# 8~ LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~~~ As Much As Lieth in You

 Words of The LORD JESUS CHRIST:

Blessed are the peacemakers:

for they shall be called the children of GOD. 

^{Matthew 5:9}

#7 LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~~~ LESSONS about SELF-PITY from JOB

 

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous:

Nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. ^{Hebrews 12:11} 

#6 LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~~~ Oh, That CHASTENING from The FATHER !

 

HEBREWS 12: 5 - 10

And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the LORD, nor faint when thou art rebuked of HIM: ^12:5

 

For whom the LORD loveth HE chasteneth,  and scourgeth every son

whom HE receiveth. ^12:6

# 5 ~ SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS ~~~ LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER

 

Hebrews 12:3

For consider HIM+ that endured such contradiction* of sinners against HIMSELF+, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. 

* Contradiction of sinners: Mat10:24-25, Mat11:19, Mat12:24, Mat15:2, Mat21:15-16, Mat21:23, Mat21:46, Mat22:15; Luk2:34 *Gr: Luk4:28-29, Luk5:21, Luk11:15-16, Luk11:53-54, Luk13:13-14, Luk14:1, Luk15:2, Luk16:14, Luk19:39; Luk19:40; Joh5:16, Joh7:12, Joh8:13, Joh8:48-49, Joh8:52, Joh8:59, Joh9:40, Joh10:20, Joh10:31-39, Joh12:9; Joh12:10, Joh15:18-24, Joh18:22

Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. ^{HEBREWS 12:4}

#4 ~ LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~~~ THE BROKEN IMAGE

 

The Broken Image

And GOD  אֱלֹהִ֔ים   [ The ELOHIM ] said,

Let us make man in Our image, after Our likeness:

 

 

#3 ~ LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~HUMILIATION

 

We  ALL  want to be humble , like CHRIST. 

We DON’T want to be humiliated , like CHRIST.

How do we learn  humility ?

Humility , that wonderful  virtue of CHRIST, draws us to HIMSELF+ .  That virtue is what makes us NOT afraid to come to CHRIST with our soiled, messed-up, sin-filled lives. HE+ does indeed receive us “just as I am.” 

#2 ~ LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~ FOR the JOY SET BEFORE HIM+ : HE+ Kept a CLEAR Eye

 

 

FOR the JOY SET BEFORE HIM+ : 

HE+ Kept a CLEAR Eye

ENDURING the CROSS 

 

#1 LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ A Preparation for the GREAT and FINAL PASSOVER ~ Let us Run with Patience the Race Set Before Us. ~

THE LENTEN SEASON 2023 --- A Preparation for the GREAT and FINAL PASSOVER

ANOTHER PASSOVER is coming.

It will be the GREAT and FINAL PASSOVER.

This time, however, it will not only be the Hebrews coming out of bondage in Egypt.

KEEP a CLEAR EYE ~ Ash Wednesday Meditation ~ 2023 LENTEN --- PASSOVER Preparation SEASON 2023

 LISTEN !

Keep a CLEAR EYE toward Life’s end.

PROPHECY SERIES: ISAIAH 24 ~ Did the Prophet Isaiah “SEE” Davos 2023 in spirit those many centuries ago ? ~ or ~ The further EXTINCTION of All National Sovereignty is happening this week.

 

PROPHECY SERIES: ISAIAH 24 ~ Did the Prophet Isaiah “SEE” Davos 2023 in spirit those many centuries ago ? 

~ or ~

The further EXTINCTION of All National Sovereignty

WHAT is Going to HAPPEN in 2023 ? ~ Who Will CONTROL You ? ~ ( Be sure to read the end of the article .)

 ~ The Enemies of GOD  vs  The LORD ~ 

The Great Day of THE LORD

Malachi 4

For, behold, the DAY cometh,

that shall burn as an oven;

and all the proud, yea,

and all that do wickedly,

shall be stubble:

Behold, The BRIDEGROOM+ Cometh ! Go ye out to Meet HIM+ ! ~ Christmas 2022

 

The KING+  is COMING  !

ADVENT 2022 ~ MAINTAINING The LIGHT of JESUS CHRIST in this Dark World . . . John 8:12

The Early Christian Odes* ( hymns ) contain a line that states:

 “ HE+ (JESUS) removed the darkness from my face.”

ADVENT 2022 ~ JESUS Came to Bring us TRUTH ! ~ John 14:6

 

 AT great cost to HIMSELF+ and to our FATHER in Heaven, The LORD JESUS became incarnate to bring us TRUTH.

ADVENT 2022 ~ HE+ Came to KNIT Us Together! ~Colossians 2:2

 

Wonderful TRUTH here !  

 The BODY of CHRIST, the Flock of GOD, is nourished in every part, in every instance, and in every way  by holding onto THE HEAD+  Who+ is CHRIST JESUS our LORD. 

ADVENT 2022 ~ For unto us a Child is born, unto us a SON+ is GIVEN ! ~ Isaiah 9:6

 Isaiah  9:6

For unto us a CHILD+ is born, unto us a SON+ is given: and the government shall be upon His+ Shoulder: and His+  Name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Ever-lasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 

For unto us a CHILD+ is born,

unto us a SON+ is given:

This Prophetic Scripture does not state that a “child is given”.  This Prophetic Scripture does not state that a “son is born.”

ADVENT 2022 ~ The LORD JESUS Brings Us into NO CONDEMNATION BEFORE GOD ! ~ John 3:17

John 3:17 

For GOD sent not HIS SON+

into the world

to condemn the world;

but that the world through HIM+  might be saved.

THE WORD+ of GOD Tabernacled ~ TENTED in Human Skin ~ John 1:14 ~ ADVENT 2022

And being found in FASHION AS A MAN . . .  HE+ dwelt among us , that is,  HE+ tabernacled , HE+ took upon His+ DIVINE SELF an earthly, temporary TENT of human skin. 

+  +  +

THE WORD+ of GOD was made FLESH ~ John 1:14 ~ ADVENT 2022

 

And the WORD+ was made Flesh,

and dwelt among us,

and we beheld HIS+ Glory,

Why Must We Keep OUR Word ? ~ Psalm 15 ~ ADVENT 2022

 

He that sweareth to his own hurt,

and changeth not.

Psalm 15 

NOT ONE WORD HATH FAILED . . .. I Kings 8:54-56 . . . . ADVENT 2022

 

1 Kings 8:54 - 56

And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD,

he arose from before the altar of the LORD,

from kneeling on his knees

with his hands spread up to Heaven.

^8:55 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying, 

^8:56  Blessed be the LORD, WHO hath given rest

unto HIS people Israel,

according to all that HE promised:

there HATH NOT FAILED ONE WORD

HE+ Came to Bring Us LIBERTY ~ Isaiah 61:1 ~ ADVENT 2022

 

  . . . Liberty  from ALL those things which tempt us to be NOT like CHRIST JESUS.

Isaiah 61:1

The SPIRIT of the Lord GOD

[ The SPIRIT of the ADONAI+ YHWH ]

is upon ME+;

HE+ “ Ran to HELP Us !” ~ Hebrews 2:18 ~ ADVENT 2022

 

Hebrews 2:16-18

For verily HE+ took not on HIM+ the nature of angels;

but HE+ took on HIM + the seed of Abraham.

HE+ Took upon HIMSELF+ the Seed of Abraham --- Hebrews 2:16 & Galatians 3:16 & Genesis 22:18 --- ADVENT 2022

 

HE+ Took upon HIMSELF+ the Seed of Abraham . . . not of angels.

HE+ Came to DESTROY the Works of the devil ~ 1 John 3:8 ~ ADVENT 2022

 1 John 3:8

He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the SON+ OF GOD was manifested:

that HE+

might destroy the works of the devil.

ADVENT 2022 ~ The TWO PROMISES ~ Isaiah 11:1 ~ A Prophetic Word ~ The BRANCH+

 

 

The TWO PROMISES ~ One for HIM+, One for us.

HE+ Came to Bring us LIGHT . . . 1 John : 5 - 7 .... ADVENT 2022

 

1 John 1: 5-7

⁵  This then is the message which we have heard of HIM, and declare unto you, that

GOD is LIGHT,

and in HIM is no darkness at all.

⁶  If we say that we have fellowship with HIM, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 

⁷  But if we walk in the light, as HE is in the light,

we have fellowship one with another,

and the Blood of JESUS CHRIST HIS SON+

cleanseth us from all sin.

+  +  +

What changes human DARKNESS into LIGHT ?

HE+ Came to Bring Us into FELLOWSHIP --- 1 John 1: 3-4 --- ADVENT 2022

 

 

HE+ CAME  to Bring us into Fellowship . . .

1 John 1:3 -4

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you,

that ye also may have FELLOWSHIP with us:

and truly our FELLOWSHIP is with

THE FATHER, and with HIS SON+ JESUS CHRIST.

THEY MISSED IT ! --- Isaiah 60: 1-3 --- ADVENT 2022

 

 Isaiah 60:1-3

Arise, shine; for thy LIGHT+ is come,

and the Glory of The LORD is risen upon thee.

And The REDEEMER+ Shall Come . . . Isaiah 59:20 . . . . ADVENT 2022

I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked;

. . . thus saith The LORD