I Choose God's Vision
Today and every day we must declare that we choose God’s vision of us. We choose God’s image of us. We must put on God’s eyeglasses to clearly see ourselves as He sees us. His eyeglasses correct our vision and make it perfect. And what are His eyeglasses? His Word. Stay in God’s Word night and day, day and night. Read it, listen to it, hear others preach it, confess it, declare it, decree it for yourself. Declare it as truth for your life. Proclaim God’s Word is the picture of you. You are healed. You are healthy. You are wealthy. You are prosperous. You walk in love. You have the life of God flowing through you. You have the light of understanding His ways. You have the Holy Spirit dwelling in you. You are victorious. You are successful.
In Isaiah 43:25 and 26 God tells us some things we need to look at closely. Let’s put on our God glasses. This is God speaking and this is what He says to you and me. I have blotted out your transgressions for My own sake. I will not remember your sins. Isn’t this an interesting passage? He is telling us that He blotted out (that means they are gone) our transgressions for His own sake. Why? He doesn’t want to remember them. He doesn’t want that picture of you as His child. Then He says: OK, now that we have gotten rid of your sins, let’s talk about your merits, your good points. Let’s sit down together and talk about your justification, your righteousness. You tell me what makes you righteous. Make your case. I already know what makes you righteous, but I want to hear you tell Me what proves you right. Talk to me.
Why is God asking us to make our case for justification and righteousness before Him when He already knows? It is for our benefit. We must rehearse who we are in Christ Jesus. We must remind ourselves that we have been made right with God Almighty, not because of our own works, but because of His grace, the blood of Jesus, the work of the Word energized by the Holy Spirit. We must hear ourselves speak who we are. It builds the image of God in us. It is not boasting on ourselves. It is boasting on our God. It is boasting on what He has done for us and continues to do for us daily. Boast of your God. Boast of His goodness. Boast of His love. It will change your attitude and your image, for, you see, image is not to be determined by surroundings. God’s image is determined by the surroundings of the Word, not the earthly boundaries which hold us back from the fullness of God’s life working in us 24-7.
In Joshua 1:8 God gave very specific instructions to Joshua concerning success, building a successful image inside himself. It applies to us as well as Joshua. And this was the Old Testament, before Jesus redeemed man from all that would hold us back. This is before redemption and justification and righteousness were made available for whosoever accepts the work of Jesus as our Savior and Redeemer.
Joshua 1:8 KJV
This book of the law (Word) shall not depart out of your mouth; but you shall meditate therein day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written therein; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success. There is a footnote for “have good success: which says: do wisely.
These instructions in Joshua 1:8 are very plain. They are extremely clear so that no one can confuse what God is saying. He is saying that His Word is not to depart out of our mouth. We are to meditate on His Word all the time, day and night. We are to do His Word. THEN, AND ONLY THEN, shall we make our way prosperous and we shall have good success. That is very clear and very plain. So there are our instructions on how to prosper.
In Proverbs 4:20-23, we have our instructions on how to be healthy. Pay attention to God’s Word. When you pay attention to something, you are focused on that to which you are paying attention. You are not allowing other things to distract you. Incline your ear to His Word. In other words, listen to His Word, hear His Word. Don’t let His Word depart from your eyes. Look at it continually. Keep His Word in the middle of your heart. How do you do that? By doing the other three items previously listed. Pay attention, listen, look. And what happens as a result of that attention? His word is life, health, medicine to all your flesh.
Well, there you have it. We see the way to prosper or succeed and to stay healthy. Those are just two passages that tell us what God’s Word produces in our lives. These two scriptures give us an image of health and an image of prosperity.
God’s glasses are awesome. They are necessary to correct our vision. Keep in the Word. Stay in the Word. Hear it! See it! Do it!
In Isaiah 43:25 and 26 God tells us some things we need to look at closely. Let’s put on our God glasses. This is God speaking and this is what He says to you and me. I have blotted out your transgressions for My own sake. I will not remember your sins. Isn’t this an interesting passage? He is telling us that He blotted out (that means they are gone) our transgressions for His own sake. Why? He doesn’t want to remember them. He doesn’t want that picture of you as His child. Then He says: OK, now that we have gotten rid of your sins, let’s talk about your merits, your good points. Let’s sit down together and talk about your justification, your righteousness. You tell me what makes you righteous. Make your case. I already know what makes you righteous, but I want to hear you tell Me what proves you right. Talk to me.
Why is God asking us to make our case for justification and righteousness before Him when He already knows? It is for our benefit. We must rehearse who we are in Christ Jesus. We must remind ourselves that we have been made right with God Almighty, not because of our own works, but because of His grace, the blood of Jesus, the work of the Word energized by the Holy Spirit. We must hear ourselves speak who we are. It builds the image of God in us. It is not boasting on ourselves. It is boasting on our God. It is boasting on what He has done for us and continues to do for us daily. Boast of your God. Boast of His goodness. Boast of His love. It will change your attitude and your image, for, you see, image is not to be determined by surroundings. God’s image is determined by the surroundings of the Word, not the earthly boundaries which hold us back from the fullness of God’s life working in us 24-7.
In Joshua 1:8 God gave very specific instructions to Joshua concerning success, building a successful image inside himself. It applies to us as well as Joshua. And this was the Old Testament, before Jesus redeemed man from all that would hold us back. This is before redemption and justification and righteousness were made available for whosoever accepts the work of Jesus as our Savior and Redeemer.
Joshua 1:8 KJV
This book of the law (Word) shall not depart out of your mouth; but you shall meditate therein day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written therein; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success. There is a footnote for “have good success: which says: do wisely.
These instructions in Joshua 1:8 are very plain. They are extremely clear so that no one can confuse what God is saying. He is saying that His Word is not to depart out of our mouth. We are to meditate on His Word all the time, day and night. We are to do His Word. THEN, AND ONLY THEN, shall we make our way prosperous and we shall have good success. That is very clear and very plain. So there are our instructions on how to prosper.
In Proverbs 4:20-23, we have our instructions on how to be healthy. Pay attention to God’s Word. When you pay attention to something, you are focused on that to which you are paying attention. You are not allowing other things to distract you. Incline your ear to His Word. In other words, listen to His Word, hear His Word. Don’t let His Word depart from your eyes. Look at it continually. Keep His Word in the middle of your heart. How do you do that? By doing the other three items previously listed. Pay attention, listen, look. And what happens as a result of that attention? His word is life, health, medicine to all your flesh.
Well, there you have it. We see the way to prosper or succeed and to stay healthy. Those are just two passages that tell us what God’s Word produces in our lives. These two scriptures give us an image of health and an image of prosperity.
God’s glasses are awesome. They are necessary to correct our vision. Keep in the Word. Stay in the Word. Hear it! See it! Do it!
posted by Rev. Kialeen Potterton @ 2:52 PM
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