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Have you heard it said that everyone is entitled to their opinion? There seems to be no shortage. Have you found people who feel entitled to share their opinion with you, perhaps more than you want? Such people are called opinionated. Do you find them to be tedious and wearisome? On the other hand, do you find it refreshing when people share insights that they have received from me? Revelation is better than opinion. Do you think that revelation is available only to a select few? I will speak to anyone who will listen, and show them eternal truth. Trust in me and lean not on your own understanding, or your own opinions. Share what I tell you with others and you will be a fountain of living water to them. 

I don’t want to live out of a theology period, but especially a theology which was established in reaction to theological abuses! I want to live out of the voice of my Heavenly Father through daily walks with Him in the Garden, also referred to as “living by the Spirit” or “abiding in Christ”.

My guest story today is from Favour.  She sends us this testimony from Nigeria.  Never forget that all over the world lovers of Jesus are reflecting his heart and living the life he modeled regardless of who they are or what they circumstance.  This is the life available to us all, the Life of Jesus. 

Do you think of friendship in terms of parity? Are most of your friends nearly your equals in terms of wealth, education, and other social status indicators? Does it seem awkward if a friendship is one-sided, with one party consistently bearing the other, giving more, providing more? These are violations of cultural expectations of equality. Yet I taught you to seek out and befriend those who could not repay you that you would have treasure in heaven. In this case going against the grain of your culture will let your light shine that men may glorify me. If your heart is willing to receive such a blessing I will provide you with opportunities to do so. 

I taught my followers that when they were invited to a wedding banquet to choose a seat of lesser honor than they were entitled to that they would be invited higher rather than forced into a less honored seat. Do you understand that this principle applies to more than wedding banquet seating? The world is not naturally a level field, so if you look for opportunities to humble yourself you will find them, for the principle of seeking and finding applies here just as it does elsewhere. Humble yourself and I will exalt you. Do not seek status as something to be grasped and you will have honor from me. 

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”

How do you go about studying my word? You have experience in the academic study of literature from school. Do you take the same approach to the Bible? My word affirms that it is living and powerful. Do you regard it in this way when you study it? When you read my word do you listen for my voice? Some things do not lend themselves completely to book learning and revelation is one of them. I will speak to you through my word but it is helpful if you are attentive to it in a way that transcends conventional human learning. He who has ears to hear, let him hear my voice as he reads my word. 

If anyone had a reason to be bitter it was Joseph. He was sold into slavery by his brothers. He had just cause to resent this. He could have let it consume him but he persevered until he was advanced into a position where he could minister redemption back to his brothers. Would he have arrived at this place if he had focused only on the injustice done to him? Have you ever faced a similar situation on a smaller scale? Do you focus on the injustice done to you? If you bear up in these situations trusting me and looking for my redemptive purpose you will find it and you too will be able to say what you meant for evil God meant for good. 

Imagine you’re a kid.  Two bright eyes looking out at the world while you’re face is plastered to the window like a suction cup.  The golden rays of the sun fall on the emerald ya

The quest of science is for a unified field theory, a simple elegant theory that explains all the behavior of matter. This is an elusive goal. People also search for meaning in their lives, a context in which the events that affect them make sense. In general they don’t ask probing questions about the favor and blessing they receive, but they want answers about their pain and suffering. Fortunately there is an answer for this, but it requires a transcendent perspective. In the economy of my Kingdom everything makes sense and has a purpose and meaning, and all things work together for good for those who love me.