Are we truly children of God?

What’s up good people? It has been a good minute since we have touched basis. I pray you all have been doing amazing. I’ve been doing pretty fantastic (If I do say so myself).

Today I wanted to come and touch basis on how our lies destroy our liberty.

As children of the most high Jesus Christ we are to walk in truth. The word highlights how we are liars when we claim to be believers of Christ whom we can’t see, yet hate our brother whom we can see (1 John 4:20). It also states in Isaiah 63:8 “For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour”. When I read that it made me sit and think on how many times I have told a lie. Intentionally or unintentionally and I just shook my head in silence.

Think about it…how can God save us if we are not honest with him and ourselves? How can God be moved when we cry out if we are not even laying the total truth down at his feet? Wow. John 8:32 reminds us that the truth shall set us free. How can the spirit of the Lord reside with us in our lies (2 Corinthians 3:17)? Can you count the number of times you have lied intentionally or unintentionally? After you do so, think about that being the same number of times you have put yourself at risk by being outside of the liberty that we have in Christ Jesus.

How about counting the number of times you have hated your brother/sister in Christ. Maybe even your true brothers and sisters you share parents with. When we do the inner inventory we realize that we all come short of the glory of God daily. It is up to us to try to maintain the liberty he gives us in the sacrifice his life gave us. In James 1:25 it highlights the importance of us not being forgetful hearers, but doers of the work. I believe the work that this scripture is highlighting is our daily need to die to our flesh and be ye separate from the world.

What better way to do that than by being honest with ourselves and loving our neighbors? Remember, “If we say we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness we lie, and do not the truth:” (1 John 1:6). Shine your light. Tell the truth and shame the devil. Love your neighbor as you love yourself. Children of God love. We have no time for hate.

Love you, later.

Stay prayed up. Continue to overcome.

Your Will won’t Cover that…..

Hey Beautiful people! Let’s talk about wills. Wills spiritually and wills in the natural.

In life, we live, we work, we enjoy, we cry, we lose, we learn, we grow! When we die, if we have properly prepared for our passing, we leave some “covering” for our families and loved ones from the labor we endured during our life. This will is a legal document that outlines how you would like your property and assets distributed amongst your loved ones. Wills help minimize the confusion and chaos amongst family members by assigning or designating things in advance. Due to wills being a legal document the family or loved ones have to abide by the will.

Hopefully that has provided you with a better understanding of a will in the natural sense. Now let’s look at wills in the spiritual sense.

In the KJV Bible Matthew 6:9-13, verse 10 states “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven!”

Our will, similar to that of the natural sense, are our desires or wants in life. The major difference is that our will in the spiritual sense will lead us to eternal life or death. Matthew 6:9-13 provides for us a way in which we should pray to our heavenly father who has adopted us and not given us the spirit of fear (Romans 8:15)! See when we choose to serve God, we are releasing the ways of the flesh and choosing to be of the Spirit. If the Spirit of God dwell in us we are of Christ (Romans 8:9-10). Therefore we are also “debtors” to the Spirit as well (Romans 8:12). We are giving up “our will” to take on the will of the Father (Matthew 26:39).

Heavy debt but it is one that ensures an eternal life! Remember now, we are members of the Heavenly Credit Union of Christ! Our perks are different.

In verse 12 of Matthew 6:9-13 it states “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.” See our wills would have never been enough to “pay” for our sins. Matter of fact “our wills” were the exact reason we were unable to fulfill the law. Our natural state is one of sin (Romans 8:3). When we submit ourselves to the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) we are canceling our wills to purposefully pursue the will of our Father. It’s not easy, but there is purpose in it! There is life in it!

We are called to forgive those who “owe" or are “debtors” to us just as our Lord and Saviour sent his only begotten son to cancel our debts! Our sins, our natural nature (Romans 8:3) could have never cut it. We are to die to our flesh daily! We are to will ourselves to be righteous and walk in the ways of our Father. Jesus himself cried out three times to his father “if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou will” (Matthew 26:39-44).

Even our father submitted his will to his Father’s will.

In Mark 14:33 it talks about how Jesus “began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy”. When I read the scripture surrounding that it highlights to me how purpose is heavy when it is God’s will for your life. “For my yoke is easy, but my burden is light” (Matthew 11:30). Don’t let that last scripture go over your head.

We can’t be a light living in darkness. Living in the flesh. Operating within our will for ourselves. I’ll let you sit with that.

Gotta go. I’ll be back soon. Stay prayed up. Stay vigilant.

Love ya later!