So Mad!

Last night on the way to play basketball Morgun told me that we are part monkey, and that is why we can climb trees. When I hear this kind of crap it makes me so mad! Our kids go to school and are fed lies, and they believe those who lie to them because these liars have a position of authority. Granted that the individual teacher may not be intentionally conjuring lies, but nonetheless they are perpetuating the lies.

I told Morgun that we are not evolved from monkeys, but that people have created all kinds of lies and stories so as to deny God. I told him that Jesus created us as humans, and that we were never anything different. From the BEGINNING He made them male and female, and that we did not exist until Jesus created us in the womb.

We went and played basketball, then at bedtime when I was praying with him I took the opportunity to further the conversation. Morgun asked me what things would be like if there was no God, and I told him that there would be nothing if there was no God. No people. No life. No air. No planets. No animals. Nothing.

He asked me if there were more than one God, and I told him that there has always been and will always be only one God. "God has always existed, and will always exist. He will always be the only God ever."

Then Morgun asked me what things were like before God was born. To verify what he was asking I asked him if he was talking about when Jesus was born, and he said "Yes".

I made three circle with my hands, and told him that the circles represent the Father, the Holy Spirit, and Jesus. I then made like I was holding an imaginary ball in the air and explained that these three persons have always existed alone from all of eternity as God. Just these three, and they were perfectly content and at peace.

"Then the time came when they said 'Let's create something', so they did. Jesus created everything, and then when the time came Jesus came into the world as an infant through the power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus didn't begin then, but rather God became a man so that He may die. He never quit being God, but for the first time He became a man. He left His glorious place of glory with the Father and became a human. After He was resurrected from the dead he once again ascended into Heaven and returned to His previous place of glory and honor with the Father from which He came. Jesus was NEVER created. He was always God, even when He was a man He was still God, and He will always continue to be God."

I asked Morgun if he understood, and he said "Yes". I again reiterated that people make up lies so that they can deny their Maker, and deny His right to judge His creation. I told him not to let people lie to him, but to boldly speak up.

"Do not be afraid to tell people 'That is not true' when they try to tell you that we came from monkeys Morgun. There is NOT one single piece of evidence in all of the world to support their claim. If you ask them to prove it, they cannot. I will happily support you for telling your teacher that you do not believe the crap they try to feed you."

Priesthood

The royal priesthood isn't misunderstood to those who understand the Kingdom. It goes like this...

John the Baptist was the greatest prophet ever born of a woman, but the Law and the prophets ended with him. From that time on Jesus brought the Kingdom of God with Him. Jesus says "the least" in the Kingdom is greater the the greatest prophet.

Matthew 11:11 NKJV

“Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he."

Luke 16:16 NKJV

“The law and the prophets were until John. Since that time the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it."

This is because when God fills a person with the Holy Spirit, they become one with God. Every single believer is an ambassador of Christ, a royal priest, and a son of the living God.

1 Peter 2:9 KJV

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Revelation 1:5-6 NKJV

To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 5:10 NKJV

"And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth.”

Jeremiah 31:33-34 NKJV

But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord : I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord ,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord . For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”

Should We Worship Jesus?

Let's look at something...

What happens if we worship ANYONE other than God? That is called idolatry. Listen to what the angel says when John begins to worship him.

Revelation 19:10 NKJV

And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “See that  you  do not do  that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

Revelation 22:8-9 NKJV

Now I, John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things. Then he said to me, “See that  you  do not do  that. For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”

Deuteronomy 5:7-10 NKJV

‘You shall have no other gods before Me. ‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of  anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.'

Deuteronomy 6:4-5 NKJV

“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord  is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.'

Guess who accepts worship though? Unless an angel is more faithful to the Father than Jesus, He would have responded the same as the angel did to John in Revelation if the worship was inappropriate. He didn't though. He accepts it.

Matthew 28:9 NKJV

And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him.

Revelation 5:8-14 NKJV

Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth.” Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power and riches and wisdom, And strength and honor and glory and blessing!” And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: “Blessing and honor and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb, forever and ever!” Then the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever.

Luke 19:35-40 NKJV

Then they brought him to Jesus. And they threw their own clothes on the colt, and they set Jesus on him. And as He went, many spread their clothes on the road. Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, saying: “ ‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord !’ Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.” But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.”

Teaching Moment

Becca and I took Hayden to Bodies in Motion for his birthday, and we did a cosmic rope course together. The first thing they do is put on a harness that has two "lobster claw" hooks securely attached to catch you if you fall.

Once we got to the top and secured our "lobster claws" to the cables above the rope course we started out on the first obstacle, and Hayden was freaking out. He asked us if we were scared, because he was.

Becca showed him how the cable and "lobster claws" were 100% dependable as she hung in the air with no hands as the harness, "lobster claws", and cable easily supported her full weight.

We went on from the demonstration by explaining to Hayden that it was a great illustration of faith. We KNOW that the "lobster claws" will hold us, and so it is with genuine faith. With that same confidence we KNOW that we are 100% secure in Jesus.

Do you have your "lobster claws" in? Are you secure enough to let go?