Good Morning Tuesday.......
Thank You Father for this NEW DAY!
Help us to live aware, to CHOOSE wisely, to stay close to You, and anchored in Your TRUTH! Thank You for Your Great LOVE AND MERCY, thank You that You Wait For Us, and You Strengthen Us. We come to You TODAY, choosing to walk in Your Presence and Light. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ Name. Amen!
- The Light And The Dark: The Two You(s) Part 3
The last couple of days we have been going over "The Two You(s)" and how God's Word seems to be "calling attention" for us two different lifestyles. Sinful or pure, Good or bad, Shepherd or Murderer. A first born who is suppose to receive The Inheritance, or a Second Born Who Does Receive The Inheritance.
Here is yet another connection I had a strong Brother In Christ point out to me last year at Feast of Trumpets. The earth (dust or man) looks the same during the night as it does the day. The difference is one of Light. There is Light during the day so we "can see," or the absence of That Light at night, darkness, and an "inability to see." That's us! That's "The Two You(s)" that we all go through and Our Father Has Been Telling Us This Story Since The First Page Of His Word! Why is there always "evening then morning" in creation? Maybe it is because Our Father was "calling our attention" to the fact that we, His Children, are born in darkness or "sin" and then "reborn" into His Son, Light, Truth, and The Way To Life!
In all the contrasts we have gone over the last few days we see a through-line, A Consistency Only Found In God's Word, a Truth, and a Mystery of God Revealed. Two sons, the first brings death and The Second Brings Life. The man in darkness, blind to see what is before him, or The Man Of Light Who Sees All That Is Before Him. These my Brothers and Sisters are...The Two You(s). The you born in darkness and the You Born In Christ The Light.
The first adam brings death into the world and The Second Adam Brings Life. The killer and The Shepherd. We see this again and again in Scripture. Whether first adam or Second Adam, Cain or Able, Ishmael or Isaac, Esau or Jacob, or the born you or The Reborn You, we are being given a "clue" as to what our journey here, in this life, is all about.
Abraham having Ismael is a great example for us in this foreshadowing of our lives and the two you(s). Abraham tried to create God's Fulfillment for him on his own. He created a problem by acting hastily and not waiting for The Son That God Had Promised. Abraham let Sarai talk him into conceiving Ishmael and this immediately became a problem in Abraham's family. He tried to do it on his own. Think about our own lives in this. When something doesn't go right or we question things such as: Why can't I find my happiness? Why don't I make more money? Why don't more people like me? Or, Why can't I have the job of my dreams? When these questions pop up, our problem, like Abraham with Ishmael, is we try to "force it," "do it ourselves," and don't turn to Our Father In Heaven and His Son for the answer. We all get desires in our heart and then try to acquire these desires on our own instead of waiting for, well,...more. This is when we are choosing the wrong "You" and like Ishmael born to Abraham, we give birth to rebellion, sin, murder, and ultimately death in search of our own selfish desires.
We all have desires. We are born with some of these desires planted by God Himself in us, and everyone has them. We have these desires for a reason. And indeed, we all have a desire that we don't recognize in our first state of being or the first "You." A strong desire that can only be satisfied by entering into a relationship with Our Father and His Son. In fact, God's Word Tells Us:
“Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.”
Psalms 37:4
You see, Our Father will give us "the desires of our heart." Not the desire to buy a big house or a new car, but a desire to do...more. A desire to do the things that bring us joy. The problem is many people don't seek after and find the "reason" for that. They don't do it for others. They do it for themselves. We have all done this, and it is a perfect example of us choosing the first "You" or being the "first born us" who will not receive The Inheritance with Our Savior.
The first born, according to the Hebrew Faith, was suppose to get the inheritance, but in all these examples (and their are still many more), we see The Second Born Is the One To Receive The Inheritance. It is here that we first see something... more. Is it possible Our Father Wasn't Talking About A Physical First Born Son (first you) That Is Suppose To Receive His Inheritance? But A Spiritually Re-Born Son In Christ (Second or Last Adam) Who Is To Receive His Inheritance? One could even make a case that the first adam or fallen man (first you), wasn't the first born of God Our Father at all. Yeshua Himself Tells The Pharisees "you are of your father the devil. (John 8:44)" This obviously shows us they were acting in a "first adam" (first you), murdering, or "fallen manner." Is it possible we are first controlled by our worldly desires and God Is Not Our Father During This Time? Is It possible that maybe when we are reborn, that is when He Becomes Our Father and we are then His Spiritually First-Born Son? Definitely something to think about.
In conclusion, we see God Our Father Giving Us Hints and Clues In His Word About "The Two You(s)." We are all born into this world and we can all be Reborn Into Him. It is a choice each and every one of us have to make. A decision between "Blessings and Curses," "Life and Death." We must seek to find, ask to receive, and knock to have the door opened (Matthew 7:7). If we do this, "ask, seek, and knock," Our Father and Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior, WILL Open The Mysteries of The Word To Us. I just don't know if this is possible for the first us, the first "you," or the physical first born. It may only be accessible, In His Fullness, by The Spiritually Reborn, the second us, or the second "you." This gives yet another brand new meaning to The Scripture:
“But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
Matthew 19:30
May we all seek God Our Father, His Word, and Our Savior so that we may know the correct "you" to choose as we learn and grow in this life. May we all ask God Our Father, His Word, and Our Savior so that we may receive the correct "desires of our heart." And may we all knock on "The Door" that God Our Father, His Word, and Our Savior will open to "The New You"... The Correct You... and the You who will inherit The Kingdom of God with Yeshua Our King When He Returns. Father, we ask all these things in The Mighty Name Of Your Son Yeshua, Jesus Christ, The Light of all Men, and The Last Adam. Amen.
God Bless Everybody and have a "Second You" Great God-Filled Day!
Extra Fuel For The Soul AKA The Second You Sustainer AKA The Word of God:
The First You:
“Yet the LORD has not given you a heart to perceive and eyes to see and ears to hear, to this very day.”
Deuteronomy 29:4
“Just as it is written: “God has given them a spirit of stupor, Eyes that they should not see And ears that they should not hear, To this very day.”
Romans 11:8
The Second You:
“Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you— The sure mercies of David.”
Isaiah 55:3
“And the man said to me, “Son of man, look with your eyes and hear with your ears, and fix your mind on everything I show you; for you were brought here so that I might show them to you. Declare to the house of Israel everything you see.”
Ezekiel 40:4
“For the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their prayers; But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil.”
I Peter 3:12
Yeshua Our Messiah Speaking To The Second You:
“And He said to them, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
Mark 4:9
God Our Father Explaining The Two You(s) To Israel...To Us:
“I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; that you may love the LORD your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.””
Deuteronomy 30:19-20
“For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth, But those cursed by Him shall be cut off.”
Psalms 37:22
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Thank You and Yahweh Yeshua Ha'Mashiach, God Our Father and His Son Jesus Christ, Bless You!