Created Things

Colossians 1:15-20 (NLT) 15 Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, 16 for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. 17 He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. 18 Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything. 19 For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, 20 and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.

It is difficult to consider angels, prinicipalities and dominions created "things". It is also difficult to consider angels and Satan as created things. When you can consider yourself a created thing, you begin to get the picture. Realizing eternity without any created thing is extremely challenging, but God had no beginning and all created things were created by God. We are seeing these created things in the early stages of the shaking. Watching the faces of people on TV, you see the gamut of human reaction to this shaking. Remember, this is only the beginning.

To receive the Kingdom that cannot be shaken is still our perogative now. Soon we will get past that point for the shaking will demand a reaction from us and that action will move you closer to the Kingdom and root you into it or shake you out of your mental acceptance that you are in the Kingdom. Many have been following the broad and easy way that leads to destruction. Mental acceptance that relies on feelings is not going to protect you. "Feelings" have too long been the barometer of our spiritual condition. When you are "up", you "feel" confident, but when you are "down", you feel discouraged. When you are pleased, you are happy, but when you are thwarted, you are angry. These feelings are of the soul and are only going to be overcome when you allow God's Word to cut between the soul and spirit and you walk in the Spirit and do not rely on feelings to dictate your reactions.

We just covered some thoughts on the verse in Second Timothy where Paul was exhorting young Timothy that fear was not from God, but a part of his Adamic nature and not a reaction for him to follow. But are we not constantly fighting that reaction to everything we see and hear? When do we overcome it? Only when the soul no longer determines our reaction but our spirit is strong to trust in God! Letting the Word convict you and quick repentance with faith in the Blood to cleanse is the fastest way to embracing that cutting action of the Sword of the Word. Making the choice now to follow the Lamb, no matter the cost, is a strong blow to the soul life. Embracing what you fear to commit it to God is a nail in the coffin of that Adamic nature. Right now, the judgment of the shaking is causing our nature much to fear. Either we give way to that fear or we nail it to the cross.

God, Who created all things, is able to keep you in His hand. Fear of loss makes the Adamic nature unable to reason or commit to sacrifice. But when that fear is committed to God, His Word is a guiding light. Follow the Lamb. You may see some of the greatest miracles since the beginning of time in this last period of time before His Kingdom is established in this realm. He is in control and we are the sheep of His pasture.