What does God look like?

 

My thoughts: book notes:

                Symbols – material things used to outwardly express who I am in Christ – completely unnecessary.  No crucifix or painting-it is far more valuable to share your time with someone in need than it is to give your life for someone else. God can breathe life back into your body, but never, can God rewind time. God cannot “undo”; only change or create that which is already done.

(Now this is not to take away from John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. – that’s Jesus talking to the disciple about how He’s laying down His life for them and us. This is more about the world and its superstitious pagan ways of tons of religious relic jewelry posters paintings crosses Jesus’ mother Mary saint this saint that etc. all junk. From tattoos to gaudy necklaces and rings and all that useless crap the entertainers wear. Just stupid and means nothing to God. It means the world to the person wearing it though and whatever twisted mixed up message they have to tell the world. In other words, if you’re living one way and flashing all this trash in another, it’s confusing and does not benefit God, it just feeds the enemy’s ploy to create divide from the Truth. We now know that symbols literally is all over the place in predictive programming MK ultra and literally everything we see in this manipulative world. Notice Jesus never wore any jewelry or crosses or anything! Because He Is the Truth! And if we’re representing Him; scripture is it! Actions behind scripture is it! Standing on Scripture is it!

Come Unto Me - Take 6

My thoughts; book notes continue –

                No crucifix or painting should ever capture the truth of the Word. There is no record in human history of the ‘face of God’ and no symbolism necessary to remember His Son because He exists through the life and actions of every living thing. (Preach! People say well what does He look like? This IS what GOD looks like! He looks like love He looks like kindness He looks like faith! He looks like all things good in the world! He looks like grace! He looks like passion! He looks a sinner’s place redeemed at the Holy table at the banquet of God the Son! He looks like a dwelling for the Holy Spirit, He looks like cleanliness, He looks like righteousness and He looks like the opposite of everything you and me pretend to be. HE LOOKS LIKE REALITY! We look like fools. Desperate in our sins wallowing and wading in the waters of disease poverty and hopelessness. This is NOT what God looks like. He looks like help! He looks like a lending hand out of trouble, He looks like a way out, He looks like fire when we’re cold and He looks like rain when our crops are dry. I wish I could describe him to you, but He’s indescribable, yeah!)

So if you’re looking for love, look no further than the swelling of the Spirit in your heart. 

 

Our spiritual life story in a nutshell: the short version

 

The Angelic/Earthly Summary of good to bad and to back to good

Revelation 12:7 recaps the story of life from the beginning to where we are now and where we’re going. Lucifer and the angels turned on God. Tried to stage a coup, it flopped. Archangel Michael and his angels defended them, went to war and won. Lucifer is now referred to as ‘the dragon’ – cast out of heaven with a third of the angels and fell to earth. Lucifer gets more nicknames; serpent/devil/satan. This “spiritual” war is now spread across the earth – enter humans to the stage. We get corrupted by the devil and his minions along with all the air water land and animals and creatures on the earth. Great. Thanks. Could have left us out of it. People ask, where did he come from? Ezekiel 28:11-16 confirmed/verified satan was made by God; kicked out of paradise to roam the earth serving a life sentence on death row and wanted to take us with him. Um. Nope! Nice try though. Suffer by yourself sir. We are created by God just like everything else in heaven and earth (Colossians 1:13-16) and we have ZERO interest in your crap!

 

But nonetheless, here we are. So now we know. Satan corrupted himself. God didn’t do that. He chose to be bad. The others did, also. Any human on earth with full sound mind body and spirit also has choice to be good or bad. Do you want to pretend you’re God and place yourself at the highest mountain and fake like you’re the Most High or do you want to humbly get by and keep your head low and avoid the punishments to come? As for me and mine, we may make a lot of mistakes in this one and only life but ultimately, at the end of the day, we choose to serve the Lord!

So, God gives us a way out. Hell, and permanent torment for all eternity was not designed for us; it was made for the fallen angels and satan. But if anyone chooses to go with them, God will hurtfully oblige. The only sin God can’t forgive is the one you don’t let Him. Do not reject or blaspheme the Holy Spirit, he’s your ride out of here! He’s your spiritual Uber or Lyft! Get in! He’s going to lead you Jesus Christ who is the only way back to God! (John 14:6).

 

It's all going to be super confusing, I know. How do you tell the lies from the truth? The Scriptures! (Matthew 4:5-6). Satan’s last days we consume and deceive everyone EXCEPT the elect. God’s chosen ones. You see, it says, “if possible” but it’s not. The devil CANNOT fool GOD and GOD does NOT deceive His chosen ones. Don’t believe the hype. Jesus destroys the devil/satan/the antichrist and all their followers. They all end up in eternal torment. Not God’s chosen children safe in the Kingdom of Jesus! Yay! We win because Jesus fought our war for us and it’s over! The end of the story for the enemy but our story is just beginning, we get all of eternity under new heaven and new earth with Jesus Christ! Amen. (Revelation 12)

 

Revelation: a closer look

 

Highlights for personal study consideration:

*The women the Lord endured with the Spirit of Prophecy

1.    Mariam Exodus 15:20

2.    Deborah Judges 4:4

3.    Hildah 2 Kings 22:4

4.    Anna Luke 2:36

5.    The 4 daughters of Phillip Acts 21:9

I’m going to add Mary Magdelene, Ruth, and a few others to the list of women that played key roles in shaping our salvation. Thank you ladies for your service. https://www.womansday.com/life/g26484834/women-in-the-bible/

 

*Believe Christ – Receive Christ – Oby Christ

*the pope legally recognized supremacy in 538 AD

Revelation 13: 17-18 …count the number of the beast’s name and that is the name of a man…

Six-hundred , Sixty and Six = 666

 

VICARIUS + FILII + DEI = 112 + 53 + 501 = 666

Means vicar of the son of God – will the antichrist rise up out the Vatican, we shall see

 

 

*144,000 is 12,000 from each of the 12 tribes of Israel

 

A beatitude is a blessing of declaration of happiness: a promise to be fulfilled

these are the promises that Jesus declared will be fulfilled – Joshua 21:45

Wow, wait. Joshua was Jesus name on earth and 2145 is a calendar year; what if that was the year of the second coming. I know, we don’t know, stop speculating, just sayin’. It stood out.

 

The wonderful strange world during the great revealing (apocalypse)

 

Study the Bible and know the future which brings comfort to Jew and Gentile in the last days. Obedience is scorned on earth but rewarded in Heaven. Spread the Word. Do not add to or take away. His Grace is Sufficient. His Word is Enough.

 

Chain of Command and Information

GOD > JESUS > HOLY SPIRIT > PROPHET/SERVANT > PEOPLE OF THE WHOLE WORLD

We will know when God says we will know; until then, continue to study and apply; learn and grow

 

Revelation teaches a message of truth. No one individual can singlehandedly unpack and explain the entire prophecy in Scripture other than Christ Jesus.  Once you learn and confirm and show it approved by the Scripture, it is okay to reach teach investigate unpack decode and share with others in a way they understand the Word of God in their own way.

 

From Enoch to Daniel to Isaiah to Jesus to John = prophecy to prepare us for end times. We must be open to learn. Study. Understand it’s not about us or our personal feeling about it. It is about the fruition of promise. Declaration fulfilled.

 

Failure to comply with God’s will results in personal demise. We are the product of our own destruction. Teach the truth. Rebuke error. Correct faults. Share instruction for righteous living.

 Patmos, Greece – home of John of Revelation; would like to visit someday; all historic places in the Bible I’m sure are exciting but this one does appear to be most attractive and relaxing

 

*Figurative symbols are used to represent literal people, places, things and events that stand the span and test of time to reach teach and comfort the wheat with their names in the book of life but confuse or surprise the tares who are rejected and prepared for eternal damnation. Most of these, we decoded already like trees are people. Fruit is thoughts actions offspring creation construction and completion. Then there’s the big ones like:

 Yeah, it’s a doozy. But here goes. In short, the world’s most powerful leaders of nations countries territories and subdivisions are mainly ruled by Satan and do his bidding to bring forth an Antichrist to attempt to ‘replace’ Jesus and make himself like GOD. Well, again, we know that it flops and fails horribly. Again. New World Order is NOT new. It’s the same old mono dictatorship of unilateral totalitarianism enforced by fear and hate. It doesn’t matter if they use socio-economics; politics; health/education; agriculture/infrastructure; church/religion; air-food and water resources – against us. We will still prevail because the Bible said so. Period. His Will Be Done. Not ours and definitely not the devils. So, just as Jesus advised, do not be afraid. In this life there will be trouble; we will see things that break our hearts and try to discourage us from the truth of Jesus but God wins in the end and God always keeps his promises. So shall it be.

 

https://www.bible-studys.org/Discoverrevelation.com/Revelation%20Chapter%2013.html

 

Life: the Dream Within

 

Life begins at conception (spiritually) that is the big ‘bang’. That moment the sperm/egg combine to bring forth new life is like-boom! A new human is created, born, lives, joins with another, that creates and lives and joins with others on and on it goes and just like their description of an ever-expanding universe is actually US! Not the “stars” in the sky – that are biblically placed, named, numbered and working on a 24/7 rotation affixed in a glass dome on a parallel figure 8 schedule with angels placed at the 4 corners to control the winds, water and air. But again, we already know the world lied so badly to the point it’s not even worth discussing again. Anyway, this big bang, expanding universe? That’s people. Again, somehow, everything revolves around us. The Bible and everything in it, including all of existence, seems to have one plot: humans. Not grass or trees, dogs or cats, birds or sky – not even angels. Humans. We are the center point of every story it seems. Across the board. Everything God/Jesus/Holy Spirit does it not for their health and personal amusement: it’s for us. Wow.

 

Even within the very makeup and fabric of the human body is a direct reflection of His handiwork; literally made in His image. (we’ve said this before) The mind/body/spirit is a “universe” it’s “one song” meant to work harmoniously together as one to exist, create, do, and that’s cycle was designed to continue infinitely.

 

      Man <   > Woman

=

Child

Repeat

1 + 1 = 1 x 1 = infinity

 

Humans, unlike angels, procreate on their own; angels are made by God by hand for specific orders/placement/action and their number is predetermined. And yes, I know, God is also able to limit the number of humans by divine design, but instead of Him making each and every one of us, individually or in groups, we, like most creation on earth, procreate. We have the God-like ability to bring life into the world and to take it away.  And while, yes, we are individuals, we are also a collective. The collective minds of all humans, create an infinite tapestry of possibilities, ideas and literally create the fabric of our imaginations.

 

JUST STOP IT! It’s silly talk

 

How I know I’m NOT ready to die. The list is a mile long but the obvious?! I’m still here! I haven’t sold all my belongings and given away everything I own…I didn’t quit my job…visit the last destination on the “bucket list” (pun intended); take the “TV” version of doing life’s most embarrassing risks without a care…I don’t put my life on the line for a stranger in some random heroic catastrophe. But wait. Then again, usually when people want to kill themselves, they don’t do any of these things. It’s usually ‘life as usual’ one day and then the next day “gone”.

 

The suicide victim usually leaves a trail of destruction in their wake. Bills, debt, possessions, jobs, loved ones, friends, family none-the-wiser until it’s too late.

 

I journaled this Oct 2022 and recording it into the collection nearly a year later 9/29/23 and it’s funny how the mood has shifted a bit. I’m glad I didn’t do something crass. Death is permanent. Back then, I said – who am I fooling. Coward. Too afraid to live; to effervescent to die.  Just stop. Talking about it. Let it go.

 

Young people do not have it better. No ones’ life is any more or less valuable than another. “White” people; rich people, females, anybody you “think” to yourself “must be nice” and all the other ridiculous flesh worship colloquialisms – comes from two places: lust and envy. Both are against the grain and lead straight to coveting. As far as I can remember, I always had a ‘grass is greener’ ‘eye candy’ problem. Ooh, this car, this suit, this apartment, this house, this girl, this job etc. I always had a problem thinking with that. I’ll be so glad to be truly healed from these internal afflictions. They literally ruined my life. So, yeah, remember, don’t covet.

 

Like I say, while you’re feeling like that about someone or something you see, someone else is doing the same to you! They see something or someone in your life that makes them feel the same way. I may be lonely and single but I have family and friends and a lot of people don’t have that. I have my health and other blessings not afforded to others and instead of being grateful, I’m feeling fear of missing out but…. I have to tell myself the “grass is NOT greener!” It’s just a different shade from where you’re standing.

 

Once you walk over to that side, you see, sure there’s a couple of nice things about it but again; there’s pros and cons to everything. Nothing in this life is perfect. No. nothing. Everything has a flaw. Everyone has many.  And just like that, I’m over it. This is stupid. What the hell am I doing. No more. Stinking thinking. Enough. I’m over it. This is boring.

 

BE THE CHANGE

 

(And then suddenly or maybe not so suddenly – a burst of “yay! Life is great!” could be worse! Enjoy it! Hope this lasts longer than a day. Longer. Longing. Longing to look for “love.” For the love of God not “lust.” Life. Live in laughter. Not loathing. Lost the negative. Get the gusto. Jovial. Joy. Joy of life. Being alive. Part of me can’t stop. If I do, I will feel it again. Maybe. Say NO to being lonely. DEATH to Loneliness – how ‘bout that. Die – lonely hearts – die! Spite by nose to save my…die! 2 sides… (I was clearly rambling here but it led to this little comparison)

 

LIGHT                    DARK

GOOD                         BAD

NEW                           OLD

FRESH                         REPETITIVE

CHARMING                OFFENSIVE

QUIET                         LOUD

GIVE IN                       GIVE UP

FLOW                         STOP

SMOOTH                    ROUGH

UP                               DOWN

FLIGHT                        GROUNDED

WHY NOT                  WHY

JUST BE                      UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS

 

 

 

…LIGHT OUTSHINES DARKNESS…

            Dare to dream – push the limits – you are never too old if you really truly want something reach out for it and if the opportunity has passed you by; look into the alternatives that are the best fit for you at that moment; do not be afraid to seek a new passion; finding something new to be excited about can be rewarding; even if you don’t have one, the journey to find one can be exciting. Enjoy the journey, enjoy life!

It ain't over yet!

 

I have been blessed with a healthy eventful life full of reading, writing, books, music, movies, museums, travel, culture, arts, entertainment, and most of all, getting to know and developing an intimate personal relationship with God and Christ Jesus with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. It’s been great. Getting to know Him and getting to know the world and everything in it. It’s been enjoyable for the most part (lots of love, laughter, good times more than bad for sure and yet there are times when looking back on it all, it just makes me sad. It shouldn’t, though, right? A good life is a good life be thankful be joyous and be quiet. It could have been a lot different of course.

 

But still, I feel sad. It comes and goes all the time. Suicide, like sexual assault/rape…I definitely obviously don’t condone it, but I get it. I get “why” people do what they do. I don’t like it. I hate it like God does. But I get it. I get why people check out early. Maybe you live long enough to outlive all or most of friends and family or loved ones and you’re all that’s left or you devoted your life to fulfillment and betterment and it was plentiful and joyous and rewarding in God’s eyes as well as your own. Or you go back to feeling meh, if I left now would I ‘really’ be missing out on anything. It’s funny but if you have to think about it that much or that hard you don’t want to do it. You’re just going thru an emotional moment and this too shall pass. You literally dodged a bullet or whatever it was you were going to use and lived to embrace another day. And yes, there are those times where you might think, wait, I don’t “really” want to “die” that’s a little overdramatic for the “moment” that comes and goes. Permanent solution for a temporary sometimes bloated or inflated perceived problem.

 

And yeah, I get it; you don’t want to die and you don’t want to stay. The fence straddle can be quite uncomfortable surely. It’s a gray space. That line between too far gone and too close to the sun. I could understand if you wouldn’t be missed; but you will. I could even understand if you were not loved; but you are. It could even sort of understand if you were not important of didn’t matter to someone who depends on you in some way or another. But they do. And lastly, I could even try to swallow the hard pill if you were a hardened criminal who has turned his back on God and man and deserved to die for your crimes in sin! But you’re not.

 

You, see? Because you matter. Your life matters. And to have one foot in this life and one foot edging the door to “exit” this world, it’s clearly unhealthy and puts unnecessary pressure and stress on yourself that you don’t need. Most of all of these things mentioned. You “should” matter to “you” – you “should” love “you” – you would miss “you”! Trust and believe there is “something” in life you would miss if you were not here anymore. I don’t care if it was your favorite hobby, food or drink or place to go or person to visit – something or someone – you would miss. And believe or not – there is a moment of regret for most between that moment of initiating the execution upon yourself and that moment of no return; like a person who jumps or shoots themselves or whatever they tried – pills etcetera whatever and … ding ding wake up! Guess what?! You didn’t die! You survived the attempt or attempts. Whether it be by witness, medic, hospital, pastor, priest, family or friend; God saw it fit to STOP you.

 

Not yet. It is not your appointed time. The Bible is repeatedly clear on this.

https://www.openbible.info/topics/days_of_life

 

I look back on my life and think, wow, that may have been me. Was I the one living spiritually emotionally feeling like I had one foot in and one foot out? My songs, poems, short stories, all had a touch or pinch of darkness that reflect a deep to be more than I am; larger than life persona; a man’s man; the guy that all the ladies want to be with and all the men want to be; a distinguished gentleman; accomplished. Interesting; intriguing. I had an undertone of ‘god’ complex; I often wished I were an angel with powers; like a superhero out of a metaphysical comic book. Oh wait. That was already taken. By Jesus in the Bible; even scarier; that’s real!

 

Let’s change that desire. Let’s desire to matter. To more than others and God but to ourselves. If you get stuck in the “gray” – find yourself rambling on a broken tape of stinkin’ thinkin’ telling yourself all the wrong things when they should be positive uplifting and encouraging. The mind can be renewed! Romans 12:2.

You were fearfully and wonderfully made… Psalm 139:14

Brilliance. Color. Brilliance. Life. Brilliance. Light.

When the noise of life dampens the quiet of the spirit. Go back and read this again. It’s not over. Until it’s over. It ends when God says it ends. Until then, get to work! Get to living! Stop living to die and live to live! “Don’t give up…until you drink from the silver cup” – America/Lonely People. Just sayin’.

 

Say goodbye to yesterday and hello to tomorrow. Dare to dream? How about dare to live 😊