A lot of press has been given to the upcoming new show "Who Do You Think You Are?" with Lisa Kudro. In each episode of the new reality series, well known people from entertainment and sports are given the opportunity to take a trip through their family tree and, at times, find things they never would have expected in their family's past.
Some of us have skeletons in our past, some of us have family trees that are embarrasing. Some of us have shame not delight, generational curses, dysfunction, etc. But sometimes we look into our lineage and find treasure-- real inheritance with a value beyond comprehension!
Who Do YOU Think You Are? When we accept Christ as Lord, the Bible says we become new -- we are born again into a new family-- with a new family tree. We become "joint-heirs" to Christ! We become part of God's family. We are "grafted" in to the tree of Israel-- the Root of David-- our Lord Jesus.
To many this is horrifying or glossed over! Does this make us all Jewish or does this mean the blessings promised to Abraham- prosperity, long-life, large families impacting nations-- can be ours? Yes, we have them, but many never claim them. Someone back along the way exchanged our true "birthright" for a bowl of beans! Just like in the story of Jacob and Esau-- wow!
Sadly, so much of our true family heritage has been lost due to renegade church teaching. As we celebrate the upcoming "Resurrection Season" -- even the name-- Easter--bastardizes the very nature of God's love and the richness of the final Passover-- our Lord Jesus. So much of our family tree has been lost-- our true heritage and true history -- true blessing- just like in our U.S. history has been damaged and lost due to revisionists!
Our Bible was written by Hebrews! The First Family of Christianity- Mary, Joseph and Jesus was Jewish. Our Messiah was Jewish-- "oiyveh"! So much of our Bible is difficult to understand because of old church pet doctrines. So many feel that anything left of Matthew is no longer needed. However, Jesus as God revealed Himself in every detail of the Torah-- Genesis, Exodous, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. When he walked this earth-- Jesus restated, reclaimed and restored us by His death on the cross to the blessing of Abraham. His name, His Trinity and His purpose for our life was revealed from the beginning in the most minute detail.
Take a journey there-- reclaim your true birthright and heritage today. See His Word -- See Him-- Live His Word-- reclaim your birthright and know who you are.
Maranatha!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Power Spikes and Brown Downs
Often in our journey with Christ we get stuck. We loose focus. We loose power. We just can't seem to move out of sick cycles that keep us bound.
Use it or lose it... We've all heard it. Are we living it? Our Lord taught it. As passionate Christ followers, we either use the gifts, time and talent our Lord has given us for the Kingdom, or we will loose them. We will find that if we stay stuck inside our own issues that we will never break free from them. Sick cycles, repeating cycles and dysfunction will follow us. Our Lord in Matthew's Gospel reveals that He will take away our gifts we neglect and give them to others who are willing to put them to use.
Is this God's idea of tough love? Must every issue with God be a struggle? Are we always either "Power Spiked" and fired- up or in a "Brown Down" power loss? Do we have to "feel" motivated to use what our Lord has given us?
I've often marveled at the human mind and its ability to compensate. As an educator, I've had the opportunity to work with a variety of students. Often those with learning differences in one area will have gifting in another. Just like in the Body of Christ-- our Lord gives us "Power Surges" to offset our "Brown Downs". Glory!
I had the pleasure recently to work with a special needs autistic student. In a miraculous way he was able to calculate complex three and four place division with remainders in his head. Yet, when it came time for creative writing, "I don't feel like it" and "I don't want to" was the answer... The whole process was a grind and a struggle. Finally I asked him, "Will you a least try?" He said, "If I have to." Sounds like us with God sometimes?
As we finally began to work on writing, the assignment was to take three items and write a joke. The example items were: garbage truck/four wheels/flies= ie: "What has four wheels and flies?" Answer: A garbage truck. My student read this outloud and then I read it to him.
Without missing a beat he looked at me and said, "That's not funny." His dry response and the quick timing was funny-- and true! Yet, he could not comprehend the humor. He achieved the objective in a way that was not as expected. Our Lord enables us to achieve His objectives -- often when we do not fully comprehend the dynamic --when we are willing to "try."
Our Lord gives us Power and then the wisdom we need to do His will -- not just in "our" head, but through a "hands-on" reflection of His heart. "I'll try" is a guaranteed way to move from the "brown downs" and the "power spikes" into a consistent Right Connection! Try "I'll Try"-- you'll like it! "I'll try"... Here I am Lord-- send me.
Use it or lose it... We've all heard it. Are we living it? Our Lord taught it. As passionate Christ followers, we either use the gifts, time and talent our Lord has given us for the Kingdom, or we will loose them. We will find that if we stay stuck inside our own issues that we will never break free from them. Sick cycles, repeating cycles and dysfunction will follow us. Our Lord in Matthew's Gospel reveals that He will take away our gifts we neglect and give them to others who are willing to put them to use.
Is this God's idea of tough love? Must every issue with God be a struggle? Are we always either "Power Spiked" and fired- up or in a "Brown Down" power loss? Do we have to "feel" motivated to use what our Lord has given us?
I've often marveled at the human mind and its ability to compensate. As an educator, I've had the opportunity to work with a variety of students. Often those with learning differences in one area will have gifting in another. Just like in the Body of Christ-- our Lord gives us "Power Surges" to offset our "Brown Downs". Glory!
I had the pleasure recently to work with a special needs autistic student. In a miraculous way he was able to calculate complex three and four place division with remainders in his head. Yet, when it came time for creative writing, "I don't feel like it" and "I don't want to" was the answer... The whole process was a grind and a struggle. Finally I asked him, "Will you a least try?" He said, "If I have to." Sounds like us with God sometimes?
As we finally began to work on writing, the assignment was to take three items and write a joke. The example items were: garbage truck/four wheels/flies= ie: "What has four wheels and flies?" Answer: A garbage truck. My student read this outloud and then I read it to him.
Without missing a beat he looked at me and said, "That's not funny." His dry response and the quick timing was funny-- and true! Yet, he could not comprehend the humor. He achieved the objective in a way that was not as expected. Our Lord enables us to achieve His objectives -- often when we do not fully comprehend the dynamic --when we are willing to "try."
Our Lord gives us Power and then the wisdom we need to do His will -- not just in "our" head, but through a "hands-on" reflection of His heart. "I'll try" is a guaranteed way to move from the "brown downs" and the "power spikes" into a consistent Right Connection! Try "I'll Try"-- you'll like it! "I'll try"... Here I am Lord-- send me.
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