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ARE YOU PROPERLY DRESSED?
“… I AM HOLY…” (1
Peter 1:14-16 KJV). “…be holy, because I am holy…”
(1 Peter 1:16 KJV).
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To be SUPERIOR is to be ELEVATED above
EVERYBODY and EVERYTHING else that EXISTS. God is SUPERIOR and God is HOLY. “… I am the first and I am the last,
And there is no [ SUPERIOR] God [or
humans] besides Me…”
(Isaiah 44:6 NASB). “… I AM HOLY…”
(1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV).
And, “…There
is none holy as the Lord…” (1 Samuel 2:2 KJV). "… I
am the Alpha and the
Omega," says the Lord God…" (Revelation 1:8 NASB).
Therefore, THE COLOR OF SUPERIORITY IS HOLY!!! “…The invisible [Spirit]…from the creation of the world is …clearly seen, being understood by the things that are MADE …”
(Romans 1:20 KJV).
“…On
His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS…" (Revelation 19:16
NASB). "…For the LORD your God is the God of gods and the Lord of
lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome
God…” (Deuteronomy 10:17 NASB). “…He who is the blessed and only Sovereign (SUPERIOR one), the King of kings and Lord of
lords…” (1 Timothy 6:15 NASB). “… Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler
(SUPERIOR) of the kings of the earth...” (Revelation 19:16 NASB).
The SUPERIOR one created everything and
everybody. “…The invisible [Spirit]…from the creation of the world is …clearly seen, being understood by the things that are MADE …”
(Romans 1:20 KJV). “… HE Himself GIVES to all people
LIFE and BREATH and all things…”
(Acts 17:25 NASB). “… [It is] God, who GIVES LIFE to all things…” (1
Timothy 6:13 NASB). “… All
things came into being
through Him,
and apart from
Him nothing came into being that has come into being … (John 1:1-4 NASB). “…God created everything in the heavenly realms and on
earth. He
made the things we can see and the things we can't see--such as thrones,
kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and
for him…” (Colossians 1:16 NLT). “ ... All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him
nothing came into being that has come into being…”
(John 1:3 NASB). “…God who created all things…” (Ephesians 3:3-4, 9
NASB). “… there is but one God, the Father, from whom
are all things …” (1
Corinthians 8:6 NASB).“..Worthy art Thou, our Lord and God … for
Thou didst create all things, and because of Thy will they …were created…”
(Revelation 4:11 NASB). “…In
the beginning God created the heaven and the earth …”
(Genesis 1:1-3 KJV).
God is the SUPERIOR EXISTENCE. He is the
ALL-KNOWING and WISE one. “… “I AM (I exist as) WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB)."…
who
is who was and
who is to come ,
the Almighty …" (Revelation 1:8 NASB). “… Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of
the world…” (Acts 15:18 KJV). “…Every beast of the forest is Mine, The
cattle on a thousand hills. “I know
every bird
of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is Mine. “If I were hungry I
would not tell you, For the world is Mine, and all it contains…”
(Psalms 50:10-12 NASB). “…Oh,
the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of
God! How unsearchable are
His judgments and
unfathomable His ways!” (Romans 11:33 NASB). "… Can you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?”
(Job 11:7 NASB). "…Do you hear the
secret counsel of God, And limit wisdom to yourself?” (Job 15:8 NASB). “… For
WHO HAS KNOWN THE MIND OF THE LORD, OR WHO BECAME HIS COUNSELOR?” (Romans
11:34 NASB). “… so the thoughts of
God no one knows except the Spirit of God…” (1
Corinthians 2:11 NASB).
God is the SUPERIOR “HOLY” one. “… I am the first and I am the last,
And there is no [ SUPERIOR] God [or
humans] besides Me…”
(Isaiah 44:6 NASB). “… I AM HOLY…”
(1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV).
And, “…There
is none holy as the Lord…” (1 Samuel 2:2 KJV). "… I
am the Alpha and the
Omega," says the Lord God…" (Revelation 1:8 NASB).
Therefore, THE COLOR OF SUPERIORITY IS HOLY!!! “…The invisible [Spirit]…from the creation of the world is …clearly seen, being understood by the things that are MADE …”
(Romans 1:20 KJV).
HOLY is
the most SUPERIOR trait
mankind can have. God’s “real” people will have this indwelling HOLY trait.“…Ye shall know [God’s people] by their fruits…”
(Matthew 7:16 KJV). “…The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance…”
(Galatians 5:22-23 KJV).
If they don’t have this superior
trait, they don’t have the “HOLY” indwelling Spirit and they are “not” God’s
people. “…he that is joined unto the Lord is ONE SPIRIT [with
him]…” (1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV). “…Those who DO NOT have the
Spirit of Christ living in them DO
NOT BELONG TO HIM at all.” (Romans
8:1-14 NLT).
Mankind was originally created to be HOLY too
by STAYING connected or clothed with God’s HOLINESS. “…He that is joined (connected, clothed, etc.)
unto the Lord is ONE SPIRIT…” (1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV). “…be holy, because I am holy…” (1
Peter 1:16 KJV).
God’s HOLINESS clothes or covers HIM like
an outer garment. “…My
God, thou art very great; thou art CLOTHED with honour and majesty. Who COVEREST
thyself with light as with a garment…” (Psalms 104:1-2 KJV).
“…The LORD reigns, He is CLOTHED with majesty; The LORD
has CLOTHED and
girded Himself with strength…”
(Psalm 93:1 NASB). God “…COVEREST
[him]self… with LIGHT as with a garment…” (Psalms 104:1-2 KJV).
“…
He
is CLOTHED in dazzling splendor…” (Job 37:22 KJV).
When mankind was first
created, God decided to MAKE them in his image
and likeness. “…Let us make man in our image,
after our likeness…” (Genesis
1:26 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). So “…..God created man in his own image…..male and female created he
them…” (Genesis 1:27 KJV). “….God
formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed
into his nostrils the breath of life (Holy Spirit);
and man became a living soul (Spiritually Alive!)…” (Genesis
2:7 KJV).
“….God saw every thing he had made……and, behold,
it was VERY GOOD…”
(Genesis 1:31 KJV).
“IF” everything was “GOOD” what
happened? “…Through one man sin
entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death passed
to all men—“(Romans 5:12 KJV).
The image and likeness God made mankind to have was, at one time, “very good,” but NOW it was destroyed by
sin. “….God saw every thing he had made……and, behold,
it was VERY GOOD…”
(Genesis 1:31 KJV). However, “… One
sinner destroy[ed]… much good…” (Ecclesiastes 9:18 NASB).
God
had ONE instruction in order for mankind to STAY connected to the HOLY image and likeness. “….Of
every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou
eatest thereof thou
SHALT surely die…” (Genesis 2:16-17). “… [But]… the serpent (an agent of LIES) said unto the woman, Ye shall NOT surely
die…”
Did they die? Yes. “… [Their transgression against God’s ONE
instruction] … [immediately] … separated [them]…
from God…”
(Isaiah 59:2 KJV). Adam, Eve, and ALL of mankind became “…separated
(broke loose from, became uncovered, was naked etc.) from the LIFE of God…” (Ephesians 4:18 NIV).
God told them the TRUTH. “….Thou SHALT surely
die…” (Genesis 2:16-17). The Serpent told them a LIE. “…Ye shall NOT surely die…”
From the beginning of creation, human
will made CHOICES that SET the course of their LIVES in one direction or the
other. “…There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but
the end thereof are the ways of DEATH...” (Proverbs
14:20 KJV). “…the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it …”
(Matthew 7:13-14 NASB). “… I
have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life…”
(Deuteronomy 30:19 KJV).
Adam and Eve’s human “will”
could voluntarily choose between life or TRUTH and death or LIES. “… Therefore choose life…” (Deuteronomy 30:19 KJV).
They CHOOSE death and LIES.
Adam and Eve’s CHOICE
radically changed mankind’s HOLY image and likeness. IT WAS SO MAJOR!! “…The Lord God asked…“What have you done? …“ …”
(Genesis 3:7 NLT).
“… The eyes of them both were
opened, and they knew that they were naked (uncovered
and separated from the HOLY SPIRIT); and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons…”
(Genesis 3:7 KJV). “….Their eyes were
opened [to a world
separated from LIFE, LIGHT, and the HOLY God]…” (Genesis 3:7 NLT).
IMMEDIATELY, they DIED
spiritually as God had said. “…God
is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has
he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it
through?” (Numbers 23:19 NASB). “….Thou SHALT surely die…” (Genesis 2:16-17).
“….They
suddenly felt shame at their
nakedness (uncovered from the clothing of the Holy Spirit). So they … cover[ed] themselves. …they hid from the Lord God …[they were] afraid
…the Lord God asked. “Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?” The man replied, “It was the woman you gave me who gave me the
fruit, and I ate it. Then the Lord God asked the woman…“The serpent deceived me,” she replied. “That’s why I ate it.”…”
(Genesis 3 NLT).
“… The eyes of them both were opened
(to DARKNESS), and they knew that they were naked (uncovered from the
clothing of the HOLY SPIRIT)…”
(Genesis 3:7 KJV). They were in spiritual DARKNESS and UNCOVERED
or SEPARATED from the HOLY SPIRIT of LIFE, LIGHT, and POWER.
The serpent had convinced
Eve to CHOOSE between the GARMENT of truth and the GARMENT of LIES. “…The woman was
convinced.
She saw
that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted
the wisdom it would give her. So she took some
of the fruit and ate it. …”
(Genesis 3:1-7 NLT).
“… The eyes of them both were opened
(to DARKNESS), and they knew that they were naked (uncovered from clothing
of the HOLY SPIRIT)…”
(Genesis 3:7 KJV). “… [Their transgression against God’s ONE
instruction] … [immediately] … separated [them]…
from God…”
(Isaiah 59:2 KJV).
The GARMENT of HOLINESS
was GONE and had SEPARATED from them! “…They knew that they were naked (separated and uncovered
from the garment of the HOLY SPIRIT of TRUTH)…”
(Genesis 3:7 KJV). “… Blessed is the one who stays
awake and keeps his clothes, so
that he will not walk about naked
and men will not see his shame …” (Revelation 16:15 NASB).
Mankind found themselves
in the DARK and UNCOVERED or SEPARATED from God. They began the long, deep descent
into sin and darkness. “….They suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they
… cover[ed] themselves. …they hid from the Lord God …[they were] afraid
…[the man said]… “It was the woman …[the woman said]…“The serpent deceived me...”
(Genesis 3 NLT).
The HOLY “image” and “likeness” of the HOLY God was separated from mankind. God had
originally “… CLOTHED [man]… with
splendor and majesty…” (Psalms 21:5 NLT). “… Crowned them with glory and honor….” (Psalms 8:5 NIV). “…Crown[ed them] …with love and compassion…” (Psalms
103:4 NIV). Mankind was “…fearfully
… wonderfully made [and simply] marvelous…” (Psalm 139:14 KJV). “… [They were made in] [the] image [and] likeness of God…”
(Genesis 1:26 KJV).
When God clothes mankind he dresses them
with HIS HOLY image and likeness. “… The Spirit of the Lord clothed Gideon with power…” (Judges 6:34 KJV). “… Let Your priests, O Lord
God, be clothed with salvation…” (2 Chronicles 6:41
KJV). “… I put on righteousness, and it clothed me…” (Job 29:14 KJV). “… You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my
sackcloth and clothed me with
gladness…” (Psalms 30:11 KJV). “… My
soul shall be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with the
garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness…”
(Isaiah 61:10 KJV). “… be submissive to
one another, and be clothed with humility…” ( 1 Peter 5:5 KJV).
However, mankind lost
their spiritual clothing and was left with ONLY their physical clothing. “….They (Adam/Eve) suddenly felt shame at their nakedness (the
separation or unclothing of God’s HOLY Spirit). So they … cover[ed] themselves. ..”
(Genesis 3 NLT). “….They
realized they were naked (the separation of God’s HOLY Spirit); so they sewed fig
leaves together and made coverings for themselves…” (Genesis 3:7
NIV).
We see the reverse AFFECT of being CLOTHED
with sin verses holiness. Adam and Eve went from being clothed, from the inside
out, with the HOLINESS of God to being clothed from outside in; with DARKNESS
and SIN. “….So they … cover[ed] themselves. ..” (Genesis 3 NLT).
Mankind is still burdened with clothing
themselves, from the outside, in order to compensate for their destroyed image and likeness of their Creator. “….They sewed fig
leaves together and made coverings for themselves…” (Genesis 3:7
NIV).
Mankind “STILL” seeks to desperately clothe
themselves with expensive outer garments, temporary physical beauty, education,
material wealth, renown, and “.. .everything [else] in the
world…” (1 John 2:16-17 NLT). “.. . The lust of the flesh, the
lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—[those desires ALL] comes …from the
world…” (1 John 2:16-17 NLT).
“….They (Adam/Eve) suddenly felt
shame at their nakedness (the separation of God’s HOLY Spirit). So they … cover[ed] themselves [with the things
of the world and the deeds of the flesh ...”
(Genesis 3 NLT). “ … The deeds
of the flesh are evident,
which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery,
enmities, strife,
jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these …”
(Galatians 5:20-22 NASB). "That which is
born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the
Spirit is spirit.” (John 3:6 KJV).
“….They (Adam/Eve) realized they were naked…”
(Genesis 3:7 NIV). The ONLY clothing or
garments Adam and Eve had ever worn was HOLINESS. SUDDENLY, “….They realized they were naked (uncovered and
without HOLINESS)…” (Genesis 3:7 NIV).
They were immediately
stripped of the garment of God’s HOLY Glory. With the HOLY image destroyed, sin and darkness suddenly invaded their entire
world. “…Their eyes were opened …”
(Genesis 3 NLT).
Spiritual nakedness is
WORST than physical nakedness. Physical nakedness means YOU do “NOT have any outer
garments on and the physical body is NOT cover.
Spiritual nakedness
means YOU do “NOT” have the covering of the HOLY Spirit. You are spiritual
uncovered, unprotected, exposed to sin and darkness, destitute of LIFE and LIGHT,
opened to shame and disgrace, guilty of
transgressions against God’s law, and condemned.
YOU ARE "NOT" PROPERLY DRESSED!
YOU ARE "NOT" PROPERLY DRESSED!
The covering of God’s
holiness was GONE from mankind. “…The Lord God asked…“What have you done?
…“ …” (Genesis 3:7 NLT).
They became most INFERIOR and reduced to a world of lawlessness
and death into which they had plunged. “…Sin
entered into the world, and DEATH
through sin, and so DEATH passed to
all men…” (Romans 5:12 KJV). “…SIN IS
the transgression of the law….” (1 John 3:4 KJV). “…The wages of sin is death…” (Romans 6:23 KJV).
They couldn’t overturn
their decision. “…I want to do
what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I don’t….I don’t want to do what is
wrong, but I do it anyway. …” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “…Who will free me from this life [NOW] dominated by SIN? …” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).
“….Thou SHALT surely
die…” (Genesis 2:16-17). Adam and Eve
were no longer running free, ALIVE, and happy around the Garden of Eden. “….They suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they
… cover[ed] themselves. ..” (Genesis 3 NLT).
In addition, Adam and
Eve became worried about image, but
only as it related to the physical image.
“….They … cover[ed] themselves. ..”
(Genesis 3 NLT).
They KNEW something was
missing, but it wasn’t the physical image; it was the spiritual image. “…the
body without (unclothed) the
spirit is dead…” (James 2:26 KJV).
Physical body image
deals with the way YOU perceive your own body to be and assume others perceive
it that way too.
Physical body image is
highly impacted by the opinion and influence of family, friends, social
community, and the various forms of media.
Millions and millions
of people are unhappy with at least one aspect of their physical appearance.
Over 55 billion dollars are spent annually on weight loss alone – in an attempt
to change physical body image.
Mankind is STILL
dealing with the shame that comes from the LOSS of spiritual image which is the result of the original sin.
They are STILL trying
to cover up the SHAME of being uncovered or unclothed or made naked from the undressing
of HOLINESS. “….They suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they
… cover[ed] themselves. ..” (Genesis 3:7 NLT).
The physical body was merely
an undergarment and the spiritual was the actually outer garment. If you wear ONLY your undergarments you would be considered STILL naked. If you wear the
physical body ONLY you are also STILL spiritually naked no matter HOW you try to dress it up!
The destruction of the spiritual
image began in the Garden. “…At that moment their eyes were opened…”
(Genesis 3:1-7 NLT).
Mankind has tried to compensate for the LOSS
of the spiritual image by trying to enhance the outward or physical body image,
or undergarment. “…they sewed
fig leaves together
to cover
themselves...”
(Genesis 3:7-13 NLT).
The effort has failed
from one generation to another for centuries. “…Hast thou an arm like God? or
canst thou… Deck thyself now
with majesty and excellency; [or] array thyself with [holy] glory and [holy] BEAUTY
[again?]…” (Job 40:9-10 KJV).
Unfortunately, mankind
finds ways to cover or enhance his or her outward or physical body image, or
undergarment, but it is no substitute for the loss of the HOLY image and likeness. “….They suddenly felt shame at
their nakedness.
So they … cover[ed] themselves. ..” (Genesis 3 NLT).
Outward or physical
body image does not, cannot, and will NOT cover up or hide the NAKEDNESS or
EXPOSURE of sin and darkness from God. “….They
… cover[ed] themselves. …they hid from the Lord God.”
(Genesis 3 NLT). “…Can anyone hide from
me in a secret place? Am I
not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?" says the LORD….”
(Jeremiah 23:24 NLT). “…Nothing in all
creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered (naked) and laid bare before the eyes of him
to whom we must give account…” (Hebrews 4:13 NIV). “…For his
eyes are upon the ways of man,
and he seeth all his goings…” (Job 34:21 KJV). “…Where
can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?”
(Psalms 139:7 KJV). “…They
hid from the Lord God...”
(Genesis 3 NLT).
Adam and Eve were
naked, which meant they were NOW opened to SIN and DARKNESS that had
ENTERED into the world. “…Sin
entered into the world, and DEATH
through sin, and so DEATH passed to
all men…” (Romans 5:12 KJV). “…SIN IS the transgression of [God’s commandments]...”
(1 John 3:4 KJV).
. “…..
AT THAT MOMENT their eyes were opened…Then the Lord God asked…“What have you done?
…“ …” (Genesis 3 NLT).
What had they done?
They had destroyed the original image
and likeness of God where the body,
soul, and spirit were connected
together in a HOLY union.
The HOLY union BONDED God
and man in sweet harmony, fellowship, and a blissful covenant relationship with
each other. Sadly, “… one sinner
destroy[ed]… much good” (Ecclesiastes 9:18 NASB).
Mankind struggles with
the unfulfilling and endless pursuit of a WHOLESOME image to this very day. “…the
body without (unclothed from) the spirit is dead…” (James 2:26 KJV).
No matter how hard
mankind tries they can’t get back to the original HOLINESS that comes ONLY from
connecting with the HOLY God. “…I am all too human, a slave to sin.
I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I
don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. So I am not
the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. And
I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do
what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good,
but I don’t.
I don’t want
to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. I have discovered this
principle of life—that when I want (WILL) to do what is right, I inevitably do what is
wrong. I
[am] …a slave to the sin that is … within
me. Oh, what a miserable
person I am!
Who will
free me from
this life that is dominated by sin? …”
(Romans 7:14-25 NLT).
What can make you whole
again? “ … The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord…” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). Only God through Jesus Christ.
“…May God himself, the God who makes
everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you
together—spirit, soul, and body—and keep you fit for the coming of our Master,
Jesus Christ. The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it,
he’ll do it!” (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
MSG). “…Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and
may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without
blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is He who calls
you, and He also will bring it to pass….” (1
Thessalonians 5:23-24 NASB).
However, some people are
desperately clothing the OUTWARD and physical body image, but are NOT
interested in coming to the HOLY God who can truly FIX their image. The
Word says, “…and ye will not come to
me that you might have life...” (John
5:40 KJV).
“YOU will not come to Me…” means you will not
come to the one who can return YOU to the
original image and likeness in which mankind was created (John
5:40 KJV).
Most people seek to create an IMAGE in
every place and every one, but God. “…ye will not come
to me that you might have life...” (John 5:40 KJV). “… the way of the ungodly shall perish…” (Psalms 1:6 KJV). “… Good
men and women travel right into life; sin’s detours take you straight to hell…” (Proverbs 12:28 MSG).
Many human beings eventually come to the
realization they are broken and incomplete within themselves. “…
Correction is grievous unto him that
forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die…” (Proverbs 15:10
KJV). “….Apart
from Me, you can do nothing…” (John
15:5 NIV).
Further, you can gain the whole world,
through a POPULARLY built outward or physical body image, and STILL lose your
soul to death. “…What shall it profit
a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and LOSE HIS OWN SOUL?”
(Mark 8:36 KJV).“…There is a way which seemeth right unto a man,
but the end thereof are the ways of DEATH...” (Proverbs
14:20 KJV). “…the way is broad that leads to destruction, …”
(Matthew 7:13-14 NASB).
You will find and discover, in the pursuit
of the WRONG image, the “desire” to be covered with wholeness again can be as
demanding as hell and the grave. “…Hell and destruction (the grave) are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied…”
(Proverbs 27:29 KJV).
Trillions of people
have died since the fall of man. In the 21st century the grave is
still swallowing-up our love ones, which demonstrates death is NEVER satisfied.
Hell is the same way as it opens its mouth to swallow-up the ungodly;
generation after generation, century after century. Death and Hell “…are never full…” (Proverbs 27:29 KJV).
"The leech has two daughters, 'Give! Give!' they cry. "There are
three things that are NEVER SATISFIED, four that never say, 'Enough!'…” (Proverbs 30:15 NIV).
Likewise, the desire for
the PERFECT or RIGHT outward or physical body IMAGE is NEVER SATISFIED. “….Human desire is NEVER SATISFIED…” (Proverbs
27:20 NLT). “…The eyes of man are
never satisfied…” (Proverbs 27:29 KJV).
The desire for the PERFECT,
RIGHT or BEST human image will never be satisfied. “…He is a …..man …who enlargeth
his desire as hell, and… as death, and cannot be satisfied…”
(Habakkuk 2:5 KJV).
“…Everything
[else]… is wearisome beyond description. No matter how much we see, we are never
satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content…”
(Ecclesiastes 1:8 NLT). “….Human desire is
NEVER SATISFIED…” (Proverbs 27:20 NLT).
This longing for the PERFECT, RIGHT or
BEST image is mankind’s pursuit for
the missing HOLY covering that separated when Adam and Eve ate from the tree. “….Of the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil, thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou SHALT surely
die…” (Genesis 2:16-17).
“…Their eyes were
opened…
…“ (Genesis 3 NLT).
They had LOST their once God-like image
and likeness, which had become destroyed
by sin. “…Through one man sin entered
into the world, and death through sin, and so death passed to all men, for that all sinned—“(Romans 5:12 KJV).
The destroyed image and likeness is the
result of the disconnection from the HOLY God. “…all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…” (Romans 3:23 KJV). “…the wages of sin is death…” (Romans 6:23 KJV).
“…thou SHALT surely die…” (Genesis 2:16-17).
Anyone separated from God is “…dead in trespasses and sin”
(Ephesians 2:1 KJV).
When you are dead, you are NAKED and
devoid of LIFE, LIGHT, and HOLINESS. “…I am all too human, a slave
to sin…. I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I
don’t do it. …I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I
don’t….I
don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do
it anyway. I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want (WILL) to do what is right, I inevitably do what is
wrong.
Oh, what a miserable person I am!...” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “…[You
are] dead in trespasses and sin…” (Ephesians 2:1 KJV). “..Who will free [you] from this
life that is dominated by sin?” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “…The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord…” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). Jesus is “…the way and the truth, and THE LIFE…” (John 14:6).
God BESTOWS the HOLY image and likeness upon mankind. In the beginning
God said, “….Let us make man in our
image, after our likeness…”
(Genesis 1:26 KJV). “…..God created man in his own image…..male and female created he
them…” (Genesis 1:27 KJV). “….God formed man of the dust of the ground (body), and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (spirit); and man
became a living soul” (Genesis
2:7 KJV).
Mankind was
“…fearfully, … wonderfully made [and
simply] marvelous…” (Psalm 139:14 KJV). God’s creation of mankind was “…very good…” (Genesis 1:31 KJV).
However, “…through one man sin entered into the world,
and death
through sin, and so death passed to all men, for that all sinned—“(Romans 5:12 KJV). “…all have sinned and fall short of the glory
of God…”
(Romans 3:23 KJV). “…the wages of sin is
death…” (Romans 6:23 KJV). “…I am all too human, a slave
to sin…. I don’t really understand myself, for. …I want to do what is right, but I can’t. …Who will free me from this life that
is dominated by sin? …The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord…” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).
The restoration of the originally
created image and likeness…it is only found in God through
Jesus Christ. “…He was beaten so we could be WHOLE. He was whipped so we could be HEALED…” (Isaiah 53:5 NLT). “….Jesus Christ maketh thee WHOLE…” (Acts 9:34 KJV). “…Jesus saith unto him, I am the way…” (John 14:6 KJV).
Whether THEY realize it or not EVERYBODY
wants to be made whole or return to the originally created image and likeness. “…They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick….”
(Matthew 9:12 KJV).
The LONGING for the original image and likeness may be a quiet cry for wholeness or a loud desperate cry
for wholeness. It may be an obvious need for wholeness or a total blindness to
the need for wholeness. People may acknowledge their need for wholeness or
completely deny they are NOT broken “…The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who
choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and
only a few ever
find it…” (Matthew 7:13-14 NLT).
Whatever your attitude about wholeness,
ONLY “….Jesus Christ maketh thee WHOLE…”
(Acts 9:34 KJV). “…Jesus saith unto him, I am the way…”
(John 14:6 KJV).
“….Human desire is
NEVER SATISFIED…” (Proverbs 27:20 NLT). “.. For everything in the
world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes
not from the Father but from the world…” (1
John 2:16-17 NLT).
The lust of the flesh,
the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life will never satisfy the endless human
desire for wholeness, but man will continual to pursue it anyway, outside of
God. “….Human desire
[however, will] NEVER [be] SATISFIED…” (Proverbs 27:20 NLT).
Things and people become the illusive physicians
for our broken images and yet, known
or unknown to mankind, they remain sick. They are“…dead in trespasses and sin…” (Ephesians 2:1 KJV). “…I am all too human, a slave to sin…. I don’t really understand
myself, for …I
want to do what is right, but I can’t.
I want to do what is
good, but I don’t…. Oh, what a miserable person I
am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin? …The answer is in Jesus
Christ our Lord…” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).
For example, “…And a certain woman, which had an issue of
blood twelve years, And had
suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and
was nothing bettered, but rather grew WORSE, When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched
his garment. For she said, If I may touch but his
clothes, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain
of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that
plague. And Jesus, …said, Who touched my clothes? …And
he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. …And he said unto
her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee WHOLE; go in peace, and be whole of thy
plague….” (Mark 5:25-35 KJV).
“…And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her
living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, Came behind him, and
touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.
And Jesus said, Who touched me? And …the woman …declared unto
him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was
healed immediately. And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee WHOLE;
go in peace….”
(Luke 8:43-48 KJV).
“…And, behold, a woman, which was
diseased… came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment…For she said within herself,
If I may but touch his garment, I shall be WHOLE. But Jesus turned him about, and
when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole.
And the woman was made whole from that hour…”
(Matthew 9:21-22 KJV).
In another example: “…After this there was a feast of the Jews;
and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a
pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In
these lay a great multitude of impotent folk…waiting for the moving of the
water….And a
certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case,
he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole? The impotent man answered
him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool:
but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me. Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the
man was made WHOLE, and took up his bed, and walked…” (John
5:1-8 KJV).
The woman spent 12
years trying to be whole and the man spent 38 years trying to be whole, but it
took Jesus to do it. “Jesus …said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath
made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour…”
(Matthew 9:21-22 KJV). “…Jesus
saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and
walk. And immediately the
man was made WHOLE, and took up his bed, and walked…”
(John 5:1-8 KJV).
You don’t have to believe it and you are
FREE to pursue wholeness any way you desire. However, the bible tells us ONLY “….Jesus Christ maketh thee WHOLE…”
(Acts 9:34 KJV). “…Jesus saith unto him, I am the …WAY…”
(John 14:6 KJV).
The bottom line: “….Don't put your confidence in … people; there is no help for you there….”
(Psalms 146: 3 NLT). Only “…The Lord … restores [YOU]… to
health…” (PSALMS 41:3 NLT). God says, “…I will restore
health unto thee, and I will
heal thee of the wounds, saith the Lord…” (Jeremiah 30:17 KJV). God is a “…restorer
of thy life…” (Ruth 4:15 KJV). “….The Lord
is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth
my soul….” (PSALM 23:1-3 NLT).
ONLY “….Jesus Christ maketh thee WHOLE…” (Acts 9:34 KJV). You can “…delight in
weaknesses…. For
when [you are]…weak, then [are you]…strong …[God’s]… power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NIV). “God … works in you to
will and to act in order to
fulfill his good purpose” (Philippians 2:13 NIV).
“… He restoreth [your]… soul….” (PSALM 23:1-3 NLT).
“…God …suppl[ies] all [your need for WHOLENESS]…” (Philippians
4:19 NASB). “… [God]… satisfy[ies] …and refresh[es] everyone …” (Jeremiah
31:25 NASB). “…He restoreth
[your]… soul….”
(PSALM 23:1-3 NLT). “[God’s] …Holy Spirit
…is the SOURCE [of ...ALL WHOLENESS]…” (1 Corinthians 12:4-11
NLT).
ONLY “….Jesus Christ maketh thee WHOLE…” (Acts 9:34 KJV). “….as many as [were]…touched
[by Jesus]… were made perfectly whole...”
(Matthew 14:35-36 KJV). “…And great
multitudes came unto him …and [were]…cast …at Jesus' feet; and he healed them
… the maimed
[were made]… whole … they glorified the God of Israel…” (Matthew
15:30-31 KJV). “…He restoreth
[YOUR]… soul….”
(PSALM 23:1-3 NLT).
“….Don't
put your confidence in … people; there is NO HELP for you there….” (Psalms 146:
3 NLT). ONLY “….Jesus Christ maketh thee WHOLE…” (Acts 9:34 KJV).
THE COLOR OF SUPERIORITY IS HOLY!!!
“…The
invisible [Spirit]…from the creation of the world is …clearly seen, being understood by the things that are MADE …”
(Romans 1:20 KJV). “…If any man be in
Christ,
he is … [MADE] …
a NEW creature …” (2
Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “… [because] … all things are …
[MADE] … NEW…” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV).
“… I am the first and I am the last,
And there is no [SUPERIOR] God [or
humans] besides Me…”
(Isaiah 44:6 NASB). “… I AM HOLY…”
(1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV).
“…the Spirit of [the holy] God dwell in you…” (Romans 8:9 KJV). “… Know
ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of [the holy] God
dwelleth “in” you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV). “…God hath said, I will dwell “in” them, and
walk in them…” (2 Corinthians 6:16 KJV).
“…I will
put a new [superior] spirit “in”
you …”
(Ezekiel 36:26 NLT).
“…The
invisible [Spirit]…from the creation of the world is …clearly seen, being understood by the things that are MADE …”
(Romans 1:20 KJV). “…If any man be in
Christ,
he is … [MADE] …
a NEW creature …” (2
Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “…Ye shall know them
by their fruits…” (Matthew 7:16 KJV). “…The
fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance…”
(Galatians 5:22-23 KJV). “…the Father that dwelleth in [you], he doeth the works…”
(John 14:10 KJV).
THE COLOR OF SUPERIORITY IS HOLY!!!
The
color of superiority is “not” an outward or physical image, skin tone,
nationality, or ethnic group. IF IT'S
NOT HOLY IT IS “NOT” SUPERIOR! “[God’s] …[SUPERIOR]
Holy Spirit …is the SOURCE [of ... ALL SUPERIOR things or people]…” (1
Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT).
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