Be and Agree, Pt. 7

BE...remember, you are a human BE-ing, not a human striving, or a human trying...God revealed Himself to Moses as the I AM ("am" is another tense of the word "be")...the writer of Hebrews said that "they that come to God must believe that HE IS..." (another form of "I Am")...Paul said "by the grace of God I am what I am" (the ultimate in self-realization and self-actualization)...some of the most beautiful words ever spoken are "Come unto Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest"......when you learn to just BE...to just be who you really are, you will enter into the rest of the I AM...

BE...Jesus said to pray that the will of God would be manifested on earth AS IT IS IN HEAVEN...this concept is the blueprint and template for the Kingdom of God...the manifestation of heaven on earth is a choice you must make, not a place you must find, or try to get to...we're not hoping and laboring to make it to heaven one day, rather, we're in the process of realizing that we are from heaven...

BE...this idea must permeate our consciousness on every level..."on earth as it is in heaven"..."in the seen realm as it is in the unseen realm"..."in the visible as it is in the invisible"..."in the material as it is in the immaterial"..."in the flesh as it is in the spirit"..."in the real as it is in the ideal"..."in the natural, as it is the supernatural"...

BE...on a personal level we could also say, "in the person that you are now, as it is in the person that you are becoming"...you cannot understand "AGREEING" until you embrace "BEING"...you are God's workmanship...God's masterpiece...fearfully and wonderfully made...get your head around this truth, and you will never be lonely...you can't be lonely if you like the person you're alone with...you are always a valuable, worthwhile human being...not because anybody says so...not because you're successful...not because you make a lot of money...not because everyone thinks you're holy...not because you are in church...but because you decide to believe it simply on the authority that it is the truth of the I AM, and for no other reason...

AGREE...love your neighbor AS YOU LOVE YOURSELF...love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves, without any insistence that they satisfy you...this is why BEING is so essential to AGREEING...

Don't hit back; discover beauty in everyone. If you've got it in you, get along with everybody. Don't insist on getting even; that's not for you to do. "I'll do the judging," says God. "I'll take care of it."

Our Scriptures tell us that if you see your enemy hungry, go buy that person lunch, or if he's thirsty, get him a drink. Your generosity will surprise him with goodness. Don't let evil get the best of you; get the best of evil by doing good.

(Romans 12:17-21 - The Message)

Beginning tomorrow at CITN we'll be observing the 2 proactive commandments of the TRUE GOSPEL in a manner that will be more in-depth than anything we've ever done or discussed before...the series will flow all the way until the end of the year...if these 7 installments on the blog have interested you, or blessed you in some authenitc way, you probably don't want to miss any of these upcoming services...see you tomorrow!

PEACE