Does God really care?

What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor. You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet, Psalm 8:4-6.

Does God really care? Yes, God does interfere in the affairs of men but not independently of men. God interferes through men when men yield to Him; then, men become an extension of God’s tools to achieve whatever man intended.

God can do nothing on earth without the cooperation or partnership of man. Therefore, man’s trust in God will determine the level of God’s ability to flow through man to accomplish whatever assignment or project man may have. 

The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord‘s; But the earth He has given to the children of men. Psalms 115:16.

The planet of the earth belongs to man. When we say man, the woman is inclusive. Both man and woman were created on the same day in the creation.

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Genesis 1:27.

Spirits are not permitted to operate independently on earth. That is why God created man and breathed Himself into man; man has the life of God, licensed to operate in the class of God here on earth.

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

Genesis 2:7.

The man was made to be in charge and not things to be in charge of man. Therefore, man needs to cooperate with God to maximize his potential.

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” Genesis 1:26.

This extraordinary dominion man single-handed named every living creature on the planet earth. That is how unique and powerful man is on this earth.

Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him. Genesis 2:19,20.

As I earlier said, man, is the extension of God here on earth. Man has every right to express God here on earth. Identity has been the problem of man. Man doubted his identity and submitted himself to the evil one. That is where man begins to suffer intimidation, fear, and inferiority complex.

Originally man, in the beginning, did not lack anything. Why? Because God anticipated everything before bringing man to the planet. Everything God created in the garden belongs to man; that is why the man was not in any position to ask God for bread, clothes, food, and all such material things the average man is now longing after.

Adam, representing man, was entirely in charge of affairs in the garden. Remember, Adam was created in  God’s duplicate. It means he was just like God, having dominion over everything. How come Adam was then deceived? “Identity” He was like God; it means he knows everything like God. Adam was just like the prodigal son’s elder brother in the house with his Father, and everything the Father had also belonged to him. Still, he lacks knowledge, so he expects his Father to give him what already belongs to him.

 “And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. Luke 15:31.

Irrespective of Adam’s position, he never knew who he was; he lacked knowledge of his identity, doubted God, and yielded to his enemy. In other words, he sold his birthright.

At that point, man lost his worth and became an enslaved person to fear, lack, sickness, and a beggarly lifestyle. Because God is a Spirit and spirit is not permitted to operate independently here, God has to sort for a person with a human body.

God was willing to interfere in man’s affairs in other to bring man back to the original state, and the only way He could do that was to look for partnership. God has not done anything independently from genesis to revelation without working through man. 

Also, I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.” Isaiah 6:8.

The children of the Israelis needed help; they needed God’s intervention. So God had to look for a man He could use to accomplish that assignment and found the man called Moses. We could name many great names, but a few that God sorted for and cooperated with these men. They yielded, trusted, and submitted to God, and God works through them, accomplishing great things on earth by that act of submission.

Moses: Now, therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.  Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” Exodus 3:9,10.

Gideon: Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?” Judges 6:14.

Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and many more names yet to be called who made themselves available to God, and God used them to accomplish great things in human lives.

We will not stop without naming Mary through whom Christ came to reinstate man to God’s original plan for humanity. Christ was the extension of God; God was in Christ fulfilling His dream on earth.

Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the Word of reconciliation. Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God”. 2 Corinthians 5:18-20.

So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” John 20:21.

We have been called, commissioned, sent, ordained, empowered, authorized, and infused with lots of abilities, unction, and power to represent and act on God’s behalf. We are not supposed to beg; we are to command. We are not to ask; we are to call forth and receive what had already been given to us through Christ.

 Behold, I give you power and the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Luke 10:19.

Go, Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give. Matthew 10:8.

Lots of scriptures confirm that we have been authorized with the responsibility to be in control on earth. Therefore, we should stop asking God to do things He has already empowered us to do. That is why lots of our asking still there is no response.

The question was, Does God interfere in the affairs of men? Yes, God does interfere in the affairs of men but not independently of men. God interferes through men when men yield to Him; then, men become an extension of God’s tools to achieve whatever man intended.

BORN WITH HIS DIVINE NATURE

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust 2 Peter 1:4.

Being partakers of the divine nature means we’re associates of the God-kind; it’s not something we “became”; we were born that way. You were born with the life and nature of God when you were born again. That is why it’s easy for you to please God; you don’t have to struggle because His life is in you.

Some are still struggling, trying to become “better Christians” because they haven’t understood Christianity and the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. You can’t improve on perfect. The life in you is the God-life; it completely supplanted the human life you received from your parents. Just as there was nothing more for you to do to become more human after you were born to your parents, there’s nothing more required after you’re born again to be a partaker of the divine nature.

Even when a child can’t walk or talk yet, you don’t say, “This child isn’t human.” Instead, you start teaching the child how to walk and talk. It’s the same with the life that we have in Christ. You have only one nature, which is divine, and it can’t be improved upon. You have to study the Word of God and learn to live the blessed life; live the Christian life!

As you learn God’s Word, the ways of God, and the life of faith, indeed, your spirit will be built. Your life will be improved, but you’ll not become more righteous because your righteousness is the righteousness of Christ. Righteousness is the divine nature; it’s the nature of God imparted to your spirit at the New Birth. According to the Bible, you’re as righteous as Jesus because He gave you His righteousness. Think deeply about this and let it create in you a new way of thinking and living.

WALKING IN CHRIST

Faith; Walking with Hope and Patience

As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him Colossians 2:6.

How did you receive Christ Jesus? It was by faith, and faith is walking in the Word. So, walking in Christ is walking in the Word.

Colossians 3:4 says Christ is your life; in Him you live, and move and have your being.

You’re in the environment called Christ, and you must live your life every day, conscious of this reality. Walking in Christ is beyond talking to Him in prayer because you have a need; instead, you’re to have the present-hour consciousness that you’re in Him, and He’s in you: you’re all that He says you are, have all that He says you have and can do all that He says you can do.

See yourself in this light and walk accordingly. Isaiah 2:5 says, “O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.” You walk in the light of the Lord by walking in His Word.

1 John 1:5-6 says, “This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth.” 

You can’t walk in Christ and walk in darkness simultaneously. Darkness represents all that limits and hinders; all that’s evil. But what did Jesus say? “…I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life” John 8:12.

When you walk in Christ, you experience the life of Christ every day; you’re forever victorious, prosperous, and in health! Live with the consciousness that you’re a victor in Christ Jesus. When God looks at you, He doesn’t see one who needs deliverance or help. He sees you strong, full of the Holy Spirit and power; He sees one who is more than a conqueror! You have to agree with God’s picture and say, “Yes, Lord! I’m all that you’ve called me to be. I walk in the light of who I am in Christ!”