This remembering came into my spirit a few months ago. I wasn't sure exactly how to deliver the message then, but I am certain now! This remembering I am talking about is: "Choose Your Father."
Allow me for a moment to be blunt and to the point. God created the Heavens and the Earth. He also created all mankind (males and females). At some point this fallen (from Heaven) angel arrives on Earth and deceives the mankind that God created. So there you have it, that fallen angel won the trust of God's created humans. Therefore, he is now the father of mankind on Earth.
Now, for a not so blunt version: God lost His people to Satan. Not God's plan. Our choice. Adam and Eve were given a choice (free will) when Satan arrived on scene in the form of a cunning serpent. God had specifically given Adam a warning before Eve came along. That warning was: NKJV Genesis 1: 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die."
At some point Adam had to have relayed the message to Eve that he had received from God because when the cunning serpent appeared to Eve she had knowledge of the commandment/warning that God had given to Adam.
Note here:
That the serpent approached Eve. At that point she was given a choice (free will).
The choice before her was: Am I going to BELIEVE and TRUST what my husband told me God said?
OR
Am I going to BELIEVE and TRUST what this cunning serpent is telling me?
Unfortunately for us, Eve chose the later. She chose to BELIEVE and TRUST what the cunning serpent said. How do we know that was her choice? Simply because of the action she took. She ate of the fruit. And what's worse, is she now became the first temptation to her husband as she gave him the fruit to eat of. And so...
The choice before Adam was: Am I going to BELIEVE and TRUST what my Father God told me?
OR
Am I going to BELIEVE and TRUST what my wife is telling me to do?
Unfortunately for us, Adam gave into the temptation to BELIEVE and TRUST his wife over his Father God. How do we know that was his choice? Simply because of the action he took. He ate of the fruit.
KJV Genesis 3: 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. 8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
We can only imagine the dis-comfort, fear, shame, embarrassment, stress and anxiety that they felt once their eyes were opened and realized their nakedness. How do we know this might be what they felt? Because of the action they took: they hid themselves from the presence of God.
It was just seven verses earlier that Adam and Eve were in complete bliss. Genesis 2: 25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Well, here is the beginning of OUR story. Although we were not there and we didn't make the choice to (buy) BELIEVE and TRUST what the subtle and crafty serpent was selling, we are the later generations of the same creation. Therefore, we were born into that same Earth that Adam and Eve were and since, through their free will, they both chose to BELIEVE and TRUST the cunning serpent, we were born into a fallen (lost) world.
So, in my own words - The choice before God, before the creation of the world was:
Am I going to allow the enemy to keep my created humans for himself?
OR
Am I going to provide a way for them to find their way back to me?
So, in my last blog "Birth Into A World Of Lies", I mention that God is on a mission and invites us to come along. Now, here's the beauty of our Creator. He wasn't going to settle for that being the ending of His Story. Oh no, certainly NOT! He created mankind for His Son's Glory. {Colossians 1}
Fortunately for us, God loves us. He created us for His glory! He was not about to let the story end here. So yes, the enemy (Satan) temporarily won. But God kept writing the story! He chose to provide a way for us to find our way back to Him! The Way He provided, we have no right to question. In fact, we have no right to question anything of God. He is the Creator, we are the creation. It's that simple. I'm not certain about you, but for me - I am so extremely grateful and thankful to my Creator that He chose to provide me a Way back to Him! I don't have one iota of a "problem" with how He did it. In fact, the Way in which He provided for me to find my way back home produces within me nothing other than love for His Son, Jesus Christ. I love that Man with every fiber of my being. I long for Him, daily. I desire only to please Him. My only desire IS Him. I love Him with all my heart, soul, mind and strength.
So there it is everyone, the mission I spoke of in my last blog. God is on a mission to win His people back! The first question is:
1. Are you going to accept His invitation of love, acceptance, mercy and grace?
(If your answer is Yes, proceed to question #2).
2. Do you acknowledge God as your Spiritual Father?
This means you acknowledge Him as your Creator. You acknowledge you are a sinner that falls short of the glory of God meaning you have been a slave of sin and obeying the enemy and you were headed straight to hell. You acknowledge you need a Savior. You acknowledge God's Way is the ONLY Way. You acknowledge the Way He provided for you to come back to Him is the ONLY way. {John 14:6} You are saved by grace through faith {Ephesians 2:8}. God even gifts you the faith in which to BELIEVE and TRUST Him with! You don't earn God's love, He loves you as you are. But, His desire is to change your heart. Will you allow and make space for Him to do that? (If yes, proceed to question #3).
3. Are you willing to BELIEVE and TRUST God as your Spiritual Father?
Then he commands you to follow His Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ lived on this Earth, was made fun of, mocked, spit upon, beaten, tortured, and murdered on a cross. The blood He shed was for you. His blood is the only thing that will make you pure in God's sight. Jesus died, was buried, and rose again! {I Corinthians 15} Do you BELIEVE and TRUST that God forsook His own Son so He didn't have to forsake you? (If yes, proceed to question 4).
4. Are you willing to follow Jesus Christ?
Then you will first need to get to know Him. The way you do this is through prayer and reading His Word to you (The Bible). You need to ask Jesus for forgiveness of your sins. Share your heart with Him. He knows it all (your heart) anyway, but He desires for you to share it with Him. Ask Jesus to baptize you with the Holy Spirit. {John 1:33, 15:26} After you pray, ACCEPT the acceptance that He offers you. Bathe in His love. Will you do this? (If yes, proceed to question 5).
DO NOT SKIP THIS - IT IS VITAL
DO NOT DO AS ADAM AND TAKE SOMEONE'S WORD FOR IT
TAKE IT STRAIGHT FROM THE CREATOR'S MOUTH (WORD)
5. Are you willing to read your Bible?
Listen to Him. Believe and Trust Him. Obey Him. Talk to Him. Build your relationship with Him, EVERY DAY. Watch Him change your heart. Observe how everything changes. Especially your perspective on life and the motivations in which you live it. You see, when Jesus died, our connection to Him didn't die. He gives us a Comforter, Guide, and Advocate in which to live this life on Earth. That Comforter is the Holy Spirit. He will become your new BEST FRIEND. He is the open highway of communication between you and God. He is God's Spirit. God's Spirit lives within you. YES, He lives inside you! As you read your Bible, the Holy Spirit will convict your heart of the choices you've been making and He will show you the way Jesus commands for you to live. If you truly BELIEVE and TRUST God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit - you will take action. The Holy Spirit convicts you in a way that allows Jesus to rule over your life. You will acknowledge you weren't created to serve yourself. You will come to acknowledge that this life you are living is for His glory! You will come to acknowledge that this life you are living is your response to God's love for you. You will experience abundant life here on Earth! {John 10:10}
I'm not going to even attempt to tell you what all will change in your life. But, I will tell you to be prepared! Be prepared to feel love and acceptance like you have longed for all your life. Be prepared for a lot of things to start changing, starting with your heart. Whatever you do, DO NOT STOP praying (talking to God) and DO NOT STOP reading your Bible.
If you do not have a Bible and want one, email me, text me, call me, Facebook message me. Contact me and I will get you one. No questions asked!
If you have any questions please ask them. I may not know the answer, but I will certainly do my very best to get you the one God reveals in His Word.
Oh, one last thing, and most importantly, I will not tell you that you have now been saved. That is not my call.
John 5: 22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
23 That all men, should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son
honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath
everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
If the Father says not even He judges, but the Son - I, a mere human being will never tell anyone and give false security that one's soul has been saved. But, what I will tell you is stay in constant communication with Jesus through the Holy Spirit. Pray, read your Bible and act on what He moves you to do. No one...no man, no woman, no one decides if you are saved, except Jesus. Your salvation, now that's Jesus' judgement call to make!
Now, one last thing. CHOOSE YOUR FATHER. Not just this once after reading this. Choose your father, every day! Who will you choose to BELIEVE and TRUST?
Living with His love,
Angie
Grace and Space always, for you and for others, no matter what it looks like!
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