Thinking that I know enough when I don’t know God is outright foolishness.  Idolizing men, even those leaders of old who left indelible mark upon history highlights our misunderstanding.  We look to Abraham, David, Paul, Ezekiel, Samuel, Daniel and Joseph as examples of how to reverently approach a Holy God and serve His Will in our actions, thoughts and prayers.  However, we must also look to them in their humanity, momentary or lengthy defiance and ambition.  For after all we are only just men, created in God’s image but lacking His perfect intention and follow through.  None of us should be idolized for this propagates the travesty that is man’s willingness to focus their love upon anything but God.  We are living in the days of misunderstanding, celebrating American idols or lamenting heroes of by gone days missing the only authority which should truly capture all our hearts, minds, spirit and strength, Almighty God.

None of us, to my knowledge has followed God’s direction one hundred percent of the time, because of our humanity.  What is the inborn desire to throw off the loving embrace of God and seek our own direction?  Is it sin, is it innate rebellion or is it just a failure to understand the importance of our consciousness and focus upon Truth?  Walking in the spirit requires consciousness, so the enemy portrays enlightenment as the path to becoming God, reducing its importance to manly desire.  Being in fellowship with God requires humility, so the enemy portrays willing service and surrender as weakness instead of in its divine enlightened attempt to know God.  God views obedience as demonstration of faith and love for His Word and for Him.  So, the enemy portrays obedience as somehow lacking self determination, leaving us mindless drones unwilling or incapable of leading themselves.  What amazes me is our willingness to accept these deceptive marketing campaigns, leaving us less conscious, humble and obedient.  In our eagerness to throw off the shackles of God’s Grace as imposition we become slaves to worldly masters and shadows of fallen pride.

I do not know anything worthy of conversation or recognition except that which I have received from God.  Although I admire men and women who served God with piety, faith and allegiance, it is God who receives my gratitude for any glory they portrayed.  They only found the strength to do what they did because God armored them, prepared them, sent them or directed them.  Of themselves they were like any of us, merely vessels.  Any glory they should receive shall come from Him on His day of reward for their service.  I thank them for being obedient to God, but it is God I thank for His Word, not man.  Through Jesus all things were created and nothing has been created without Him.  Trace any of our histories or follow time to any of our futures and you will begin and end at the same point, Christ the King.  Father let no man look to me in admiration for this is the greatest of my sins, allowing myself any glory.  It shall all be reserved for You.  For this is Your life, let me live it in perfect alignment with Your intention.