) and to press the reset button on the sins (unrighteousness) of the world. You see, you and I don’t have the self-strength to bind sin or live word for word according to the old law, if we did our world will not be scorched by war, racism, religion, disease etc. Please, do not see sin as a religious doctrine in place to imprison or guilt trip your mind. Sin is what man does without God’s input (unrighteousness). Jesus brought the power of grace through the gospel.

On the other hand, when he resurrected to go back and sit on the throne of glory, he sent down the Holy Spirit (his own spirit) to teach us how to live in this new law, this new covenant in Christ. Paul in Romans 8 says, “For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh”. Now that is the KJV, instead of me interpreting this for you, I will re-write the same verse but with the amplified bible. Paul in Romans 8 says, “For God has done what the law could not do, (its power) being weakened by the flesh (the entire nature of man without the Holy Spirit). Sending His Own Son in the guise of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin. (God) condemned sin in the flesh (subdued, overcame, deprived it of it power over all who accept that sacrifice).

The power of Christ has been given to those who call on his name and adhere to his commandments. Matthew 5:14 says “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid” whiles in John 14:12 Jesus says to us, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believes in me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father”. “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you” (Matthew 7:7) because Christ our Lord is now sitting on the throne by the right hand of his Father. What wouldn’t he do for you? Just believe.

What is the new commandment you might ask?

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. And love your neighbour as yourself. All the law (10 commandments) and the prophets hang on these two commandments (Matthew 22:36-40)

John 1:13 says, “Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God”

God tells us that he is a spiritual being. Jesus tell us that “that which is born of flesh is flesh; and that which is born of Spirit is spirit” (John 3:6). Everybody knows where babies come from unless you are a baby of course. This fact is known to us because it was explained to us when we came of age to understand. The same principle stands here, Jesus told Nicodemus, “except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God”. Our physiology at birth allows us to enter this Kingdom, this Earth. Again the same principle applies, in order to enter the Kingdom of God you need a different physiology, a spiritual physiology. Paul told the Ephesians of Ephesus, we wrestle (fight, contest, and tussle) not against flesh and blood (physical things you see with your naked eye), but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places (Ephesians 6:12). To be born of the Spirit of God allows or gives you the identity to enter into spiritual matters.

There are so many philosophies out there these days on how to conquer your fears, amass wealth, to be successful with business or family, relationships etc. But ask yourself, does all those things fill the void in your heart? The heart is where your Spirit dwells hence why Jesus tells us to ask him to come in. All he wants is your heart (Spirit), he wants to swap your heart for His so you can amass the power and authority to “tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you” (Luke 10:19). The man born of God seeks nothing but God because that is where the power of life is. Matthew 6.33 says, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you” These things are things of the world that everyone wants. Whether it is love, money, a job, education, house, whatever it is that your heart desires, God is saying seek Him first and all those things will be added unto you, in an abundance.

In conclusion, prepare yourselves brothers and sisters. If you haven’t been saved, please, please, give your soul to Jesus. Don’t be the “what if” person. The Earth we live in is influenced by Satan and his minions, everyday. Matthew 4: 1-11 tells us Christ’s first temptation but it is the verse 8 to 11 you should focus on. It reads, “Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour. “All this I (Satan) will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.” Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only (1st commandment). Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him”. You don’t know or see what your fellow man/woman is bowing down to in his or her own home, all you know is you. Christ died and resurrected to restore power and authority back to you and I, thus we are no longer slaves to sin. So please, put on your amour of Faith, your helmet of salvation and wield your spiritual sword with God’s word, become a Spiritual being. I don’t wish you “good luck” but I say “stay blessed”, Christ is with you.