Who am I? Natural sight vs faith. Am I just another number, invisible, insignificant, faceless in the crowd? Do I matter?
Who am I? You are a child of God!
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous–how well I know it(Psalm 139:14).
Then he said to me, “This [continuous supply of oil] is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel [prince of Judah], saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit [of whom the oil is a symbol],’ says the Lord of hosts. (Zechariah 4:6)
Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord. We walk by faith not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7
Who am I? You are a child of the living God. You are not what natural sight says you are. Natural sight insists on doing life in our own strength according to what we believe is real. We respond to circumstances with an idea that we can solve our problems and make our own decisions according to what is right. The devil is the author and finisher of “natural sight.” The devil is in control creating chaos when we live apart from our Lord and Savior. The devil wants us to omit the fact that the nature of God is the nature of faith in the impossible showing up in our everyday lives according to the perfect will of God. Hearts become hardened when we are the god of self even when we are good people doing moral and grand things. However, in all our efforts to do the right thing and to be good people, if we are not allowing God to lead us into the promise of our true purpose, what good is it? This is futility. Who am I? You are not the product of futility any more.
Isaiah 11
A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might,
the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—
3 and he will delight in the fear of the Lord.
When we allow the Holy Spirit to lead as in Jesus is King, we allow all the aspects of the Spirit to operate in our lives. The Spirit of the Lord through Jesus is bestowed on us at the moment of our conception into a reborn nature–following the nature of God in our sojourn here on earth. When do we need the Spirit of the Lord? We need His Spirit every moment of everyday. When do we need wisdom and understanding? We need wisdom and understanding when we are making life choices and in dealing with others. When do we need counsel and might? We need council, to do the will of the Father in all things and the might and power to carry out His will. When do we need knowledge and what about the fear of the Lord? We need knowledge as in heavenly “word of knowledge” from the Holy Spirit and the anointed of God in prophecy. We need Him in ALL our dealing in this life–especially in all our relationships with the saved or unsaved. The essence of salvation is submitting to Him in All things. Who am I? You are a redeemed new creature of the Living God not of this world although you remain.
The White Garment of Faith
Who am I? I wear the white garment of righteousness; To wear the white garment of righteousness as in Isaiah 61:10 is to wear the garment of faith: I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
The white garment of righteousness is our clothing in the blood of Jesus Christ. His blood allows us a walk of faith into the unseen. When we have eyes of faith and dependency on the God who created the universe, we are in awe of how He manifests and comes into our circumstances bringing life, liberty, abundance, blessing, honor, healing, provision, revelation, power, authority, resolve, acceptance and all the legitimate blessings of life found in the Tree of Life—we have access to draw upon our birthright in an inheritance from the Throne Room of God. We live our lives from His Throne Room as we have a personal and intimate relationship with the God of all, in all, through all in. Although we are in this world we are resurrected with Christ into a new and resurrected life from the grave of futility, self-seeking in our own strength.
We no longer have to do this thing called life on our own according to the world system. This garment is white and will not fade or wear out for all eternity. The garment of righteousness is the garment of a reconciled relationship with God; this happened with the full measure of what Jesus did on the cross for us. Jesus took all the black decay the garment of futility on Himself so we could be eternally clean, bright, white in love. We now live in the Covenant of Love that is all about living what is LIFE. Who am I? You are alive with Christ in heavenly places although yet here on earth. You wear the White Garment of a right relationship with God. You see with the eyes of faith.
Faith
Jesus has given us a measure of faith for our lives while He refines and transforms our soul. Transformation brings about more faith which increases inner sight. Even and especially when we are dealing with the unredeemed circumstances in our lives, we witness the manifestations from the realms of the Spirit in our lives—seeing, perceiving the way. Jesus is the better covenant of every freedom, blessing, provision, healing, wisdom, guidance, insight, resolve, and above all Love. Each time we see God move in our lives we experience the awe of Heaven. We have a face-to-face opportunity to see the AWE of the manifest presence of God in our lives. In the midst of upheaval and turmoil because of the unredeemed earth, The Holy Spirit teaches us how to live by faith. This brings His supernatural Kingdom into every moment of every day if we invite Him to do His will in our lives.
We learn the higher law of love in our relationship with Jesus, the Word, and our church community. It is so important to develop a life of Love by returning to our first love in Jesus. Relationship with the King brings out God’s purpose. Reading the Word by the Spirit teaches us how to hear “rhema Word.” This is the message of life in every circumstance; this is when God moves into our situation to bring resolve and radical acceptance. This is when we hear the Will of God in our heart to the point of knowing what to do. This is when God “makes all things work together for the good of those who love Him.”
The Blood of/ in / through Jesus
Who am I? I am bought by the blood of Jesus and am submerged in His blood forever. We are submerged in Jesus the moment we depart from eating at the Tree of Knowledge and futility and sup with the Lord at the Tree of Life at the foot of the cross. We live by faith not by sight; we no longer submit to the grave clothes of self and self-seeking. We are submerged in the blood of Jesus to wear a new garment of salvation: Jesus. We are now under the covering, the shadow of His wings, transforming us from glory to glory into the image of Jesus. We are becoming the original design blueprinted at the foundation of the world in who He created us to be. As a child of God, we have access through Him to enter the Shalom–” the optimum condition for life to unfold” to joyfully embrace this amazing journey called Life! Who am I? I am my original self now a bond-servant to the Living God on earth.
What this means is that even and especially in the midst of this fallen world, Jesus is the savior of the world who makes all things new because we are no longer subject to futility and the curses of the fall. Jesus transforms our lives so that the full purpose of our existence manifests in the abundant life God plans for us from the foundation of the world! There is His abundance in trial and tribulation, in joy and in peace. We no longer have to do this thing called life on our own. We now live in the Covenant of Love that is all about living what is LIFE in faith. Who am I? I am a child of God. I am saved. I am a Royal Priest belonging to a Holy Nation and this is something to celebrate in the dance of life.
I am alive with Christ (Ephesians 2:5).
I am free from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:2).
I am far from oppression, and will not live in fear (Isaiah 54:14).
I am born of God, and the evil one does not touch me (1 John 5:18).
I am holy and without blame before Him in love (Ephesians 1:4; 1 Peter 1:16).
I have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16; Philippians 2:5).
I have the peace of God that surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:7).
The Spirit of God, who is greater than the enemy in the world, lives in me (1 John 4:4).
I have received abundant grace and the gift of righteousness and reign in life through Jesus Christ (Romans 5:17).
I have received the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Jesus, the eyes of my heart enlightened, so that I know the hope of having life in Christ (Ephesians 1:17-18).
I have received the power of the Holy Spirit and He can do miraculous things through me.I have authority and power over the enemy in this world (Mark 16:17-18; Luke 10:17-19).
I am renewed in the knowledge of God and no longer want to live in my old ways or nature before I accepted Christ (Colossians 3:9-10).
I am merciful, I do not judge others, and I forgive quickly. As I do this by God’s grace, He blesses my life (Luke 6:36-38).
God supplies all of my needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19).
In all circumstances I live by faith in God and extinguish all the flaming darts (attacks) of the enemy (Ephesians 6:16).
I can do whatever I need to do in life through Christ Jesus who gives me strength (Philippians 4:13).
I am chosen by God who called me out of the darkness of sin and into the light and life of Christ so I can proclaim the excellence and greatness of who He is (1 Peter 2:9).
I am born again—spiritually transformed, renewed and set apart for God’s purpose—through the living and everlasting word of God (1 Peter 1:23).
I am God’s workmanship, created in Christ to do good works that He has prepared for me to do (Ephesians 2:10).
I am a new creation in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17).
In Christ, I am dead to sin—my relationship to it is broken—and alive to God—living in unbroken fellowship with Him (Romans 6:11).
The light of God’s truth has shone in my heart and given me knowledge of salvation through Christ (2 Corinthians 4:6).
As I hear God’s Word, I do what it says and I am blessed in my actions (James 1:22, 25).
I am a joint-heir with Christ (Romans 8:17). I am more than a conqueror through Him who loves me (Romans 8:37).
I overcome the enemy of my soul by the blood of the Lamb and the word of my testimony (Revelation 12:11).
I have everything I need to live a godly life and am equipped to live in His divine nature (2 Peter 1:3-4).
I am an ambassador for Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20). I am part of a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people (1 Peter 2:9).
I am the righteousness of God—I have right standing with Him—in Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21).
My body is a temple of the Holy Spirit; I belong to Him (1 Corinthians 6:19).
I am the head and not the tail, and I only go up and not down in life as I trust and obey God (Deuteronomy 28:13).
I am the light of the world (Matthew 5:14).
I am chosen by God, forgiven and justified through Christ. I have a compassionate heart, kindness, humility, meekness and patience (Romans 8:33; Colossians 3:12).
I am redeemed—forgiven of all my sins and made clean—through the blood of Christ (Ephesians 1:7).
I have been rescued from the domain and the power of darkness and brought into God’s kingdom (Colossians 1:13).
I am redeemed from the curse of sin, sickness, and poverty (Deuteronomy 28:15-68; Galatians 3:13).
My life is rooted in my faith in Christ and I overflow with thanksgiving for all He has done for me (Colossians 2:7).
I am called to live a holy life by the grace of God and to declare His praise in the world (Psalm 66:8; 2 Timothy 1:9).
I am healed and whole in Jesus (Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24).
I am saved by God’s grace, raised up with Christ and seated with Him in heavenly places (Ephesians 2:5-6; Colossians 2:12).
I am greatly loved by God (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:4; Colossians 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:4).
I am strengthened with all power according to His glorious might (Colossians 1:11).
I humbly submit myself to God, and the devil flees from me because I resist him in the Name of Jesus (James 4:7).
I press on each day to fulfill God’s plan for my life because I live to please Him (Philippians 3:14).
I am not ruled by fear because the Holy Spirit lives in me and gives me His power, love and self-control (2 Timothy 1:7).
Christ lives in me, and I live by faith in Him and His love for me (Galatians 2:20).
— Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance (Jude 1:2).