tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42173734507788265602024-02-18T18:27:12.358-08:00Daily Steps To Him~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-2686596187494341472012-01-19T09:02:00.000-08:002012-02-03T07:39:25.727-08:00The Seven Days of Miriam<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Miriam, adoring sister who watched from the reeds... would baby Moses fall into safe arms.... the arms of the Pharaoh's daughter... </div>
Exodus 2:4 <br />
And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.<br />
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...did you fear the arms of the Cushite wife of your brother... did you fear to let him go again or did you resent giving him again to someone different than Israel.</div>
Exodus 12:37-39 (see also Numbers 11:4)<br />
... And a mixed multitude went up also with them; ...<br />
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Numbers 12:1-4<br />
And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. <br />
And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it. <br />
(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) <br />
And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out. <br />
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Miriam, older sister and prophetess...</div>
Exodus 15:20<br />
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron...<br />
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... did you not see the light in your brothers face, who spoke with God face to face and not in dreams and visions only ? </div>
Exodus 34:30<br />
And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">... did you understand when God called you out with Aaron and Moses ?</span><br />
Numbers 12:5-9<br />
And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.<br />
And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.<br />
My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.<br />
With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?<br />
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed. <br />
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Miriam, the Lord chastened you alone, made you white as snow. Was it to remind you of the glory in Moses face ? Was it to show you that in Gods eyes, your fair skin was a curse, if it caused you to misjudge the wife of your brother ? Did He choose your rebuke over Aaron's for a unique purpose ?</div>
Numbers 12:10<br />
And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.<br />
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In your shame, did you also hear 'daughter' in His rebuke... ?</div>
Numbers 12:14<br />
And the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again. <br />
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The entire nation waited for you while you quietly humbled yourself ... </div>
Numbers 12:15<br />
And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.<br />
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In that time, did you discover a paradox ?... riches, honour and life come from humility before the Lord's will. As Christ subjected Himself to Gods will, so must we all.</div>
Proverbs 22:4<br />
By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.<br />
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Was the wisdom learned, passed down through the ages to your sisters ? The "weaker vessel" contains the greater strength, when it is wrought in humility. Did the men who waited for you in camp, understand that it was Moses' meekness that brought him face to face with God, and caused him to be "faithful in all mine house"? Did it teach them how to honor their wives as fellow heirs ? May the opportunity to speak with God never be hindered by anything less.</div>
2 Corinthians 12:9<br />
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.<br />
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Psalm 18:32<br />
It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.<br />
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1 Peter 3:7<br />
Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.<br />
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Revelation 3:19<br />
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten<br />
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Moses marries an Ethiopian woman (Zipporah, or possibly a second wife). This event set off a firestorm in the heart of Miriam and also Aaron. Miriam was a prophetess (Exodus 15:20) so felt justified in challenging Moses's decision to do this ("hath he not spoken also by us"). Moses it appears was pressured by the verbal onslaught ("the man Moses was very meek"). That prompted God to act.<br />
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Miriam was the older sister of Moses and Aaron. Perhaps there are two lessons here to consider.<br />
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The fact that Moses' wife was Ethiopian, is mentioned twice in Numbers 12:1. That is an intentional emphasis. It's clear from Exodus 12:37-39 that other groups of people left Egypt along with Israel. Miriam it appears, took issue with Moses decision because he was marrying outside of the tribes of Israel (so, she thought, outside of Gods will). As a typical loving older sister, she was willing to actively dominate him and that would hinder God's plan. As a prophetess, God spoke to Miriam in visions and dreams, but He spoke with Moses face to face. There is no comparison, and she was not privy to the full picture as Moses was. God chooses the terrifying whiteness of leprosy, to emphasize to her that the Ethiopian woman was within His will for Moses.<br />
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There are few things in life stronger than the love of an older sister for her younger brother, but to follow the Lord we must let go. Miriam, let go of Moses to the arms of the Pharaoh's daughter and the Ethiopian wife. The former led to the freedom of his people Israel, the latter, well we can only speculate. Perhaps, though we will someday know clearly the incredible story that surely followed her. We know her father went back to his own country at least once (Numbers 10:29-32,Exodus 18:27). Did she and her children return to her fathers house when Moses died ? Did you ever wonder how the Ethiopian eunuch mentioned in Acts 8:26-36 came to have the writing of Isaiah the prophet in his possession ?... or how Ebedmelech the Ethiopian was in a position to speak for Jeremiah the prophet, to the king (Jeremiah 38:9). Did you ever consider why the Queen of the south (Sheba) would seek a Hebrew king in a far off land (Solomon) for wisdom? 1 Kings 10:1 shows she already knew about the name of the Lord and wanted Solomon to answer her "hard questions" concerning Him. How did she come to know Him? Beloved, as we walk today in the Lords love, lets remember to set aside our will for his. We ourselves see him darkly, we only know in part.... but someday... we will see Him face to face.</div>
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~Chris<br />
(the similitude of the LORD shall we also behold) </div>
1 Corinthians 13:12<br />
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.<br />
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Reference on Moses father in-law:</div>
<a href="http://jbq.jewishbible.org/assets/Uploads/322/322_hovav1.pdf" target="_blank">http://jbq.jewishbible.org/assets/Uploads/322/322_hovav1.pdf</a>~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-26511795343895501432011-12-05T12:37:00.001-08:002011-12-13T05:59:47.090-08:00The Treasure of the Kandake<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Acts 8:26-36<br />
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.” Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked. “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.<br />
This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading:<br />
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“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,<br />
and as a lamb before its shearer is silent,<br />
so he did not open his mouth.<br />
In his humiliation he was deprived of justice.<br />
Who can speak of his descendants?<br />
For his life was taken from the earth.”<br />
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The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.<br />
As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?” And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.<br />
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Philip learned to listen to the Holy Spirit when He spoke. The Holy Spirit told Philip to "go", and Philip was in the right place at the right time to change the future of a nation. </div>
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"Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza"<br />
"Go to that chariot and stay near it"<br />
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Tradition has it that the old monarchy of Ethiopia had its roots in the union of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.</div>
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A look at the old Ethiopian flag, reveals the lion of Judah (as you would expect from King Solomon's influence) but interestingly holding the cross of Christ. Philip's obedience that day to the Holy Spirit's simple request, changed Ethiopia forever. The true treasure entrusted to the Ethiopian eunuch, was Christ. </div>
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When we say "yes" to God's Spirit, we change the world. </div>
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~ Chris</div>~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-6126727761590725992011-08-24T07:33:00.000-07:002011-08-24T07:45:10.897-07:00Look to the sanctuary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigC8q6sTKkO_HHbf8r-YC2bcFcJshhOHc-25Tnd1sRV8D-HEcl0SZnRO1VhX92jjsPfaeEnlF00SyoQ18-2VonaZGT8RxpYpjzXBxcng4gf2lSKSVka3elM4W3cp6VqnuJ-S5ok_5tNb9/s1600/Windows+Photo+Gallery+Wallpaper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigC8q6sTKkO_HHbf8r-YC2bcFcJshhOHc-25Tnd1sRV8D-HEcl0SZnRO1VhX92jjsPfaeEnlF00SyoQ18-2VonaZGT8RxpYpjzXBxcng4gf2lSKSVka3elM4W3cp6VqnuJ-S5ok_5tNb9/s320/Windows+Photo+Gallery+Wallpaper.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">The Lord is our sanctuary</span><br />
Isaiah 8:13-15 (Old Testament)<br />
Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. <br />
And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Our paths are found in Him</span><br />
Psalm 77:13 (Old Testament)<br />
Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary:<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">When He dwells in His people, nothing can withstand them</span><br />
Psalm 114 (Old Testament)<br />
When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language; <br />
Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion. <br />
The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">An everlasting peace to His people, in the midst of them.</span><br />
Ezekiel 37:25-27 (Old Testament)<br />
And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever. <br />
Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. <br />
My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">God of His own hand will provide the sanctuary</span><br />
Hebrews 8:1-3 (New Testament)<br />
Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; <br />
A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.<br />
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Genesis 22:8 (Old Testament)<br />
And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering:<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Jesus in our hearts, a sanctuary within as the days grow short.</span><br />
Daniel 8:13-15 (Old Testament)<br />
Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? <br />
And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. <br />
And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.<br />
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Ezekiel 11:15-17 (Old Testament)<br />
Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come. <br />
Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-90972473029681660412011-07-23T08:01:00.000-07:002011-07-24T14:43:18.625-07:00This Generation<span style="color: #0b5394;">The American age, a generation reborn of old ?</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">(It has been 40 years (August 1971) since the "Nixon Shock" occurred, which established a fiat currency system)<br />
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</span>Psalm 95:10<br />
Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:<br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">There are those who suffered the weight of this system. The poor. They are vexed in soul by it (2 Peter 2:8). </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">He will rise for the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy.<br />
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Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. <br />
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. <br />
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: <br />
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? <br />
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. <br />
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. <br />
Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. <br />
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.<br />
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They (Israel) were blessed by Him and yet they rejected Him. America, God has given you much, as He promised the sons of Israel, and men have committed much to you. Would you steal from the poor ? Are you not the most generous people in the world, or are you generous only with other peoples wealth ? Follow Him and be great, or follow the lusts of the world and perish. <br />
</span>Luke 12:47-49<br />
For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. <br />
I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?<br />
Luke 17:20-25<br />
And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: <br />
Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. <br />
And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it. <br />
And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them. <br />
For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day. <br />
But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation. <br />
Luke 12:56<br />
Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Teaching babes a form of knowledge and truth devoid of wisdom. Stealing from the world through fiat currency distributed worldwide ... only to default when the bill is due ? Stand on your principals America, even if it means poverty. Remember, Jesus did not have a roof to call His own. </span><br />
Romans 2:20-21<br />
An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. <br />
Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">America, come to the light of His love, it's the only way home.<br />
</span>Deuteronomy 32:39<br />
See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.<br />
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John 3:16-21<br />
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. <br />
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. <br />
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. <br />
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. <br />
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. <br />
But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">LEARNED WAYS<br />
This American generation does err in their heart. While the days of the Son of man are still here, come home to Him. Pull yourself out of the trap of "entitlement", which only plunges your children into slavery. Wrest yourself away from the grip of the desolation of dept. Those who throw you further in dept, put your very children under the whip of the task-master.</span>~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-84107269411292146522011-06-13T09:01:00.000-07:002011-06-13T06:03:36.996-07:00Lawlessness<div>Proverbs 28:4<br />
They that forsake the law praise the wicked; but such as keep the law contend with them.<br />
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2 Thessalonians 2:3</div>Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for (that day will not come) until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.<br />
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<div>2 Thessalonians 2:6-8</div>And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming.<br />
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2 Peter 2:7-9</div>...and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the filthy lives of lawless men (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)— if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials and to hold the unrighteous for the day of judgment, while continuing their punishment.<br />
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Jeremiah 12:1-3<br />
Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins. But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee:<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">In a day where seemingly wickedness and lawlessness prosper, we ask the age old question, why does God allow it ("yet let me talk with thee of thy judgements"). Remember that your walk with Him is personal, ("But thou, O LORD, knowest me"). He knows how to rescue us from the trials. Rest in this knowledge and trust Him in all the things we do and do not understand. Let us walk uprightly, obeying the laws of God and man. If we don't, we will surely find ourselves embracing and praising the wicked rather than contending with them.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">~Chris </span>~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-47605984802361468242011-03-18T07:08:00.000-07:002011-06-16T07:12:00.512-07:00The Morning Star rises<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE912iaS3O4rsUUx1fV9aXT_35cPfb1-B1gDtMSRh99Nx2V0IO0Qm7Z_4yAl_sMgyqZ_xbcDFiWdQRbG8xLN4cT1ah9N-XebFP7qFph_01szc9gK9h1pL8y_de_9ysrkBmFXqho_h0isCC/s1600/weekend+worship.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE912iaS3O4rsUUx1fV9aXT_35cPfb1-B1gDtMSRh99Nx2V0IO0Qm7Z_4yAl_sMgyqZ_xbcDFiWdQRbG8xLN4cT1ah9N-XebFP7qFph_01szc9gK9h1pL8y_de_9ysrkBmFXqho_h0isCC/s320/weekend+worship.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Look for the morning</span></div>Job 7:4 (Old Testament)<br />
When I lie down, I say, ‘When shall I arise, And the night be ended?’ For I have had my fill of tossing till dawn.<br />
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Psalm 119:146-148 (Old Testament)<br />
I cry out to You;<br />
Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies.<br />
I rise before the dawning of the morning,<br />
And cry for help; <br />
I hope in Your word.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">It is the break of dawn, awake, God is our refuge, put on the Armor of light.</span><br />
Romans 13:11-12 (New Testament)<br />
And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.<br />
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Psalm 46:1-7 (Old Testament)<br />
God is our refuge and strength,<br />
A very present help in trouble.<br />
Therefore we will not fear,<br />
Even though the earth be removed, <br />
And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;<br />
Though its waters roar and be troubled,<br />
Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah <br />
There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God,<br />
The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.<br />
God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved;<br />
God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.<br />
The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved;<br />
He uttered His voice, the earth melted. <br />
The LORD of hosts is with us;<br />
The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah <br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Jesus is our bright and morning star</span><br />
Matthew 4:16-17 (New Testament)<br />
The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light,<br />
And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death<br />
Light has dawned.”<br />
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2 Peter 1:19 (New Testament)<br />
And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;<br />
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Revelation 22:16<br />
“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Beloved, put your trust in Him. He is our Rock and Strong tower (Psalm 61:3) and even the wind and waves obey Him. (Job 38:11 When I said, ‘This far you may come, but no farther, And here your proud waves must stop! Mark 41:4 “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”). Lord we step toward You with our prayers for the Japanese people. Heal their soul and spirit of the damages from earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. Comfort them with the knowledge that though "waters roar ", "the mountains shake", and "the earth melted", you have always loved them. Let the dawn of the true Bright and Morning Star forever rise in their hearts.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">~Chris</span><br />
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<i>A perched eagle with long pinions watches over Japan</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>The floating torii (lit. bird perch) at Itsukushima Shrine </i></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Deuteronomy 32:7-11 (Old Testament)</div>Remember the days of old; <br />
consider the generations long past. <br />
Ask your father and he will tell you, <br />
your elders, and they will explain to you. <br />
When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, <br />
when he divided all mankind, <br />
he set up boundaries for the peoples <br />
according to the number of the sons of Israel.<br />
For the LORD’s portion is his people, <br />
Jacob his allotted inheritance. <br />
In a desert land he found him, <br />
in a barren and howling waste. <br />
He shielded him and cared for him; <br />
he guarded him as the apple of his eye, <br />
like an eagle that stirs up its nest <br />
and hovers over its young, <br />
that spreads its wings to catch them <br />
and carries them aloft. <br />
The LORD alone led him; <br />
no foreign god was with him.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Japan, be of good courage</span><br />
Isaiah 41:5-6 (Old Testament)<br />
The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came. <br />
They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Japan, consider your part in this riddle.</span><br />
Ezekiel 17:1-10 (Old Testament)<br />
The Eagles and the Vine<br />
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Son of man, pose a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD:<br />
“ A great eagle with large wings and long pinions, <br />
Full of feathers of various colors, <br />
Came to Lebanon <br />
And took from the cedar the highest branch. <br />
He cropped off its topmost young twig <br />
And carried it to a land of trade; <br />
He set it in a city of merchants. <br />
Then he took some of the seed of the land <br />
And planted it in a fertile field; <br />
He placed it by abundant waters <br />
And set it like a willow tree. <br />
And it grew and became a spreading vine of low stature; <br />
Its branches turned toward him, <br />
But its roots were under it. <br />
So it became a vine, <br />
Brought forth branches, <br />
And put forth shoots.<br />
“ But there was another great eagle with large wings and many feathers; <br />
And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him, <br />
And stretched its branches toward him, <br />
From the garden terrace where it had been planted, <br />
That he might water it. <br />
It was planted in good soil by many waters, <br />
To bring forth branches, bear fruit, <br />
And become a majestic vine.”’ <br />
“Say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: <br />
“ Will it thrive? <br />
Will he not pull up its roots, <br />
Cut off its fruit, <br />
And leave it to wither? <br />
All of its spring leaves will wither, <br />
And no great power or many people <br />
Will be needed to pluck it up by its roots. <br />
Behold, it is planted, <br />
Will it thrive? <br />
Will it not utterly wither when the east wind touches it? <br />
It will wither in the garden terrace where it grew.”’” <br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Japan, You have been planted by the Eagle with long pinions. He planted you as seeds. You reach toward Him with branches but not root.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Likewise, the other great eagle, carried it's vine to another land by many waters.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">That vine once stretched both branches and root toward Him.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Emperor (Mikado) is the heavenly sovereign of Shinto.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The British monarch is the supreme governor of the Church of England.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">These are the twigs that became vines that were carried by the two eagles.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">One vine became the land of the rising sun, the other the empire where the sun never set. </span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Will the plantings thrive or will they wither ? Will they both consider again their Bright and Morning Star?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Be not offended, but with duration receive with joy, that you may revive again and bear fruit to Him.</span><br />
Matthew 13:4-6 (New Testament)<br />
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: <br />
Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: <br />
And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.<br />
Matthew 13:20-21 (New Testament)<br />
But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; <br />
Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">You have been planted in a fertile field. Won't you bear fruit ?</span><br />
Matthew 13:23 (New Testament)<br />
But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. <br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Japan, come to the Lord Jesus He is your Bright and Morning Star.</span> <br />
Isaiah 24:14-15 (Old Testament)<br />
They raise their voices, they shout for joy; <br />
from the west they acclaim the LORD’s majesty. <br />
Therefore in the east give glory to the LORD; <br />
exalt the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, <br />
in the islands of the sea.<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Consider, the first island east "toward the sunrising" from the Jordan river... is Japan</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Notes from NOVA series, on the lost tribes of Israel.<br />
The first known king of Japan, who was named Osee, ruled around 730 BC. This king has been identified with the last king of Israel, Hoshea, who died around the same time, at the time of the Assyrian exile of the ten tribes from Israel. 'Mikado' (the Japanese) recalls the Hebrew word for 'his majesty the king,' 'Malchuto'. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Daber: in Hebrew, to speak.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Daberu: Japanese for chatting.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Goi: a non-Hebrew or foreigner.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Gai'Jeen: prefix for a foreigner, a non-Japanese.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Kor: cold in Hebrew.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Koru: to freeze in Japanese.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Knesset: Parliament in Hebrew.</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Kensei: Constitutional government in Japanese.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">There are thousands of words and names of places with no real etymological meaning in Japanese. And they all correspond with Hebrew words. The holy Japanese shinto temple strongly recalls the ancient holy Isrealite temple, which housed a holy of holies section and several gates (see below). Several artifacts in Japan have been traced to Assyrian and Jewish sources, among them, a well in Koryugi with the words "well of Israel" inscribed on its side.</span><br />
<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/israel/losttribes3.html">http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/israel/losttribes3.html</a><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The two and an half tribes of Japan. The Old Testament Bible reveals, that the Jewish people are Israeli (of Jacob) but not all Israeli people are Jewish (who are generally of Judah, Benjamin, Levi and only a remnant of the others).</span><br />
Joshua 14:2-4 (Old Testament)<br />
By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe. <br />
For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan:<br />
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Numbers 34:14-16 (Old Testament)<br />
For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance: <br />
The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising. <br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The holy Japanese shinto temple is patterned after the alter of the Lord (as spoke of in Joshua 22) as a witness to us of who the Japanese people truely are. Listen to how the tribe of Reuben, Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh explain to Israel why they built another alter to the Lord. The pattern of the alter is the witness of who they are.<br />
</span>Joshua 22: 25-28 (Old Testament)<br />
And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the LORD God of Israel? <br />
For the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no part in the LORD: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing the LORD.<br />
Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice: <br />
But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the LORD. <br />
Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">In the Israeli temple, there were two pillars used as a gate (1 Kings 7:21). And in the Aramaic language which the ancient Israelites used, the word for gate was "taraa." This word might have changed slightly and become the Japanese "torii". Some "torii"s, especially of old shrines, are painted red. Is this a picture of the two door posts and the lintel on which the blood of the lamb was put the night before the exodus from Egypt ?<br />
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Located near the entrance of a Japanese shrine, there is "temizuya" which is a place for worshipers to wash their hands and mouth. This is the same custom as found in Jewish synagogues, using the laver (we get the word lavatory from this). The ancient tabernacle and temple of Israel also had a laver for washing and sanctification near the entrances well.</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Notice what is missing from the pattern of the Shinto shrine. The sacrificial alter is missing, as you would expect reading Joshua again, read what the new alter was not to be used for... "not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice".<br />
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The pattern of the alter was to be a witness of who they (Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh) are to future generations. We are the future generations, and as planned thousands of years ago, the pattern of the Shinto temple is telling us the story.</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Among the Samurai sect, there is a tradition that their ancient ancestors came to Japan from western Asia around 660 BC.The name 'Samurai' recalls 'Samaria'. And to which tribe do the Japanese belong? There are those who claim that the Mikado, the Japanese emperor, is a descendant of the Hebrew tribe of Gad.</span><br />
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Hosea 14:1 (Old Testament)<br />
O israel, return unto the LORD thy God; <br />
Hosea 14:3 (Old Testament) <br />
Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. <br />
Hosea 14:5-7 (Old Testament)<br />
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. <br />
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. <br />
They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. <br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The other half tribe of Manasseh settled in the United States. Who's emblem and seal is an eagle carrying a twig. One of the fruit of the vine of Great Britian.<br />
<a href="http://www.ensignmessage.com/archives/manasseh3.html">http://www.ensignmessage.com/archives/manasseh3.html</a><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The blessing given to Manasseh. Consider that Japan became the second largest economy on the planet, America became the largest. Ephraim, his brother became a company of nations (The British empire), and was once also the largest economy.</span><br />
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Deuteronomy 33:16-18 (Old Testament)<br />
And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren. <br />
His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh. <br />
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Jeremiah 31:10 (Old Testament) <br />
Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-46318081484042182602011-02-16T06:46:00.000-08:002011-02-16T07:39:52.862-08:00When Jesus writes<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/146/8FDD8E94730AE6DB8C95CF2F2B1CFF73.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="color: silver;"></span><span style="color: #0b5394;">What did Jesus write with His finger ?</span><br />
John 8:3-6<br />
Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?”. This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Jesus always follows the initiative of His father.</span><br />
John 12:49<br />
"For I do not speak on My own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent Me has given Me commandment, what to say and what to speak...<br />
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John 5:19<br />
Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">What did the father write with his finger ?</span><br />
Exodus 31:18<br />
And when He had finished speaking with him upon Mount Sinai, He gave Moses the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone written by the finger of God.<br />
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Daniel 5:4-5<br />
They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.<br />
In the same hour the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and wrote opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. <br />
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Daniel 5:27<br />
TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><em>~ MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN ~<br />
~ It is not recorded what Jesus wrote on</em></span><em><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> the ground that day when the Scribes and Pharisees brought the adulteress woman before Him. However, what the Father wrote with His fingers is recorded. Maybe, Jesus wrote what He saw His Father's fingers write before Him.</span><span style="color: #3333ff;"><span style="color: #e06666;"> TEKEL</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">was writted by God on the wall (Dan 5: 27) concerning Belshazzar. That one small word, would have frozen the shouts of the Scribes and Pharisees on their very lips. After writing, Jesus rose and said,"He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her". He stooped and wrote again, while the accusers faded away. Did Jesus the second time, again following His fathers lead, write what was written on the two tablets by His Fathers finger ? (Exodus 20:14) "<span style="color: #e06666;">Thou shall not commit adultery.</span>" (John 8: 10 - 11) And straightening up, Jesus said to her, "Woman, where are they ? Did no one condemn you ? And she said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">(John 8: 10 - 11)</span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span><em><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Neither do I condemn you; go your way; from now on sin no more.".</span> </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">O</span></em><em><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">ur</span> God shows perfect Love, Compassion, and Mercy and yet is perfectly Just and Righteous also. Something impossible, but you see, with God all things are posible.<br />
~ Chris</span></em></em>~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-46348568213053903672011-02-03T07:47:00.000-08:002012-06-15T06:03:04.342-07:00The Ark of the Covenant<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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John 20:11-14 (New Testament)<br />
But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. Then they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.” Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there..<br />
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Exodus 25:18-20 (Old Testament)<br />
And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat. Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim at the two ends of it of one piece with the mercy seat. And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">God meets us at the mercy seat.</span><br />
Exodus 25:22 (Old Testament)<br />
And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">What was inside of the Ark ?</span><br />
Hebrews 9:3-5 (New Testament)<br />
and behind the second veil, the part of the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All, which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant; and above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Fallen man is east of the tree of life, precisely where God waits for us to come to Him.</span><br />
Leviticus 16:14 (Old Testament)<br />
He shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the east side.<br />
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Genesis 3:24 (Old Testament)<br />
So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Ark is a copy of a heavenly thing.</span><br />
Hebrews 8:5 (New Testament)<br />
...who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, “See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”<br />
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Revelation 11:19 (New Testament)<br />
Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Touch me not.</span><br />
John 20:16-17 (New Testament)<br />
Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.<br />
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Exodus 29:37 (Old Testament)<br />
Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and sanctify it. And the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar must be holy.<br />
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1 Chronicles 13:10 (Old Testament)<br />
Then the anger of the LORD was aroused against Uzza, and He struck him because he put his hand to the ark; and he died there before God.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Jesus the tree of Life.</span><br />
Genesis 2:17 (Old Testament)<br />
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.<br />
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John 6:54 (New Testament)<br />
Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">HEAVEN'S MERCY SEAT</span><br />
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Mary looked and saw. She saw two angels, one at the head, one at the feet where the body of Jesus had laid. The stone between them, stained with His blood. This is the Mercy seat, where God meets us, through the death and resurrection of His son. Through the wilderness of their history, Israel carried a depiction of what Mary was to witness centuries later. "The Ark of the Covenant", was a copy and shadow of a heavenly thing. It was a reflection forward through time to the resurrection of Jesus. God's Judgement seat became His Mercy seat with the New Covenant forever. Let our eyes be opened to the sacrifice of our redeemer Jesus Christ, and may we meet Him there, at the Mercy seat, to bring Him praise and thanksgiving.<br />
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~Chris<br />
The word "ark" in Hebrew means "coffin".<br /></div>
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The Ark contained:</div>
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Manna - Jesus, the Bread of Life. His body broken for us.</div>
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The tablets of the covenant - Jesus fulfilled the law. He will write the law on our hearts (Heb 8:10).</div>
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Aaron’s rod that budded - The resurrection of Jesus. Resurrection to a new life everlasting, the tree of life.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">There is no longer a need for the ancient Ark. Jesus has fulfilled all that it stood for.</span><br />
Jeremiah 3:15-17 (Old Testament)<br />
And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.<br />
“Then it shall come to pass, when you are multiplied and increased in the land in those days,” says the LORD, “that they will say no more, ‘The ark of the covenant of the LORD.’ It shall not come to mind, nor shall they remember it, nor shall they visit it, nor shall it be made anymore.<br />
“At that time Jerusalem shall be called The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem. No more shall they follow the dictates of their evil hearts.<br />
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Hebrews 9:22-24 (New Testament)<br />
And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission. Therefore it was necessary that the copies of the things in the heavens should be purified with these...<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">~Thank you for the insight John MacArthur~</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL0nDrEYDnk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL0nDrEYDnk</a>~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-15761616948792812492011-01-09T14:05:00.000-08:002011-01-10T08:50:04.059-08:00Peace or Pieces<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLaQdfYAiJ25OWOwXZaAHUwMQDMPFbhhSQh4TkpYe0NLh-6H2aA42Q8toVtVkEkLi95vkkI4ciZmkzsx8a7EyX3e-3Xz32jqNj9pedHgx6QlRxS6K6As6Ph0X_MGvNfggA8nMyigP9UMj7/s1600/DSC00031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLaQdfYAiJ25OWOwXZaAHUwMQDMPFbhhSQh4TkpYe0NLh-6H2aA42Q8toVtVkEkLi95vkkI4ciZmkzsx8a7EyX3e-3Xz32jqNj9pedHgx6QlRxS6K6As6Ph0X_MGvNfggA8nMyigP9UMj7/s320/DSC00031.JPG" width="301" /></a>Genesis 33:4-6</div>And he lifted his eyes and saw the women and children, and said, "Who are these with you ?" So he said, "the children whom God has graciously given your servant."<br />
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Psalm 127:3<br />
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward.<br />
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Isaiah 11:6<br />
“ The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them.<br />
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Isaiah 54:13<br />
All your children shall be taught by the LORD, And great shall be the peace of your children.<br />
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Matthew 19:14<br />
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”<br />
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Jeremiah 32:38-39<br />
They shall be My people, and I will be their God; then I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them.<br />
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2 Corinthains 12:13-15<br />
And I will not be burdensome to you; for I do not seek yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children. And I will very gladly spend and be spent for your souls;<br />
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Luke 7:31-33<br />
And the Lord said, “To what then shall I liken the men of this generation, and what are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying:<br />
‘We played the flute for you,<br />
And you did not dance;<br />
We mourned to you,<br />
And you did not weep.’ <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">THE PRICE OF UNITY ?</span><br />
<span id="search" style="color: #0b5394; visibility: visible;">This post is dedicated to the memory of Christina-Taylor Green born on Americas darkest day, a glimmer of light, on a day that once united America (9/11/2001). She lost her life 9 years later during an attack on congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Even in darkness, the path of truth is there, if we have the courage to follow it. Our children are a blessing, they are precious, and they are a reflection of heaven itself. They are our heritage and not the other way around. Beloved, the path He gives us is of "one heart, and one way", for the good of our children</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">. Have the love to "spend" and "be spent" for their souls, and remember, "the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children." Work for the peace of our children, let them be "taught by the Lord". May these steps of sorrow lead to our lasting unity, civility toward one another, and wisdom.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">~Chris</span><br />
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Baruch 3:12-14<br />
Thou hast forsaken the fountain of wisdom; for if thou hadst walked in the way of God, thou hadst surely dwelt in peace for ever. Learn where is wisdom, where is strength, were is understanding; that thou mayst know also where is length of days and life, where is light of the eyes and peace.~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-10558572042485345682010-12-12T20:16:00.000-08:002011-01-05T09:09:35.107-08:00The story of Briar Rose<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366091544980216498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3P14k6MKa-pktu0bmT_mEdfxiMFsc8qgcNrpvcMjg0StwduB6HOCv4o-rMvEguMeqnBsyR4bSBQBjGkT9oSim0VNktuWQ7xjAILyEtkg09uye61FI1EEDU2vpYopn6M3rcn4zq41-jUoB/s400/rose_in_rain.jpg" style="float: left; height: 360px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px;" /> <span style="color: #999999; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #999999;">T</span><span style="color: #ccccff;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: #999999;">his is the real story of the Sleeping Beauty. Centuries before the time of Jesus, imagine a people, brought low under brutal Assyrian captivity, their culture and faith forbidden, but kept alive, hidden in the stories they passed on to their children. Jesus knew them (Luke 15:8, Matthew 25:5), and so loved them, that He sent His disciples</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: #999999;"> north, on a journey to find them (Matthew 10:5-6). Beyond the Samaritan cities, </span></span>where they had lived so long before, passing by the Gentile lands. "Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel" (Matthew 10:6).... tell them, "The kingdom of heaven is at hand", He instructed them. The message of good news was received by many of them, with joy and belief, since miracles (Matthew 10:8) happen to those who believe. Ancient Israel was ready for the message of redemption, having preserved their hope through stories like this. So, open your heart as a little child would and meet the real Sleeping Beauty.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;">Genesis 11:29</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">Now Sarai was barren; she had no children.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #33cc00;"><em><span style="color: #339999;">A long time ago there were a king and queen who said every day, ah, if only we had a child, but they never had one.....</span></em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #999999;">Genesis 18:1</span><br />
<span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #999999;">And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;">Genesis 18:10</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son.</span></span></span><span style="color: #33cc00;"><em><br />
<span style="color: #339999;">But it happened that once when the queen was bathing, a frog crept out of the water on to the land, and said to her, your wish shall be fulfilled, before a year has gone by, you shall have a daughter. What the frog had said came true, and the queen had a little girl who was so pretty that the king could not contain himself for joy, and ordered a great feast.<br />
</span></em></span><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: #999999;">______________________________<br />
Genesis 49:1</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.</span></span><em><br />
<span style="color: #339999;"><span style="color: #339999;">He invited not only his kindred, friends and acquaintanc</span>es, but also the wise women, in order that they might be kind and well-disposed towards the child. There were thirteen of them in his kingdom, but, as he had only twelve golden plates for them to eat out of, one of them had to be left at home.</span></em></span><br />
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Genesis 49:28<br />
A</span><span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: #999999;">ll these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #33cc00;"><em><br />
</em><em><span style="color: #339999;">The feast was held with all manner of splendor and when it came to an end the wise women bestowed their magic gifts upon the baby - one gave virtue, another beauty, a third riches, and so on with everything in the world that one can wish for. When eleven of them had made their promises, suddenly the thirteenth came in.</span></em></span><br />
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2 Kings 10:26</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them.</span></span><em><span style="color: #339999;">The king, who would fain keep his dear child from the misfortune, gave orders that every spindle in the whole kingdom should be burnt.</span></em><br />
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Jeremiah 3:7-9</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #33cc00;"><em style="color: #339999;">It happened that on the very day when she was fifteen years old, the king and queen were not at home, and the maiden was left in the palace quite alone. So she went round into all sorts of places, looked into rooms and bed-chambers just as she liked, and at last came to an old tower. </em><span style="color: #999999;"><br />
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Amos 5:2</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;">Jeremiah 14:17</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">"You will say this word to them, 'Let my eyes flow down with tears night and day, And let them not cease; For the virgin daughter of my people has been crushed with a mighty blow, With a sorely infected wound.</span></span></span><em><span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: #339999;"><br />
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And, in the very moment when she felt the prick, she fell down upon the bed that stood there, and lay in a deep sleep.</span></span></em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: #999999;">______________________________<br />
Matthew 25:5</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">While the bridegroom tarried, they <em>(the ten virgins)</em> all slumbered and slept.</span><br />
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<em><span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: #339999;">And this sleep extended over the whole palace, the king and queen who had just come home, and had entered the great hall, began to go to sleep, and the whole of the court with them.</span></span></em></span><br />
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Isaiah 32:13</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city:<br />
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Isaiah 35:13<br />
And thorns shall come up in its fortified towers.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ccccff;"><em><span style="color: #339999;">But round about the castle there began to grow a hedge of thorns, which every year became higher, and at last grew close up round the castle and all over it, so that there was nothing of it to be seen, not even the flag upon the roof.</span></em></span></span><br />
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Psalm 130:8</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #999999;"><br />
Isaiah 27:4</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;">Isaiah 10:17</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;</span><br />
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<em style="color: white;"><span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: #339999;">After long, long years a king's son came again to that country, and heard an old man talking about the thorn-hedge, and that a castle was said to stand behind it in which a wonderfully beautiful princess, named Briar-Rose, had been asleep for a hundred years, and that the king and queen and the whole court were asleep likewise. He had heard, too, from his grandfather, that many kings, sons had already come, and had tried to get through the thorny hedge, but they had remained sticking fast in it, and had died a pitiful death.Then the youth said, I am not afraid, I will go and see the beautiful Briar-Rose.</span></span></em><br />
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Isaiah 60: 1 - 2</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;">Song of Solomon 2: 1 - 2</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;">Song of Solomon 2:10</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">My lover spoke and said to me, "Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, and come with me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #33cc00;"><em><span style="color: #339999;">Then he went on still farther, and all was so quiet that a breath could be heard, and at last he came to the tower, and opened the door into the little room where Briar-Rose was sleeping.There she lay, so beautiful that he could not turn his eyes away, and he stooped down and gave her a kiss. But as soon as he kissed her, Briar-Rose opened her eyes and awoke, and looked at him quite sweetly.</span></em></span><br />
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Revelation 19:7</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.</span></span><em style="color: #ccccff;"><span style="color: #339999;">And then the marriage of the king's son with Briar-Rose was celebrated with all splendor, and they lived contented to the end of their days.</span></em></span><br />
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Romans 11:1</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;">Isaiah 1:3</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;">Romans 11: 25</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.</span><br />
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<em style="color: #339999;"><span style="color: #3333ff;"><span style="color: #339999; font-size: 130%;">~ SLEEPING BEAUTY ~</span><br />
<span style="color: #339999;">Sarah who was barren, gave birth to the nations of Israel through her only child.</span><span style="color: #339999;"> </span></span><span style="color: #339999;">Jehu king of Israel tried to protect the nations by burning the images out of the house of Baal.</span><span style="color: #339999; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></em><span style="color: #3333ff;"><em><span style="color: #339999;">Israel having rebelled against God wandered, and is lost among the nations, asleep. Romans 11:6 ("God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear"). Many prophets died pitiful deaths trying to reach her. Israel, the ten lost tribes (of the Assyrian captivity), are the ones being redeemed in the sleeping beauty story, and though she sleeps still, her awakening is near.</span><br />
<span style="color: #339999;">~ Chris</span></em></span><span style="color: #33cc00;"><em><span style="color: #339999;"><br />
Who is the Rose of Sharon mentioned in the Song of Solomon 2: 1 - 2 ? A clue can be found in the book of Ruth. The redemption of Ruth by Boaz is a reflection of the redemption of Israel by Jesus. "Ruth" is derived from a Hebrew word for "rose." The Rose of Sharon then are the ones redeemed, as is Briar-Rose in this lovely tale of redemption by the prince. A tale compiled by the Grimm Brothers, based on the ancient oral tradition of a long lost people.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #339999;">If you have happened upon this story, it is no chance encounter. Jesus has come for all people (Matthew 3:9). He is whispering to you. "Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, and come with me".... to a new everlasting life of happily ever after. Awake to Him and welcome the Prince of Peace into your life now. Beyond the history, beyond the story, the real Sleeping Beauty is you.... "the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys", and Jesus has become the same for you.</span></em><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #999999;">Isaiah 1:18<br />
("Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet"</span><em style="color: #ccccff;"> <span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">(the rose)</span>,</span></em><span style="color: #ccccff;"> <span style="color: #999999;">"they shall be as white as snow;"</span></span><em style="color: #ccccff;"><span style="color: #339999;"> </span><span style="color: white;">(the lily)</span></em><span style="color: #ccccff;"><span style="color: #999999;"> "though they be red like crimson,"</span> </span><span style="color: #33cc00;"><em></em></span></span></span><span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: black;"><em style="color: #ccccff;"><span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">(the rose)</span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #33cc00;"><em></em></span><span style="color: #339999;"> <span style="color: #999999;">"they shall be as wool."</span><span style="color: #009900;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: black;"><em style="color: #ccccff;"><span style="color: white;">(the lily)</span></em><span style="color: #ccccff;"><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #33cc00;"><em><span style="color: #009900;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #339999;">Jesus took our place, putting on our sins....</span></em></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #999999;">Matthew 27:28 - 29<br />
("And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head,..."</span> <em></em></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: black;"><em style="color: #ccccff;"><span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">(the rose)</span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
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<em><span style="color: #339999;">that we might put on His righteousness.</span></em></span></span></span><span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #33cc00;"><em><span style="color: #339999;"><br />
</span></em><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #999999;">Revelation 19:8<br />
("And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white:" </span><span style="color: white;">(the lily)</span><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="color: white;"> </span>"for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.").</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: #33cc00;"><em><span style="color: #339999;">and none are arrayed like her.</span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="color: #999999;">Luke 12:27<br />
("Consider <span style="color: white;">the lilies</span> how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.")</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: #33cc00;"><em><br />
<span style="color: white;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="color: #45818e;">Awake, beloved</span> <span style="color: red;">briar rose,</span> </span></span><span style="color: #45818e;">listen to His whisper... you are "the<span style="color: white;"> <strong style="color: white; font-weight: normal;">lily</strong></span> among thorns". Be transformed by His righteousness, by simply saying yes to His love....</span></em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #33cc00;"><a href="http://grimmsfairytales.us/_wsn/page2.html"><em></em></a></span></span></span>~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-38578152730131271222010-11-10T06:59:00.000-08:002010-11-11T14:36:02.485-08:00Rachel's Tears - Rachel's Joy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRkARrFYrcNhl3xtSml6GU9hJpp_XnOhGRR-zWBEOW2Fn5G8mNgKNv7ofxtKhnBrFnEY4dl7d3bLSfoY3D6ep5WBKkHK5zYTNHL12WwotHypkC8kFHTjl9m4CTHAtUHvmGE4GpY74fPMy/s1600/white_and_lavender_columbine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRkARrFYrcNhl3xtSml6GU9hJpp_XnOhGRR-zWBEOW2Fn5G8mNgKNv7ofxtKhnBrFnEY4dl7d3bLSfoY3D6ep5WBKkHK5zYTNHL12WwotHypkC8kFHTjl9m4CTHAtUHvmGE4GpY74fPMy/s1600/white_and_lavender_columbine.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Rachel's Tears</span><br />
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Jeremiah 31:15<br />
Thus says the LORD: <br />
“ A voice was heard in Ramah, <br />
Lamentation and bitter weeping, <br />
Rachel weeping for her children, <br />
Refusing to be comforted for her children, <br />
Because they are no more.” <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">"Just looking at my heart crying about the pain." ~Rachel Joy Scott</span><br />
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Jeremiah 9:1<br />
Oh, that my head were waters, And my eyes a fountain of tears, That I might weep day and night For the slain of the daughter of my people!<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">"Please find me a lake, so I may drown in my waters of sorrow." ~ Rachel Joy Scott</span><br />
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Rachel's Joy</span><br />
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Psalm 126:5<br />
Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">"I am not going to hide the light that God has put into me." ~ Rachel Joy Scott</span><br />
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Isaiah 25:8<br />
He will swallow up death forever, And the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; For the LORD has spoken.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">"Create in me the church, so that wherever I go I will find sanctuary." ~ Rachel Joy Scott</span><br />
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</span>John 16:20 <br />
Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I lost all my friends at school. Now that I have begun to walk my talk, they make fun of me. I don't even know what I have done. I don't really have to say anything, and they turn me away.<br />
~ Rachel Joy Scott</span><br />
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Luke 6:21<br />
Blessed are you who weep now, For you shall laugh. <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">"I have a purpose,</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">I have a dream,</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">I have a future,</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">so it seems."<br />
~ Rachel Joy Scott</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">THIRTEEN TEARS FOR HER CHILDREN</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Rachel along with her sister Leah, was a matriarch of the 13 tribes of Israel. Rachel died in child birth while bearing <span style="color: #0b5394;">her</span> second son Benjamin. Rachel's lamentation for her children, children of Israel, has been heard down through the ages. Her 13 tears will forever be remembered.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Beloved, like Rachel, through the sorrow, you shall reap joy, and you shall laugh.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">~Chris</span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">On April 20, 1999 Rachel Joy Scott lost her life along with 12 others, in the Columbine shooting. This post is dedicated to the memory of <a href="http://www.racheljoyscott.com/index.htm">Rachel Joy Scott</a> and the 13 tears she shed for Columbine, as recorded in her journal.<br />
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Jesus come into my life,</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord come into my heart.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"> cause you are the one,</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Who will fill the void inside,</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"> You are the One,</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Who will give eternal life,</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"> You are the One,</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Who will give undying love,</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"> You are the One,</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Who is in heaven above.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">~ Rachel Joy Scott</span><br />
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</div>~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-19418253696546089202010-10-20T06:58:00.001-07:002010-11-09T12:31:26.268-08:00Peace and the righteous kiss<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14u8k6uMKjxlXTa6ZFNIwSfh9PDNgnjJl2_SbKF4cYEVIrf2Vnytl4f79KayzeBrx-TV_hQnRH3WToUpf_rur4WeveZxx8bYays89uqIFPGUOeFpbyLZBrtcQLPPF8Skr_UqZY0IePNGM/s1600/DSC01224.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530127905288061186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14u8k6uMKjxlXTa6ZFNIwSfh9PDNgnjJl2_SbKF4cYEVIrf2Vnytl4f79KayzeBrx-TV_hQnRH3WToUpf_rur4WeveZxx8bYays89uqIFPGUOeFpbyLZBrtcQLPPF8Skr_UqZY0IePNGM/s400/DSC01224.JPG" style="float: left; height: 400px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 300px;" /></a><span style="color: #3366ff;">When peace was born to us<br />
</span>Isaiah 9:6 (OT)<br />
For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.<br />
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Job 22:21-22 (OT)<br />
Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you. Accept instruction from his mouth and lay up his words in your heart.<br />
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Proverbs 16:7 (OT)<br />
When a man's ways are pleasing to the LORD, he makes even his enemies live at peace with him.<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;">He was chastised for our peace<br />
The deceitful kiss - When strife and envy meet</span><br />
Proverbs 27:6 (OT)<br />
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.<br />
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Isaiah 53:5 (OT)<br />
But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.<br />
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Luke 22:48 (NT)<br />
But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”<br />
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The holy kiss - When mercy and truth meet<br />
</span>Psalm 85:10 (OT)<br />
Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed.<br />
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2 Corinthians 13:12 (NT)<br />
Greet one another with a holy kiss...<br />
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Luke 7:45 (NT)<br />
You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in.<br />
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Romans 13:13 (NT)<br />
Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy.<br />
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Matthew 5:6 (NT)<br />
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.<br />
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Isaiah 26:2 (OT)<br />
Open the gates, That the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in.<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;">~WALK AS IN THE DAY<br />
Let us walk the narrow way, properly with eyes open, as in the day, that the nations may follow Him in truth. Hunger and thirst for righteousness and be filled. To those who He has hard won through His merciful grace, receive the kiss of peace. A peace not as the world gives (John 14:27), so let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Beloved, submit to His love and be at peace with him. Receive His holy kiss, the kiss of righteousness and peace.<br />
~Chris</span><br />
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</div>~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-49397254156994005442010-10-09T06:46:00.000-07:002010-11-22T06:48:40.061-08:00Forgiveness, Sacrifice, Justice<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIO7I95YaTkAoWDB7smGu0eWzAkIUoXiEiFjke86w9sUfilqpnCpfm-eYNGtHEeVL6g9VR5TfduAa0SvddVxy4IqsVoaY1FjeVta-Q6QH59lnnviYhenYOmN3K5ujbdBee5RNAButegAnk/s1600/Jason_Ambulance.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526044814752019714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIO7I95YaTkAoWDB7smGu0eWzAkIUoXiEiFjke86w9sUfilqpnCpfm-eYNGtHEeVL6g9VR5TfduAa0SvddVxy4IqsVoaY1FjeVta-Q6QH59lnnviYhenYOmN3K5ujbdBee5RNAButegAnk/s400/Jason_Ambulance.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 379px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
Romans 12:19<br />
Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.<br />
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2 Corinthians 2:10<br />
Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ,...<br />
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1 John 4:9<br />
In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;">EVEN WHEN IT HURTS</span> <br />
<div><span style="color: #3366ff;">Forgiveness is a two way street. Do it even when you feel an injustice has been done. Do it even when you must sacrifice for the injustice. Do it even when he's your only begotten son. Do it because He did it for us all, that we might live through Him.... Oh, and in case you missed it beloved... Forgiveness is there for OUR OWN sake.</span></div><div><span style="color: #3366ff;">~ Chris</span></div>~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-82848809643209715742010-09-13T06:12:00.000-07:002010-11-22T06:48:27.494-08:00From the river of His pleasures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Oqc5HVn7p7FlbMP_pAqCyuxDnJadFsUMRpyTVAs9HfAaLnRfP3mv6BlVu0AmyAjEULNbJMTYx2MoK93hsCkzWb4ut_KR0DtnGz8hqbgAv1AG-oqUeSYeHJwsjYp8fATkJX5W_MIutVvA/s1600/sunlight.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516398422766825250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Oqc5HVn7p7FlbMP_pAqCyuxDnJadFsUMRpyTVAs9HfAaLnRfP3mv6BlVu0AmyAjEULNbJMTYx2MoK93hsCkzWb4ut_KR0DtnGz8hqbgAv1AG-oqUeSYeHJwsjYp8fATkJX5W_MIutVvA/s400/sunlight.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 300px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><em>A sober minded people, set apart for us</em></span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><em></em></span><br />
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<div>Numbers 6:2-4 (OT)<br />
“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When either a man or woman consecrates an offering to take the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD, he shall separate himself from wine and similar drink; he shall drink neither vinegar made from wine nor vinegar made from similar drink;<br />
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Amos 2:11-13 (OT)<br />
I raised up some of your sons as prophets, And some of your young men as Nazirites. Is it not so, O you children of Israel?” Says the LORD. “ But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, And commanded the prophets saying, ‘ Do not prophesy!’ “Behold, I am weighed down by you, As a cart full of sheaves is weighed down....<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><em>Jesus, our Nazirite, who we caused to take a strong and bitter drink</em></span><br />
Matthew 2:23 (NT)<br />
“He shall be called a Nazarene.”<br />
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Luke 22:17-19 (NT)<br />
Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves; for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”<br />
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Proverbs 31:4-6 (OT)<br />
Give strong drink to him who is perishing, And wine to those who are bitter of heart.<br />
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Psalm 69:21 (OT)<br />
They also gave me gall for my food, And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.<br />
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John 18:10-12 (NT)<br />
So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink the cup which My Father has given Me?”<br />
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Psalm 51:6-8 (OT)<br />
Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice<br />
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John 19:29-30 (NT)</div><div>Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!”<br />
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1 Corinthians 11:26 (NT)<br />
For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes. </div><div><br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><em>the wine of confusion or of peace</em></span><br />
Proverbs 4:17 (OT)<br />
For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.<br />
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1 Corinthians 10:21 (NT)<br />
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the Lord’s table and of the table of demons.<br />
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Psalm 60:3 (OT)<br />
You have shown Your people hard things; You have made us drink the wine of confusion.<br />
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1 Peter 5:8 (NT)<br />
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.<br />
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1 Corinthians 14:32-34 (NT)<br />
For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><em>Who we are in Christ</em></span><br />
<div>1 Peter 2:9 (NT)<br />
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;<br />
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Psalm 135:4 (OT)<br />
For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.<br />
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</div><div></div><div>Psalm 36:8 (OT)<br />
They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.<br />
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~SOBRIETY OF MIND AND SOUL~</span></div><div><span style="color: #3366ff;">Beloved, you are called to be different. A peculiar people. Jesus, our Nazirite, drank from the cup meant for us, so that we could taste freedom instead of death. If you grasp that truth, you will no longer be under the bondage of evil. Say yes to Jesus, and live life to the fullness of all God desires in you.... come and drink from the river of His pleasures.</span></div><br />
<div><span style="color: #3366ff;">~Chris </span></div><br />
<div></div>~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-39755353203272619422010-04-10T08:19:00.000-07:002012-02-14T07:17:03.975-08:00What meanest thou, O sleeper ?Luke 11:30<br />
For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.<br />
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Jonah 1:3-6<br />
But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.<br />
But the LORD sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken up.<br />
Then the mariners were afraid; and every man cried out to his god, and threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down into the lowest parts of the ship, had lain down, and was fast asleep.<br />
So the captain came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God; perhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”<br />
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Jonas 1:11<br />
And he said to them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will become calm for you. For I know that this great tempest is because of me.”<br />
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Mark 4:1<br />
And again He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole multitude was on the land facing the sea.<br />
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Mark 4:35-40<br />
On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?”<br />
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Luke 11:32-33<br />
The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here. “No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light...<br />
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Luke 11:35<br />
Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;">"The evidence of faith is rest" -- David Wilkerson (Author of "The Cross and the Switchblade")</span><br />
<span style="color: #3366ff;">~THE WITNESS~</span><br />
<span style="color: #3366ff;">The story is of a prophet in a boat running from his witness to sinners and also of our savior in a boat because His witness to sinners was magnificently vast. Both could sleep soundly, even as the boat they were in faced certain disaster. Both had a faith that could calm the very sea. Both carried the light of the Holy Spirit. One had His light under a basket to keep a nation in darkness, and the other had His light on a lamp stand to bring the nations into the light. </span><br />
<span style="color: #3366ff;">What about us? Are we truly agents of the light or heaven forbid, of the darkness? Beloved, don't we realize that this great tempest we are now in, is here because of our disobedience in our witness of Him? Wake up; throw off the basket which covers our witness for Christ. Only then, will the sea become calm again. In the end, Jonah ("Dove" in Hebrew), allowed the light of the Holy Spirit to shine and a nation was saved. Being lead by the Holy Spirit in our daily witness of Jesus Christ is<b> </b>our leap into the deep of a great light. That light is truly the hope for our nation and the world.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3366ff;">~Chris</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;">So, we are left asking, why would a person filled with the Holy Spirit choose to leave a nation in darkness ? Perhaps it is because Jonah was a prophet, who understood what the Ninevites meant to the future of Israel. He was looking for God to utterly destroy the Ninevites.... to save Israel. Ninevah, a city so large it took 3 days to walk across it, was the capitol of Assyria. The Assyrians would be responsible for the slaughter, deportation and scattering of the 10 tribes of northern Israel. Jonah must have baulked at the very idea that God could have compassion on such people. But who can know the mind of God ? Jesus came saying love your enemies and do good to those who persecute you. In truth, Israel’s calamity was brought on by her own rebellion... but even in that, God would later use the scattering of His beloved people to spread the gospel of Christ to all the world. </span><br />
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2 Samuel 22:17<br />
He reached down from heaven<br />
and took hold of me;<br />
He pulled me out of deep waters.~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-7001475281034842982010-01-08T04:38:00.000-08:002010-11-22T06:46:54.984-08:00The Lords Home<h4>Isaiah 66:1-2<br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Thus says the LORD,</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">"Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Where then is a house you could build for Me<span style="font-weight: bold;">? </span><br />
And where is a place that I may rest?<br />
"For My hand made all these things,</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Thus all these things came into being," declares the LORD</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">"But to this one I will look,</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">To him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word. </span><br />
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Luke 9:58<br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."</span></h4><span style="font-weight: bold;">1 Peter 2:4-6</span><br />
As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him— you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For in Scripture it says:<br />
"See, I lay a stone in Zion,<br />
a chosen and precious cornerstone,<br />
and the one who trusts in him<br />
will never be put to shame."<br />
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<span style="color: #3333ff;">~ THE HEART OF GOD ~</span><br />
<span style="color: #3333ff;">It's been said that home is where the heart is. His love for us is so deep, He gave his only Son that we might have salvation through Him. Today's footprint is to read Isaiah 66:1-2 again. <span style="font-weight: bold;">"</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #3333ff;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">To him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word."</span>... upon such a one will the Spirit of the Lord rest. May His Spirit rest upon His people forever more.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3333ff;">~Chris</span></span>~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-4844281555223817022009-12-31T07:41:00.000-08:002010-11-22T06:46:40.989-08:00Newness<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hR3UkxjoYimQxjIZhT5I8EGkyfQ-q0j1B4yH6bf4VIBYv3TJQxYWSFnq-zzCIRiSJCn6XlpspAdW24lK_ViFY5Xd5RQE5_ti0v8f3XzdUmXea30Y_ma6maVFLTohtIygYqHWMN1XuzH3/s1600-h/DSC07181.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421426373067324946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hR3UkxjoYimQxjIZhT5I8EGkyfQ-q0j1B4yH6bf4VIBYv3TJQxYWSFnq-zzCIRiSJCn6XlpspAdW24lK_ViFY5Xd5RQE5_ti0v8f3XzdUmXea30Y_ma6maVFLTohtIygYqHWMN1XuzH3/s400/DSC07181.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 300px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!"<br />
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Ezekiel 11:19<br />
I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them;<br />
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Ezekiel 36:26<br />
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.<br />
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Romans 6:4<br />
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.<br />
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Romans 7:6<br />
But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;">~A NEW YOU FOR A NEW YEAR~</span><br />
<span style="color: #3366ff;">A new beginning. What a blessing newness is. Our father offers new beginnings for those who trust in Him. Today's Footprint is to turn our hearts toward the creator of fresh new beginnings. May we once again have an undivided heart in this country and a new spirit.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3366ff;">~Chris~</span>~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-27165908830676082952009-11-11T16:31:00.000-08:002010-11-22T06:46:25.591-08:00The Looking Glass<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4U23ILmPsl7FsJSaw0w1aPXkx86hfar-fqG31uDV0da4Bv4JS2jTXRiLR6Nlpplhbk36Y9us_ESzAo_KnzvhlvrB5jFaF52qWdas6-i_0MuCRp4-aSZ4nzPzj4C_crYyk8KQnSlJu6kd/s1600-h/indian+lake+2009.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403024495037330530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4U23ILmPsl7FsJSaw0w1aPXkx86hfar-fqG31uDV0da4Bv4JS2jTXRiLR6Nlpplhbk36Y9us_ESzAo_KnzvhlvrB5jFaF52qWdas6-i_0MuCRp4-aSZ4nzPzj4C_crYyk8KQnSlJu6kd/s400/indian+lake+2009.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 300px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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Job 37:18<br />
Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?<br />
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Psalm 97:6<br />
The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.<br />
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Psalm 19:1<br />
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.<br />
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Psalm 50:6<br />
And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself.<br />
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1 Corinthians 13:12<br />
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.<br />
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2 Corinthians 3:18<br />
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.<br />
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James 1:23-24<br />
For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.<br />
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For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;">~AN IMAGE IN STAINED GLASS~</span><br />
<span style="color: #3366ff;">Beloved, God can be seen. His righteousness, glory, and handywork are visable through the magical molten looking glass. It surrounds us and sustains us as we breath in and out every moment of our lives. But do we see Him, or are we hearers only, who merely see ourselves through the glass. Today's footprint is to <span style="font-weight: bold;">see</span>k Him. We pray for clearer vision, that the stain might be removed from the glass we peer through.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3366ff;">~Chris </span>~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-8673241032074188392009-11-06T16:14:00.000-08:002010-11-22T06:46:06.819-08:00Heavenly Health InsuranceRomans 7: 22-25<br />
For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:<br />
But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.<br />
O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?<br />
I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.<br />
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Romans 8: 10-16<br />
And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.<br />
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.<br />
Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.<br />
For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.<br />
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.<br />
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.<br />
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:<br />
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2 Corinthians 11:24-30<sup class="versenum" id="en-KJV-29014"><br />
</sup>Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.<br />
Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;<br />
In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;<br />
In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.<br />
Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.<br />
Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?<br />
If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.<br />
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2 Corinthians 12:8-9<br />
For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.<br />
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. <br />
<span style="color: #3366ff;">~THE SINGLE PAYER SOLUTION~</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;">~Chris~</span>~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-44082925943776983952009-10-28T06:43:00.000-07:002010-11-22T06:45:53.744-08:00DifficultyLamentations 3:24-25<br />
The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.<br />
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Romans 8:16<br />
The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.<br />
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Romans 8:37<br />
But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. <br />
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Jeremiah 32:27<br />
Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?<br />
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<span style="color: #3333ff;">~TRIALS IN LIFE ~<br />
Though our earthly trials seem severe at times, our Lord loves us and carries us in His hands. Nothing is too difficult for the Lord, and (Romans 8:39) "... nothing can separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. "<br />
~Chris</span><br />
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<div><div>Zechariah 4: 5-6<br />
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Knowest</span> thou not what these be ? And I said, No my Lord<br />
Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.</div><div><br />
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John 18: 11<br />
Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?<br />
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Matthew 26: 53<br />
Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?<br />
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Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,...<br />
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Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">trusteth</span> in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">overpast</span>.<br />
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Isaiah 40: 31<br />
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.<br />
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Exodus 19:4<br />
Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;">~MEEKNESS IN THE SPIRIT OF GOD~<br />
We are a proud people, who are <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">independent</span> and self reliant. Our personal and national strength have carried us through the centuries. We have taken matters into our own hands, fought our great wars, and earned our freedom. We live in peace, in a land of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">unwalled</span> cities, secure in knowing that our strength has made it so.... or has it.<br />
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Our ways are in fact, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">disobedient</span>. Yet, God's wings, not ours, have covered this people. Of ourselves, we can do little, our very breath is His gift to us and not of our own doing. <em>(Isaiah 10:17) And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame.</em><br />
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Today's footprint... in God we are light and we can do all things through Christ the flame, who strengthens us. But left to our own strength.... without the flame, the light goes out.... perish the thought. </span><br />
<span style="color: #3366ff;">~Chris</span></div></div>~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-39927490734171998862009-09-12T10:53:00.000-07:002010-11-22T06:45:24.704-08:00The Threshing FloorGenesis 22:2<br />
Then God said, "Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about."<br />
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Genesis 22:7<br />
"The fire and wood are here," Isaac said, "but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?"<br />
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Genesis 22:8<br />
Abraham answered, "God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." And the two of them went on together.<br />
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John 1:36<br />
And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, “Behold the Lamb of God!”<br />
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1 Chronicles 21:1<br />
Now Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.<br />
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Then David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between earth and heaven, having in his hand a drawn sword stretched out over Jerusalem. So David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces. And David said to God, “Was it not I who commanded the people to be numbered?"<br />
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1 Chronicles 21:28<br />
At that time, when David saw that the LORD had answered him on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he sacrificed there.<br />
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2 Chronicles 3:1<br />
Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<br />
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Ruth 3:6-9<br />
So she went down to the threshing floor and did according to all that her mother-in-law instructed her. And after Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was cheerful, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain; and she came softly, uncovered his feet, and lay down. Now it happened at midnight that the man was startled, and turned himself; and there, a woman was lying at his feet. And he said, “Who are you?” So she answered, “I am Ruth, your maidservant. Take your maidservant under your wing, for you are a close relative.”<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;">~THE PLACE OF MERCY~<br />
The Threshing floor of Ornan is the place where Abraham would have sacrificed Issac and where God showed mercy, by providing <strong>His </strong>son for all instead. It is the place where God showed mercy to David, staying His hand against him. It is the place where the mercy seat of God was placed in the holy of holies, and continues as the focal point of three major religions today. Boaz showed mercy to Ruth through her humility on a threshing floor.<br />
The threshing floor is used to separate grain from the chaff. Luke 3:17 (His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather the wheat into His barn;). Our God is a merciful God. He has given us His Son, who died for us at the very door of Mount Moriah, the threshing floor of Ornan. Our footstep today, is to take stock of our path. Is our life producing the fruit that walking with Jesus brings forth, or chaff which will amount to nothing.</span><br />
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And a highway will be there,<br />
a roadway,<br />
And it will be called, " the highway<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;">~ THE NARROW WAY ~<br />
Jesus tells us, (Luke 13:24) "Strive to enter through the narrow gate". Those who enter the narrow gate, bear all things, hope all things, believe all things, and in the end, put others before themselves. Today's footstep, is to step upon the highway of holiness and walk the narrow way all the days that life offers.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3366ff;">~ Chris</span>~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-28205291576691668912009-08-29T17:23:00.000-07:002010-11-22T06:44:54.743-08:00Number Our Days<span style="color: silver;">Psalm 90:12</span><br />
<span style="color: silver;">So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.<br />
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Proverbs 14:33<br />
Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding.<br />
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Philippians 4: 8<br />
Finally brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3366ff;"><em>~ UNDERSTANDING WISDOM ~<br />
Applying our hearts to wisdom requires a heart of understanding.... but can that foundation be set if we close ourselves to the words of our Lord ? It comes down to what we fill our time with, or put another way, how we number our days. He will teach us how to number them to gain wisdom, if we're open to Him. Today's step is to number our days well, so we may gain understanding which forms the foundation of wisdom.<br />
~Chris</em></span>~Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942112497610600121noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217373450778826560.post-29782865443011583662009-08-28T18:04:00.000-07:002010-11-22T06:44:39.890-08:00Patient Waiting<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="color: silver;">2 Thessalonians 3:4-5<br />
And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #3366ff;">~ DIRECT YOUR HEARTS ~</span><br />
<span style="color: #3366ff;">To direct our hearts into the love of God, is an act of our will. We direct our hearts and we wait patiently for the return of Jesus. Today's step is to choose to turn our hearts to Him.</span><br />
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