Who Are You?
In the world you are a bar code. In the kingdom you bear the image of God.
You are not your feelings.
You are not your past.
Your inner man is not the age of your outer man.
Your spirit is eternal.
Your real capacity is unexplored because its a new nature that came alive the moment Christ came into your heart by the Holy Spirit.
You are no longer merely human – you possess an aspect of the divine nature. Your recreated spirit is the real you, and in that part you bear His image.
As You behold the beauty of the Lord you are changed…”But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.” (2 Cor 3:18)
The ancient mirrors were actually bronze hammered flat. When the sun hit them the radiant reflection would cover your face.
The figure is one of great beauty; and the idea is, that by placing ourselves within the light of the gospel; by contemplating the glory that shines there, we become changed into the likeness of the same glory that shines on us.
The world system is called Babylon. Everybody losses their unique identity and becomes a brick, a unit- a number – in a globally controlled economic system of total surveillance. The tower of Babel was built of brick. Each brick made to fit exactly like the other brick.
The Temple of the Lord on the other hand is built of stones…”living stones” that fit together in such a way that each stone is unique.
The world pressures you to conform – make you a brick in a godless system.
The kingdom challenges the bride transforms – make you a living stone in a living temple.
You are a whole lot more than you think you are!
“When He appears you will see Him as He is and immediately be transformed to be just like Him.” (1 Jn 3:2)
Do you know why? Because you are made of the same nature and material. Your life is hidden in Christ. You only need to see Him to be like Him.
You only need to receive His words to activate what you've got.
Open the Bible and do it now. You only need to see to be.
Make sense?
2014 – Ayin/Eye; Dalet/Door
Lighten the eyes of my faith to behold Your face in the pitch-like darkness. Psalm 13:4
We see with enlightened eyes – the eyes of our hearts flooded with light – who we are within Him, the GREAT I AM, through the double doors of opportunity.
He has put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many shall SEE……because it is a visible song sung by our lives, the fragrance of Christ is being released by our existence IN HIM!
Jesus said that we will do all the works He did on earth and growing into the full stature of Christ we will become everything HE IS! We are thus in the process of becoming the sole expression of the glory of God, the perfect imprint and very image of God’s nature.
We indeed need eternity to praise and worship Him for His immeasurable grace to us, His children!
He included us in His story and each of us is His poem written before the foundation of the earth, before time existed.
For we are God’s creation in Christ Jesus……(the Greek word for creation is “poéma”/ poem) that we may do those good works which God predestined for us, that we should walk in them. Eph.2:10
hey, just before reading this was doing just that. Sitting down to read the bible and aware of His presence so i consciously beheld His glory as that was what He really got over to me to do. Then got up feeling so different, knowing, another step of change had really occurred . Had been in despair at not changing fast enough and not at all in some areas. Then i find this in my mail. Just love it so much when He works like this. Reminds me there is no distance in the spirit.
Awesome word.
Lance, come to South Africa!
Yes Jaco, I agree!
South Africa is awaiting such blessing!
Amazing word, and will reread it a few times and print it out. Thank You for this word that literally shattered false thoughts off of me and so brought truth. Amen God Bless.
Hi Lance
Thanks for these timely words.
Going for an interview in 3 days time and dreading the “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?” and other such questions!
Preparing as well as I can and going to read the above words a lot. Knowing who we are gives us strength. That’s how Jesus got through the 40 days in the wilderness.
God bless,
Angela
Lance,
This is probably the best post I read all year. You are the real deal. Praise God for a voice in the land.
Grace and Peace~~
Thank you so much for this great insight that is both captivating and liberating.
May God continue fill you and make your cup overflow with blessings, wisdom and encouragement to others.
Blessings,
Joanne
So beautiful and timely. At my age it becomes real that the outer person does not reflect the true inner one. What a gift this life has been!
We will have all eternity to praise and worship Him for His immeasurable GRACE, we are His “cĕgullah” Hebrew word that means God’s personal wealth …. “peculiar treasure” [Ex.19:5]! We are identified as individuals who are God’s personal wealth in seven ways…tone of our voice, the irises of our eyes, our footprints, hand-prints, fingerprints, texture of our hair, and our DNA. God put all of these markers into us, to make us a unique individual; however individuals are to come together as “living Stones” to worship . A sumphoneo; the English equivalent is “symphony”. Matt. 18:19 sounds like a symphony to God when we are in agreement together, worship in the “dark night of the soul” together….love God for who “HE IS” not by feeling, but by faith. The “Silver Cord” is connected inside of the child of God for the here and now . The “Silver Cord” is a bridge to the “heavens” built into our spiritual DNA …. for us to enjoy the activities of the heavens right now!!
For we are God’s creation in Christ Jesus……(the Greek word for creation is “poéma”/ poem) that we may do those good works which God predestined for us, that we should walk in them. [Eph.2:10]
To walk with Him is to be in perfect rhyme with Him, in perfect harmony, with Him, our lives have purpose and reason. This is only found in Him. “Thy kingdom come, on earth, as it is in the Heavens!
Thank you Billy Burge, for the confirmation and fuller insight in and understanding of the glorious Person of our great God. I celebrate His infinite beauty and wisdom.
Ephesians 3:10
The manifold, wide-shining, multi-colored, multi-faceted wisdom of God……and He chose to reveal it through His Church.
Great word, Lance …
It’s been said that Jesus as a carpenter back then was more akin to what a stone mason does. Is there any wonder why?
Being transformed … equipped … built up as living stones, fitted into His Body as He is the Head.
There is none like Him … no, not one.
Likewise, there is none like us in the Beloved … for He sees us only as we are … in Himself. In this way we all fit together as the Father’s desire on the earth … which is Jesus Christ glorified even as He is in heaven.
There is none like Thee, oh Lord God Almighty.