Advent Meditation #22

To this end was I+ born

and for this cause came I+

into the world...

...that I +  should bear witness
unto The Truth.
Every one that is of
 the Truth heareth My+ Voice.



HE hath shown strength with HIS arm;

HE hath scattered the proud

in the imagination of their hearts.

HE has put down

the mighty from their seats,

and exalted them of low degree.

Luke 1: 51, 52

Amen and Amen !

Listen to the Word of The LORD, from the Prophet Obadiah, chapter 1:3,4 ...

The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou, who dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground ?

Though thou exalt thyself like the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, from there will I+ bring thee down, saith The LORD.

And from the Prophet Joel, chapter 3: 

Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision; for the Day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. 

The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. 

The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter His Voice from Jerusalem, and the Heavens and the earth shall shake; but The LORD will be the hope of His people, and the strength of the children of Israel. 

And from the Prophet Zachariah, chapter 12... 

And in that day will I+ make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all peoples; all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the nations of the earth be gathered together against it. 

And it shall come to pass,in that day, that I+ will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. 

And from the Prophet Malachi, chapter 3...

But who may abide the day of His+ Coming? And who shall stand when HE+ appeareth?  For HE+ is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap. 

MEDITATION

Come, O  come, and fill this temple with the Glory of The LORD!

We are hungry for Your+ Touch; we love YOU+ very much. We delight to proclaim the Name of JESUS.

 Forgive us, LORD,  for grieving YOU+ and make our hearts anew with the fire and power of Pentecost.

Come, YES, COME... and fill this temple with the Glory of YOU+ , LORD !  

Passover Meditation # 15 for the Lenten Season 2012

~  ~  ~  The Door of the Cross ~  ~  ~

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

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Abides =

remaining UN-changing in a sphere or realm,

continuing...

Remaining in a fixed state,

stable ,

stays,

remains...

Continuously.

On-going.

In the present...

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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 !

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

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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+.

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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 ?

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Is there Time in your home

to listen to HIM+

and His+ concerns ?

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Uncluttered Time 

to hear His+ heart?

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Is there quality Time

to have

heart-to-heart sessions

with HIM+ ?

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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 ?

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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+ ?

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O LORD, make my heart your home.

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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.

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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.
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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.