The Place of Identity Why is God calling us up? Because He is looking for a people, a royal priesthood, whose hearts will harmonize with His and release His will on the earth as it is in Heaven. The first transformation that takes place in Gods glory is a fresh revelation of His love. We come into a deeper understanding of His love, and it awakens an even greater love for Him and makes us a conduit for His love to flow to others. Most importantly, when we have a revelation of His love, we discover our true identity. 1 John 3:2 says, Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is We live in a day where our identity is constantly being challenged by the world systems around us. The spirits of humanism, liberalism, atheism and religious pluralism will all try to define us in different ways. But God is challenging us to come up again and get our identities transformed, redefined and regained. Let no one else define our identity except the Word of God. Jesus is the Living Word and the King of Glory. His presence defines us - we are a Holy Nation, a peculiar people and royal priests. His Glory Changes Our Priorities His glory changes our priorities. Earthly concerns and earthly agendas have to bow to the glory of the Lamb of God. His presence transforms our values, our direction and every perspective that is incongruent with His will and purpose. The more we become a person of Gods presence, the more our hearts will expand to take in others. When Moses went up to Sinai the second time, he prayed, Go among us, even though we are a stiff-necked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your inheritance. Moses had plenty of cause to abandon Israel to their sins, but between his angry outburst and his petition Moses saw the glory. Moses heart expanded, and his prayer now resonated with the greatness of Gods love and mercy revealed. Today we have an even greater privilege than Moses. We have the full revelation of the Fathers love in the Person of Jesus Christ. We have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. The awesome shed Blood of the Lamb has been sprinkled so that we always have an open invitation into the presence of God. Like Moses, His presence changes our heart, transforms our character and gives us His prayer. No longer is the emphasis on ourselves, but on blessing others: our children and our nation, rather than blessing ourselves. We become an intercessor and a point of contact for Gods mercy, miracles and power to touch the earth.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:49:08 +0000
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