Advent Meditation # 15



The lame shall LEAP as an hart... when HE+ comes. 



For lo, as soon as the voice of thy greeting sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

Luke 1:44

Leaped the miraculous babe John growing inside of Elisabeth !

Walking and leaping and praising GOD was the crippled man healed in the Name of Our LORD JESUS CHRIST ! 

At Lystra, The Apostle Paul perceived a cripple from birth had faith to be healed.  This one also leaped and walked !

THEN... shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf un-stopped, than shall the lame LEAP as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb, shall sing !

Isaiah 35:6-7

Now... the Words of CHRIST JESUS Himself+  :

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the SON+ of Man's sake. 

Rejoice ye in that day, and LEAP for JOY; for behold, your reward is great in Heaven; for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

Luke 6:22-23

MEDITATION

O GOD Who inhabitest the praises of Thy People, inhabit my praises too that I bring to you with a full, full heart.

I am hungry for Thy+ touch; I love THEE+ very much. I exult in Thy+ great salvation for me and for whosoever will come. THOU+, O Gracious SAVIOR, turneth no hungry soul away from Thy+ Table.

Fill me, O LORD, fill me anew with Thy Blessed HOLY SPIRIT so my heart and soul -- yea, even my body -- will leap for joy.

I rejoice with Mariam: My soul proclaims the greatness of The LORD and my spirit exults in CHRIST my SAVIOR.

Blessing, honor, glory, and power be unto HIM that sitteth upon the Throne, and unto The LAMB+ !

LEAP for JOY for your REDEMPTION+ draweth nigh!

Advent Meditations 2012



JOY+ to the world...



MEDITATION 12

And Mariam arose in those days

and went into the hill country with haste,

into a city of Judah;

and entered into the house of Zacharias,

and saluted Elisabeth.

And it came to pass that,

when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mariam, the babe leaped in her womb;

and Elisabeth was filled

with the HOLY SPIRIT.

Luke 1: 39-41

Do we leap for joy when we hear the name of JESUS .... when we hear someone exalting HIM+ ?

Do we rejoice so much that we are filled with the HOLY SPIRIT, as Elisabeth was ?

O House of Joy ! For even the babe in Elisabeth's womb knew when to leap for joy!

Meditation

O LAMB that was slain.... for the joy that was set before THEE+ , THOU+ didst endure the Cross, despising the shame.

Me, I am lacking endurance, O LORD , as THOU+ knowest. Instead of enduring, I run and hide. I turn my attention to "other important things". I hide in books, DVD's, duties, and even fellowship.

Increase my steadfastness, O MIGHTY ONE+, and help me to engage the battle against my flesh, to endure until the victory is sure and certain. Keep me from avoiding the Cross THOU+ hast chosen for me.

When I have endured, Thy+ Joy will be my portion and THEN, my joy will be full. 

I thank THEE+ for enduring the Cross so that I, when I endure my little cross, I may have JOY, also. 

Joy to the World!  Yes, JOY cometh by the means of the Cross. Yes indeed, JOY+ to the world!

In the name of JESUS I pray. Amen.