Spot On With The Word

The greatest battle you will ever fight will be in the arena of your identity. Who are you? If you don’t know who you are, you will never know what you have and if you don’t know what you have, you will never know how to access it. The Bible says, we have been given every blessing in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. If we can somehow be talked out of our identity, we will never be able to access or activate any of those blessings. Rest in this fact right now. NOW, we are the sons and daughters of God. We have been made righteous. The prophet Isaiah tells us, that He (Jesus) was wounded for our transgressions, and He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon Him and by His stripes, we are healed. Say this at least once every hour. It has everything do with the sacrifice of Jesus. It is because He has taken the punishment that we can receive the blessing. The devil doesn’t care what you believe unless you put it off into your future. You don’t need healing or provision in heaven. You won’t need those things there. Choose to embrace your identity NOW. As He is, so are we in this PRESENT world. I need to experience provision, protection and healing in my life NOW! I won’t need it when I am dead. You are a child of God with an inheritance. Walk in it NOW! You are forever en-grafted and welcome.

The greatest battle you will ever fight will be in the arena of your identity. Who are you? If you don’t know who you are, you will never know what you have and if you don’t know what you have, you will never know how to access it. The Bible says, we have been given every blessing in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. If we can somehow be talked out of our identity, we will never be able to access or activate any of those blessings. Rest in this fact right now. NOW, we are the sons and daughters of God. We have been made righteous. The prophet Isaiah tells us, that He (Jesus) was wounded for our transgressions, and He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon Him and by His stripes, we are healed. Say this at least once every hour. It has everything do with the sacrifice of Jesus. It is because He has taken the punishment that we can receive the blessing. The devil doesn’t care what you believe unless you put it off into your future. You don’t need healing or provision in heaven. You won’t need those things there. Choose to embrace your identity NOW. As He is, so are we in this PRESENT world. I need to experience provision, protection and healing in my life NOW! I won’t need it when I am dead. You are a child of God with an inheritance. Walk in it NOW! You are forever en-grafted and welcome.

There is a difference between who we are and what we do. It is all about our birthright and not our works or effort. There is a word that has religious overtones. This one word will change everything about your Christian experience. In 2nd Corinthians chapter 5, God made Him (Jesus) to be sin for us. He, who knew no sin, yet He was made to be sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God. The word righteous sounds elitist. I am righteous. Righteousness does not earn perfection. Nobody is perfect. Jesus was tempted, yet without sin. Jesus never committed a sinful act. Yet He was made to be sin. He carried the sins of all humanity. That is hard to fathom. It was transference. If that is true, I can do nothing righteous in and of myself. In fact, all of my life is as filthy garments. Yet I have been made righteous. This is the good news of the gospel. If God could make Jesus sin, He is likewise capable of making us righteous. In Him, we are righteous. We are in right standing with God. We are no longer beggars or paupers, just trying to make it in by the skin of our teeth. We are righteous. Hallelujah, AMEN!

Before Jesus came, in the Old Testament, every transaction with God was based on, “IF You (Man) will do this then I (God) will do that. Everything in relationship with Him was based on sacrifices for sin. Offerings of lambs, doves and goats were required. The blood was sprinkled on the mercy seat, and atonement for sin resulted in forgiveness for one year. It was never a permanent solution. It was never a total solution. Mankind still endeavors to get on Gods good side. It takes faith and knowledge of the Word of God to understand that everything we are or will ever be, is simply by the grace of God. There is nothing we can do to earn anything. If we could, then we would have” bragging rights.” Everything that we are is through Christ Jesus. The biggest temptation that the enemy will throw at us will be based on our perception of our identity. Jesus was in the wilderness being tempted by the enemy. Satan said, “If you are The Son of God, then take theses stones and turn them into bread.” In other words,” IF YOU ARE WHO GOD SAYS YOU ARE, THEN DO SOMETHING TO FIX YOUR HUNGER!” He challenges us today in the same way. If I am who you (God) say that I am, then why am I dealing with some of these difficulties or heartaches? You can meet any challenge because of who you are and whose you are! No weapon formed against you will prosper. That is a promise in scripture. You are who God says you are. He will bring you out of any wilderness experience triumphantly!

There is so much noise in the world today. There are so many media outlets literally bombarding us with news. The news cycle can be daunting. We barely have time to process information, before we are hit with more. In Psalm 91, we are encouraged to know, that He will surely deliver us from the pestilence and the noise around us. Sometimes it is not as much the virus that is alarming, rather, it is the constant noise around us that can rattle our senses. We must become rooted and grounded in our identity in Christ. If we don’t truly know who we are, we will never truly appreciate and activate what we have. The goodness of Christ in the New Covenant and the blessings that it affords us, are not based on works or ritual. Everything we have is based on our identity in Christ Jesus. We are who the Father says we are, no matter what may be going on around us. In First John 4:17, it says,” Herein is our love made perfect, that we might have boldness in the day of trouble, because as He is, so are we in this present world.” This is where our boldness comes from. As Jesus is, so are we, IN THIS WORLD! Your identity is secured in this present world. Everything God has for you He means for you to be able to access NOW! Don’t allow yourself to be robbed of who you are in Christ Jesus.

Jesus came that we might have the same relationship with God that he has. He prayed that we would be one with the Father in the same way that He was. That is something spectacular. The fact that Jesus would share His intimate relationship with us is almost too hard to comprehend. We were meant to be heirs of God. We were to be joint heirs with Jesus Christ. WE ARE CHILDREN OF THE KING! That is so different than saying, “I’ve got to try to be good enough for God to accept me!” or, “I’m probably going to fail and then what happens?” or, “What do I have to do to earn God’s approval? Paul tells us in Ephesians that we are saved by grace through faith and not by works, lest any man should boast! You did not have to do anything to qualify for your last name. You were born into your family. We are born again believers, thus making us heirs of God. An heir is someone who has been left an inheritance. You don’t work for an inheritance. It is a gift that simply has to do with a birthright. You are a child of God. We are the sons and the daughters of the Most High God. In the Gospel of John he states, ”Beloved NOW ARE WE THE SONS OF GOD! NOW!

In Exodus Chapter #3, Moses is called to be a deliverer for His people. Moses asks God who shall I say sent me? Have you ever had something been put on your heart that was bigger than you? Faith is God Confidence. God has it and I can put all of my trust and my weight on His word. God said,” I AM THAT I AM!” Learn to live in the constant moment of who He is. He is every answer. Discover Him to be everything that you need Him to be. He is always there. He never leaves and He never forsakes!

God appears to Moses in a non burning bush. Spontaneous combustion in the dessert is not so surprising. It was the fact that it was not being consumed. Has God ever put something in your heart? Not audible or sky writing, but a simple thought or dream that will not go away? It arrested you. Moses is minding his business and he is arrested. Sometimes you may try hard and in fact do really well with a dream or goal, but it doesn’t take off or come to fruition as you planned. Even when you try to walk away, however, the fire will not go out. Disappointments never really quench the fire of desire. You can find God in your desires. If you delight yourself in The Lord, He will give you the desires of your heart. He will give you the longings and the dreams. Could it be that you can’t escape what God has given? It is the enemy who wants to steal from you, killing those desires and destroying your passion. God is the giver of dreams. He accelerates your desires. Perhaps you have given up on Him but He has never given up on you. He will keep the flame burning for as long as it takes, in order to get or keep your attention. You were created on purpose. You have a purpose. Let this be the day where you turn aside and say ‘I am going to see what this is!”

God arrests Moses in Exodus Chapter 3, by manifesting His presence through a bush on fire in the desert, which would not stop burning yet simultaneously was consumed. It got His attention. Like Moses, sometimes in our stubbornness and preoccupation, we don’t always pay attention. God will knock on our door. He will pursue us. His love will is unending and His mercies are new every morning. There is fresh bread today. Jesus taught us to pray,” Give us this day our daily bread..” Moses needed some backing. The great I AM that I AM sent him. God spoke in the constant present tense. He is not just a past reference or a future expectation. He is a very preset help in our time of need. No matter what you may be walking through today, He is present. He is not the, I was, or the, I will be. He is the, I Am. Jesus said in John chapter 10, “The thief comes to steal kill and destroy, but I have come to give you eternal life. Identifying Himself by saying, “I am the way!” is far greater in significance than just saying, “I will show you the way.” He said, “I am the way, the truth and the life.” God will always show up and never disappoint!

Continuing on with our discussion in Exodus chapter 3, God instructs Moses to speak to Pharaoh and tell him to let the Israelites go free. Moses asks Him, “Who shall I say sent me?” In other words, “Who has got my back?” Have you ever been asked to do something bigger than you? Moses knew He alone could not deliver millions of people. God was asking Moses to step out on faith. If He would go in and follow the instruction by saying what He was told to say, then God would do what he couldn’t do in his flesh. There is no question about it; faith is scary for us as well. We have to be willing to fall into the arms of trust. We know God can save, heal and deliver. The question we have to answer is, do we truly believe that He is the God who will? Lord, please help me believe that you will. The great I Am sent you, therefore, He will! God says let me be whatever you need. He measures our steps and our stops. God can do anything but fail. He does not know how to do that.