Now breifly reinterating this subject, being born again happens when we are baptized into His very name and Spirit in accordance to his words in Acts 2:38 and Galatians 3:27. When we do this, we take on Him. In fact, now he is accesable to us and can find rest IN us. He guides us, councils us, and leads us into ALL truth.
Sometimes he does this in the most unorthodox of ways, but isn't that a good character trait of an amazing teacher and father anyway? In fact, aren't our most memorable moments very much outside our normal grind? The things that captivate us the most, usually involve an intense excitement or element of fun to them. This is the type of atmosphere is the most fertile, at which learning thrives.
Now after you read this article, I would like you to please watch the scene that I posted below. This scene is from the movie The Lion King and is probably one of the most moving scenes in this entire movie! It is also a turning point at which Simba, who is main character of this movie, finds out his identity and who he really is.
Now, I will walk you through what God showed me. I happened to look up the name Simba and Mustafa, who of course are two of the main characters in this story. What I found was very interesting. Simba is Swahili for the word "Lion" and Mustafa is Swahili for the word "King." Mustafa in this movie, is the King of the lions and Father of Simba who is the heir to the throne. This entier movie now is about Simba trying to find his place in life. It's really about Simba maturing and trying to find his identity.
This connection of identity is again, is something that God communiated to me very clearly, in this scene, God showed me that he is Mustafa, the King. He is my father. God showed me my relation to Simba because He is my father, just as Mustafa is Simba's father. He also related this idea to living a life as a man, just as at one time, Mustafa lived a life as a lion. At one point, God walked as a man (a lion in relation to this story) and lived and walked in my shoes. He understands what I go through and can relate to my experience.
So God, who revealed himself as Jesus, is really the ultimate LION KING. Now if we know who who HE is, then we will know who we are! He showed me that so many Christians have forgotten Him because they really don't know who he really is. Most Christians only see Jesus as the lion or the son of God. They don't know that he is ALSO The Father and Holy Spirit. They don't see him as the Father, and they don't know that HIS Holy Spirit can live inside of us!
So many Christians have forgoten who Jesus is, and in doing so they have forgoten who they are...We are Lion Kings, sons of the LION KING! Jesus is our Father and we were made in His very image. This image is His very nature. Again, we take on HIM when we were born again, baptized into his very name and Spirit!
Can God use a such simple childrens movie to speak to his people? I will let you be the judge. Soon after watching this movie, The Lion King and meditating on all of these thoughts, a word came to me. The word was Micah 4:9 "Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counseller perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail." God's people, this is a message, not only to me, but to you. Do you know who you are? Do you remember? It's time that we all take our place and walk in our God given authority. It's time to be LION KINGS. (Romans 8:19)