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In The Image Of … Who?

Written by FAVORED1 on February 3, 2010 – 4:07 pm -

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Then said He unto me, son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, the LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.
[Ezekiel 8:12]

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So God created man in His own image, in the image of GOD created He him; male and female created He them.

[Genesis 1:27]

In The Image Of … Who?

Good Afternoon Beloved,

God made us… so He knows us. He knows all of our thoughts, our imaginations, our secrets, our motivations. That is both scary and wonderful. Ever stop to think about what God sees in the course of a day. The death, destruction, debauchery and decay, in the midst of the beauty, innocence, goodness and love. The faithful among those who twist and pervert His Word at every turn. Those who would create God in their own image, instead of recognizing that we were made in HIS image. That thought is stuck in my heart. God has made it so easy to know Him. He has placed His own Spirit within us so that we can become more like Him, and He gave us His Holy Word that we can learn of Him. The more we learn, the more assurance we should have. I say “should have” because I know that there are people who have spent countless hours in bible study, only to still lead lives of confusion and self-destruction. We need to have something else. The Bible says that:

For unto us was the Gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the Word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. [Hebrews 4:2]

Faith is something we all have. We were all given a measure of faith by our God. Even those who refuse to acknowledge Jesus as Lord of their lives have faith in something. When our faith is focused, things begin to happen. As a side note… do you realize that fear is actually faith in reverse. Trusting and believing in the negative. We need to take inventory of everything we’re afraid of… everything we’re afraid to do, and get to the root of what the problem is. I used to be afraid to speak in public. An unexpected benefit of working in theater ministry is that it completely killed that fear. The root of my fear, was a fear of looking crazy or saying something foolish. I was afraid I would fall or embarrass myself… I have experienced ALL of the above, so now… no worries! I have several friends who have started various ministries. All of them have the same things in common. They all love God with all of their hearts, and they are all working toward their vision. They are not sitting around, waiting for something to happen. They are filing corporation papers, installing officers in their companies, producing Gospel Stage plays, writing books, etc. etc. They are doing the “work” of the ministry. They are all praying and seeking God for direction. They are all “waiting” on the Lord, but they are not idle. They have put their hands to the plow and are working in the vineyard. Their Father in Heaven who made them in His image, sees their labor of love, that for many of them, goes unnoticed by people. He sees and He will reward them openly, because He sees Himself in them… you too.