Fishlike.

I was reading the word. Not knowing where to start, I remembered a chapter Daddy told me to read a few weeks ago. I had already started on it a while ago, but nothing special. It suddenly blossomed into this jumble of thoughts that I'm not even sure I can follow. Nevertheless...

In Isaiah 49, if I'm not mistaken, Israel is basically talking about God having a plan for the land even greater than "he" can imagine. He starts off talking about how God called him even before he was born. This astounds me!
You see, we may have been cursed with the sinful nature of man for the rest of our lives as human beings, but we are also called to be a child of God.

Even though we were born in sin, we were also born with a promise.

We can choose to live by the sinful nature, but there is an alternative to fulfill God's plan for us. We can choose to seek him. We can decide to forget about the curse that was placed on us and live to what we were really meant to be. We may be born with burdens from family crises and such, but that doesn't mean we have to live by it. We can choose to forget the sinful nature, and live by as Damon Thompson would say, the "fish nature."

But that's not all. The word said God called him before we were born. Before the sin was the purpose. We must know that God is stronger than any impurities, fleshly desires, or really just our human nature. We have a tendency to be destructive to ourselves, It's just how we are. But we also have a nature to search for something bigger than this world. I don't think this quality is in us just by accident.

I think God put it in us so we would seek him. In all of the curiosities we experience day to day, we would surely one day decide to search for the great mystery of the Holy one. And through this, we become more like a fish.

The beauty of seeking the Lord is that not only are we affected, but we are affecting others around us. As we become more and more intimate with Him, it starts so show (or shine, if you will). We become a light for the nations. People will start to notice the change. They will see how His word is breaking the sinful nature of man, and creating the spiritual nature of His own.

God, I thank you for this fresh word you have revealed to me. I could go more in depth, but I'm running out of room. Help us abandon the nature of man and seek to find the spiritual nature of you. Change us into what you want us to be. And through this, make us a light for the nations. Use us for your glory. Thank you.

Leslie Alexander.