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 over
We are UNITED WITH GOD AND EACHOTHER
We have Jesus' GLORY in us
Ps. 23:1-5
5 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 1:16
For of his fulness we all received, and [1] grace for grace.
John 17:22
And 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 ENEMY
WE BELIEVE NO LONGER THE LIES OF THE ENEMY
WE BELIEVE GOD'S WORD ABOUT WHO WE ARE

IN CHRIST:
We are VICTORIOUS
We are FREE
We are HEALED
We are UNITED
We are STRONG
We PERSEVERE
We have HOPE
We have JOY
We have PEACE
We are LOVED
We are ACCEPTED
We have a FUTURE
We are FORGIVEN
We are RIGHTEOUS
We are PATIENT
We are KIND
We are SLOW TO ANGRE
We DON'T KEEP A RECORD OF WRONGS
We are TRUSTWORTHY
We are FUNNY
We are SATISFIED IN CHRIST
We have THE HOLY SPIRIT, THE PERSON OF JESUS IN US @ ALL TIMES
We 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. 12:2
Do 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 iswhat 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!!