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Soverignity Of God

Soverignity      Servant      Grace      Choosing      Standing      Gratitude

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the Lord. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.  As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:8-11

Within the inspired words of God, God tells us how he accomplishes great feats. The methods God uses to bring about his desires have been passed down from the father to his son and then Jesus taught the same methods to his disciples. In the same way your father taught you how to approach life God is instilling in you a method of absolute attributes to approach eternal life.

We need to consider eternal life means you have to approach life that will last forever and whatever you do today will affect your life a million years from now. How do we live eternally without the principles of holiness that God lives by? The principles developed by God are guided within a way of absolute principles that does no harm to other living beings.  

In the long run any life acceptable to God is the difference between good and evil and what is right and what is wrong. God’s basic philosophy is you can’t be both at the same time because walking on both sides of life would lead to confusion. The realm we currently live in is the proof of God's thinking.

In our lifetime we have the opportunity to live on both sides of good and evil, but the decisions we choose to live by are guided the outcome these attributes produce.  No one likes to be made a slave or be taken advantage of through the decisions another person makes. Each person is sovereign in the fact they have the right and the authority to live as we see fit and we do not have the wisdom to choose the right attributes to guide our lives forever.

When our ways are wrong, people will find those faults and expose them. At the same time can you find fault with God and has he done anything that has harmed you? The natural condition of man is to rebel from the authority God has given to parents and anyone who has authority over them.

Within the autonomy of our sovereignty each person possesses is a method of right and wrong and good and evil that determines what is fair just and right to us. The way people govern their life affects our life by what they have done. Their ways are governed by their thoughts but their ways are judged by their deeds.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. Proverbs 1:7

How can we be found right with God without considering his ways since no one has found fault in him? God created us and has embedded in us that there is a life after we pass on. We must consider what eternal life is and are we prepared to liove and function right before an awesome God who governs his life through holiness.

God also embedded in the mind of every person that he exists and has the sovereignty to rule everything in his creation.  To the first of his person of his creation referring to Adam God said;

You must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die." Genesis 2:17

God’s command to Adam was meant to be obeyed and disobedience to God’s command made Adam subject to the penalty of death. However the shrewd serpent countered God’s command with his own opinion and stated man was able to make decisions without God’s guidance.

"You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman." For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." Genesis 3:4-5

Adam and Eve mankind was given the right to disobey God and the right to choose between good and evil.  They chose to go against the command of God without fully understanding the consequence of their actions. It appears that Satan's overwhelmed Eve when she chose to eat choosing to be like God knowing good and evil.

Does mankind know God has the right to do with mankind as he sees fit or know he is subject to his creator? In his holiness God deals with sin (deeds against his principles is a crime against God's holiness) will be dealt with harshly. For the most part mankind has chosen to ignore God when knowing God is the whole purpose of life itself.

Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. John 17:3

No one has the wisdom to seek God without first having a personal relationship with him. God said my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways. Because God is eternal he thinks in ways that will endure forever.  God chooses to work with mankind through covenants to form an agreement with you so everything works together for the common good.  For this reason every Christian should learn as much as possible about God to understand his thoughts and ways in preparation for the day we enter heaven.

To explain God’s ultimate goal God sent his son into theworld to reveal what God has planned and to teach mankind God’s principles. He also made it plain that that his father’s will was more important than his.

"Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done." Luke 22:42

God has given you a choice to obey with the consequence of knowing that if you don’t repent you will perish.  With the choice to acknowledge God, God will make every effort to work out your salvation with him. God works through a covenant with you that is not one sided. God recognizes you as a person and will respond to your needs through prayer.  He will do unto you what he wants you to do to him.

Through love His system is just and acceptable to mankind.  God has a concern for the needs of those who choose to walk with him and will respond to you in love.   In his covenant with you God treats you as his son and says;

  If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!  Matthew 7:11

 

 

 

 

 

The Servant of God

Soverignity      Servant      Grace      Choosing      Standing      Gratitude

It was a part of Jesus’ testimony that he was sent by the father to complete several specific tasks. His tasks were to become a sacrifice of atonement; to redeem and reconcile man to God and freely justify man by the grace of God. In addition Jesus taught us how to live by faith and participate in the divine nature. The reality of his life was a demonstration that man could live in a sinful world and overcome the world through the love of God.

God anointed Jesus as the coming Messiah and Christ to make man aware of God and how his plan would affect mankind in the coming age. His plan was to introduce a holy way of life, put an end to sin, to atone for the sins of the world and prepare mankind for eternal life.  Jesus plainly said he did not come to abolish the law but to fulfill it. In addition he spoke of the seriousness of God’s plan and warned mankind unless you repent you too will perish (Luke 13:5).

Jesus also spoke to those who believed in his name of the need to be born of the spirit. The born again experience is eye changing transition from seeing things from the world’s point of view to seeing life from God’s position. Eternal life demands decisions that will remain stable for millions of years and produce a positive attitude for a life of absolutes. A life of absolutes means that you learn how to things within a disposition of a love taking positive steps to insure that you do unto others as you would want them do to you.

God accredited Jesus with signs and wonders to confirm his divine nature. At the same time Jesus humbled himself to become the servant whom God was well pleased with. Some say it thundered and others say it was the voice of God when the Son was glorified by God. On the other hand the son glorified the father through obedience even to his death on the cross.

Love and obedience is a basic attitude that pleases God and that character trait was seen in the life of Christ. His testimony of complete devotion to God was revealed in these words;

Jesus told a parable concerning our obedience;

The commands of every father are due to the problems he has experienced during his life time and his commands are meant to keep his children from harm.   It follows that man does not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. Ezekiel wrote;

Jesus also said;

The desire to pay attention to what God says is important to our lives. Jesus did not come to Lord it over mankind he came as a tutor; a leader who would lead you to the narrow gate. He chose to become a servant who did the will of the father knowing that God does not want anyone to perish.

Jesus was sent to those whose ears were stopped up and refuse to listen to the gospel message. Yet as the scripture says they perish because they refuse to come to Jesus to have life (John 5:40) and refuse to love the truth (2 Thessalonians 2:10) rather delighted in wickedness.

Jesus came to bear witness to the “whosoevers” of the world that they may take part in God’s plan of salvation. To God there is neither Jew nor gentile for in God’s eye all men were chosen from creation to become a child of his kingdom. He taught once born into the kingdom God takes on a parental role that teaches his children to become like Christ and rule with Christ in the ages to come.

Jesus did not teach his disciples to live for the temporal life but to produce fruit for eternal life. Jesus said life not the abundance of worldly possessions but eternal life was in knowing God the father and Jesus who was sent into the world.  Jesus focused on teaching us to love God with all our heart and to pay attention to things above where true life abounds.

Because Jesus testified to the wickedness of man he was hated without reason and bore the insults of man. The builders of God’s kingdom tried to kill the Son and condemned him for blasphemy claiming to be the Son of God.  According to the High Priest it was better for one man to die than the whole nation perish (John 11:50). However it was God’s plan for his son to die as an atonement sacrifice so all men may be reconciled and come to the saving grace of God.

God’s plan continues to this day because Jesus gave his life once for all. Those who believe in his name have hope in his resurrection and a future in heaven.

The methods God used to bring about his desires have been passed down from the father to his son and those methods were taught his disciples. Jesus came in the father’s name (John 5:43) and performed miracles in his father’s name (John 10:25). Jesus came in his father’s name and today Jesus is asking his disciples to come in his name.

Jesus became our high priest and king in service to God. He was also given a kingdom in which he was given all authority. With these actions Jesus taught us how to participate in God’s divine nature through faith in his promises. Jesus promised that we may ask anything in his name through prayer and he would do it as if he was continuing to be our servant.

 

Grace Through Christ

Soverignity      Servant      Grace      Choosing      Standing      Gratitude

Understanding how to work with Christ through prayer is an effort to recognize the demeanor that Jesus walked by. Jesus had a personal relationship of being one with the father. Jesus said he was in the father as the father was in him which spoke of abiding in one another.  Every Christian begins their spiritual walk with Christ by asking Jesus to come into their heart. Since Jesus and the father are united as one, both come and take up residence in our spirit by faith. Jesus said I will not leave you as orphans (John 14:18) which spoke of the adoption as sons of the living God.

Is it possible that the father and Son would abide in us as parents and in the role as spiritual mentors who will guide you into all truth? Jesus continued his discussion about abiding in him well into the fifteenth chapter speaking of the need to remain, stay and unite in Christ.  Within this chapter Jesus used the example of the vine’s need to produce fruit. Jesus said separated from the vine you cannot produce fruit as we are dependent on the nourishing sap derived from the root.

The sap of the vine nourishes the branches and cause new growth with buds that produce the fruit. The sap Jesus spoke of is the word of God that overflows with truth. His word convinces you of God’s righteousness and the need to put his principles into practice.  Jesus also spoke of the need to let his word abide in you abundantly and by doing so develop a personal relationship with him.

Within this relation Christians have a means to know how he walked and why he was in constant contact with his father.

All of us have ended our prayers in the name of Jesus expecting what we asked for will come in answer to our prayer. Jesus said the only condition was to believe in the name of Jesus while cultivating a healthy respect for the holy nature of God. This promise may seem like a carte blanche type of authority however God demands obedience to his commands as we do from our children.  However there is also a condition to unite with God through a trust that believes in the absolute faithfulness of his word.

Jesus said whatever you ask for in prayer; believe that you have received what you asked for. Let me try to explain; isn’t customary to show appreciation for gifts given to you? Consider that thanking God for the things you have asked for when he gives them to you is a demonstration of your faith in him.

Believing is the confidence that you have whatever you askedby faith. The proof of belief is in your testimony demonstrates gratitude to God for his mercy in our time of need.  Consider that the glory God receives comes from your mouth in the hearing of others. Your gratitude also edifies the body of believers. In this manner his answer to our prayer brings glory to the father.

   Jesus Said he would answer your prayer so the Son may bring glory to the Father. The glory Jesus spoke of the glory that comes in your thanksgiving sworn before believers and unbelievers alike. The words of your testimony say it is not per chance or a coincidence but God is responsible for giving what you needed through prayer. However to the world it is something they need to hear and know that God is real and answers prayer.

Although prayers can become a ritual the purpose of prayer is to give glory to the Father. Ending our prayers in the name of Jesus may not refer to the name we invoke. Rather in the name of Jesus refers to remaining in Christ and being united with him in word and deed. It speaks of a intimate relationship with God.

We are speaking of a family relationship built from time in the presence of each other being strengthened by love for one another.  Love is what holds a family together and compels acts of love for one another. God answers our prayer because he loves us and we obey him out of the respect we have for his authority. The golden rule applies in both cases; we obey him because he first loved us and he rewards us to show his love for doing good deeds for him.

Something miraculous happens just by being in Christ, we absorb his character and the nature of our father that compels us to obey his word and walk as his son did. Bearing fruit demands we remain in the branch for we are nourished by our father’s love and strengthen by the truth our father teaches. In other words bearing fruit is due to our nourishment coming from the root. John 15 taught being united with Jesus so you may bear fruit but Jesus also said separated from the branch it wasn’t feasible to produce fruit.  +

Remaining in Christ is the knowledge that Christ has united with you and dwells in you and if Christ dwells in you; he will hear your prayers. And as sheep you will know his voice and will hear his words. The outcome is that you will be known and heard by God at the same time you will know the only true God, and Jesus Christ.

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