TODAY'S UPDATE: CALL IT THE WAY GOD CALLS IT!(EXERCISING JESUS CONSCIOUSNESS).
Romans 4:17
…God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did;
Many a time, when we look at ourselves, we don’t see what we can become. But when God looks at us, He sees what we can become by His grace.
When Jesus first saw Simon, whose name in Greek means “reed”, He changed his name to “Peter”, which means “rock”. But did Peter instantly become someone with the characteristics of a rock—solid, stable and unshakable? No, for a long time, he continued to act like a reed that bends every which way the wind blows.
Once, when Peter saw Jesus walking on water, he took a bold step of faith and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” Then, as he was walking on the water, he saw the boisterous wind, got scared and when he began to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” (Matthew 14:28–30) Another time, he said, “Lord, I am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death.” (Luke 22:33) Then, a few hours later, he denied knowing Jesus not once, but three times. (Luke 22:54–62)
Yet, throughout his reed-like behavior, Jesus kept calling him “rock” until one day, how Jesus saw him began to take root in him. That day, on the Day of Pentecost, Peter stood up to preach and 3,000 people were saved! (Acts 2:41) Peter had indeed become a rock, a pillar in the early church.
That was how Jesus transformed Peter. And that is how God wants us to change the people and situations in our lives.
“Chris white, are you telling me to call my wife ‘a fruitful vine’ as in Psalm 128:3? You should see my wife. She looks more like a dried-up sour prune!”
My friend, God did not tell us to call those things which exist as they exist. What is the point of stating the obvious? It is not going to change anything. No, God tells us to call those things which do not exist as though they did, and they will!
Until you see yourself in Christ,you cannot know yourself, when you look away from Jesus and begin to see your circumstances, challenges etc those things that tends to make you burdened,you'll get distracted, weighty with burdens,broken etc.
Jesus says cast all your cares on me,"cast" there means give it away totally with a force,he didnt say "bring", that would have meant a choice, but he gave a command saying "cast" why he says so is because he knew a time will time when you will look away from him because you are in the physical world,Jesus is your hope,he is your Joy, he is your way when you're lost,he is your joy when you're burdened etc.
All through the scriptures he commanded that you "look" only to him,and so today I charge you to stop looking @ your present situation, your financial state,your family state,your job, that disease in your body,your seasonal health failure etc, they are not real,they are a mirage,they only come and go because they aren't real,they are shadows,and they'll fade away.
And so you can only make them real when you see them,when you recognized those things,you make them become real to you,nothing of this realm is real but they all come to pass away,everything in this realm is temporal,but thanks be to God when you see Jesus your hope is restored, your joy is full,every sickness is casted away,your family and job is restored.
Until you learn to look at Jesus only,you'll still make your physical challenges real to you.
Jesus is the only real person you need to see,because when you see him you see yourself,he is in you and you're in him. When you see him,situations bow to you,challenges bow to you,every negativity of this realm are casted away,but only him remains,only joy remains,only hope remains,only fulfilment remains.
I pray for you today may Jesus be the only person you'll see throughout this year,may he be seen in all facet of your lives,may he manifest in all your physical aspect of lives, you will see him and him only,your bodies are healed of every infirmities,your joy is restored, your hope is restored because you see only him in JESUS name. Amen.
Throughout this year call those things that be not as though they were in Christ and reign in life.
Be blessed.
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