notes from lisa...

" And Moses said, “This is the thing that the Lord commanded you to do, that the glory of the Lord may appear to you.”[Leviticus 9:6, ESV] The Glory of the Lord is going to cost you something. It isn't free. This year, I decided that among other things, I would read through the Bible again--it's been years since I have. In the past, I simply read, this time it's taking a lot longer, because I no longer have the ability to simply read the Word of God; I just can't. I always end up studying. Today, as I got into Leviticus--the Book that I normally, dread (I'm being honest), and find quite tedious; something said (well, it would have to be Someone, right?), take your time and find out the significance of these sacrifices and how they relate to me, in this dispensation. I knew they had to in some way because I remember Jesus words: " Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:  Ought not Christ to ha...

It's sad sometimes, to see how puffed up, God's people have become. We seem to forget, very quickly who and what we were before God extended mercy to us and redeemed us from the snare of the enemy. Paul warned the Corinthian church about this attitude: " It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife. And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you." Paul, the apostle, saw in them what we commonly see today--sin, mixed with pride and arrogance. Many of us assume that because we have been born again, and God is faithful to forgive us (if we confess our sins) we have something to boast about. We don't. The only good, righteous and holy thing about any of us has nothing to do with us--it is only the presence of God in us that makes us righteous; and that is only if we choose to let Him make us ...

Most of us, tend to see ourselves through the eyes of others. We believe what we have been told about ourselves growing up--or we believe what we see in the mirror. We even accept what we think , even if it is born out of times of grief, stress, abuse and all manner of hardship. Sometimes, God will come to us, and tell us who we (really) are, and we won't accept what God sees, because we have believed lies for so long. We can't even begin to recognize the possibilities of God, in us. We think that the greatness of God is reserved for a few charismatic others--who are "better" than we are. The thing is, that is how WE choose, but it is not how God chooses. God purposely chooses the weak so that only He can be glorified. He wants all of the recognition, and wants none of it to go to the flesh and blood of mankind; it simply doesn't belong there. 1 Corinthians 1:27-29 (Amplified Version) makes it very clear: " [No] for God selected (deliberately chose) wh...