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Meditations for
Pascha
(The
Passover Season, 2016)
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Meditations for the Monastic-At-Heart
Now is My+ soul troubled;
and what shall I+ say ...
FATHER, save ME+
from this hour ?
but for this cause
came I+ unto this hour.
FATHER,
Glorify Thy Name.
Then came there a Voice from Heaven,
saying,
I have both glorified It,
and will glorify It again.
John12:27-28
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Meditation
Verse : Ephesians 1:2
Grace to you all and peace from out of GOD, FATHER of us and of LORD
JESUS CHRIST.
( Literal Greek, SRJ. + + +
)
Grace to you and peace from GOD our FATHER and from the LORD JESUS
CHRIST. (KJV)
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Either way this verse is read, we see that The LORD GOD is the
fountain of favor towards us all, and HE is the place of peace.
As a matter of fact, there is NO PEACE to be had in this world
--- or in the world to come --- apart from The LORD.
Additionally, there is NO FAVOR or grace to be had, in Truth, in
this world --- or in the world to come --- apart from The LORD.
How, then, do we obtain this unmerited favor and un-earned peace?
WHAT?
Know ye not
that your body is the temple
of the HOLY SPIRIT
which is in you,
which ye have of GOD,
and ye are not your own?
For ye are bought with a
Price+:
therefore glorify GOD
in your body,
and in your spirit,
which are GOD'S.
I Corinthians 6:19-20
Our peace with GOD our FATHER and that great Favor from HIM came
at the highest PRICE+ imaginable:
through The BLOOD of Our FATHER'S Only-begotten SON+.
HE+ became the LAMB+ of GOD, the
unblemished LAMB+ provided by GOD The FATHER as an ACCEPTABLE sacrifice to cover
our sins... the only acceptable sacrifice, ever.
That PRICE+ cost The FATHER, as well
as HIS SON+. Even though The FATHER did not leave His Throne in Heaven ( as
some teach ? ), the sacrifice of HIS dearly-beloved SON+ cost
HIM.
We see the picture shown to us through Abraham not withholding
Isaac as a sacrifice, a prophetic portrayal given to us as a pattern or TYPE
that we should recognize The Jewish MESSIAH+ when HE+ came. Anyone
who loves his child would realize the enormity of The FATHER'S sacrifice, even
from a finite, human perspective.
The FATHER loveth the SON+
and has given all things
into His+ Hand.
John
3:35
Peace and favor are unobtainable in this world. Some may negotiate for peace with bribes, as
the nations of the world do. Some may
bribe --- or belong to the right "clubs" --- in order to obtain favor
in this world. Most sell their soul in one way or another to obtain favor.
However, that elusive favor and un-obtainable peace come ONLY
FROM The LORD.
Peace and Grace are not obtainable with gold and silver, with
money or possessions. They are not obtainable with skills or gifted abilities,
either, although the world would like us to BELIEVE that they are... hence, the
carrot-and-stick "motivational" force behind worldly ambition.
Belonging to the “in” group of controllers only adds to our lack
of peace; these groups are NOT known for their kindness to even their fellow
club members.
The richest person on earth cannot purchase his own peace and
personal grace from others. Neither can the most clever, the most talented and
gifted ones among us. The biographies of the world's greatest names --- from
artists to scientists --- show us that truth.
Peace and Grace come ONLY from Our FATHER Who art in Heaven, (
Hallowed be HIS name ), because HE sent HIS only-begotten SON+ JESUS
CHRIST to obtain peace and grace for us.
JESUS paid the price for our Peace with The FATHER.
JESUS paid the price for our favor and grace with HIM, also.
HE+ gives those unobtainable precious possessions to those who are
bought with a PRICE+ and are not their own.
Are you "your own" man today?
If you are, you will not be counted as His+ own.
Is your body functioning as the Temple of the HOLY SPIRIT, today
?
If not, a cleansing of the Temple is in order; recall: it has
been done before. A whip of cords
was necessary that time because the users of the Temple KNEW better … but
refused to cleanse their Temple themselves.
Is your spirit earnestly
living in eager pursuit of the Will of GOD ? Or... is the Will of the LORD an
inconvenience imposed into your day ?
Let us Pray:
O LORD CHRIST, forgive me for choosing my own
agitation and fear over peace with THEE+.
Help me to cleanse my temple, holding nothing back for my own
comfort and indulgence of Self when I am hurting. Help me to stop nursing my grievances and
yes, even my sorrows. Help me to yield my emotions unto THEE+ ; I give THEE+
free rein to cleanse me of them.
Grant me Thy+ favor before GOD. If favor before man is Thy+ Will,
then grant me the humility to know that favor actually only comes from THEE+
and that THOU+ hast a purpose in it. It is NOT for my own glory, but rather,
for THINE+, O LORD.
I am indeed bought with a Price+, Thy+ Blood. I give THEE+ back what is THINE+ by creation…
and THINE+ by purchase.
Help me to remember it.
In Thy+ Holy Name I pray these my imperfect prayers. Amen.
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Glory be to The FATHER,
and to His Beloved SON+
JESUS CHRIST,
and to the Blessed HOLY SPIRIT.
ONE GOD:
FATHER, SON+, and HOLY SPIRIT,
both now and forever,
world without end.
Amen.
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Worthy is the LAMB+.
Worthy is The LAMB+
that was slain.
Worthy is the LAMB+,
slain
from the foundation
of the earth.
Revelation 13:8
