It ALL Belongs to Jesus

Today is my early day at work.

And, I was up pretty late last night wrestling with some issues in my spirit.  Plus, I'm still sick.

 

Then, I prayed about my "issues."  Then, I thought about the little devotional Mike Kell brought at the Guatemala team meeting last Wednesday on Ezekiel.  For those of you playing along, he talked about Ezekiel Chapter 4.  Let me put it in "Mary verse" for you:

 

What would you do?  God tells you to do the following:

 

Hey created being...pay attention to Me.  I have something I want you to do.  And, know from the outset, no one is going to listen to you, no one is going to pay attention to you (well, except to make fun of you...or try to get the authorities to come and cart you off to the looney-bin).  In fact, everyone around you will have hard hearts and not hear anything you are trying to say or demonstrate.  But, do it anyway.

 

I want you to sit in the middle of your school campus, or office, or house, church, whatever.  I want you to take this brick and make a replica of the place where you are (use legos if you need to).  And, I want you to lie down on the right side for a little over a year to represent the years this certain group of people have dishonored Me, disobeyed Me and chased after false gods.  THEN, after that period of time, I want you to lie on your left side for about 40 days to represent the other group of people and the period of years they walked away from Me.  Oh yes, you can only eat this gross barley grain bread cooked over human dung.  Oh okay, cause you've kept yourself pure for Me, I will allow you to cook the bread over cow dung instead, during this year and 1/2 time period.  And, you can only drink a little bit of water.  That's it.

 

Wouldn't you kinda wonder, "what's the point God?"

 

Does it really matter?

 

What does God call us to do?  To obey Him and to be faithful.

 

This world.  These people.  These "things."  All of them exist because Jesus created them and holds them together.

 

It ALL belongs to Him.

 

And so do you & I.

 

What is God calling you to be faithful with today?

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It's His Universe Posted: 14 Apr 2009 11:36 AM PDT "For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him." (Colossians 1:16) Have you ever heard or used that expression: "It's so-and-so's world; we're just living in it."? This week you might hear someone say, "It's Miley Cyrus's world; we're just living in it." It's a funny thing to say, but of course it's true for only one being: Jesus. He made everything. Every living thing. Every non-living thing. Everything you can see or can't. Every being that breathes or exists somehow without breath. And it was all made "for him." It's literally His universe; we're just living in it. Hearing that can either make you feel jealous and small and angry about the inequality of a universe where one being has all that power -- or it can make you feel deeply grateful that such a being is also a person who would willingly sacrifice Himself on a cross to include you in His plans for that universe. What's your response? Think: How much power would it take to create everything in the universe? How much control would the Creator have over all that exists in His universe? Why, again, would Jesus let Himself be mocked and killed by a handful of His tiny, weak creatures? Pray: Thank God for letting you live in His universe and then thank Him again and again for including you in His family through your faith in the Creator Jesus. Do: Read more about this big idea in Romans 11:33 - 12:2. Visit PlanetWisdom.com for more great resources!

Why Jesus? Posted: 14 Apr 2009 11:36 AM PDT "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation." (Colossians 1:15) Could anyone else have done what Jesus did -- dying for our sins on that ugly cross and rising from the dead to secure the victory? Nope. It had to be Jesus. Period. He is unique in all of the universe; without Him we would be lost. We're going to find out this week what makes Him so special. First, you can't see God -- but many people saw Jesus. We know Him though the Word and so we have seen the Father. Jesus is the exact essence of the Almighty. Nobody else is God. Second: Jesus existed before one molecule of creation came into being. He is everlasting. He has priority over everything and everyone because He was here first. More tomorrow. Think: How well do you know who Jesus really is? Does the idea of knowing Him better excite you or does it feel like homework? Why? Pray: Thank God for letting you know Jesus through faith and through studying Him in the Bible. Thank Him that Jesus allows you to "see" the Father -- and that Jesus has always been. Do: If you've got a minute, go back and read all the verses linked to above. Visit PlanetWisdom.com for more great resources!

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