Not All Men - Matthew 19:10-12

Matthew 19:10-12 NASB 

The disciples *said to Him, “If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.” But He said to them, “ Not all men can accept this statement, but only those to whom it has been given. For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it.”

Different people have different gifts. We have different strengths and weaknesses, yet we are part of the single body of Christ. 

Within the purpose of the creation of man is the splendor of variation and wonder that is each person. The creative impulse from God is infinite. 

The Lord has given us life and calls us to life. 

We respond with who we are. God takes that unformed clay and fashions a work of art. 

Comparing that artwork piece by piece distracts from the comprehension of the new creation. Stepping back allows us to see more of how the whole works together. I think we will be pleased. 

1 Corinthians 7:17

 Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches.

The Face Of My Father - Matthew 18:10

Matthew 18:10 NASB 

“See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in heaven.

It may be possible to consider these angels to be the spirits of the believer that have been made alive and transferred into the kingdom of heaven. We have the witness and presence of the Holy Spirit here on earth. It could be that we have a presence before the Father as we dwell in heaven. As God walked on the earth, we move in heaven. We have our movement and life in Him. 

Our spirits are one with the Holy Spirit. Through the Holy Spirit we can hear the word of God. The Holy Spirit speaks for us when we have no words. The door of heaven is open and we are able to commune and abide with Him. He is with us and we are with Him. 

The Angel of The Lord took on our flesh that we might be wrapped in the Spirit. We stand before The Lord in Jesus and His eyes are on us. They never close. 

Psalms 17:15

As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness;

 I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake.

Wraps Himself - Psalms 104:2-4

Psalms 104:2-4

The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment;

he stretches out the heavens like a tent

 and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters.

He makes the clouds his chariot

and rides on the wings of the wind.

 He makes winds his messengers,

flames of fire his servants.

Wraps Himself with light and that light became the light of the world. 

We enter into His light when we enter the body of Christ. That light shines in the world. 

1 John 1:5

 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you:God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.

Psalms 18:10-12

He mounted the cherubim and flew;

he soared on the wings of the wind.

 He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him—

the dark rain clouds of the sky.

 Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced,

with hailstones and bolts of lightning

Heaven Suffers Violence - Matthew 11:11-15

Matthew 11:11-15 NASB 

Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist! Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force. For all the prophets and the Law prophesied until John. And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is Elijah who was to come. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

What makes the difference between John, the greatest man born of woman, and those in the kingdom of heaven?

It is being reborn in the Spirit. At Pentecost, the Spirit came upon the disciples by a violent wind and tongues of fire. The new thing coming at the hand of God had begun and was turning the world on its ear. 

The world is giving way to a new creation as the labor pains of this process increase until we take our place in a new heaven and a new earth. The old brings forth the new and at last will be revealed at the birth of the accomplished word and will of our Creator.  Violence gives way to the peace of Jesus. Violent men will give way to the peace makers. 

He comes with the sword of His mouth, which are the words of life. Darkness will give way to the light and the earth will bask in the warmth of His peace. 

Luke 16:16-17

“ The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John; since that time the gospel of the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it. But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter of the Law to fail.

The law remains though it is superseded by the new covenant of Christ. The Law results in death by revealing sin, but the grace of Jesus overcomes the Law  and brings life. 

Awesome - Jeremiah 2:18-19

Jeremiah 2:18-19 NIV 

Now why go to Egypt

to drink water from the Nile?

And why go to Assyria

to drink water from the Euphrates?

 Your wickedness will punish you;

your backsliding will rebuke you.

Consider then and realize

how evil and bitter it is for you

when you forsake the Lord your God

and have no awe of me,”

declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.

Why drink anything other than the living water of God?  Does it taste that good or is it an acquired taste?  We acclimate to our surroundings much too easily. We can take the familiar for granted, even if it is the Creator.

Without awe there is no wisdom. 

To revere The Lord is the beginning of wisdom. 

We have an awesome God. 

Our Transformation

Creation is the visible manifestation of the invisible Creator. 

Jesus was the visible incarnation of the invisible Father. 

We are the visible earth hidden in Christ, reborn into the life of the invisible Father, our feet planted in the invisible kingdom of God. We have responded to the light that has shown on the waters of the deep. 

The seed has taken root in our earth.  The word has gone forth and will result in the full harvest in the garden of His planting. It will be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. Earth will be subdued with the knowledge of The Lord. 

Heaven and earth will combine. 

We will become one with ourselves and with God. 

Just as our spirits transcend the natural when we are born from above, our bodies will follow to complete our transformation. 

Jesus came into our earth and ascended to the Father.  We will rise into His house with a body like His. 

Hidden In A Field - Matthew 13:44

Matthew 13:44

 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

The harvest of the earth grows and matures. 

Fields are made white by those who wear the white robes of the righteousness of Christ. 

Proverbs 2:2-6

turning your ear to wisdom

and applying your heart to understanding —

 indeed, if you call out for insight

and cry aloud for understanding,

 and if you look for it as for silver

and search for it as for hidden treasure,

 then you will understand the fear of the Lord

and find the knowledge of God.

 For the Lord gives wisdom;

from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Colossians 3:3

For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.

We are hidden in Christ. We become jewels in the kingdom of God, a treasured possession.