What we see matters! What do you see when you see a Cross? Does it have an effect on you when you see one?
“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” (1 Corinthians 1:18 NIV)
What do we do when we are overwhelmed by life’s circumstances? What do we do when our boat is beginning to be filled with water as it is tossed to and fro by the winds and waves of the sea? What do we do when we feel like we are in a pit of darkness where even a spark of light we are unable to see?
Jesus, the HOPE of glory, is the Answer!
Do you know why it’s foolishness to the world the ways of God, Who He truly is, His nature and attributes? It’s all because a human intellect can only go so far. It’s capacity to comprehend cannot even scratch the surface of knowing His inexhaustible greatness. A created being can never be greater than the CREATOR. Yet man continues to pridefully deny His existence and tries to figure out by himself what life is all about. No wonder we still live in a world where peace is undeniably inexistent.
JESUS is the PRINCE OF PEACE and apart from Him, there will be no peace.
JESUS is the HOPE of Glory, therefore PEACE is still a possibility in the world of impossibility.
And Moses built an altar and called its name, The-Lord-Is-My-Banner; for he said, “Because the Lord has sworn: the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.” Exodus 17:15-16 NKJV
HE is our battle flag of victory, as we march forth and fight to establish His kingdom on earth and in men’s hearts.
Sometimes we wake up "at the wrong side of the bed." hahahaha! Well, it is very true. We are still IN this world but be reminded that we are not OF it. Jesus said, "IN Me you may have peace. In this world you will have challenges, BUT BE OF GOOD CHEER, for I have overcome the world. I deprived it of its power to harm you and have conquered it for you. (John 16:33)" That is GOOD NEWS!
We all have a vital part to play in the Kingdom of God and our quest is to discover who He has called us to be and where He has positioned us to be.
He called us to be the salt and light of the world (Matthew 5:13). He called us to make a difference in people’s lives. We are to remember that no man is an island therefore we didn’t just pop up into this world just to live for ourselves. Our God is a purposeful God. He knows you and I like no one else, even before the foundation of the world and certainly He knows each of our own part in the body of Christ. The best part of it is that when we discover our rightful place in His kingdom, we become aware that we’ve just been set up to enjoy and celebrate life.
Do you know that our identity fuels our generosity? When we truly know who we are IN CHRIST and Who He is to us, we will not be afraid to give confidently. It is not just in giving something from our hands but more so giving of ourselves knowing that each one of us is a piece of a puzzle. That piece that is so uniquely cut which perfectly fits only where God intends us to be when we are fully yielded to the leading of the Holy Spirit.
