PREPOSITIONS???
DEFINiTION: Prepositions: A word in a sentence indicating its relation to a verb, or an adjective...Examples: at, in, to, by, from, with, for, of... Example sentences: "Where did you come (from)?"/ "Where are you going (to)?"/"I Bless you (in) the NAME (of) JESUS CHRIST!!!".
My wife Mary and I have two (2) adult daughters - both of them are Treasures from GOD our HOLY FATHER!!! When Katy and Carrie were very young girls (ages 6-8) - they loved to collect small stones of various shapes and colors.
During those years Mary and I bought for them an electric "Rock Tumbler". The four (4) of us very much enjoyed placing the stones in the tumbler - then letting the rock tumbler "grind" the stones through the night. (The tumbler was so noisy...that we had to put it into a separate building - so that we could sleep through the night!).
It was always exciting the next morning to open the tumbler to see how the stones had changed!!! The tumbling motions caused the stones to be polished, and shiny, and often beautiful colors and designs were revealed!!! [A humorous note: "Polish" does NOT indicate people from the nation of Poland!]. "Polish" = to make a smooth, shiny surface by rubbing, tumbling, or by chemical action."
In (1 Peter 2:4-5)...We who have accepted JESUS CHRIST as our SAVIOR and LORD are described: "Coming to HIM as to a living stone, rejected by men, but Chosen by GOD and precious."
"You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to GOD through JESUS CHRIST."
"Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, "Be hold, I lay in Zion a Chief Cornerstone, elect, precious...".
Most of us do experience some "rough and tumble" periods... (Polishing) times in our lives...illnesses, injuries, broken relationships, deaths of friends or relatives, loss of a job, divorce, etc. Sometimes these experiences can lead to depression, or physical health problems, etc.
But as we more and more learn to give to GOD OUR FATHER our difficulties/crises...HE can and will "walk with us us through them... and use those experiences to "Polish"/transform us more and more into the image of HIS SON JESUS!!!!!!!!!
"JESUS was Despised, Rejected, Forsaken, Wounded, Crushed and Crucified to save us from our sins!!! "The punishment Necessary for us to have peace and wellbeing was put on HIM."!!!!!!!! (Isaiah 53:1-12).---
So "...as we continue to Behold [In The WORD of GOD] as in a mirror the Glory of the LORD, are constantly being transfigured into HIS very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the LORD (WHO) is the SPIRIT." (2 Corinthians 3:18/Amplified Bible).
OK.....What about "Prepositions"??? Hmmm Let's see how it will open up our understanding of the word "preposition" by adding ONE TINY LITTLE mark (-) to "preposition"... ****PRE-POSITION **** GOD our HEAVENLY FATHER Pre-positioned us...
Even as [In HIS LOVE] HE chose us--- actually picked us out for HIMSELF as HIS OWN in JESUS before the foundation of the world; that we should be holy (consecrated and set apart for HIM)..." (Ephesians 1:4/Amplified Bible). **** PRE- POSITIONED ****
As we SUBMIT to HIM and ALLOW HIM to use the difficult/painful times to "Polish" us---to make us "smooth and shiny" so that HIS LIGHT (JESUS says in (John 8:12)/ "I AM THE LIGHT"---then our lives will Reflect HIS light to others!!!
"For GOD WHO said, 'Let there be Light' (Genesis 1:3),has shone in our hearts so as (to beam forth) the LIGHT for the illumination of the knowledge of the Majesty and Glory of GOD [as it IS MANIFEST in the PERSON and is REVEALED] in the FACE of JESUS CHRIST the MESSIAH." (2 Corinthians 4:6/Amplified Bible).
"Then those who live in AWE OF THE LORD talked often one to another; and the LORD listened and heard it and a book of remembrance was written before HIM of those who reverenced and worshipfully feared the LORD and who thought on HIS Name. "
"And they shall be MINE, says the LORD of HOSTS, in that day when I publicly recognize and openly declare them to be MY jewels (MY special possession, MY Treasure). And I will spare them, as a man spares his own son who serves him." (Malachi 3:16-17/Amplified Bible).
YES!!! We EACH and ALL were PRE-positioned as HIS-IN-JESUS!!!!!!!! Let us EACH and ALL submit to FATHER GOD'S Polishing of us...so that HIS LIGHT will shine forth to point others to JESUS!!!!!!!!! (2 Corinthians 4:6/Amplified Bible/Isaiah 33:17).
