What Are You Made Of?
Have you ever found yourself looking at another person and asking, as I often do, “What is their history? What were they like when they were young? What are they made of now?”
Do you wonder the same?
As the Lord considers each of us, for the completion of His plans and purposes, I think He asks (even as He already knows, being God) what are we made of?
Coupled with that is the foundation we have built on in our lives, from which upon we do what we do.
And what foundation have we built on? Will it sustain us when trials and temptations come, as they surely have and will? Can that foundation position us to do what He intended for us to do? Will it stand strong when the forces of the world come against us, in both the natural and spiritual realms?
Derek Prince, whom I have often written in my messages, was one of the best Bible teachers the Lord has given us in this past century, known, among other things, for his foundational teachings.
Based on Hebrews 6, the basic, solid teachings of the Bible have to be understood and practiced by believers, by His disciples, if the Lord’s fulfillment in our lives will be accomplished.
“Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the ]Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, 2 of instruction about washings and laying on of hands, and about the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment. 3 And this we will do, if God permits.” Hebrews 6:1-3, NASB
In addition to these very foundational bricks in our “building”, how often do we pray beyond the words, “Help me God?”
How regularly do we study, or even read, His Words given to us, from Genesis to Revelation?
When do we seek to build His kingdom rather than just our own?
Men and women have been called to be disciples, not just ones who have gotten “saved” and then going from that starting point and live for themselves.
We must be His disciples, not just His children.
Ahava and shalom,
Steve Martin
