He Never Gave Me Christ (Jesus)

So I have ran from this last blog entry for a while. The first two simply opened my heart and eyes to so much which was taking place in my life that I had to let those things soak into my spirit. This last piece of the "He Never Gave Me Christ" series deals with the image of Jesus which should be a reflection within whoever HE is. After almost a month of running from this thing I finally have to sit and listen to God as He continues to speak to me about how the last guy never gave me Christ as Jesus (do not get all spiritually deep on me before you read what this means).

I pray that as I type and allow God to speak through me, He will continue to minister to you either as a husband or a wife. Be blessed.


3. He Never Gave Me Christ (Jesus)

Ephesians 5:25 For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her 26 to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word.[b] 27 He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault. 28 In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself. 29 No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church. 30 And we are members of his body.(NLT)




Christ as Jesus - To Protect /Banner (Jehovah Nissi)

Now with Jesus I must take my time and break this all the way down so that you can understand fully how God just busted my mind on this. READY SET GO...

According to http://www.blueletterbible.org/study/misc/name_god.cfm#link5

Strong's Reference: 3071




Jehovah Nissi in the Septuagint: kurios kataphugê mou — the Lord is my refuge


Meaning and Derivation: Jehovah is translated as "The Existing One" or "Lord." The chief meaning of Jehovah is derived from the Hebrew word Havah meaning "to be" or "to exist." It also suggests "to become" or specifically "to become known" — this denotes a God who reveals Himself unceasingly.

Nes (nês), from which Nissi derived, means "banner" in Hebrew. In Exd 17:15, Moses, recognizing that the Lord was Israel's banner under which they defeated the Amalekites, builds an altar named

Jehovah-Nissi (the Lord our Banner). Nes is sometimes translated as a pole with an insignia attached. In battle opposing nations would fly their own flag on a pole at each of their respective front lines. This was to give their soldiers a feeling of hope and a focal point. This is what God is to us: a banner of encouragement to give us hope and a focal point.

So after reading this insert it first became apparent to me that whoever this man is first has to make himself known. I have no clue that he even exists until he reveals himself to me. Although the last guy made himself known on New Years Eve...he only made his physical appearance known...who he was spiritually was and is continuously a mystery to me. Jesus revealed himself to us back in the Old Testament (refer back to Boaz & David). It is from the book of Genesis all the way through the New Testament that Jesus informs us of who he is and why he is coming!

Jesus is God wrapped in flesh. He came to this world to save an entire being of mankind from an eternal damnation in which was also being prepared for us due to our sinful nature. He laid his own life down in order to save ours. He is our protection! Jesus gives us hope for what has happened, what is happening and what is about to happen! Daily I have to die to me so that I can live in him...and it is in hope that I believe that Christ is and will forever be my banner...my covering...my protection!

When it comes to the man who is on his way to find his wife, we have to remember that God has already informed us that this person was coming. We have to remain patient and faithful to God's timing on when that will happen. One thing God has always told me was this "the one that I send you will have my spirit which is wrapped in flesh (Genesis 1:26-27). I will send you someone who loves me more than he loves you, but in his ability to love me he will give you all that you need as a mate so that you can fully understand how much I loved you!" (Give me a moment as I run around this room one more time).

The former guy never gave me Christ as Jesus because he never showed me his banner. In the times of being on the front lines of spiritual warfare he never showed me who he was fighting for or against. This raised serious questions for me and it bothered me in a sense. I am currently undergoing a spiritual warfare with the enemy as it relates to the youth at my church. When my children come under attack...the mama bear in me comes out. The reason the courtship with the last guy had to end before it could began was because he was in no position to fight along side of me as I enter into the battle. What I have to do in this season of my life, that man was not prepared for and it was the banner in which he failed to provide which further let me know he was not the one. Whenever I was under a small attack I would confide in this man and he would simply look at me as if I had brought all the hell upon myself. I guess when you are obedient to God and are about kingdom business you are in someways vulnerable to the attacks of the enemy. This young man told me he was praying with me but I doubted if he actually was. I see this young man Sunday after Sunday in a servant position but his spirit simply is dormant. I mean it seems like it is alive but if has no visibility to it. This bothers me! How can I be with someone who is not in tune with what is going on in the spirit? Not to sound extra holy but there are specific seasons in my life in which I know I am being prepared to handle some business and it is not for the weak at heart or faith! Now is that season and I simply have to thank God for removing people out of my life who would become more of a hindrance than help!

He Never Gave Me Christ...Jesus. This is not to say that the man I will be with is Jesus. (Sorry ladies Jesus is NOT your husband). This is simply to say that whoever he is has to have certain characteristics and traits that reflect that of Christ in all aspects mentioned. If he is going to be a Son of God...then he must at least LOOK and ACT like his daddy. God does not have step children...I'm just saying!

I pray that whoever he is...that you are able to identify at least three distinctions of Christ in him. For me is was the reflections of Boaz, David and Jesus.

Be blessed and have a GREAT night!