It Won't Long be the Weeds

Although we are royalty born from above, many of us will prove that true nobility is best seen and most evident not in the castle but in the weeds. It is also most tested—and most proved. Hang in there, sons and daughters of God.
The work of your days exceeds your knowledge, but the One who works in you knows your glory and is showing you off. He knows all about the castle, and that it won’t long be the weeds.

Romans 8:18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.

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Starting Point

My New Year’s resolution for 2019 is to remember and to remind you of the meaning behind two little words: Starting Point. If you’ll join me, I’m going to remind you on most days about how you begin and where you begin before you move a muscle.

You’ve been made to live by faith; faith that Jesus *was* successful with you, that He *is* successful with you, and that He *will be* successful with you. You live from His success. In every day and in every thing, He is Perfect with you and Perfect for you. That’s your starting point.

With Jesus, we don’t start incomplete; we start complete. We don’t start empty; we start full. We don’t start wounded; we start well. We don’t start broken; we start whole. From our new birth in Christ, our mind is catching up to the truth of who we are as a new creation—perfect sons, perfect daughters of God already (See Hebrews 10:10,14). That’s our starting point! If you’ve been thinking or speaking differently, consider the truth, especially when confronted by your feelings. They’re not always your friend—they can lie—and the Holy Spirit will strengthen and help you with the truth. That’s what He does.

Colossians 2:9-10a “For in Him all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form, and in Him you have been brought to fullness.”

“Fullness.” What’s missing from fullness? Nothing! Not a thing. That happened at the start He made for you. He was successful, which means you’ve got no room for more because you have everything already. You’re starting full up! He did it. He’s done.

I’m going to remind you of that, because that is your starting point. To join me, look for the Encourage Me button at ralphharris.org

I’ll be seeing you.

Ralph