What Is Your Will In Christ?

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it ." John 1:1-5 (NKJV) Rights and entitlements...   . .. - things that consume the majority of the secular mindset. My rights, my stature, my deservedness, position, possession, portion, and place seemingly have an overwhelming priority in the minds of current society.  Self, selfishness, and self exaltation - these things and the interest in them helped condemn the species of mankind from very early in his history. Yet the lesson of their cancerous effect and inheritance is seemingly never learned by mankind as he continues to allow himself to be exposed to, and strive after, the very things that have the potential to ruin him endlessly ... and permanently....

"He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.  He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God."  John 1:10-13 (NKJV) A comment was made recently that rekindled my thoughts about the variety of fathers that children experience growing up. Whatever type of earthly father we may have had growing up, it's awesome to know that we, now belonging to Him through Christ Jesus, have the perfect and permanent Father that we were created by Him to have. There are very many who have grown up without an earthly father present. And those might lament the absence of a father to nurture, teach and guide them to maturity, while others may have had a father that made them wish at some point that theirs was one of those absent. Abandon...

The Lord's word to King David of Israel -  “And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.” 2nd Samuel 7:16 (NKJV) There's a lot of conversation these days about Israel, anti-Semitism, and the possibility that the USA is over-investing in the protection of Israel. There are so many subjects relating to Israel that could be subject to the opinions of men and women in the world today. Now I'm not looking for an argument, though I'm sure there are thousands, or more, that would instantly rise up to correct me even over my own thoughts here. Anything I might say could be fodder for argument for those who have a tendency to like to argue. But for my own part, out of reverence and respect for God rather than men, I approach subjects with a certain amount of caution. I care very little for the politics and arguments of men - especially given the stain of corruption that mankind so often brings to them out of ...

I'm guessing that most people have seen a graphic of one kind or another, likely a map of some kind, with an arrow on it that also bears the words "YOU ARE HERE". It's intended to give one an understanding of where they are within a given dimension. Sometimes we need that ... and in some instances we always need that.  For instance, we always need to know where we are in terms of our obedient compliance with what God requires of us since we're all accountable to Him regardless of who we are, or think we are. As followers of Jesus, some who're dipping their toe in the world need to know where they are in terms of the dimension of time in order to realize that it's past time to get serious about their relationship with Christ.  By the way, looking around, does anyone see any arrows in scripture, giving us our location in time? "But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters,...

  Lord God Yahweh ,  Always, as we bow our heads to seek your will, give us revelation and remembrance of your greatness over all that is and of your unlimited and Holy power to respond to our prayers. Grant to us true and clear remembrance and knowledge of who you are so that our prayers may properly enthrone and honor you first in all of our requests. Give us hearts and minds not only completely surrendered to your heart and desires, but committed to them in place of our own. Give us the words Lord as we pray to you that will alter the course of this world and the reward of our brothers wandering in the darkness of the enemy's plan. Put on our lips and our minds the words that will break the hand that shields their eyes from the truth of your existence and all that you have spoken. Give revelation to our hearts and minds of the prayerful words that will allow your glory and power to be revealed in the world in greater measure as we bow before you in reverence. Grant us Lord,...

“And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him! "  Luke 12:4-5 (NKJV) I will say something here that the spirit may recognize as true and greet with the anticipation of greater joy, but that the flesh will very likely abhor. And from that recognition there may spring a greater hope of understanding the depth of the challenge that we're currently facing in this "life"... This physical body that we might be tempted to invest so much in toward its pleasure, lusts and vanity ... has no value ... ... other than as a temporary vehicle to provide a temporary opportunity for the eternal soul within it to be propelled by its right choice-  toward the God that created it.  Our physical bodies are merely a vehicle for our eternal soul as it passes through this temporary pl...

"But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine: that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience; the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things— that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.  Likewise, exhort the young men to be sober-minded, in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility, sound speech that cannot be condemned, that one who is an opponent may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you". Titus 2:1-8 (NKJV) If all of mankind were to hear what God has said from the beginning of time and heed it- adjusting his or her  heart,  life, and motives in whatever way necessary to comply and conform to ...

Jesus speaking:   “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness."   Matthew 23:27-28 (NKJV) I believe firmly that such people still exist today.  In fact, mankind has used what God graciously offered to him, in terms of His word and relationship, to create institutionalized religion in a number of places. And some of those have existed from a time not long after Christ's burial and resurrection- the events that signaled the power of His humbleness to conquer vast and powerful evil. It was Christ, who set aside His right title and position to LOWER Himself, for the benefit of all mankind, to suffer horrifically at the hands of His own creation, that fulfilled victory forever over all evil-including death, in the most epic war of all ...