FIGHT!

    Do you know the movie Pacific Rim (de Toro, 2013)? I love that movie. Can I show you how it relates to our life story? It is often said that we are all God's children. This is true as we are born to the creature He created. 

The creature of course is mankind and we are made after our own kind. In Genesis 1, it is repeated several times. We are born in His image and a book is written about us, prophetically before we are born. I think this blog is digging a little under the surface today.

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Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Genesis 1: 26-27

We are made in His image. Most people assume that means we look like Him physically, others think that we have body, soul and spirit same as He does. I am not arguing with that. 

What it means is that we are a representation of God on this earth like an ambassador. So when Eve was tempted with the fruit, it was really the devil saying don't be like Him, don't represent God, you be a god. 

This carries through for Jesus. In the temptation of Jesus. He was tempted to think, wish and feel which is the mind, soul and heart. In Luke 4:6 the devil tempts him to give him authority but He already had authority, so do we. 

In Genesis the scripture continues to speak of dominion so it is clear that we have authority given to us. This is further supported if you take out the comma it would say let us make man in our image and likeness with dominion over the earth.

The emphasis doesn’t fall so much on the exterior appearance but the position of authority. In representing God on earth we rule the earth like God rules the heavens. Whatever we bind on earth is bound in heaven, whatever is loosed on earth is loosed in heaven. 

When Jesus came into this world He continued the message of the scriptures. He fulfilled it and established that authority in the spiritual realm for us. Whatever we ask of God The Father in His name, we will receive.

Like the Jaeger we are placed in situations to fight. In this world there is resistance. The devil will not let you live in peace. He will fight you. He might seem to win but do not forget God wrote a book about you before the devil knew you. 

Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them. Psalm 139:16

From the very beginning in Genesis chapter 1 we learn that we have dominion on this earth. We have dominion over the creeping things too! The devil is creepy and he creeps on the earth. 

You were formed in His image and likeness. The Jaeger in Pacific Rim was made to be victorious, no matter what. That is why there was a part two. As the resistance grows so must we. We have to grow in understanding that God made us to win.

God wrote the script or code for our human form to work. Jesus is the driver and The Holy Spirit fuels us with teaching and understanding. Every promise in the book is mine, every chapter every verse every line. Do you know this children's song?  

God orders our footsteps on the earth. We are driven to find our space in this world. Most of mankind feels there must be a reason for existence and that they have a purpose. Instinctively we know that there is a purpose. Our purpose is to represent God on this earth using authority over the things of the world and the spiritual realm.

I pray that God gives you understanding. I pray you have a powerful testimony of God in your life. I pray you have many more victories in your life. I give thanks for salvation. This is our first victory. Praise God. 

If you do not know Jesus as your Saviour, you can pray this prayer of conversion:

Dear Heavenly Father,

I ask you to forgive my sins in knowledge or ignorance. Please forgive me. I accept Jesus as my Saviour. I ask that Jesus comes into my life as I live to be a witness for Him. Please change my life and make me into the person you want me to be, in Jesus name I pray. Thank you. 

Source: 

https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/49831/image-vs-likeness-in-genesis-126

https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-stories/temptation-of-jesus-bible-story.html