Christianity is a
Religion based on Relationship. The
ultimate relationship is revealed in the beginning, when God said, “Let us make
man…” and goes throughout history to, “In the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
This relationship continues throughout eternity as God and Jesus, the
Lamb sit on the throne of the kingdom and we, His servants, his treasured
possession, worship him in Spirit and truth forever. At the heart of Christianity is the story of
that relationship being ruptured but then being healed through repentance,
reconciliation, and restoration by God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit Himself.
If people fail to
acknowledge the original relationship or fail to acknowledge the story of restoration,
there is no hope for human relationships, and the world will be filled with
people forever at odds with one another, forever fighting for dominance and
control over each other. As I look down
through history that is a proven fact.
God created a beautiful garden to walk with one another in peace and
cohabitation with one another, and with Him.
Man made a jungle to hide in and control by strength and power, where
only the strong survive and there is no peace.
The God of
Christianity rules by Covenant. Humans
and man made gods of power rule by control.
Covenant has requirements, control has demands; Covenant is fueled by
love, control is fueled by fear; Covenant is two sided, control is one sided;
Covenant is side by side, control is hierarchal, top down rule; Covenant draws
obedience, control demands obedience; Covenant results from love, control
results from lust.
The church that
Jesus initiated on earth is made up of people who have entered into a Covenant
with God. Malachi 3:16, 17, and John 4
give a picture of these Covenant people.
They are people who fear the Lord and speak to one another about
Him. They are true worshippers who
worship God in Spirit and Truth. These
people will make up God’s treasured possession and they will dwell with God and
He will be their God. That is where I
want to be. My desire is to be a
Covenant woman.
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