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The Impact Of Our Focus

 "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created." Revelation 4:11 KJ

Until the reality and truth of God's message (truly a loving appeal) in scripture impacts the heart and mind of a person - penetrating through the fog of this temporary life and all of man's earthly business, the explosion of true understanding and growth can't truly take place, to root and forever change the trajectory of an eternal spirit that God created in His own image, toward the reward of Himself and true salvation. 

We don't exist without purpose or design. In fact we were given life by by God's divine plan and design to serve the most honorable and holy purpose. What we do here in the haze and mist of this life has no meaning or worth unless it serves God's purpose. And that being true and holy, intimate relationship with Him in obedience. As with true, loving and fruitful human marriages, we find ourselves becoming more like Him in the most intimate relationship - consigning ourselves to seek the perfection of His Spirit by desire. All else in this life evaporates like a wisp of smoke in a strong wind before God's judgement and only those things done in compliance with the purpose for which we were created will remain to have any value or meaning - all else in this life is and was done in vain.

We might live under the illusion that this life is the one that we were created for, but that's a lie. And if that were true, one might spend their whole life looking for an illusive purpose or assigning one's self a carnal intention that decays with their flesh and dies with their outer shell - rotting with the memory of their place in history. God's purpose was and is for relationship with the eternal spirits that He's lovingly created with hope for that very fellowship.

"But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”" John 4:23-24 (NLT)

"This is the written account of the descendants of Adam. When God created human beings, he made them to be like himself." Genesis 5:1 (NLT)

The truth is that we were created by God in His image, but I'm not persuaded to believe we were created in the image of His flesh, because as scripture says, God is spirit. So if we are in truth to be successful in this life, it's what we do in the realm of the spirit that supersedes any thing we do in the flesh. Our heart and submission in obedience to the God who created us is the only thing that really matters - both in this life and beyond. That has to be our focus above anything else or we fail our purpose and risk making ourselves worthless to our creation as eternal spirits. The Lord God has given us the freedom of choice and has told us what He expects us to do, so we choose our fate.

“Listen, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone. And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates." Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (NLT)

 “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the LORD your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul. And you must always obey the LORD’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good." Deuteronomy 10:12-13 (NLT)


"No, O people, the LORD has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God." Micah 6:8


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