Profit

Again awake in the wee hours last night. Here's the verse that spoke. 

“Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, Who leads you in the way you should go.”

Isaiah 48:17 NASB

What is profit? Well, in a strictly economical sense, it is the money you make after you pay off your initial investment and your overhead. Like product and salaries. If there is no profit, the business will fail. 

I read this verse last night and I felt such a strength in God's tone. Ownership. Fathership. "You are mine. I will lead you. You can trust me. I will teach you to live an abundant life." 

There is no profit in meager possibilities. It behooves us nothing to live in lack. Even more, it behooves others nothing for us as believers to live in lack. Fiscally, lack of character, lack of love. We will fail if we don't have more than enough; enough to spill it onto others. Profit. 

It's said that hurt people hurt people. The opposite is also true. Healed people heal people. Freed people free people. Blessed people bless people. FORGIVEN PEOPLE FORGIVE PEOPLE. 

That last one is so important. I see so little grace and love is in the world. If the Church truly knew how much she is forgiven and loved, how could we impact the world? 

The goodness of God is waiting on us.  😊❤️

What's At The End?

I grew up thinking that when I got to heaven, all my life would be played before everyone. Like a movie. All my actions, attitudes and expressions revealed before everyone. Then God would judge me. 

But it says in John that those who believe will not be judged...that is, condemned. 

“For God did not send His Son to the world that he may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through him; he who is believing in him is not judged, but he who is not believing hath been judged already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”

John 3:17-18 YLT98

http://bible.com/821/jhn.3.17-18.ylt98

There will be a Great White Throne Judgement, but we will not be judged based on our unrighteousness, but our righteousness. Remember, Jesus is our righteousness. I heard a great description of this recently. Instead of a movie screen, our our life will be before us and a fire will burn it. The wasted time, immaturity, wrong actions and attitudes will be burned away like chaff, and what remains; what we did out of relationship Him...that is what will remain. The jewels on our crown. 

I like this example in that it is based on Jesus, not on fear and shame. "You better act right or we will see it on your movie!" Lol. 

This takes all the fear out of my relationship with Jesus. I get to pursue Him, be pursued by Him, and watch my heart grow in love. This is a good good life. ❤️❤️❤️