Comparison and competition are the enemies of oneness with God and with each other. The kingdom of God is not a place to compete or compare, for we are all children of the same King and we are all living in the same kingdom. Jesus never competed with the Pharisees; He never compared Himself to the disciples; He manifested who He was and it called people up, it was never to put them down. Our need to be the first, the best, the one is a sign of insecurity in us that can only be met in knowing who Jesus is and what He says about us. Other people cannot make you feel secure, only God can establish firmly your identity which is your security.

I was thinking about Jesus, the Father and the Holy Spirit this morning and Isaiah 40:25 dropped into my spirit, “To whom will you compare me? Who is my equal?” asks the Holy One.” The reason God has no equal is not because of heirarchy but because of manifestation. He sets the bar for what it means to be God because of who He is. When you know the living God no idol can compare, no person comes close, there is nothing that holds water to our living God. There really is no other name you want to follow because the name of Jesus is Savior; the name of the Father is Light; and the name of the Holy Spirit is Breath; once you have tasted and seen that the Lord is good, nothing else tastes as good as Him; nothing else satisfies like He does.

Friends manifestion is trumping competition and comparison. Once you manifest who God has created you to be there is no need to compete with anyone else for anything else. People will see your value, will want your gift, and will desire your time. When you know who you are in Christ you manifest Him and others want to be around you. Others may compete with you and compare themselves with you but you just manifest by loving God and loving people. This is what real contentment looks like and feels like. It is time to manifest.