May 2, 2008
Now
thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and
maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. For we
are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, 2 Cor 2:14-!5 a
Just as the tides of
the ocean come ashore and wash the beaches from debris and footprints, so the
Blood of Jesus washes you afresh each day, cleansing, softening and smoothing
your heart before the Lord.
When God looks at you, He views you through a special
filter called the Blood of Jesus. He sees you washed, clean, bright and
pure.
When a woman's man brings her a dozen roses, she doesn't focus on the thorns on the stems. The beauty and fragrance of the rose petals totally eclipse the fact that the rose still has some thorns present. The lady clasps those roses to her chest and takes in the lovely fragrance. Sure, your life has some thorns that need clipping, but realize that the Father is seeing the beauty of your heart that has been reborn from above.
Begin to see
yourself as God sees you, and let Him worry about those faults and flaws.
Concentrate on the miraculous truths of the New Birth and the good things that
He has deposited on the inside of you, and you'll begin to notice your outer
weaknesses fading away.
Your Outer Weaknesses are conquered only by focusing on Inner Strengths of the
Greater One within you.
According to Ephesians 2:10 (TLB): You are "God's Masterpiece!"
Not later - NOW! ALREADY! Present tense! And there is nothing more valuable or important than a Masterpiece! A Masterpiece is the highest, the most expensive, the very ultimate!
So
celebrate your worth to God today, cease your quest for approval and acceptance,
and REST!!! You have already arrived at the place in god’s heart that you need
to be, so stop trying so hard to get there!
God
is Extremely Satisfied with YOU! He loves you, He likes you, He is proud of you!
You are His trophy of grace! You are everything He ever dreamed of in a son or
daughter. So I say again, REST!!!!
I want you to say it: "I am everything my Father God ever dreamed of in a
son or daughter!" I want you to say it again... louder, bolder, your head
held high, and your hands uplifted to Heaven! "I am everything my Heavenly
Father ever dreamed of in a son or daughter!"
Come
on... I know religious traditions and the world's programming of lies into your
brain is trying to rob you of this kind of dignity and reality of redemption,
but go ahead and claim your inheritance!
Treat yourself to a truthful and scriptural thought from the mind of Your Father.
"I am everything God ever dreamed of in a son or daughter!"
Darrel
Mason