Doves

I had a dream last night that it happened.  I was able to stick my head through the window of heaven, and I saw the King’s daughter beautifully arrayed as a bride. It was like I was at two places at once.  I had so much freedom, nothing was impossible.  Gravity fell off as chains, and I was no longer bound to it.  I was truly free to run, and be anywhere I needed to be.  It was nothing to leap mountains.  All things were possible.

Of course, then I woke up.  :-(

Rom 8:19   For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

Rom 8:20   For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected [the same] in hope,

Rom 8:21   Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

I have always hated when I have seen people prance around as if they were a “son of God” flaunting the material “blessings”.  It has always seemed fake and phony to me.  But the image I see of a “son of God” is not one who lifts themselves up, but tries to lift everyone else around them up.  They are not worried about their own self-image because they KNOW who they are in Christ.  They seek only to lift up the name of Christ by lifting up people.
 

I read Psalms 45:13 yesterday about the King’s daughter and decided to do a couple of searches:

http://www.newjerusalem.org/BibleRefs.aspx?fn=getrefs&c=45&v=13

Here are the first 3:

Genesis 45:13  And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.

Psalms 45:13  The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.

Isaiah 45:13  I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.

I took 4513 x 3  = 13539 and discovered it pointed to Job 29:6 which got me to read the whole chapter.

http://www.newjerusalem.org/BibleRefs.aspx?fn=getverseskip&offset=13539&vs=0&max=1

So I read Job 29 yesterday, and it was the best description of any that would describe a “son of God” in scripture.  It was very unlike the images portrayed today.

If any saw the Ultimate Gift, the inheritance can only be fully received if your heart is the true reflection of your “Grand” Father.  Our testing takes us through the wilderness so we let go of Egypt and embrace the only One we have ever needed, and our hearts are shaped into his image.

Blessings,

Wade Balzer
wbalzer@newjerusalem.org