Water Your Worth

This continuation phrase could be an entire teaching in itself as there is so much authority and depth in these four words and then however used to move forward. Today, I am going to take things in a more deeper personal level that recently caught my attention.

Luke 2:23 “(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”) and has Exodus 13:2,12 referenced as well. In the gospel of Luke it is sharing how devoted Miriam/Mary and Joseph are to the Lord and that they recognize the commands while putting it into action by taking Yeshua/Jesus to the Temple to be presented to the Lord with a pair of doves or two young pigeons as a sacrifice at the Temple. Thankfully Yeshua has given Himself for us as the ultimate sacrifice so that we do not need to offer animal sacrifices anymore for it is also written, “Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me…” (Hebrew 10:5, along with plenty of other verses through old and new Testaments).

I have read through the gospels multiple times and while I read this it hit differently this time – this happens to be one of my favorite things about reading the Word is how there continues to be new gems presented and deeper appreciation shared. Through the various trials had, it has become more and more obvious to me how important it is that I hold to the dedication that I made with my son and this confirmed not only that but a lot of the ways we have moved away from paths that would have not allowed that. On a personal self level, I know what it is like to love the Word, the Commandments and to be Spiritual sensitive and yet not having the proper support system while also being highly diluted with the worldly things and influences. I know that I have a great responsibility as a mother and just as I told people while I was pregnant, “God will let me know if I need to see a doctor…” I never saw a doctor but sought the Lord through it all and even through the thirty six hours of birthing (yes, I got challenged and concerned in the midst of it all but once we prayed… things started to shift).

While I know we all have our purpose in God’s great image of all things. I also know that He is desperately calling us back to Him. You see it all through the scripture as well, every time the nation and people turn to idols and wickedness He sends a prophet to warn them and give them a chance to repent (change ways back to Him) and seek Him and if it doesn’t happen then there is a form of disaster that gets their attention. For me, it becomes more and more apparent that God is working through me as a mom – for me, my child and for those that witness the ways God has moved in and for our lives. I cannot begin to think of or imagine what it is that He has planned with and for us but I trust Him and am pleased that He also trusts me.

What is your most recent, “It is written” moment?