I Believe

Isaiah 59:1
Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save. Nor His ear heavy, that it cannot hear.

Incredible words...."I believe!"
Separates us from all others, no matter what they believe.
"I"...the first word...
Me...alone....as an individual.
A breathing, living entity who was born with an image of the true creator.
God.....
God the Father...
God the Son, Jesus....
And God the Holy Spirit....
Long ago in (not in a galaxy far, far away)...a conclave was held between this Holy Three.
Consensus was reached and the decision to create a being in their image was carried out.
Since that time, millions times millions have been born, lived and died upon this earth. But each one of these beings carried the image of this Holy Three.

The moment we are born, we begin to formulate a world view. We learn certain behaviors and we pick up information from others. We slowly are taught, sometimes by trial and error, how to deal with others as well as how to simply make it through life.
Some of the things we are taught are not good.
Then stem from a mindset that does recognize the image that we carry.
Instead it seeks out dark things that stand in contrast to our image. By embracing these dark beliefs and dark behaviors, our image becomes tarnished and begins to get lost among all the confusion and darkness. After a while, we forget who we truly are. We forget what our real purpose is here on planet earth. Because we have forgotten the truth, we seek out even more darkness to feed upon. Yet the appetite that darkness creates in our souls is an appetite that is never satisfied. It demands more and more. We willingly oblige this hunger even to the point that we begin to self destruct.

The only thing that can save us and stop this descent down the slippery slope of destruction is the intervention of the Holy Three into our life. 
Once we turn our will and life over to their care, we are made new. We become a new creation, once again standing, living, breathing in the image of our creator. It is from this place of "being" that one can truthfully cry out "I Believe!" What had only been conjecture was now reality. What had been cast aside was now embraced and valued. None of us are beyond the reach of God.
To me that is a comforting thought. That no matter how bad our lot in life is this morning...........no matter how big of a mess I may have created in my life....God is lovingly calling to me to receive Him and His plans for my life, so I can truly experience what life is all about. A relationship with Him!
Guess what?
I believe.
How about you?

God on you...
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