Passover Meditation #20 for the Lenten Season 2012

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From that time

many of His+ disciples went away

into the things behind

and no longer walked

with HIM+.

John 6:66

Green's Greek Interlinear

Look at that chapter and verse number: 6:66.  Does that strike fear into your heart? Look what some who loved HIM+, who ate His+ Bread and Wine, who were trained by HIM+ did:  they returned back to the things they once left behind for His+ sake. 

When they returned to the world .... the things and ways  they had once forsaken for CHRIST JESUS... then they no longer walked with CHRIST, the SON+ of the Living FATHER.

They no longer walked with The FATHER, who is  only  known by man through CHRIST, HIS Eternal SON+ and WORD+ .  

So, who DID

they walk with ?  

6  6  6

O GOD, WHO knows the end from the beginning, help me to be faithful. Help me never to return to my old way of life, like a dog to its vomit. 

Help me never to turn back to the world so that I "feel good" about myself... for a few short-lived points in time. 

I do love THEE+. I do not want to follow the devil nor 6 6 6, the number of man. 

I do NOT want to hear,

" Depart from ME+,

ye workers of iniquity; 

I+ never knew you."  

Have mercy on me, LORD JESUS. Help THOU+ my unbelief . Turn away from me the awful spirit of discouragement and strengthen my faith. This I ask as a needy, humble child, O GREAT REDEEMER +.

LORD, have mercy upon us.

CHRIST, have mercy upon us.

LORD, have mercy upon us...

And let not the enemy exact upon us.

Passover Meditation #19 for the Lenten Season 2012

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"But

there are some

of you

that believe not."

For JESUS knew

from the beginning

who

they were that believed not,

and who

should betray HIM+.

John 6:64

But even though HE+ knows, HE+ gives all a chance ... even Judas, whom HE+ brought into His+ very midst to see the signs, wonders, works, and great love HE+ had for mankind.

Judas saw HIM+, talked with HIM+, walked with HIM+, and received His+ love and His+ teachings, the same as the other disciples.

Judas knew something also: Judas knew JESUS was LORD and fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies. There was no doubt whatsoever in the mind of Judas about JESUS being the CHRIST, the long-awaited Messiah, the Deliverer.

However, knowing, alas, is not conversion.   

The LORD JESUS knows.

HE+ knows who is following His+ Words. HE+ knows who has His+ SPIRIT. HE+ knows "when virtue goes out of HIM+" as we touch even the hem of His+ Garment, that we be made whole.

The LORD JESUS knows.

HE+ knows who has His+ Life operating inside them. HE+ knows who loves HIM+ more than Self. HE+ knows who is serving Self... no matter how "holy" Self is looking... and who is serving HIM+, no matter how hidden away. 

The LORD JESUS knows.

HE+ knows when we push HIM+ away from controlling us.

HE+ knows who is saying, "LORD, LORD," but who won't lift a finger to follow HIM+, to open His+ Word, to wrestle against Self and Self's headstrong spirit.

HE+ knows who is betraying HIM+ to the Invisible Watchers.

The Invisible Watchers know something too. They know exactly who betrays HIM+... the moment it occurs and where it happens. After a point, they depart... and other beings come in. Then, who is in control of that headstrong person?

The LORD JESUS knows the end from the beginning because HE+ is the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last.

Yet, His+ Part is finished, as HE+ said from the Cross.

"Behold, I+ make all things new, " HE+ said.

And HE+ will, too... starting now... with you... today.  

O LORD JESUS, I turn over my stubborn Self unto THEE+. Take it, LORD, and re-form me into Thy+ likeness and image... for real, this time. Amen.



Passover Meditation #18 for the Lenten Season 2012

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The SPIRIT is the ONE making life; the flesh profits not, NOTHING!

The Words which I+,

I+ speak

unto you

are Spirit

and are Life. 

John 6:63 Green's Greek Interlinear

The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. (Psalm 94:11).  

Vanity... fantasy... emptiness... un-profitable...  useless... futile... the thoughts of man are fantasies... here today and gone tomorrow. 

Every person who has "fallen in love"  discoveres an end to that fantasy, sooner or later. "Love" , for the Christian soul, means taking Self to the Cross. 

Every person who buys a house or land, works a career, invests funds knows a certain amount of fear.  

Why?

Because EVERY LIVING PERSON knows these earthly things last for only a temporary amount of time.

Like youth.

Like health.

Like our bodies of clay.

The only thing that is NOT TEMPORARY is death. Our "changed state" lasts forever.  All else are subject to vanity, to fantasy.

A person wears fashionable clothes, buys the "in" vehicle and gadgets, and lives in a certain neighborhood.  

Why ?

To feed his fantasy of how great, knowledgeable, cute, or secure he is... in this world.

In whose eyes? Mankind? Nobody really cares, beyond a passing thought. His own eyes ? What good is a pile of chaff on Judgment Day ? 

All... yes, all... temporal things will eventually burn. All ashes look alike: the rich houses and the poor houses all look alike when reduced to ashes.

BUT... the Good News is there is a better way ! The LORD JESUS said.

His+ Words

are not simply marks

on  paper.

NO.

His+ Words are SPIRIT-filled... meaning, His+ Words have power to give Life, to feed your soul, to nourish your innermost being.

His+ Words are un-like any other words spoken on this planet.  His+ Words attract that hungry, empty heart like a powerful magnet. That hunger fastens itself with great gladness upon those Anointed Words because HE+ is there. 

HE+ can be found in His+ Words. His+ heart is revealed in His+ Words. His+ Life is shared through His+ Words. His+ Will is discovered through His+ Words. 

His+ Words... and His+ Words alone... are SPIRIT and they are Life.

O LORD JESUS, O THOU+ Who+ art the very WORD of GOD-Made-Flesh and dwelling  among us, bring forth in me New Life every day. I love THEE+ , LORD ; help me to attach myself to THEE+ , Who+ art Reality and Truth. 

Strengthen me to forsake all fantasy of this life, of my emotions, of my heart... all fantasies which have one thing in common: they pull me away from THEE+.

Bless my struggle, O LORD, and hear the cry of my heart. And, should I fainting be, LORD let me never, never outlive my love for THEE+.

Passover Meditation #17 for the Lenten Season 2012

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As

the Living FATHER hath sent ME+,

and I+ live

through The FATHER:

also ,

the one eating ME+,

even that one

will live

through ME+.

John 6:57 Green's Greek Interlinear

Want to be sent out by The FATHER ?

Then learn to live through HIM. 

The things you see your Heavenly FATHER do, you must do.

Haven't seen the Heavenly FATHER,

you say ?

Have I+ been so long time with you, and yet you have not known ME+, Christian ? He that hath seen ME+ hath seen My+ Heavenly FATHER, also.

Do you not believe that  I+ AM in The FATHER and The FATHER in ME+? The FATHER that dwelleth in ME+, HE doeth the works.

O LORD, I confess that I leave THEE+ out of so many parts of my life, out of so many decisions, out of so many reactions.  I see I control. I see I am headstrong. I'm going to live life "my" way... to my destruction and regret. 

Help me, O CHRIST, the Helper of the Weak, to release my life to THEE+ that I may become strong in THEE+. Help me , O SAVIOR, the Deliverer of the Poor, to learn to live through THEE+ so that I may become rich in THEE+.

Please help me not to live my life in futility and vanity, O CHRIST. Please send me forth as Thy+ Representative, as Thy+ Emissary  so that ~ without a word spoken ~  others may see THEE+ and be drawn unto THEE+. Then, my life will be worth living.

Passover Meditation #16 for the Lenten Season 2012

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COME unto ME+,

all ye that labor

and are heavy laden,

and I+ will give you rest.

Take My+ Yoke upon you

and learn of ME+;

for I+ am meek and lowly of heart:

and ye shall find rest

unto your souls.

For My+ Yoke is easy,

and My+ burden Light.

Matthew 11:28-30

HEADSTRONG... an Ugly Word

We put ourselves in harm's way when headstrong . We can know for sure that we are definitely OUT of the LORD'S Will when we are headstrong.  We are moving in DIRECT OPPOSITION to HIM+ when we are moving headstrongly  through life, in our decisions, in our  attitudes. We don't even have to guess if we are doing right or wrong: we are doing wrong.

+  +  +

Do not confuse determination with headstrong. Be determined to move AWAY from being headstrong. Instead, be unshakably determined to move towards ME+ ... and make your unruly flesh and uncontrollable mind MIND ME+ . You will have to deal with yourself as a naughty child.

Operating in a headstrong manner moves you ALWAYS AWAY from ME+. 

I+ was not headstrong.  I+ was determined to do My+ FATHER'S WILL, not My+ own.  I+ will tell you this:

ALL headstrong paths are wrong...

from secret thoughts and accusations

through words spoken in haste,

in anger, and in jest ...

through actions. 

Sanctify you thoughts. Sanctify your words. Be not headstrong, My+ Child. 

NO... you cannot do something because "other Christians" are doing it. I+, I+ AM your Example+ ... not others.

So forsake your headstrongness. Teach your children to forsake their headstrong ways... by both word and example.

COME ! Be like ME+

It takes strength to turn a roaring bull from its path. You are like that bull.

Do you think

it is easy

to be lowly

and meek

?

.

It takes strength to be lowly and meek... more strength than what you've got.  This is one of the hardest battles you will ever fight because the ENEMY IS WITHIN; you have to fight against yourself. But, be of good cheer: I+ will help you !

.

Find your strength

in ME+.

.

COME !

.

Be lowly and meek

. 

.... and STRONG ...

. 

in ME+.

Passover Meditation # 15 for the Lenten Season 2012

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The one eating

of My+ Flesh

and drinking

of My+ Blood abides in ME+

and I+ in him.

John 6:56 Green’s Greek Interlinear

.

Abides =

remaining UN-changing in a sphere or realm,

continuing...

Remaining in a fixed state,

stable ,

stays,

remains...

Continuously.

On-going.

In the present...

.

If ...

you join The LORD JESUS at the table of His+ death

daily...

partaking of HIM+,

uniting with HIM+

in His+ sufferings

(persecutions or discipline),

an amazing thing occurs:

You live instead of die !

.
Slowly, another amazing happens: You find yourself stable, fixed, not tossed to-and-fro with torments.
.
Your pet fears back away.
.
Your besetting sins find no energy to lure you.
.
The fog clears and you can hear His+ leading and feel His+ nearness.

.
Solid in CHRIST JESUS, you will actually be abiding in a house made of ROCK+ … the Rock+ of Ages. And that home is continuously on-going, in the present, secure and lively.

Simultaneously, a third thing occurs: Amazingly enough, The LORD of the Universe is so near that HE+ begins to abide in YOU ! You yourself provide a home for HIM+.

.
Is your home “secure” for HIM+ ?

. 

Can HE+ trust there is a place

for HIM+ with you ?

.

A place where HE+ can abide

...without sorrow...

for what HE+ sees you doing,

saying, thinking, reacting ?

.
Is there Time in your home

to listen to HIM+

and His+ concerns ?

. 

Uncluttered Time 

to hear His+ heart?

. 

Is there quality Time

to have

heart-to-heart sessions

with HIM+ ?

.

Is your home quiet enough to sit with HIM+ in stillness, at times, without the hustle-bustle of every day chores constantly in the forefront, demanding more than their fair share of attention, and keeping a constant stream of interruption going ?

.

Is it free of un-necessary commitments, ballgames, entertainments and other social activities that are not worth the distraction they cause, distraction that leads away from YOU+ ?

.

O LORD, make my heart your home.

.

I’m sorry for the cluttered closets in my mind, the unclean rooms of my emotions, and the unruly atmosphere of constant activities abounding here.

.

I’m sorry for yesterday’s meals lying about... the world still being savored in me... as well as the dirty laundry of incomplete repentances in my heart... my unkempt life, not ready for Your+ visitation.
. 

LORD JESUS, I want YOU+. I want YOU+ to come and find a home in my heart. Clean me up, LORD, and I will set my priorities according to YOUR+ will, this time. Thank YOU+ JESUS, my LORD.

Passover Meditation # 14 for the Lenten Season 2012

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Storms prevented posting on time but BLESS GOD, HE+ kept them from hurting us... just as HE+ said HE+ would do.

The one eating
of My+  flesh

and drinking of  My+ Blood

has Eternal Life

and I+,

I+

will raise him up at the Last Day.

John 6:54 Green’s Greek Interlinear.

.

The Greek is pointed. The eating and drinking activities remain IN THE PRESENT and are CONTINUOUS, REPEATED, ON-GOING actions.

.

The person continuously joining Our LORD at the table of His+ death --- doing the same things HE+ does: dying to Self to bring Life unto this world --- is doing so IN THE PRESENT.

.

There is no pot of manna that can be kept from yesterday’s meal; it will turn wormy and putrid. (See Ex. 16:20).

.

Likewise, there is no Living Bread that is effective from yesterday; you must join HIM+ anew every day at the cross … in order for you to have Life.

.

And daily, then, you will taste a portion of that Eternal Life --- also in the present tense --- that is promised.

.

Remember: CHRIST’S words here have NO past tense. It is not a one-time-then-finished activity. It is on-going every day.

.

Meet HIM+ at the table of HIS+ death. Join HIM+ in the fellowship of His+ sufferings, and you will have Life… and Life abundantly.

.

Just like HE+ said.

[ PS… If you are not suffering for CHRIST in the Persecuted Church, then join HIM+ “ in the fellowship of His+ suffering” by disciplining yourself with daily prayer-closet prayer times, fasting days, and seasons of Holy Silence.

.

Do SOMETHING.

.

Practice daily denying yourself pleasures, entertainments, and self-indulgences. Walk instead of nap, eat rice and beans instead of pizza’s and steak, drink water instead of cola’s, tea or coffee. If you do such denials already, then ask HIM+ what other things you can do to practice putting Self to death in these areas.

.

Do SOMETHING.
.

Dress somberly instead of like a flower-lily. Sisters, cover your heads and drop your eyes and watch your tone of voice in the home.

.

Endeavor to keep a cheerful spirit for The LORD'S sake. 

.

Attempt to keep the prayer stations even for 5 minutes and TEACH the youngsters at home to do the same. It will not upset your "important" schedule to at least read and recite a Psalm outloud at 9 a.m., noon, and 3 p.m.

.

Do SOMETHING.

.

Brothers, cover your bodies just as well and vest up. Watch your slang ( and GOD forbid, filthy talk or jesting ) when with your buddies and your attitudes in the home, likewise. Take that tongue to the cross and issue hearty thanksgivings instead of complaints. 

.

Daily share with your offspring about The LORD, what HE+'s done for you, and question them about what HE+'s shown them every day. Then they will realize it is important to Dad; it must be important to GOD, also.

.

Do SOMETHING.

.

Do SOMETHING that curbs your desire to look cute to the world and acceptable to conservative America. Your dress and demeanor should give a silent VISIBLE witness that you are of CHRIST and NOT of this world so that everyone seeing you must receive a witness for CHRIST... whether he likes it or not. 

.

Do SOMETHING to show which side you are on.

.

Do SOMETHING, both private and public.

.

Do SOMETHING

simply for the sake

of The LORD...

to show HIM+

you love HIM+.  

Passover Meditation #11 for the Lenten Season 2012

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Then JESUS said

unto them,

Verily, Verily I+ say

unto you,

Except ye eat the flesh of the SON+ of Man

and drink His+ Blood,

ye have no Life in you.

John 6:53

You have no life in you.

Just being born, you are born through the first Adam. You have the first Adam's ruined nature, which is to serve Self.  You will receive LIES in order to serve Self, like Adam did, like Eve did: you cannot help it, you will.

You will tell lies and blame others, like Adam did, like Eve did.

You will pursue fantasies and illusions all of your life, trying to fill yourself with Life... but they will all be lies. 

You MUST be born into the Second Adam, if you want Life.

Through CHRIST, the Second Adam, you must be re-born in order to partake of the Body and Blood of CHRIST. This is a great mystery.  The Bread and Wine are infused by the HOLY SPIRIT and thus sanctified.

You cannot lie to HIM+... HE+ knows what you eat and drink. Like the time that woman in the crowd who touched HIM+ in faith and virtue went out of HIM+ , 

HE+ knew. 

Yes, HE+ stopped immediately to talk to the one in all that crowd who had reached out to HIM+. 

HE+ knew.

You have NO CHOICE... if you want Eternal LIFE. 

.

If you refuse to choose Eternal Llife, then know this: you ARE choosing a constant eternal death that goes on and on in the Lake of Fire.  It, too, never ceases ...   just like Eternity with CHRIST never ends. 

.

Do not be tricked by satan who tricked Eve.

Do not be tricked by satan who tricked Adam. 

Do not be tricked by the same lies to serve Self.

Yes, your existence will not cease in death.  You will indeed be called to Judgment Day to find out that your worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched in the Lake of Fire...  forever. 

Just like

The LORD JESUS

said.  

Passover Meditation #10 for the Lenten Season 2012

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I+,

I+ AM

the Living Bread,

the ONE+ that came down out from Heaven;

If

anyone eat of this Bread+ , he shall live unto Eternity. And indeed, the Bread which I+ ,

I+ give

is My+ Flesh,

which I+ ,

I+ give

on behalf of the life of the world.  

John 6:51

The LORD JESUS CHRIST is the Living Bread+ send down to mankind from Heaven by The FATHER in HEAVEN WHO loves us.

.

Eternity itself lasts for all... both good and bad... a long, long time.

.

We on earth now are choosing WHERE we want to spend Eternity: in Heaven, with CHRIST JESUS Who+ loves us  --- or --- in the Lake of Fire with the devil, that old serpent, who constantly works to destroy us.  

.

It was the plan of Our HEAVENLY FATHER for Life to come back into the sons of the Adamic race through The Living Bread+, HIS SON+ JESUS CHRIST. 

All mankind is invited, person by person, to eat freely at The LORD'S table: there is room enough for all. All are invited to freely partake of this Living Bread+.

"And the Bread

that I+ will give

is My+ Flesh,

which I+ will give

for the life of the world."

This Living Bread+ gives Life; it is not dead food! Whosoever partakes of this Bread+ will live forever in Eternity... and not have to endure the Second Death. ( See #8 Passover Meditation).

.

Be careful, though.

This Bread+

has a mystery

about it.

.

If your heart is clean before GOD, that Bread+ does indeed give Life. But, if your heart harbors sin and is thoughtlessly partaking of that Bread+, instead of Life you receive DAMNATION UNTO YOUR SOUL ! (I Cor. 11). 

That Living Bread+ is infused

by The HOLY SPIRIT OF CHRIST...

and you cannot lie to HIM+.

(See Acts 5:1-11 as to what happens

to those lying to the HOLY SPIRIT...

sooner or later. )

Will you choose to experience

the First Resurrection

-- or --

the dreadful Second Death

in the Lake of Fire ?

Remember this:

Death is not an "oblivious state" of repose.  

Death is sure not oblivion in Hell [Hades.]

Death is not oblivion in the Lake of Burning Fire,

either.