GOD IS LOOKING FOR A RETURN ON HIS INVESTMENT Part 1

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Scripture References: Genesis 1 – 2; Matthew 13:1-23; Matthew 25:14-30; Acts 17:16-33; Colossians 1:16

Acts 17:26 – “From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.”

God has made an INVESTMENT in us, and He is LOOKING for a RETURN on His investment.

In the same way that we IMPART into students / disciples / mentees and EXPECT to SEE a RESPONSE and RETURN on our investment in them, Holy Spirit is our 24/7 IN HOUSE Teacher, and God is LOOKING for a RETURN on His investment.

What kind of return is He looking for?  To answer this question, we only need to consider what He has invested in us.  Whatever He has invested in us is what He expects to see DUPLICATED and MULTIPLIED as a RETURN.

When a farmer plants apple seeds, they expect an apple tree to grow and PRODUCE A RETURN of apples.  So, the question we must ask ourselves is... what has God INVESTED in ME?  He's looking for a RETURN.

There is both a nature AND nurture aspect to this investment.

Not nature VERSUS nurture, but nature AND nurture.

What do I mean?  God breathed His DNA into us, and through “The Prophetic Art of Becoming" His DNA is purposed to develop and grow into full maturity.  Truly, God's DNA (image) is in EVERY human being whom He created and in whom He BREATHED the breath of Life.  Therefore, God INVESTED His BREATH... His LIFE... His DNA... His IMAGE in us!

The MAGNITUDE of this Truth overwhelms me sometimes. It REALLY does even now.

Oh, how He LOVES us!  How He GAZES at us and all that He has invested in us... with EXPECTATION... to RECEIVE a RETURN on His investment.

I pray that the WEIGHT of this Truth REALLY... I mean REALLY possesses us to the CORE of our being... I would that ALL would FEEL the weight of His LOVE through the depth and weight of this Truth by revelation, drawing us ALL into greater INTIMACY with Him!

Before we move onto the NURTURE aspect of God’s investment in us, the Lord desires us to more deeply consider the NATURE aspect of His investment.

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