Personifying the Unseen Qualities of God

1 Peter 2:20
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But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.

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There is suffering that comes upon those who are being used as an example for others. You will face humiliation, devistation, and punishment; that can be both mental and physical. This is not what false Christians find. No, it is the sincere whom truly get this blessing. And it is a blessing to be humbled and brought low. As dark as it seems, how we continue to glorify the Father when we have been stripped of all possible prides,  is considered faithfulness worthy of the Father's will.

A verse that speaks volumes of this is gound in Job.

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Job 1:21
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and said: "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.

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I found myself wondering tonight why the Lord continues to knock me back, bring me low, leave me in devistation. Not like others whom face a trial only to rise above it and benefit from their efforts. No, truly a Christian only gathers in faithfulness.

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Isaiah 40:31
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but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

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In Isaiah, he speaks of soaring on eagles wings, a surpassing of trial, the overcoming of circumstance through hope. But truly, a reliance on hope is what those whom follow the path of righteousness find, not those who live in thier transgtessions as Christians do. What the Christ Jesus showed us is; by faith we rise up after being brought low. It is not hope in the Lord that renews our strength, no. It has always been faith, a confidence that our actions glorify the Father's will. We recognize that we are examples not of worldly competance but of spiritual recognition. We are beacons for what is unseen, but what faith alone acknowledges. In essence we are examples of suffering that supply witnesses insight into a deeper understanding of life through spiritual purpose, instead of existing to give death meaning.

If you are a Christian and have been brought low, over amd over again, yet have found in you the strength to believe you are still loved no matter how devistated your worldly life has become, I tell you, you are truly blessed. We suffer like Jesus suffered. That is the mark of a Christian. There is a difference between those whom believe they are deserving and provided for, and those whom continually lose everything that separates them from their relationship with God.

This is exactly why Jesus had his disciples empty themselves of worldliness. Because you cannot have two master and honor the Father's Truth. Those so called Chriatians that believe they are provided for, are shown favor, are blessed with worldliness, only honor themselves. They will not have Jesus as their mediation, as he will not know them, as they did not have him within themselves.

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Matthew 7:23
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Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'

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So in closing, we suffer like he suffered. We are tasked to serve in ways that do not honor ourselves, but instead allows others to be witness  purpose that brings understanding to God's purpose for us. It is either faith or sin. If in our acts we show faith, we glorify the Father and the showing of faith recognizes righteousness as the Father's alone. In our acts of sin we honor our knowledge of good and evil, and in our blindness are left to be judged as either self righteous or wicked. It is either faith or sin. Faithfulness is a fruit of the Holy Spirit, it is of perfection, it works through us in ways that serve others and honor God.

I know I am not alone here, there are others out there whom relate to what has come through me here. We may be alone in the world, even when surrounded by our flesh family, our worldly friends, and our fellow workers. We personify the unseen qualities of God through trials.