We Were Created to Inhabit This Earth Part 1
The key to understanding humanity's presence and purpose here and Earth is to understand God's original intent. If we know what the Lord intended in the beginning, we can have a better sense of where we are now and where we need to be going.
Intent can be defined as original purpose.
Focus Point: It is more important for us to know what a person intended than to know what he or she actually said or did. If we do not properly discern intent, misunderstanding will definitely follow. This is one reason why so many individuals are confused in this world. We have misunderstood God's original intent; we have misunderstood not only ourselves, but also God's purpose for us on Earth.
Understanding the intent, gives us the "big picture". If we see or hear only a small part of the whole, we will misunderstand and draw an incorrect conclusion. Keep in mind, that God has a purpose for everything He does. All of us who are citizens of His Kingdom are part of His plan, but often all we can see is the tiny portion that involves us at any given moment.
Regularly referring to the Constitution, God's guidebook for life in His Kingdom, will inform us of His intent, which will, in turn, help us keep the big picture before us.
Intent is also the most critical component of motivation. It is the source of motivation and the reason why someone does something or creates something.
Focus Point: Unless specifically stated, intent is usually hidden.
Constitutional Scripture: Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork.
Please note: God's original intention is stated explicitly in the very first chapter of the constitution in Genesis 1:26-28 Then God said, 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. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
Focus Point: The phrase "God said" indicates that what follows is the expression of the intent that God purposed beforehand in His mind. Wherever God speaks, we need to listen carefully. because we are about to receive His revealed intention. In this case, we learn about God's intention; His purpose; in creating the universe, the planet we call Earth, along with all its creatures, especially the human race.
In order for Him to facilitate this, God prepared a special habitat for His human representatives, a "home base" from which they would fulfill His intent and fill the Earth with the culture of Heaven.
Constitutional Scripture: Genesis 2:8, 15 The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed....Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.
God created an environment for man to thrive. Remember, God's original intent was to populate the Earth with humanity, who then would rule and dominate this planet for Him and His name.
Continuing with part 2
Intent can be defined as original purpose.
Focus Point: It is more important for us to know what a person intended than to know what he or she actually said or did. If we do not properly discern intent, misunderstanding will definitely follow. This is one reason why so many individuals are confused in this world. We have misunderstood God's original intent; we have misunderstood not only ourselves, but also God's purpose for us on Earth.
Understanding the intent, gives us the "big picture". If we see or hear only a small part of the whole, we will misunderstand and draw an incorrect conclusion. Keep in mind, that God has a purpose for everything He does. All of us who are citizens of His Kingdom are part of His plan, but often all we can see is the tiny portion that involves us at any given moment.
Regularly referring to the Constitution, God's guidebook for life in His Kingdom, will inform us of His intent, which will, in turn, help us keep the big picture before us.
Intent is also the most critical component of motivation. It is the source of motivation and the reason why someone does something or creates something.
Focus Point: Unless specifically stated, intent is usually hidden.
Constitutional Scripture: Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork.
Please note: God's original intention is stated explicitly in the very first chapter of the constitution in Genesis 1:26-28 Then God said, 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. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
Focus Point: The phrase "God said" indicates that what follows is the expression of the intent that God purposed beforehand in His mind. Wherever God speaks, we need to listen carefully. because we are about to receive His revealed intention. In this case, we learn about God's intention; His purpose; in creating the universe, the planet we call Earth, along with all its creatures, especially the human race.
In order for Him to facilitate this, God prepared a special habitat for His human representatives, a "home base" from which they would fulfill His intent and fill the Earth with the culture of Heaven.
Constitutional Scripture: Genesis 2:8, 15 The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed....Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.
God created an environment for man to thrive. Remember, God's original intent was to populate the Earth with humanity, who then would rule and dominate this planet for Him and His name.
Continuing with part 2