Tuesday 16 September 2014

THERE IS LIFE CHANGING POWER IN THE WORD OF GOD PT 1



Life is full of paradoxes. God expects us to mature as believers; people who know and rightly divide His word. Indeed, the extent to which we benefit from being His is tied to our maturity since we only enjoy the portion of slaves until we mature. To mature after salvation, one needs consistent counsel from the word of God which said counsel remains hidden to us if we do not approach His word as children; herein is our problem. It is not easy to be mature believers and yet approach His word with the openness, simplicity and sincerity of heart that children have. So, we are often unable to access the accurate counsel of God as well as the transforming power which accompanies revelation knowledge.

Mathew 28: 3 “I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of heaven.”

It sounds so simple to be asked to approach His word as children but in reality, it is not. The adult mind, in this present world, is very colored and/or impacted by the so that despite the desire to approach Him like children, we just don’t. We are so worldly wise or set in our ways that when we approach God, through the study of His word, we often work our understanding in the way that suits our purpose and okays where we are at; but if God thought we were okay, He would not require us to be transformed. Since He did, we would be disobedient if we only tried to improve ourselves, even to the very best of our ability. 

Romans 12: 2 “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of the world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.”

My dictionary says “to be transformed is to be given a completely different form or appearance”. This is beyond improving “you;” it is to be so different that you are no longer recognizable even by you. Such transformation only comes through the power in The Word of God. God can keep changing one, making them who He needs for a particular season as long as they yielded to Him. It is sad when we sometimes work to restore our old nature after being transformed. Of course, as soon as demons see any believer working to restore the old nature, they come with a reinforcement to facilitate such retrogression. 

We must be careful with people who want to “classify us” even if it is in the nicest of ways. Don’t even argue with them so they don’t confuse you; it is okay for them to think anything especially when they don’t mean harm. A believer who aims to be led by the Spirit can, at best, only be described as a believer. People who want to “classify others” sometimes have good intentions; that is just the way they deal and only as they grow in Christ will they understand that God is the potter who makes, unmakes and then remakes. We are God’s representatives in this world, how can He use us effectively if we insist on being defined as anything other than believers? Let us yield to Him and just be tools in His hands.

Acts 10: 14–16 “No Lord, Peter declared. I have never eaten anything that our Jewish laws have declared impure and unclean. But the voice spoke again: Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean. The same vision was repeated three times. Then the sheet was suddenly pulled up to heaven.”

Whatever assignment we are given by God must not be the reference point for who we are. God may choose to use differently at other times; we just need to check that we are fulfilling His will, manifesting His glory and power. If we allow ourselves to be described, we also like Peter may unintentionally resist God when He changes our assignments. We must ensure that we are open and accessible to God. Live the confusion to those who feel the need to describe you; stop trying to explain something you don’t understand yourself. If they are meant to be a part of your life, they will understand at some point.

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