Lover of God.-

-Meditation-

Jeremiah 1:5

"I appointed you a prophet to the nations."

--TheSecretPlace--

  I want to go straight to the scripture, purely because the WORD of God is so necessary, I believe, as Christians to understand it. I don't think many 0f us, and I don't really think I have a good grip on the Word of God, there is so much that I have never dug into, and there is definitely not much that I have gone far into. But I do know that, that will soon change, for me, and for many. 

So when I think of this portion of scripture I first recognize the position the LORD has appointed to Jeremiah, and I think about all of the positions the LORD gives to His people. positions positions positions....... When I think about this I think about how their are positions in the church, and positions in the marketplace, and the sad thing is that SO MANY PEOPLE find who they are in their position-in their title, and some put themselves down because they don't work in the church or they don't have a good job with an awesome pay, my heart is really concerned for these people, because it is a very unhealthy thing, and a very bad thing to find your identity in what you do. #1- I believe that if you are a Christian, then you are a minister of Christ no matter what your earthly occupation is-We read the same Bible, and we read the same gospel of Jesus. Also to those who are working in the marketplace, I believe God can move in power through you, and you could even do more for His kingdom than an unwilling minister in the church, and by that I mean just reaching out to people for the sake of Jesus.

We cant define who we are by our position, or our title, the truth is that no matter who the LORD calls to be a prophet, or a watchman, or a singer, or a musician, or a business man, or a college teachers, or the waitress at outback, the LORD calls ALL of His people to be LOVERS OF GOD.

And when you don't feel like you can love God all that well, He calls His people LOVED BY GOD.

Honestly when we stand before the LORD, He is NOT going to look at our earthly position, He will look at how we were faithful with what we were given no matter what position we served in. 

How wonderful is that!!!! So you could have the lowest job on earth, but if you are faithful, you would end up with an abundance of heavenly treasures!! And we on earth compared to heaven are living in poverty anyways, so why focus so much on the name which we so often want to make for ourselves, when we focus on Jesus, and what He calls us to, and in the long-run store up treasure in heaven.

 I see so many people get so worried about what is happening in the economy right now, because they don't know if their job(or jobs) will provide, and some have lost their job(s). But some have taken their eyes off of who is really in control, and the truth is that the LORD is, and will ever be Jehovah-Jireh-Our PROVIDER. In Him, there is no economy to worry about.

Jeremiah 1:5, as we have been going through it, obviously it is the LORD speaking to Jeremiah, and He tells Jeremiah that before He was formed or born He was consecrated-set apart-and known by the LORD, and in this last little part the LORD makes it known to Him, that even way back when, before he was born the LORD appointed Him as a prophet to the nations, and the LORD told Jeremiah that 'now'(back then) is the time to step into and walk in what I have called you to be, the LORD put the call on Jeremiah's life to be a prophet to the nations, and Jeremiah, being a youth, brought up his age(excuse), saying "Lord, I am only a youth" but the LORD knew Jeremiah, He knew what Jeremiah was to accomplish, and anointed his lips, and sent him out. God helped Jeremiah to overcome his doubt.

In the same way the LORD has called each and everyone of us, His people to be lovers of God, and we shouldn't bring up any excuses about our age, whether you think you are too young or too old, the LORD calls ALL of us to abide in His love. His banner over us IS LOVE(SOS 2:4)

And also in our earthly callings, we ought not to bring in our excuses to deny the call on our lives, to be faithful in what the LORD has called us to be faithful in is the highest calling, and we should be honored, and bold in our calling, instead of rejecting it with doubt, and excuses.

Receive the anointing the LORD wants to pour out on you, and walk in it, be filled with Holy Spirit, and get into the WORD of God, because when we get into His Word, most of the time I have noticed that it ignites our heart with truth, and purges the evil  out of our hearts.

My prayer for you is that whatever you do in life, you would be faithful with the small, and you will indeed be given much in heavenly treasure. How blessed are we to call on the Name of the LORD!!!

One more thing, and that is when I sometimes feel like I don't know who I am, and I feel like a nobody, I automatically speak over myself(sometimes putting my hand on my head), "I am loved by God, and I am a lover of God", and as funny as it may sound to others I say it over and over until it is engraved on my heart, soul, and my mind, and until I believe it, because I know it is true. 

This is one of the few things we can do to find who we are in Christ, I also speak scripture over myself... Seriously try Jeremiah 1:5 on for size, or Jeremiah 29:11..... It really fits what we are talking about. ;)

I just declare over you that YOU are the BELOVED of JESUS CHRIST.In Jesus Name.

---Intercession---

Jesus, I just want to call on your Name even now, and I pray that you would engrave your words, and your thoughts about us on our hearts. Please help us to be people who will walk boldly in the callings which you have put on our lives to walk boldly in. You are Beautiful, and You are Worthy of all praise. Thank You for breaking the barrier between God, and man, and thank You for letting weak and broken, and poor people come to You Jesus, in our weakness. We love You LORD, and will declare our love for You all of our days. Please pull us into the depths of Your heart. Lord Jesus, we love You. In Jesus Name. 

Be blessed in the Name of the LORD.

Kasey