It’s because of Religion, with its false image of God. The true image of God came through Jesus, but that image, rejected by those of religion, was quickly replaced with yet another religion, founded upon the teachings of Paul, who kept the false image alive through his false doctrine. Religion teaches that nothing happens unless it’s God’s will, so whatever happens, no matter how painful, and how much we suffer, it’s God’s will.  That is not what God’s Word teaches us!

Man was made in the image of God, which means that man has the power to form a creation through his word, as God made heaven and earth through His word.  This is not a word we speak through our mouth or in our mind, but a word we spoke into our heart. The Prophet Jeremiah refers to it as “man’s word,” which he says will be man’s burden, leading to punishment falling upon the house of those that say, “the burden of the Lord.” The Lord is truth, and truth carries no burden, it makes us free.  It is our word of error that is responsible for our pain and suffering, not God! “Woe unto them that call evil good… that put darkness for light…” The words of the Prophet Isaiah. The word woe means misery; grief, the consequence of mistaking lies for truth. Our word of error made our “first heaven and first earth,” formed through false perceptions and beliefs. To stop the pain and suffering, we must form “a new heaven and a new earth,” symbolizing “a new mind and a new heart.”

“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away… And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. Revelation 21:1,4

Our new creation takes works. Faith without works is dead, spoken by James, the brother of our Lord. Dead means it doesn’t exist. If we are not engaged in the works of our new creation we have no faith. And if we have no faith, we are left up to fate. Written by Sandra L. Butler © 2024