Hoping this blog finds you well, hopeful and encouraged. It is always a good thing to be tangibly present in a new year. It is also a good thing to thank God for His mercies, of allowing us to actually experience all that we did in the year that has past and to also thank Him for what is to come.
Don’t get me wrong, some may of had terrible things happen in the previous year, we aren’t thanking God for terrible things; we are thanking Him for His ability to keep us in spite of and, because of the things that might of happened within the year past.
We are glad to be experiencing a brand new year, in-spite of what was and, are hopeful in the waiting and in the pursuit. This new year has started off exceptionally great for some and not that way for others.
We have been introduced to new changes this year as a people, collectively as well as individually. Some of the changes may have been favorable and others classified as “not exactly”. You may have set your hopes on great heights and others may have started their year off a bit weary and|or jet lagged from every new height or experience of the previous year.
No matter what type of year yours is off to, I want to encourage you to be clear in your hopes for the next 11 months. Be sure of what you want and go after|for it. There is an open heaven above you and there is nothing that you cannot do and or accomplish with heavens backing.
Things may seem dull and|or dim at the present moment but there is absolutely nothing that God cannot do in your present year. The past is the past and what is new is bursting with much potential and will. Don’t waste it on what was, don’t waste it on what is not worth your time. Run forward to the plan that God has set and established within your heart, He is your firm foundation, daughter of God.
I envision hopefulness on the horizon. There is so much in store for the present year and even more is to come. There is a rhythm that hasn’t been tapped into that the body of believers, as well as our nation is headed into. We can either run with the plans, purposes and the momentum of God or dwell on what was. What was will never be again, but what is, is still on the horizon and set into motion through the perfected orchestration of God.
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Never an easy word to say, neither is it an easy word to live. We are constantly pressed with invitations to trust; whether it be trusting something, someone, or the next place that God is taking you, and the like.
We are either on the receiving end or, on the giving end of content, that sends a message requiring a call to action. We will either trust the call to action, and answer or, we will decline. Either way, the option to trust in something, someone or somewhere is presented to us. So I want to propose a question to you:
Where will you decide to place your trust? and why?
You see, the beauty about trusting is that, you are given the option of making a choice.
When it comes to trusting anyone, anything or any place you undeniably and most definitely have a choice. You can decide where you will place your own trust, and with whom you’ll chose to deposit portions of it in, to and towards. Your trust is your own, it is important that you know that. It is also important to fully grasp that we are indeed, responsible for it’s safe keeping.
There is one place where you are sure to never regret placing your faith, hope and trust, and it is in the hands of your Heavenly Father, at the feet of Jesus, your perfect, never changing, unfailing Lord and Savior. You can put your trust in Him, and leave it there.
We are constantly presented with figuring out where to place trust, hope and faith on this side of life. Although the options may be many, few will ever be sure.
In this year examine and re-examine where you have placed your trust. If in the wrong places, remember that you are responsible for it’s safe keeping. If you have placed your trust in Jesus, concerning all things, that is the perfect place to stand in expectation from. Jesus is a|the Source, that is fully capable.
Be encouraged!
There is more to come! C R E A T E like it matters!
On a scale of 1-10 how easy is it for you to hold on to hope?
For instance, if you are hoping for something to happen in an hour and, you are waiting for a specific outcome regarding another thing at the end of the week;
Which is easier for you to hold on to hope about? Which one will your hope abound more regarding?
The Bible continually instructs us to remain hopeful, in and concerning a variety of circumstances. Regardless of the scenario, hopefulness is a quality of the believers character that needs to remain.
Hope is an essential part of the life of the business owner, and the creative, alike. There is a lot that one may have to persist in without being sure of every detail. There is a lot that may be in the works, but not quite at the place of completion either. There are consistent acts of movement and tangible results that are always underway. There can be a constant shift in expectation or predicted ways of getting to one’s desired goal, task and|or outcome within the daily operations of a business and|or organization. The process of figuring things out and coming to the right conclusion, all take a level of hope. Hope is intended to be applied today, towards and for what is to come. While building or believing for anything you, must maintain hope along the way. Hoping is a key component in the Christian faith, it is an active tool that should be applied and used during and throughout the outworking of all processes in the believers life.
Zephaniah 3:17
The LORD your God is among you, a warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with gladness. He will be quiet in his love. He will delight in you with singing.”
Romans 15:13
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:4
For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures.
Be encouraged!
There is more to come! C R E A T E like it matters!
For I am jealous for you with the jealousy of God himself. I promised you as a pure bride to one husband—Christ.
for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
as a pure virgin to Him
(See Matthew 25:1-13)
Isaiah 54:4-10
“Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; don’t be humiliated, for you will not be disgraced. For you will forget the shame of your youth, and you will no longer remember the disgrace of your widowhood.
Indeed, your husband is your Maker — his name is the LORD of Armies — and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of the whole earth. For the LORD has called you, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, a wife of one’s youth when she is rejected,” says your God.
“I deserted you for a brief moment, but I will take you back with abundant compassion.
In a surge of anger I hid my face from you for a moment, but I will have compassion on you with everlasting love,” says the LORD your Redeemer. “For this is like the days of Noah to me: when I swore that the water of Noah would never flood the earth again, so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you. Though the mountains move and the hills shake, my love will not be removed from you and my covenant of peace will not be shaken,” says your compassionate LORD.
The bride of Christ, what a beauty she is. Promised to be wed to the One and to the Only, Bridegroom worthy of her hand in marriage. Her Lord, her God and her King. She fell in love with Him and it was practically love at first sight. Something kept drawing her to Him, but she couldn’t quite figure out what it was. Captivated by His touch, His warmth and His embrace; she knew there was something different about this, pure love. Potent enough to forsake all other lovers and, trustworthy enough to wait for and on Him. She chose purity, as she pursued Him deeply, knowing that no one else was worth it. She knew that there was a new awareness of an immeasurable value placed on her life; as well as her body. So much so, that she could not fathom defiling what the Lord was working on, within her. She had never felt His presence like this before, she had never known a love like that love. She wanted Him to be pleased with what He was met with. She wanted Him to rejoice over her too. She is you, she is me, she is the bride who waits in anticipation for her bridegroom.
The one who is earnestly pursuing her, as she is as desperate for Him. She longs for His presence, longs to hear His voice. She is His bride, and He, her bridegroom. There is no one she’d rather know than Him, no one she’d rather pursue with her hours and days, and months, and minutes. This is the way we are to pursue our Jesus, this is the longing we should have for Him. This is the anticipation that we should have of His second coming. He is the bridegroom and we are the bride. He is loving and protective, everything a girl wants in her groom. She is safe and sure in His presence, she is confident and bold at the mention of His name. He is hers and she is His and we both know this full well. There is no breaking up, there is no settling for less, He belongs to her, and her to Him. There is a bond that cannot be severed that binds them together. They are as close as two peas in a pod, as familiar and devoted as siblings. He is as close to her as the breath on her lungs. They know the embrace of each other and wouldn’t trade it for anyone or anything else in the world. The embrace of God should feel like a really big hug, from the one who knows you best, a door open in your life that you never want to be shut again; an ideal lifestyle found and absorbed because of the presence of One God. The rooms of every door within His presence is accessible and available to you, but knowing the way to access them may prove to be costly. He is no cheap date, and yet grants you every cue and inkling of knowingness that informs you of how to access Him, as well as how to engage with Him. He does not lead you on aimlessly, your heart can be trusted in His care, your pursuit of Him will always be rewarded with more of His depths, an inward distance. Your love and desire for Him is not an earthly lust, but a heavenly yearning. The desire for Him was put in you before time began, and is only to be unlocked by His keys. He is intentional about you, and although, the God of the universe, who can do anything; He is training you to desire more than just His hand, (also known, as just what He can do for you). He is more interested in what He is able to transform you into, than with the obvious knowing that He is able to meet as well as far exceed, in providing all of your needs. You see, you were made to be renewed, mind, body, soul and spirit. You are designed to be made more holy and even my glorious as you venture on into relationship with Him. His aim, is your perfection, yes, your perfection is what He is after. He wants to see you glisten under His ray and hidden within His shade. You are His handiwork and He needs you to fully grasp and understand that. The Bride of Christ is more than just a catchy name with a ton of different meanings. It is a call to literal heaven here on earth, and a call to a rich and satisfying life. It is a call to leave all falsehood and lesser things behind, it is a call to what is timeless and ground breaking. It is a call to live here on earth like you would in your residency above the clouds. God has called you to One husband, so that you may be presented as a pure virgin to Him. You are not to be spoken for, and you are not being prepared, as one to be deemed worthy for the interest of just any reasonable suitor. But you, yes you, are being preserved and cared for in preparation for your One true love, the match made in heaven, the One that dreams are made of. A love without fault or blame, a love without pride or distrust, a love that shouts “I am Yours, and You are mine, forever and ever!”, a love that never fades and is constantly in pursuit of and chasing you down. You are worthy of a love, yes that specific love, that God predestined you for even before the beginning of time. That One true Love, that One true Suitor that makes everything else seem so bland and worthless. The One that everything else pales in comparison to, that Love that is endless and overflowing, that Love, that loves you back, just as much as you Love it. You were made to be loved, you were made to be courted, you were made to be cherished, you were made to be prized, You are, God’s possession.
His Bride, By Design
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(Graphic, maybe a bit, but the purpose remains the same. Similar to the book of the Songs of Solomon, yeah, the one that singles tend to skip over. This blog has been created to depict the overwhelming passion that should reside for the Lover of her soul, Christ Jesus, your true Bridegroom, the One truly worthy of every part of you.)
Surely righteous people are praising your name; the godly will live in your presence
Psalm 11:7
For the righteous LORD loves justice. The virtuous will see his face.
Romans 5:1
Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.
Let’s talk about righteousness. Some get burdened just thinking about it. Some think it isn’t attainable, and even far less something that is in reach.
Some believe that righteousness is a thing of the past, and some eagerly pursue it’s living and fruit.
Let’s talk “the righteous shall live by faith”. Did you know that it is impossible to please God without the key component of faith?
Did you know that righteousness is more of a stance and impartation than it is something to be weighed and measured through good deeds?
Don’t get me wrong, good deeds actually do store up treasures for you here on earth as well as in heaven. Good deeds are what the Christian is commanded to produce. Good deeds are as potent today as they were when Moses was given the 10 Commandments. Good deeds are necessary and fruitful, but they aren’t the source of Godly righteousness.
Ever guessed what is? Jesus is, Jesus is the source of every believers righteousness. He is the reason it exist. He is the reason we are able to live with and in all righteousness. He has given us the gift of the breastplate of righteousness, and it should be worn every day of our lives. There is nothing you can do for it. You just have to put it on each day, acknowledge it and operate by it.
You are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, descriptive words about your identity that should be recited daily. Remaining in Him is key, you remain in Him and He remains in you. You aren’t righteous because of what you did yesterday or even the day before that. You are righteous because God makes you that way. There is only One able to cleanse from all unrighteousness and He is the God of the universe. He desires to make you whole. He desires to heal your life. He desires to redeem you mind, body, soul and spirit. He desires your embodiment of righteousness at no doing of your own, but solely provided to you by God. The provision for righteousness and righteous living has already been provided by God.
Romans 4:2
If his good deeds had made him acceptable to God, he would have had something to boast about. But that was not God’s way.
Time can attempt to shame you into believing that you are the sole source for the righteousness in your life, but you are not. It is among the free gift of and from God meant to be received and not squandered, sacrificed or compromised over or in exchange of any form of unrighteousness.
Isaiah 30:21
Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or to the left.
Anything worth building will eventually take from you. It will require of you, it will expect of you, and it will definitely take from you.
It won’t take from you in the leaching sense of the word; but it will take from you, as it needs you for sustenance.
What you create, and what you build needs you. It or they may not always need you, as much as it does today. But it will need you, for it’s survival and surely in order for it to thrive.
At times, you may want to give your attention to other things, and that is perfectly all right; as long as what you are building doesn’t suffer in the process. At times, you may feel like it is all just too much, but it is important to remember that feelings can also be fickle.
What are you after? What have you planned for? What are you reaching towards?
Whatever it is…
it will almost always take building.
Building your way,
forward,
paving the way,
at times
trusting the process,
mostly,
and the list can go on and on…
Building is costly but the cost of not building is even more costly. It is the sensible thing to do, to plan for your building. It is also the sensible thing to do, to count the cost.
It is, the faith filled thing, to run full force into the direction of the dream and|or vision. It is the faith filled thing to do, to believe until, there is no end. It is the faith filled thing to include God in everything you do. It is also the faith filled thing to do, to have those that you look to for advice.
Whatever you are building,
know that it won’t necessarily be easy.
But, is anything really worth building ever easy?
Is anything worth it, every going to not cost you?
There is wisdom attached to the call to build. There is also a special and specific tenacity assigned to the call too.
Trust that God has and will equip you for the journey and, to the build. You are capable because God has equipped you with, the capabilities.
God is fully able because, when has He ever not been?
Now with what God has and with what He is enabling you to do is there anything too hard for you? I’d like to be the first to say, “No! With God, nothing shall be impossible!”
He is responsible for the harvest, trust Him and obey.
Be encouraged!
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What is sacred, to you? What is kept as something that is most holy, to you?
Both are words used to describe the brevity, conciseness and specialty of something or someone.
The Bible speaks about and refers to the holy of holies; and to the holy of holies being a place. 2 Chronicles 3:8 Hebrews 9:12
The Bible also instructs us that we are to be holy as He is holy.
1 Peter 1:15-17
Something new, that I have noticed throughout my more recent time spent studying the Bible; is that there are many places where God, or Jesus or the Holy Spirit is only referenced as “He”.
1 John and Revelations being among the books of the Bible where I’ve noticed this reference.
And in these places there is no question of the matter, in whom the Bible or Author is talking about or referring to. We know that “He” is “Him”, we know that “He” is God.
In times passed the name of God was revered by God’s people in such a way that they abbreviated it. Yahweh became YHWH because of the weight and holiness of the word, and the Name altogether.
There are scriptures that speak on the level of holiness that those entering into the temple had to possess, there was a level of set apartness that a priest had to uphold or upkeep in order to live out their priestly duties. There was a purity that one had to possess.
Let’s get back into the choiced words mentioned above; sacred and holy. Both have such deep and reverential meanings to them. They both mean and represent so much to the beholder.
sacred:
: dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity
: devoted exclusively to one service or use (as of a person or purpose)
: entitled to reverence and respect
: of or relating to religion : not secular or profane
: highly valued and important
holy:
: exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness
: devoted entirely to the deity or the work of the deity
: having a divine quality
: used as an intensive
In today’s society words are thrown around rather freely; and because of this, at times a words value can begin to diminish. Keeping that in mind, I want to remind you that every word spoken out of The Word of God is true. I want to remind you to take it so seriously. I want to remind you that the value on God’s Word, in it’s entirety, has not been lost. Which also means that the description of you, within that same Word has not been lost either. The identity that you find within it’s verses, is true. The Words spoken about you through them, are true. You are, in fact all that God’s Word says that you are, and you can in fact do all that God’s Word says that you can do. So when the Bible instructs you to be separated and to be holy, remember that, you can. When the Bible reminds you that you are called to a higher standard and quality of living, believe it.
You are God’s chosen possession, He did not lie, He does not stutter, and He has not changed His mind. You do not belong to another. You belong to God.
When the Bible calls you out from among them, believe Him and Go.
The Bible has called you out and up, into holiness, believe God’s Word, do not take it lightly.
Hebrews 12:14
Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.
2 Corinthians 7:1
Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.
1 Peter 2:9
But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
Ever wonder? Ever wonder what heaven will be like? Ever think of life after the here and now? Ever think about what happens after your years here on earth become exhausted and through? Ever think about the fact that Jesus Christ lives somewhere entirely different than we do, and that He has called us to citizenship there?
Phillipians 3:20
But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior.
Phillipians 3:21 AMP
who, by exerting that power which enables Him even to subject everything to Himself, will [not only] transform [but completely refashion] our earthly bodies so that they will be like His glorious resurrected body.
How wonderful it is to know that all power belongs to God? He is in control whether anyone likes it, or not. He is in control whether we are aware of it, or not. God is in control and all power belongs to Jesus.
He has the ability to subdue all things to Himself. He has the persuasion, all of the convincing and every argument that would draw anyone or anything into His captivity. He is every good quality, that anyone would ever want to be captivated by. He is God, alone and all by Himself; all power belongs to God.
If there is a natural body there is also a spiritual body. Oftentimes one, either the natural or the spiritual may get more of the focus. Given the day we are living in, and without focus and|or commitment, either of them might forfeit appropriate attention at any given moment. What do you want to be raised with Christ when it is all spoken for and done?
Colossians 3:1
Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand.
Our real life is hidden with Christ. Yes, where Jesus lives. That is the real life that we await. The Bible tells of perfect scriptures that remind us that we are to expect ascension from ascension and glory to glory on this side of life. It is our perfect reminder that on this side of life we are, to be confident that we will receive heaven experienced here on earth. It is a promise to the blood bought and to the believer in Jesus Christ. We are instructed to invite and to call down heaven onto this lowly earth. We have the power and have been given the authority…
But do we have the faith? Do we have to faith to experience heaven here on earth? Or are we too guild ridden (by what others, who are not so fortunate, might be experiencing) to ask? God wants all to come to the knowledge (of) and the salvation found in Him. How do you think that will be accomplished? One sure thought that I am drawn to, is that God would absolutely want you to live in His glory here on earth. To call heaven here to where we are, and for heaven to meet us and, for heaven to be our portion.
Colossians 3:4
And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.
“The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.”
The life we live here on earth should exude “I believe in the finished work of the cross.” and “I am deeply loved by Him.” The way we live here on earth should tell about the unquenchable and voracious love story between ourselves and our God.
Ephesians 2:4-7
But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!) For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus. So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus.
God has prepared you in advance for glory. God has prepared you in advance for glory, here on earth, and in heaven. Don’t be afraid of the glory that He has called you to. Don’t be bashful about receiving every way that God would see fit to reveal His glory through you, in the here and now. He is more than capable and He is always willing.
Romans 9:23 NIV
What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory—
We are the ones He has called. We are the people of His mercy.
1 Peter 1:3-5
All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.
Who is your Father? An even better question is, who is your Dad? Dad, is always a word used more affectionately to name the Father in one’s life.
The beauty about coming to Christ is that no matter your relationship with your earthly father, you are always welcomed and have full assurance that you are accepted by your Heavenly Father.
Which brings me to the topic of Heaven, being your true residence. Your life is, hypothetically speaking, out on loan hear on earth. Your true life, your true being, your true living will take place following the scores you live out, here on earth.
1 Corinthians 15:46
What comes first is the natural body, then the spiritual body comes later.
Jesus Christ has gone to prepare a place for those who have professed their faith in Him, for those who are fully His and for His own disciples.
John 14:2-4
There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. And you know the way to where I am going.”
Are you panicked concerning your days here on earth? Are you complacent with just living out this portion of life as well as possible? Or do you rest assured knowing that this place is not your final dwelling place? Do you breath in deeply knowing, that in your Father’s house there are many rooms and that Jesus would never lie to you about it? Do you trust the accuracy of His promise of preparing a place for you where the streets are paved in gold, where your body will be a glorified one, where there are no tears and no shame, no iniquity and no fear? Just room(s), room to be, and room to bear, room to behold and room to worship at the King’s table and at the King’s feet.
Philippians 3:20-21
But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same power with which he will bring everything under his control.
There is only One Savior of the world. There is only One King of King’s and His name is Christ Jesus. Him and our Heavenly Father are one. If you have seen Jesus than you have seen the Father. If you have entered into personal relationship with Jesus, you now know the Father. They are equal parts|members of the Trinity and both fully and completely God. Everything is under His governing and watch, nothing happens without His knowing.
Can you imagine? Can you envision that you are, in fact an agent of heaven? That you are operating here on earth as part of the plan of God in heaven? That because of your communication with the Throne of Grace, you have been given special privileges and responsibility here on earth as to call heaven down to this earth? There is nothing missing in heaven, nothing goes wrong there, everything operates as it should there. There is glory beyond our wildest and most pure imaginations that actually exists; and God has given those that belong to Him the privilege and opportunity to call those things down here to this, (unworthy) earth.
Now will you accept the call? Will you accept the duty of beholding such glory and power here on earth? Will you accept that God, Christ Himself has called you into co-laboring, with Him? Accomplishing His will on this side of life, because He has. He has called you to live and exist in unison with Him and His will in this life, here on earth. What He has given you, He hasn’t given anyone else to do. What He has in His will for you, He hasn’t willed for anyone else. He has a plan, and wants for you to take part in that plan.
Ephesians 2:19-22
So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord.
John 14:5-6
“No, we don’t know, Lord,” Thomas said. “We have no idea where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
Questions don’t baffle the mind of God. Ask Him and He will answer, call on His name and He will hear from you. He is The, “I Am.” Exodus 3:14. He is who He says He is, He is the way, the truth and the life. He is the way to the life you want to live here on earth and, He is the way to life into eternity.
John 14:10
Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak are not my own, but my Father who lives in me does his work through me.
Don’t forget to pray big prayers, and believe big beliefs, for the glory of God. He hears and He answers. He is a prayer answering God. Keep on asking, keep on knocking. Keep on seeking and you will find what our Heavenly Father has willed for you.
Matthew 6:10 ESV
Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Psalm 103:19-21
The LORD has made the heavens his throne; from there he rules over everything.
Praise the LORD, you angels, you mighty ones who carry out his plans, listening for each of his commands. Yes, praise the LORD, you armies of angels who serve him and do his will!
Matthew 7:21
“Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter.
John 14:13-14
You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!
Those are words that any Bible believing, Christian wants to hear when it is all said and done. When things of this life grow dim and your days here on earth are done, the words you’ll want to hear from your Maker are, “Well Done!”.
Colossians 3:23 NLT
Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.
Colossians 3:23 CSB
Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people,
This scripture reminds us of the power found in doing things well.
well:
1 a
: in a good or proper manner : justly, rightly
3 a
: with skill or aptitude : expertly, excellently
c
: with good appearance or effect : elegantly
4
: with careful or close attention : attentively
5
: to a high degree
6
: fully, quite
And with your business(s), endeavors, ideas and plans, it is no different. What area in your business or endeavors are you not putting your best forward? What area are you eager to shrink back in? What area are you possibly afraid to go all in about? Because, deeper than doing our best lies a place of fear and|or possibly a place of self sabotage, even a place where you might feel unworthy.
Luke 9:62
But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.”
What have you been looking back at, although God has already given you instruction on what is next? What have you been delaying because you think that you may not belong there? God has give you, your business(s) and your endeavors, territory. There are things that you have been assigned to directly from the throne of grace.
Don’t give doubt a second thought, proceed with the God confidence needed in order to execute attentively and with clarity. If God has sent you, He will provide; and more importantly…
How well you do something and with what manner of heart you do it in, reaps it’s fullest inheritance from the Lord Christ (the Messiah), as you come into it.
He is responsible for the harvest, trust Him and obey.
Be encouraged!
There is more to come! C R E A T E like it matters!
TrulyArielleA 