Divine Nobodies by Pablo Giacopelli
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By Pablo Giacopelli
Have you ever wondered why the Father said over Jesus "This is my son in whom I am well pleased?" As I consider these affirming words I also realize interestingly enough that up until then Jesus the man had not done anything whatsoever of significance according to the standards of the world. His life had been lived in complete obscurity serving alongside Joseph in the family's "handyman" business. No special awards had been awarded to Him. No position of significance had been attained and no resume could have been submitted. His was just a normal life of daily routine like the rest of us, yet God was still very well pleased with him.
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Have you ever wondered why the Father said over Jesus "This is my son in whom I am well pleased?"
As I consider these affirming words I also realize interestingly enough that up until then Jesus the man had not done anything whatsoever of significance according to the standards of the world. His life had been lived in complete obscurity serving alongside Joseph in the family's "handyman" business. No special awards had been awarded to Him. No position of significance had been attained and no resume could have been submitted. His was just a normal life of daily routine like the rest of us, yet God was still very well pleased with him.
It occurred to me the other day that this life giving endorsement had absolutely nothing to do with anything Jesus had done or not done in his first 30 years on earth. These words were clearly pointing to something deeper within Jesus the man which could not be seen with the naked eye, and probably the reason why so many missed who he really was, yet it was very much present in his life.
With this in mind please consider with me that perhaps the reason why so many of us keep trying so hard is because we have never taken the time to understand that God is saying exactly the same thing over us too, and like with Jesus, it has nothing to do with how brilliant and able we are or have managed to become but instead it is based in our being in Christ. If this was not so then how could a severely handicapped person for example be secured that God loves them? Or what about a blind and mute person who is unable to communicate with others? Or the refugee that is unable to do anything because he doesn't speak the language of their new home? I thank God today that He loves all of us the same and that belonging to His family is not something we have to work ourselves into through hard work – No exceptions. No conditions attached.
Remember – In the Kingdom affirmation is received not earned.
Pablo Giacopelli
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"God is on my side" I heard someone say the other day as they shared about a dispute they were having with someone else. As I sat there listening to this person give me all the details about why they thought God was on their side and not on the other party's side I began to wonder. So many of us are so quick to say that God must be on our side because of what we have read and others have told us. Clearly when it comes to the way he feels towards us as our father this is indisputable – He always has and always will be on our side. However, can this be also said when we fight and argue with each other about what after all often only amounts to egotistical pettiness?
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I have driven on many third world countries in my time. South Africa is one of these which I happen to often visit. Without fault every time I have been in a car at some stage of my visit, I have had to experience the impact that the regular power cuts have on the traffic signals in this nation. I remember last time I was there when once again while having to endure along with everyone else another blackout, I noticed something that I had never seen before when I came to a non-working traffic light. There is never an accident when the lights are not working whereas when they are working correctly there are plenty. How can this be? Well here is what my heart showed me.
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When we choose to live a life where controlling and watching everything we say and do is king, the impact of our involvement is automatically limited as our heart and mind begin to fight between them for the supremacy of our beings. Consider an archer. If he is free to shoot his arrows anywhere he wants he will have the whole of his talent (heart) available to him. He will have no future results in his mind and will therefore almost always hit whatever he desires. Now take the same archer and ask him to hit the apple above your head and you immediately put him in a space where the potential of being divided is available to him.