Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations”
Jeremiah 1:5 [KJV]
Even thou God made this statement to Jeremiah, we know that He is not a respecter of persons (Acts 10:34), meaning that God treats all of His believers the same, what He has promised for one is true for all.
Let us look at this verse a little closer, only with ourselves in mind, “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee…” The Hebrew word of “knew” is yada(ידע); it means to have an intimate knowledge of someone or something. Throughout the Old Testament, this is the term used for physical intercourse. It speaks of the highest level of intimacy possible.
THINK ABOUT THIS, before God even said, “Let there be light.” He had a personal INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. No matter what the circumstances around your birth,
YOU WERE/ARE NOT AN ACCIDENT!!!
Before we move on, IT IS VITAL THAT YOU GET THIS, not only did you beat unimaginable odds just in being born but also realize that
GOD KNOWS EVERY SINGLE ASPECT OF YOUR LIFE AND HE STILL CHOOSES YOU!!! HE KNOWS ABOUT EVERY SINGLE SIN, MISTAKE, MISS STEP AND ANY OTHER WORD THAT YOU WANT TO USE, AND HE STILL SELECTED YOU TO FULFILL A PART IN HIS PLAN FOR HUMANKIND!!!
The word intimacy carries with it the aspects of a relationship with someone where we are required to be vulnerable, loving, trusting, giving, etc.
And there is the problem,
Life is already whipping my butt and this God Guy is asking me
to turn this wound, this hurt, this circumstance,
THIS PAIN OVER TO HIM
SOMEONE WHO I CAN’T EVEN SEE, FEEL OR TOUCH.
“We are [children] of God. Whoever is learning to know God [progressively to perceive, recognize, and understand God by observation and experience, and to get an ever-clearer knowledge of Him listens to us]…”
1 John 4:6 a [AMP]
There is an inherent value at our core that cries out to be reconnected with
OUR SPIRITUAL FATHER, OUR ABBA FATHER.
This is the part of us that is exactly like our Creator, which is longing to be nurtured, to grow and to express itself, to be born again. (Romans 8:16)
It’s in the nurturing and developing of this core nature that allows you to know and experience the joy and juice of life.
OUT OF YOUR CORE,
THE PLACE THAT GOD SANCTIFIED AND ORDAINED,
STEM THE TOOLS
THAT ALLOWS YOU TO ENJOY LIFE TO ITS FULLEST.
The personal fruit, the individual benefits that these tools provide are joy, kindness, courage, authenticity, that sense of freedom, belonging and security that only LOVE HIMSELF can supply. This is that spot in you where the fruit of God’s Holy Spirit take root.
THIS IS WHERE YOU TAP INTO THE ABILITY TO ENJOY LIFE TO ITS FULLEST.
THE FOUNDATIONAL BENEFIT FOR HAVING A REVERENTIAL FEAR OF GOD, for engaging in an active, living relationship with Him is that you are not only reattached to LIFE HIMSELF, but
YOU ALSO GET TO DISCOVER WHY YOU WERE BORN!!!
The Amplified Version of Jeremiah 1:5 says that God”…knew and approved of you as His chosen instrument…”
He said that not only did/does He know you personally, but He also “sanctified” you, “ordained” you.
He sanctified you;
He set you apart for a specific purpose.
In other words, He has a job, a function that fits into His plan for humankind that
YOU AND ONLY YOU CAN DO.
He then goes on to say that, He has ALREADY ordained you to fulfill this role. The Hebrew word for ordained is “nathan”, it means to give, to bestow or to grant. In other words,
He also gave you the tools that you will need in order to fulfill your Godly assignment.
The problem is that most of the tools are inside of us in an undeveloped state, in some type of seed form. Now we come to an important function of most of life’s battles,
“The Spirit Himself [thus] testifies together with our own spirit, [assuring us] that we are children of God. And if we are [His] children, then we are [His] heirs also; heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ [sharing His inheritance with Him]; only we must share His suffering if we are to share His glory. [But what of that?] For I consider that the sufferings of this present time (this present life) are not worth being compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us and for us and conferred on us!”
Romans 8:16 – 18 [AMP]
A veiled benefit of engaging in life’s battles is that it is in the course of battle we develop the tools, those gifts and talents that were ordained and purposely placed in us by God Himself.
Life’s suffering; the struggles and circumstances of life and living are the gateways for God’s glory. In this verse glory speaks of, “the state of blessedness into which believers are to enter through being brought into the likeness of Christ” (Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words).
Notice HOW God chooses to reveal, to express this glory:
a) To us = Giving us the wisdom and revelation to make the best/Godly choice
b) In us = Tangible transformation takes place
c) For us = Fruit is evident for us to enjoy and for others to see
d) Conferred on us = We become God’s ambassadors, where we impact the lives of others
Hold on to this truth –
YOU ARE LIKE A GREAT DIAMOND, BRILLIANT AND PRICELESS.
THE ONLY THING THAT SEPARATES
A PRICELESS DIAMOND AND A WORTHLESS LUMP OF COAL
IS PRESSURE.
True Godly character is only developed under pressure; this is the tangible process of transformation. We actually need the stress, the pressures of life in order to develop our character in order to become Godly stewards over the things that we want and that God wants to give us. (See my blog “Breaking through the Pain”)
Remember:
In order to reach into the greatest joy possible you must
- Physically spend private time with God
- Learn to listen to and for His voice
- Be totally truthful with Him
- You were born for great things, to do the impossible
- THIS IS NOT ABOUT PRETENDING THAT THE PULLS OF THE FLESH ARE NOT REAL, BUT REMOVING THEM FROM THE POSITION OF LORDSHIP OVER YOUR LIFE.
- RECOGNIZE THAT ONE OF THE GREATEST VALUES OF LIFE’S BATTLES IS TO PROVE TO YOU THAT YOU ARE STRONGER THAN YOU THINK.
- YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO TRUST, TO HAVE FAITH IN, A GOD THAT YOU CAN’T SEE TO CONQUER SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN SEE, FEEL AND TOUCH.
Well, I didn’t even get to scratch the surface so, I hope that you will come back for part 3 of “Doing the Impossible”
Doing the Impossible – Part 3
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