New Life For The Nations

Our God is a turnaround God!  We go back to the book of Genesis chapter one and began to see how he showed his turnaround power.  The power of His words brought order into chaos and things began to turnaround. He began to speak to the darkness and the darkness turned into light.  He spoke to the emptiness and in turn filled it with it with fruitfulness. God created man (Adam) and turned a rib into his helpmate (Eve).

     The enemy has sought to turn back what God has destined to turn around.  His first attempt was in the garden with Adam and Eve. The enemy came in to reverse God’s attempt to turn what He had created.  (John 10:10) The enemy came to steal, kill, destroy what our God came to find, restore and to heal.

      BUT God is a turnaround God!  God demonstrated His turnaround power in the form of His Son.  It was at the cross that the turning point came for all humanity to receive their Savior.  Jesus paid the ultimate price for any situation contrary to His Word to turnaround.

      As the Sons and Daughters of God his spirit rest within us.  According to Mark 15 we are to go unto all the world and preach the gospel.  We are commissioned to work with Him to turn our world around. As we go we speak to the darkness and bring forth His light.  Turnaround! We go and find the lost and speak to them the message of salvation. Turnaround!

     Hebrews 12:2  Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.

     What does it mean to look unto Jesus?  If I was in a situation where I needed help and someone came by to lend a hand I don’t just look at his hand I look unto him.  When I look unto the person lending the hand I am turning to him and expecting him to offer the help I need.

     The Passion translation tells us Hebrews 12:2  Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection].

     Looking in the Greek signifies undivided attention.  To

look away from all distractions in order to fix one’s gaze on one object.  Distract means, “to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention”. The distractions the enemy puts in our lives is to keep us from being all God has created and called us for.  To keep us from continuing believing the promises of the Word.

      David tells us in Psalm 121:1  I look up to the mountains and hills, longing for God’s help. But then I realize that our true help and protection come only from the Lord,our Creator who made the heavens and the earth.