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Man Was Created In The Image Of God

by John Mathai August 6, 2023

written by John Mathai

God works in mysterious ways His wonders to perform. Belief is a powerful attitude that is closely linked to faith. You believe in someone and this belief translates into action. Belief in miracles translates into substance. This is transmutation from one form into another. Thought changes into substance. This is the realm of the miraculous. It all hangs on belief. Faith in the power of the gospel to save, heal and deliver translates into salvation, healing and deliverance. The Holy Spirit provides the unction to believe and this belief becomes fact. It seems like an illusion but an illusion does not have substance. Thought is one form and substance is another form. They both originate from the same source. The fish is one form that has apparatus to survive in water while the bird is another form that has wings to fly.

Man

A man was formed in the image of God and therefore can think and do like God. An image is a reflection of the real. You see your image in the mirror and see what you look like. Your image in the mirror that you see is the image of God. When you believe this then you will act like God in love and righteousness. God is love, faith, hope, and all things good and lovely. When you bear these fruits then you reflect the image of God. What we imagine comes from God.

Imagination

Imagination has creative power. Imagination is from the Spirit in us. God is Spirit and He created us as a spirit residing in a body. Therefore when we imagine something we are creating something from our spirit. This is how dreams and visions are formed. In our fallen state most of our imagination comes from our soul. Our born again spirit can imagine from our spirit man. This is why we can now imagine like God as He communicates with our spirit. This way the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit manifest through us.

Dr. John Mathai

Your Image Of God: Who Do You Worship?

by John Mathai August 2, 2020

written by John Mathai

Our image of God matters. What is our experience of God? Is He a God out there in the distance and unknown or a personal intimate God? Is He someone who we think we know but have no relationship with Him? Or is He a supernatural being who is a Spirit rather than flesh and blood? Our response makes the difference in terms of whom we worship.

Many have made God after their own image. This is a god they have made to benefit themselves. Many idols are made to symbolize this god. In all of us, there is a need to worship someone or something beyond ourselves. This need was in us since we were born. How we meet this need varies depending on what we have been taught or the environment we grew up in.

New Creation Image

God created in us a longing for Himself. He created us to have fellowship with Him. This was the original intent of God. However, the Fall broke this fellowship. Now man is left to his own devices to make God according to his image. God made us in His image. However, since the fall we have been born in man’s image. God sent Jesus to restore us to God’s image. We are now a new creation in His image – we call this the born-again experience. We were born again in the Spirit so we can worship God in Spirit and in truth. This is a supernatural transaction.

Supernatural God

God is supernatural. He is Spirit and dwells in the third heaven. Yet He is omniscient and dwells within us. This is a mystery. God has made His habitation in us so that we can dwell with Him in Heaven. All we have to do is surrender to Him. We are spirit beings on an Earthly journey. Our final destination is in Heaven with Him. Now, in the Spirit, we are seated in the Heavenly places in Christ Jesus (Eph 2:6). Our feet are on the ground on Earth. Now we can operate from Heaven while on Earth and see His Kingdom come on Earth as it is in Heaven. What a glorious inheritance we have in Jesus.

August 2, 2020 0 comments

Faith

Living In What Is Real

by John Mathai August 1, 2020

written by John Mathai

An image is a reflection and not the real thing. When you look in the mirror you see an image of you. When you confuse the image with your real self, then confusion will rule. This is what is happening around us. We promote ourselves and cover up our weaknesses and blemishes and sell a false self to others. This world is full of deception because fear rules our lives.

Fear can become an idol that is worshipped. How? Fear drives us to do things to hide ourselves from the real. The real is too frightening and so we accept the unreal. The unreal is an idol to prop up the false self. What a dilemma we find ourselves in. Who can rescue us from this false idol?

Jesus Rescues Us

Jesus came to save us from our fallen self. We were born in sin. Just as Adam and Eve covered themselves with leaves to cover their nakedness, so we too cover ourselves with a covering to hide our real self. This cover-up will work for a while but will not last. One day we will have to confront the real self beneath our cover.

Jesus is the real person who walked on the earth to show us the way out of the madness we are in. We can be a new creation in Him. He wants to restore us to the original person God created, and to live for eternity. Before Adam and Eve sinned they were destined to live for eternity. The fall led to them becoming limited in their life, and death was the result. Now God has made a way for us to shed our pretense and to accept reality. When we face the reality of our sin, then we become real and can be saved.

“Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in His eyes.” Romans 12:2

August 1, 2020 0 comments