Grow up! You are Kingdom subjects!

"... I'm putting you on a light stand... shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives.  By opening up to others, you'll prompt people to open up with God...In a word... Grow up. You're kingdom subjects.  Now live like it.  Live out your God-created identity...generously and graciously toward others, the way God lives toward you."  Matthew 5:14-16, 48 MSG

God has put you here to shine for the world.  Therefore, if you live like a dark, cold, arrogant, mean person, then it is time for you to GROW UP!  You are God's child!  So, get off you pity-pot of life and start to live like it.  Live a life that others won't want to forget.

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You are a reflection of God

"... Because God made humans in his image reflecting God's very nature.  You're here to bear fruit, reproduce, lavish life on the earth, live bountifully!" Genesis 9, The Message, Pg. 29

You are a reflection of God!  Therefore, as His reflection, live to bear fruit, reproduce, live life generously and bountifully.

 

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Sowing and reaping

“[Remember] this: he who sows sparingly and grudgingly will also reap sparingly and grudgingly, and he who sows generously [that blessings may come to someone] will also reap generously and with blessings.” II Corinthians 9:6 AMPC

The same goes for finances, as well as, actions, attitudes, words, deeds, and thoughts - you will reap what you sow.  

 

God's Word speaks much of this, such as Luke 6:38, reading, "Give and it will be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, will be poured into your lap.  For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." 

 

So, friends, whether it be finances, actions, attitudes, words, deed, or thoughts, it is important that you reap what you would like to sow, because no matter what, what you sow is exactly what you will reap. 

We are all equal in Christ Jesus

"[No one] for there is no distinction between Jew and Greek.  The same Lord is Lord over all [of us] and He generously bestows His riches upon all who call upon Him [in faith]." Romans 10:12 AMP

No matter what your nationality, or where you've came from, what family line you bear, the name you've been given by you parents, the color of your skin, nor the language you speak, you are God's precious child, and, if you call on Him in faith, He comes running!  Yes, it may take longer than you like, but that is only because He is making the path clear of enemies from Earth, and from the devil himself.  So, hang tight, stay bold, lift your head up high, because as a child of the Most High God, you can rest assure that God's got your back, and His glory is getting ready to shine right through the darkness for all the world to see.