Jesus taught through parables. As we approach the New Earth, his teachings–indeed, all the wisdom of the Bible–must be re-appraised through the lens of vibrational alignment.
1 Samuel 16:7 – 6 tips to see through God’s eyes
“For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7)
If you seek unity, look with unity.
1 Kings 17 – Elijah and the ravens: a lesson in letting go
“Ravens brought him bread and meat twice a day, and he drank water from the creek. But after a while, it dried up because there was no rain.” (1 Kings 17:4-7)
Sometimes, we just need to let go.
Matthew 6:25 – align with your day to reduce anxiety
“I tell you not to worry about your life. Don’t worry about having something to eat, drink or wear. Isn’t life more than food or clothing?” (Matthew 6:25)
If you can navigate today in a way that’s congruent with what today is about, you’ll have a feeling of safety, satisfaction and accomplishment.
Matthew 7:3 – What you judge in others reflects what you judge in yourself
“You can see the speck in your friend’s eye, but you don’t notice the log in your own eye.” (Matthew 7:3)
We note the difference in size between the log and the speck. What we don’t see is their similarity: both are made of wood. One reflects the other.
Matthew 10 – The truth is always unacceptable
“Don’t think that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came to bring trouble, not peace. I came to turn sons against their fathers, daughters against their mothers, and daughters-in-law against their mothers-in-law.” (Matthew 10:34-35)
Here’s a simple test to tell whether you’re refusing to see the log in your own eye. If you look at a painful, inflamed situation, and you think you’re entirely in the right and the other party is entirely in the wrong, you’re blanking out the truth.
Matthew 16:24 – No, Jesus isn’t going to take up your cross for you
“Then Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross and follow me.’” (Matthew 16:24)
“Take up your cross” is an invitation to walk your own personal calvary to deal with whatever is afflicting you—your own crucifixion on the cross of fear and shame.
Luke 5 – Before asking Jesus to make new wine of you, study winemaking
“No one pours new wine into old wineskins. The new wine would swell and burst the old skins. Then the wine would be lost, and the skins would be ruined.” (Luke 5:37)
If you intend with all your heart for your life to change, and are willing to step out of your comfort zone to break down your current circumstances, Jesus will make new wine of you.
Luke 15 – The Prodigal Son: a model for responsibility
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We cannot be responsible until we show up.
John 2 – God is uncompromising; you must be too
“Not long before the Jewish festival of Passover, Jesus went to Jerusalem. There he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves in the temple. He also saw moneychangers sitting at their tables. So he took some rope and made a whip. Then he chased everyone out of the temple, together with their sheep and cattle. He turned over the tables of the moneychangers and scattered their coins.” (John 2:13-15)
It’s not just Jesus that’s uncompromising. Throughout the Old Testament, God continually puts people into deeply discomfiting situations that can only be overcome with ruthlessness.
Revelation 7:14 – The road to Heaven goes through Hell, not away from it
“These are the ones who have gone through the great suffering. They have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and have made them white.” (Revelation 7:14)
With every step of well-intended growth we heal our ancient, unconscious programming—but we also blindly descend into the fiery furnace of obstacles and divisions within ourselves.
