Sin, deceit and lies form cages which bind and turn us into “zoo” animals. We are caged and we only indulge our fleshly desires. We are conditioned that our master in sin and slavery is a mighty force to be reckoned with…

Jesus came, faced the enemy, took the keys from him and rendered our “master” defeated.

The cages are open but the lies and conditioning continues as we live in half-truths and deflated revelations, diluted by a defeated enemy which comes @ us with inflated balloon-animals to scare us, but the truth is:

WE ARE LIONS!

We were locked up as Lions and told we are worth less than dogs, treated like dogs, lived like dogs, ate and behaved like hated street dogs.We were shown pictures of dogs and made to believed that it was our own reflections. We even sound like dogs, yapping at our captors, without any attempt at being fierce.We were taught that we are dogs, so we beg like dogs, we play like dogs, we retreat with our tail between our legs like dogs...we are infact, treated like, filthy, flea-ridden, scrawny, bony, pathetic and sickly mutts!

BUT:Taking the Sword of Truth, we pop-open the cage of lies and out comes a LION...believing it is a dog!

Jesus created us by His Word as Lions.He, Himself is a Lion and we were created to be in His Pride of Lions.

Now that we are free, He doesn't need to “turn” us into Lions; He doesn't need to give us a mane, a tail, teeth, a ROAR or agility as Lions, NO, He just needs to feed us Truths, get us healthy and wash us clean from all the lies we have believed and made our own.

We have always been Lions and we still are Lions. God loved us because He desires us to be part of His Pride.

This analogy, I believe is for God's children who work and strive soo much to be Holy, to be worthy, to be God's children.

No, you need to stop and believe:

YOUR VALUE IS YOU

The Father, who sent Jesus, chose you, as you are, for your value before the world began.He died and rose victoriously for each one of us, because of His Love for us, if our value was diminished by sin, then perhaps we are the only ones who know this and believe this lie and it hasn't reached Jesus' ear…

SIN DOES NOT DETERMINE NOR DIMINISH YOUR VALUE IN GOD'S EYES

Sin brought seperation from Christ, but not devaluation of our value to Christ or love from Jesus.Jesus died whilst we were still sinners because of our infinite value to God our Father.

So, what now?

We are saved and instantly transformed into our healthy, strong, Pride of Lions. We don't have to beg, perform, plead, do tricks or bark for some attention or provision.Our food is not small rashioned portions either!

WE ARE ROARING CHILDREN OF GOD

We Are FREE We are BLESSED

We are BELOVED CHILDREN of God We are RAISED-UP with Jesus in the Heavenly Places

We have RECEIVED CHRIST'S FULLNESS in abundance, over and overWe are UNITED WITH GOD AND EACHOTHER

We have Jesus' GLORY in us

Ps. 23:1-55 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.Luke 6:38 Give, and you will receive. A large quantity, pressed together, shaken down, and running over will be put into your pocket. The standards you use for others will be applied to you."Eph 1:13 You heard and believed the message of truth, the Good News that he has saved you. In him you were sealed with the Holy Spirit whom he promised. Eph 1:14 This Holy Spirit is the guarantee that we will receive our inheritance.Eph 2: 6...and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places , in Christ Jesus:John 1:16For of his fulness we all received, and [1] grace for grace.John 17:22And the glory which thou hast given me I have given unto them; that they may be one, even as we are one;

WE ARE NOT THE LIES OF THE ENEMYWE BELIEVE NO LONGER THE LIES OF THE ENEMY

WE BELIEVE GOD'S WORD ABOUT WHO WE ARE

IN CHRIST:We are VICTORIOUS

We are FREEWe are HEALEDWe are UNITEDWe are STRONGWe PERSEVEREWe have HOPEWe have JOY

We have PEACEWe are LOVED

We are ACCEPTEDWe have a FUTUREWe are FORGIVEN

We are RIGHTEOUSWe are PATIENT

We are KINDWe are SLOW TO ANGRE

We DON'T KEEP A RECORD OF WRONGSWe are TRUSTWORTHY

We are FUNNYWe are SATISFIED IN CHRIST

We have THE HOLY SPIRIT, THE PERSON OF JESUS IN US @ ALL TIMESWe have the AUTHORITY OF JESUS IN US

We have the NAMES OF GOD over us(they all are fulfilled in His one Name: Jesus)

Rom. 12:2Do not be conformed to this world, but continually be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you may be able to determine what God's will is—what is proper, * pleasing, and perfect.

To know who we really are, we need to have our mindset renewed and untangled from the lies.This is done by meditating on God's word and who we are in Christ Jesus and who He is as our Savior and Ruler over all rulers and authorities. His Word is Truth and is Living and by His Spirit dwelling within us, we will start to grasp who we are in Christ.

Christ dwells within us...we simply need to start living as Lions, Wild, Passionate for and Free in God.

WE ARE LIGHTS FOR CHRIST

Lies and deceit will try and convince us that we are living with constant loadshedding, with spikes of light, but the truth is:

WE HAVE A NUCLEAR POWER STATION BUILT INTO US

Christ's POWER PLANT will never run dry, we just need to believe and ask His Spirit to train us to turn the Lights ON!

THERE IS AN ENDLESS STREAM OF POWER WAITING TO FLOW THROUGH US, TO BRING LIGHT , FREEDOM AND HOPE TO THE WORLD

Jesus said: “It is done”

The work on the Cross is done for those who believe, and by this the snares and lies of the enemy is undone in us, and we are FULLY resurrected in Jesus; we are done / complete just like the work on the Cross.

(What we lack and seems to be missing in us is understanding and wisdom; which we can ask for and God will give Freely.)

Above revelation reminds me of the “Lost Coin”. In a book I read many-many years ago, the following example was given:

When that coin was lost (speaking of a lost soul), it might have landed under a cupboard in the far corner, covered in spider-webs and years' worth of dust.

But the value of the coin is not diminished just because it is covered in dus and / or mud. Likewise, our value is not determined by sin or lack of sin, it is determined by the Creator, who Created us to be valuable...even if ONLY because He created us.

Take a R5 coin, drop some sand on it, what is it's value?Now, smear some mud on it, what is it's value?

YOUR VALUE = THE LIFE OF THE ONLY LIVING, RESURRECTED KING!!