When I think of this year’s overall theme, Level-Set,itremindsmeofthemanIknew as my grandfather and whom I affectionatelycalled,Daddy Daddywasa highly skilled carpenter with a side gig as anawesomeautomobilemechanic One
thingIdistinctlyrememberabouthimandhisworkisthatif heranintoacarpentryormechanicproblemthathecould notsolve,atthemoment,hewouldsimplysay“letmesleep on it.” Sure enough the next day he would go back to the problemtosuccessfullysolveit.
Daddy would use whatever mechanism or strategy that aroseinhisrelaxedmindtosetthecarpentry/building(and even automotive) issue on a level plane Isn’t that what Jesus did when He came to earth in human form? For the most part, He was relaxed when recognizing that His presence here was to rebuild or reset us humans so we couldsuccessfullyfindourcenterandpurposeasdesigned byFatherGODinthe“GardenofEden”
Yes, Jesus was and still is successful at realigning human’s warped concept(s) of GOD and of ourselves. He, too, was given the title of a Carpenter or Builder (tektōn, (Greek)) because of His stepfather’s work trade as a carpenter. He pried open the minds of people so as to see the truth about who they were in OUR daddy's (God) eyes. He showed us LOVE, FAITH, AND PATIENCE by ushering us to relinquish our old self-love and stale mindsets. Upon surrendering the old, He guides us to live in the new selflovewhichJesusChristbuiltaccordingtoMatthew16:16-19.
He gave us the ability to reassess so as to be open to beingreborninHimandtoliveinourrebuiltcharacterand status,realizingwearenolongerignorantofwhoHeisand who we are in Him. We are coworkers with Christ who are always assisted and lauded by Holy Spirit! We are awake, alive, and important to DADDY as expressed in Ephesians 1, 2:10,andsoon!
ToniaJohnson
