What say ye?

Matthew 16:13-17

¹³ When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
¹⁴ They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
¹⁵ “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
¹⁶ Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
¹⁷ Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.

This scene opens with Jesus asking his disciples the following question “who do men say that I am?” The disciples answered variously “some say you are–––, others say you are–––“, and so on and so forth. Jesus, however, asked again “who do YOU say that I am?” To which Peter gave the landmark answer “you are The Christ the Son of the living God!”

I am not going to focus on Peter’s revelation that Jesus was the son of God, but on the phrases ‘who do men say that I am, and who do YOU say that I am?’

MVP... Most Valuable Person... Emm that's you I'm talking about!

You are that important!

Since you were precious in My sight,
You have been honored,
And I have loved you;
Therefore I will give men for you,
And people for your life.
Isaiah 43:4

I am that important...

So today, Walk tall and walk strong because God has given you the VIP of Eternity award!

I choose joy!

I'll show up with a smile even when I don't feel like smiling, cos I know that pretty soon things will start to look brighter, and as I keep on smiling even those who don't want to smile with me will find themselves becoming unwitting dispensers of pockets of happiness...

You can't look down when you're looking up...

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

Psalm 121:1-2

 

 

A poem from my book - The Voice of One Woman... We are wonderfully and fearfully created! Please share to inspire someone today!

ˌMedəˈtāSHən/

  

I am a stupid one who was tuned in to meditation by the greatest of all meditators… the God of Heaven Himself who created the world; its' systems, and all that we see, through meditation.

Meditation is defined as:

med·i·ta·tion

ˌmedəˈtāSHən/

noun

The action or practice of meditating.

Synonyms:

Contemplation, thought, thinking, musing, pondering, consideration, reflection, deliberation, rumination, brooding, reverie, brown study, concentration.

 

The Eastern religionists believe that they invented it; the hedonists eschew it; the realists think it   mystical and kooky, but The Word of God tells me that meditation is the most effective way to conduit into the greatest of all minds and greatest channel of creation ever undiscovered.

What is meditation?  I inserted the definition above, but what is it?

 I define *meditation as the art of being able to tune in to inspired conversations between the soul and the spirit…

Meditation is the nidus of creation. The Bible itself opens it's grand epic with a meditative quote: ‘In the beginning God created…’

I determine to know nothing...

I once said to a friend of mine “there is nothing that you ever could do to offend me”. My friend answered me with this statement ‘wow! That’s a very dangerous statement. How can you be so sure of this?’ I said to him “it is because I have made the decision never to be offended by you”. I made the statement many years ago to this person, and I can truthfully say that he has never offended me. Now in all this time, have I been hurt or disappointed by my friend? Of course, I have, but I have never, ever been offended.

This may be difficult to believe, but Just before I made the statement I had come to the realization of a profound truth, and that is, that the decision to be offended or not offended is just that –it’s a decision. This truth is borne out by Scripture in 1 Corinthians 2:2 which states:

"For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified."

The apostle Paul said, “For I determined to know nothing among you but...” that’s right he determined to know nothing but… So from this Scripture, the Holy Spirit helped me to come to the understanding that if beforehand in a relationship, in any relationship, I determine to know nothing but, that is exactly what I will know.  The reason for this decision that Paul made in this context was this – that the faith of the Corinthians would not rest in man's ability but in God’s power.

Extrapolating this principle into my life brought me to the conclusion that when I decide to love, and not be offended I release the power of God rather than the wisdom of man into that, and any such relationship.

The pearl of principle in these Scriptures is this - determine not to know anything but what you want to know according to his will and in so doing you will release the power of God into that and any situation that you may be facing, or will ever face.

Be blessed y'all and have a wonderfully happy weekend.

Peace.

© AdePero Mettabel, 110913.

Zoe: Of the absolute fulness of life, which belongs to God, and to Christ...

Have your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace... Ephesians 6:15

Throw it down! By Adepero Mettabel

Exodus 4:1-3

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
1 Then Moses said to God, “But the Israelites will not believe me when I tell them that you sent me. They will say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you.’”
2 But the Lord said to Moses, “What is that you have in your hand?”
Moses answered, “It is my walking stick.”
3 Then God said, “Throw your walking stick on the ground.”




The dilemma we all face when The Lord asks us to perform a task is the uncertainty that comes from us wondering how we feel our actions are, or will be perceived. Many of us recognize the fact that it is God who has called us to do a particular work, but then are often afraid of how we will be received by the very people that we believe that we have been sent to minister to. I find myself in this situation many a time, and it is something that sometimes draws me back from giving my all to what the Lord has sent me to do.

Here in these verses, we find Moses in much the same situation as he states that the Israelites, whom he had been sent to deliver would not receive him.

Had he heard the Lord correctly? Of course, he had! But his absolute surrender was being moderated by his sense knowledge of the situation rather than the truth of what God had stated.  God then asked him a question– ‘what do you have in your hand?’ To which he answered ‘a rod’. God then said to him  ‘throw your rod on the ground’ Moses may have said in his heart  "now what does this rod have to do with the issue at hand" but when Moses did as he was commanded, he received the shock of his life - a dead rod became a living creature!

Now what lesson can we glean from these passages?