Proverbs 31 as a professional woman - Part 33

Dear loyal readers, I trust that you’re blessed and highly favoured.Who you were created to be is very different from who you were raised to be, because your original version and your Godly purpose can only be revealed by Jesus Christ (see Ephesians 2:10, 2 Corinthians 5:17). And it’s through the revelation of becoming a new person in Jesus Christ that you can be transformed and rise into the version that will fulfil your original Godly purpose.Exhibit A:In the book of Acts 8 and 9, you will read about Saul, who supported the killing and persecution of Christians.However, in Acts 9, the Lord revealed that Saul was to be the “chosen instrument to proclaim my Name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.” (Acts 8:15 NIV)Revealing that Saul was actually created by God to be Paul, a great apostle, whom God proceeded to use mightily. Paul wouldn’t have discovered his Godly purpose in his old self as Saul, the persecutor of the brethren.I’m intentionally using Saul as a radical example of someone who, by human standards, deserved the Lord’s uttermost wrath and judgement, yet, for whom the Lord’s mercy, love and grace instead gave a new life of hope, salvation and reconciliation to God through Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1).A promise of salvation that still stands for all of us (John 3:16).Meaning that, no matter how bad you think you are or what horrible things you think you have done, Jesus Christ died for your sins as well. He didn’t apportion His blood on the cross. He didn’t say His blood was not being shed for these and those people – it was shed for everyone. He didn’t create a ratio for His death to only bring salvation for some, to the exclusion of others – He sacrificed Himself for us all.Exhibit B:When you read Mathew 1, you will see the genealogy of Jesus Christ – His family tree – starting from Abraham. In this family tree you will notice a colourful bunch of people with many shortcomings – hardly the people that, by human standards would meet our criteria for who should be in Jesus Christ’s bloodline. Meaning that Jesus Christ came from a bloodline that included liars, murderers, pagan worshippers, a prostitute, adulterers, the oppressed, the wounded, the disobedient, the rebellious, etc. – as an example to show the type of people He came to save from the punishment of God’s wrath and judgement for their sins.I have a Bible note dated 8 March 2023 where I wrote that:“Jesus came from a long list of imperfect, flawed people and they represent the type of people He came to save on Earth. But due to His holiness, as a part of the Holy Trinity and as a King from Heaven, He was born from and raised by righteous, God-fearing people.”Meaning that Jesus Christ came to take away the shame and guilt associated with our sins and to provide us with an opportunity to be forgiven if we confess our sins to God and repent of them. This provides a new identity in Him where Jesus Christ takes away the guilt, worthlessness, or unworthiness that comes from our sins and replaces it with forgiveness and acceptance. This is an act of faith in Jesus where believers are no longer defined by their past mistakes or perceived shortcomings but instead are seen as righteous and loved by God (see Romans 10:9-13). This is what salvation is about. You become born again as a form of spiritual rebirth and get a new beginning with God (see John 3). You’re made right with God through Jesus Christ because Jesus Christ paid the price for your sins and replaces it with righteousness before God. Righteousness before God is through faith in Jesus Christ only (Romans 5:19, Galatians 2:16, John 3:36).Exhibit C:Abraham, who is the first ancestor in Jesus Christ’s bloodline, came from a family of pagan worshippers (Joshua 24:2), yet God chose Him to be part of Jesus’s family tree nonetheless – because God was showing that He can redeem even those who came from an ungodly foundation.Exhibit D:God chose the dysfunctional family of Jacob that had issues with favouritism, lying, backstabbing, mistreatment and treachery to become the 12 tribes of Israel.Who are you to think that you’re too low for God’s love to reach you?Remember:“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus" – (see Romans 3:23-26).Despite our shortcomings, God’s love can reach even the ones who feel the least worthy of it (see Romans 8:38-39). Don’t allow yourself to limit the love of an unfailing and loving God who wants to adopt you by faith in Jesus Christ so that He can reveal Himself to you as an amazing Heavenly Father (Ephesians 1).Also, know that God doesn’t force Himself into people's lives – He will be found by you if you look for Him with your whole heart (Jeremiah 29:12-14).For those of you who want to become born again but don’t know what your new life will look like? Be encouraged: God will work in you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him (Philippians 2:13 NLT). Meaning He will work out your old desires and give you new desires that please Him. He will help you on your journey – if you allow Him.I’m aware that we sometimes struggle with righteousness because Earth comes with its own challenges.But be encouraged: Earth is a training ground for an amazing eternal life in the glorious presence of our Lord.As a believer in Jesus Christ, you have the assurance that Heaven is home and Earth is a temporary assignment – so focus on the "upward call of God in Christ Jesus," as described in Philippians 3:14.Although troubles might arise (John 16:33), be encouraged, because in Christ you have the assurance of victory (Romans 8:37, Revelations 12:11, 2 Timothy 4:18).Shalom.

Proverbs 31 as a professional woman - Part 33

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