Real Ministry with VeeVeca- The God in Me

Exhortation: The God in Me

Scripture in View: But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us (2 Corinthians 4:7)

In the spirit of Kwanzaa, today is day five-Nia (NEE-yah) Purpose encourages us to look within ourselves and to set personal goals that are beneficial to the community.

I had a very interesting conversation with my boss. He saw an infomercial featuring a motivational speaker, Tony Robinson, that mimicked a conversation we recently shared. Mr. Tony Robinson said and I am paraphrasing, "We all have the ability to be happy and successful but we have to reach out and take it. But so many are afraid to get it." This was so similar to the conversation we shared during a book discussion.

The fiction book commented that human beings can evolve to greatness by God. This led us to conversation. I said, "God himself lives in us. Why can't we be great, if he is IN us? I believe we are not great because we are afraid to acknowledge a key factor– God is me and I am God, in that the creator of all is present and active inside of me. Now this great power should never be acted upon in arrogance or conceit. Rather the human being that aligns their lives around this phenomenon should act in complete gratitude and great thanks. Withal, it should power them to greatness."

The Message Translation 2 Corinthians 4:5-15
5-6 Remember, our Message is not about ourselves; we're proclaiming Jesus Christ,
the Master. All we are is messengers, errand runners from Jesus for you. It
started when God said, "Light up the darkness!" and our lives filled up with
light as we saw and understood God in the face of Christ, all bright and
beautiful.

7-12 If you only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We
carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary
lives. That's to prevent anyone from confusing God's incomparable power with us.
As it is, there's not much chance of that. You know for yourselves that we're
not much to look at. We've been surrounded and battered by troubles, but we're
not demoralized; we're not sure what to do, but we know that God knows what to
do; we've been spiritually terrorized, but God hasn't left our side; we've been
thrown down, but we haven't broken. What they did to Jesus, they do to us—trial
and torture, mockery and murder; what Jesus did among them, he does in us—he
lives! Our lives are at constant risk for Jesus' sake, which makes Jesus' life
all the more evident in us. While we're going through the worst, you're getting
in on the best!

13-15 We're not keeping this quiet, not on your life. Just like
the psalmist who wrote, "I believed it, so I said it," we say what we believe.
And what we believe is that the One who raised up the Master Jesus will just as
certainly raise us up with you, alive. Every detail works to your advantage and
to God's glory: more and more grace, more and more people, more and more
praise!

16-18 So we're not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it
often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is
making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times
are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration
prepared for us. There's far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now
are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can't see now will last
forever.

So with that in mind, you have this hidden treasure [God] on the inside of you, what are you going to do with your life? Nothing is impossible. Take a moment and make yourself a list or write yourself a letter listing personal goals that you want to achieve. Allow God to be your inspiration and guide. Put them out in plain sight and review them daily. Work hard and again I say– Nothing is too hard for the God in you.

No matter the climb or struggle within, trust God with every heavy situation and circumstance. He is still the God of catching cares. His glove is never frayed or broken. Stay encouraged in the heavy– and move Forward.

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