worship

when Jesus  went to the cross, He did so with a crown of thorns for our sake. Now if you have accepted  him as your lord and saviour, its your duty to daily replace those thorns with praise - not because he needs it, he has already risen and that's enough glory for him, but he calls you to do it for the sake of the blessings he wants to shower on you

recieve this gift

when the bible says in Rom 11:29

29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
KJV
it means that though you have gone astray and done all sorts of evil, leaving the higher calling that he gave you, you can repent and come back among his sheep and take back your place of gifting or calling. it may not seem like it at first, nor will all your church members accept you at first or at all, but the one who called you back explained in the conversation with his lover in the story of songs of Solomon chapter 1the way you are to come back.
she asked him:
Song 1:7-8
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
and his reply was:
8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.
KJV


 in other words, he wants you to come back to your place of service and learn at the feet of his apostles.
So if you hear him call you back to say, don't listen to the voice of the self righteous people who condemned you when you made a mistake, just take a bold step into his fellowship and he is waiting there with open arms

Reawakening the greatest creation story (1)

When God said, let us make man and give him dominion over the animals, He already had the dominion over all, but in a way, he stepped aside and allowed man to have the seat of dominion over His other creation.
This seat is what the devil took away at the garden of Eden and that is what Jesus came to give back to us at the cross.
What manner of love is this that God could allow man taste His position with man, even if he said 'My glory will i share with no man". this is because we are His most prized possession. Just like an inventor who reaches the Jackpot of his inventing career, the invention that got him there will definitely gain his best attention, He could give up anything to see that invention go places.
You can also see it from way down the History lane of the Bible in the time of Joseph. Joseph was in charge of everything in Egypt and was only answerable to Pharaoh. Pharaoh trusted he could handle the job, because he saw something in Him.
this is the way God also sees us, He trusted us right from the garden of Eden and even when we lost the way, He continued to find a way for Him to trust us again - that's why Jesus came back. Unlike the Joseph case, however, He does not only see ability in us, he put the ability in us, and when He says he loves us, He means his love prevents him from seeing those imperfections that we and other humans see in us...to be continued...