Pure Positive Guidance ~ No.107. (Mobile Version).

~ In His Image, In This World. ~

 There's  a Very Meaningful Chapter in the Bible in 1 John, Chapter 4.
It describes the Love of God & Jesus, and how we are to Love Each Other.

It's also Very Special for my Wife & I because we chose a big section of it to be read at our Wedding.

Over the years I've read it Many times and about a week ago I was reading it again. Even though I've read it Many times, when I read it this time, there was one particular line that stood out Very Powerfully.  That line was:
“As He is, so are we in this world”, (1 John 4:17). 

I kept reading it over and over as I was Drawn to this Powerful Word of God.

The next day my Wife said to me that she had been reading through 1 John and she was up to Chapter 4. She said that a line had stood out to her in a way that she had never noticed before. The line was:
“As He is, so are we in this world”. 

WOW ~ I knew straight away that God was Guiding us that there was Something Special about this line. 

My Wife said when she read it she thought, “WOW, there's so much Power in that one line”. 
She also said “Even if people would just Believe that one line, then the devil would have to pack his bags and Leave”.  I Completely Agree.

The Bible says in (Genesis 1:26), God said, “Let Us make Man in Our image”. 

The 'Us' and 'Our' that He was referring to was God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit.

That means that You are made in the Image of God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit. 

When You put that Together with: “As He is, so are we in this world”, and You 'Believe it, then the Amazing Power of God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit is Released in You.

Then the devil will Not be able to 'Trick' You, 'Trap' You, or 'Tempt' You.

The devil has NEVER defeated God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit.

He tried to 'Trick' Jesus by 'Tempting' Him in the Wilderness, but Jesus 'Outsmarted' & 'OverPowered' the devil by using God's Word: “It Is Written”. 

Jesus 'Knew' & 'Believed' that the devil has got 'NO' Power over Him, and He saw Straight Through the 'Lies & Deception' of the devil.

Jesus used His 'Brain' to OverPower the devil with 'Truth'. 

Your 'Brain' is made 'In The Image' of Jesus' Brain. 

WOW. That means when You use Your Own Brain when the devil tries to 'Trick' You with 'Lies & Deception', then You will see 'Straight Through' it and use 'Truth' to 'OverPower' him. 

~ The devil will use 'Other People' to try to 'Tempt' You to Do Wrong things.
~ He will use 'Past Memories' to 'Trap' You into Living a Miserable Life.
~ He will use 'Anything & Anybody' to 'Trick' You into Believing 'Lies' about 'Who You Are', instead of Believing the 'Truth' about 'Who God Says You Are'.

The devil has got Many ways to 'Lie' to You, but when You Believe that You are Made In The Image of God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, then the devils Lies 
'Can Not' & 'Will Not' defeat You.  

While I was talking to my Wife about the Powerful Bible verse (1 John 4:17):
“As He is, so are we in this world”, my Wife said, 
“The Important word is 'Are'. We 'Are' as Jesus is in this world. It Doesn't say we 'Might' be, or 'Maybe one day'.  It says “So Are We””. 

That's Very True. The Bible doesn't 'Mess About' with Words. It speaks the 'Truth'. When You 'Believe' God's Word in the Bible, it will 'Set You Free' from the 'Traps' and 'Lies' of the world.

You and I Live in 'This World'. 
Jesus came down from Heaven and also Lived in 'This World'. 

By the 'Way' He Lived His Life in 'This World', He showed us 'Who We Are'. 
“As He is, so are we in this world”. 

You and I have a Perfect Example of 'Who God Created Us To Be', by looking at 'Who' Jesus is in the Bible.

  ~ Jesus is Loving ~ That means You 'Are' Loving.
         That's 'Who God Created You to Be'. 
  ~ Jesus is Caring ~ That means You 'Are' Caring.
  ~ Jesus is Honest ~ You 'Are' Honest. 
  ~ Jesus is Not Stubborn ~ You 'Are' Not Stubborn. 
  ~ Jesus is Kind Hearted ~ You 'Are' Kind Hearted. 
  ~ Jesus is Full of Joy ~ You 'Are' Full of Joy. 
  ~ Jesus is The Light of the world ~ You 'Are' The Light of the world. 

There are Many other Wonderful Characteristics of Jesus that give You a Beautiful Guide to 'Who You Are'. 

When You 'Believe' God's Word, instead of the 'worlds word' about 'Who You Are', then You will Discover 'Who God Created You To Be'. 
And when You 'Live' as that Person, ' You Will Be Free'. 

The New Testament was wrote by Wonderful People who knew Jesus 'In Person'. They spent time With Him 'In This World'. And they Lovingly wrote down 'Their Experiences' With Jesus so that we can All 'Know' Who Jesus Is.

When You Believe the 'Truth' of  'Who Jesus Is',
then You will be able to Believe the 'Truth' of 'Who You Are'. 

“As He is, so are we in this world”.