So I decided to start writing again. I’ve begun to get so busy (two jobs and soon starting school @ FSM), that I felt compelled to start writing my thoughts, heart, opinion, etc. on WordPress again.
I have been writing a novel, which I actually am writing it ON wordpress, but I keep the posts private so you CAN’T see it. I may just make it public eventually and then people can just read the book on here… I don’t need a publisher to get the book out, nor do I need money for writing something when they are merely words, and a story that isn’t really new, because it’s in the bible, kinda. It’s inspired by the bible, but it’s not an allegory of the apocalyptic events seen in John’s writings and throughout the Scriptures. It’s more like an epic journey of a character moments before Jesus returns… the story is sweeeeeeet so far.
The reason I felt a need to write again was because I just engaged in a conversation with someone where their understanding of God and who He is, was dramatically flawed. The topic was that (in their words) “God needs us”. This is false, and was false for the eternity before us. But before us, there was no falsehood, there was only truth about who He is. God is completely fulfilled in Himself, and did not create us out of a need, but a desire. Desire is completely different than need. I don’t NEED to be married, have kids, or even have food, because I am an eternal being, but I desire these pleasures because they are good to have, and God created it for good. God created us for HIS pleasure, but He did not need, nor will ever NEED us. He fully knew that we were going to fall, and will fulfill Himself to us, for us, that we might love Him more, and feel his love more. In this He gets what He desires, a creation that loves Him wholeheartedly, by choice, by faith, and through perseverance through grace given to us by Him.
I can understand that because man fell, that God needs us, in the sense that His promises will be fulfilled, but again that is for us, and not Himself. His promises are fulfilled in the Cross. His love was fully proven on the Cross, and we will now experience all that He desired for himself from us after Jesus returns. (which is a BIG topic, and SO many conversations to come).
My main point is that God does not need us at all for anything, ever. He does not need anything from us to feel better about Himself, because He lacks NOTHING. And if we do our part, ‘no GOOD thing will he withold from us if we walk uprightly.’
It almost seems like my argument was a play on words, it could have been…. but I am easily stirred up when someone paints a blurry, seemingly false, or definitley false picture of God’s sovereignty, love, etc etc.
We need Him, and the ONLY way to the Father is through JESUS. (That is another topic I want to spend much time on, because Jesus is the ONLY way that all this striving we’ve been doing for thousands of years makes any sense.)
You either have to allow Jesus’ HOLY, UNDEFILED blood grant you an entrance through pearly gates, or you have “made noble” your fleshly desires by convincing yourself that you are good, or you hate Him for His judgments because you didnt ask for this life, and you did your best with what He gave you, or you have even intentionally raged against His kingdom for Satan. Blah blah blah… I could say plenty more examples but I’m kinda “blah” at this point because I read Ecclesiastes today, and the whole “vanity & striving for the wind” theme is kinda sinking in as there is a vast arrangement of deceptions of ways to convince yourself you are going to heaven without Jesus.
O! I wish I could just close my eyes, and fill this blog up with everything that is burning on my heart right now!
..all the glory goes to Him who died for us…
