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World peace is not God's goal! If that were the case, don't you think God would have looked down on his creation at this moment in history with fondness in His heart and thought to Himself, "wow! They are finally hitting the mark!"
But thats not what He did.
Infact, He did the exact opposite.
He frustrated the plans of those who were trying to unite and build a building that reached, "to the heavens."
It's easy for us to sometimes see a plan as good and then assume that it must be God's.
But we can know this for sure, God will never desire us to build or be part of building something that will in any way cause us to be apart from Him, even if it looks like a good thing.
There is a difference between building upon good and building upon God.
And sometimes the hardest adversaries we face are not the overt ones, but the good ones.
When God wanted to bring the world peace, He didn't send a building committee, He sent His Son.
"For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6
And in sending His Son, He gave us each the chance to decide if we would be built in His Kingdom, the Kingdom that IS in the heavens, the one all our hearts ultimately long to call, "home."
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"The entrance into the kingdom of God is through the sharp, sudden pains of repentence colliding with man's respectable "goodness."
The longer I walk with God, the more I realize that my part is simply to stay responsive to all He is willing to do in me to conform me into the likeness of His Son, Jesus.
At one time I believed that I had some part of adding to this transaction, but I realize now my only part is to allow myself to stand in Christ, believing He alone can and will unravel me from myself and make His Cross become as real in me as it was meant to be. And in so doing, the resurrection becomes real too. And I know that I am free indeed because of what God did that had nothing to do with me except my recieving the fact that I am chosen to have it. #jesusinme #repentance #redemption #oswald #utmostforhishighest #godlovesyou
"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God." 1 John 4:7
It feels as is the world is looking at the church and saying, "where is the love?" Sometimes, I fear we as the church are looking to the world and wondering the same.
And my heart shuddders at the thought that God might be looking down at His kids and wonding, "where is the love?"
After all, He gave us ALL the love He had.
He wrapped Him up in a package that we could comprehend, and we "beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth." John 1:14.
God's love. Perfect love incarnate came for us, leaving us without excuse for not offering back to God that which He so freely gave to us.
Sometimes I find when my own heart lacks the love that I know I've been so freely given, my lack becomes my invitation to come and freely hear, see, know and remember.
"No one has ever seen God, the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known." John 1:18.
We, the church, have been given the amazing privilege to KNOW Love, Himself, Jesus Christ, our Savior. And not only to know Him, but to respond to His love by letting it flow from the very throne of God, through Christ, and straight into our hearts. Our only response at being given such a great honor and privilege is to repeat God's pattern in giving it away just as freely with which it has been given.
The very nature of God is love.
That means that we, His children, have that same nature.
Love, by definition, does not withhold, but freely flows out from itself onto others. Selfishness is the total negation of love and, like a barricade, stops up the flow.
Love cannot be defined in human terms, for doing so, also negates it, makes it smaller and limits it's capacity to do what by God's nature it alone can do.
It can only flow from God's heart through Christ, to us, and through us, becoming as it goes, the most powerful, unstoppable force in the whole universe.
Won't you let it flow through you today? Oh, how the Father longs to look down upon His children and see them express the glorious nature of His own heart. #perfectmess #Jesus #godscall
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“The true light which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his..."If the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed." John 8:36
Guess what? This may come as a shocking surprise. It may even be a bit insulting to your individual, self-sufficient nature. But, eventually, even the strongest in our midst eventually sense this truth, even if they pretend they don't or once they do, strive all the more to supress it.
Are you ready?
Here it comes...
We are NOT in control!
Sure, we set our alarm clocks, have an agenda, and move according to a pre-determined set of hoops we are programmed to jump through to give ourselves a sense of purpose, a sense of contribution in this world. We live in a facade of our own making, most of us with a deep inner gnawing in our souls that the safe bubble of our facade could pop at any moment, leaving us squirming and suffocating under the weight of our greatest fear; knowing that we are living in an uncertain world, full of scary surprises that our best attempts at controlling can never fully protect us or those we love from.
We are doomed if we really want to face the truth of where we are headed. And we are helpless to do anything about it.
Stricken.
Afflicted.
Crushed.
Oppressed.
Cut off from the land of the living.
This is our lot, and we can do NOTHING to change it.
Except One thing.
There is One hope that we DO have control over.
And this One Hope makes room for all the other hopes for it offers freedom from ALL things, even from all striving.
We can trade our individuality in for Oneness with Christ, our Savior.
We can surrender our lives up to the One Who holds the world, the universe, even our world in His hands.
And we can trade in our need for control for a need for trust in Him instead, trust that offers us rest for our souls.
There was One Who one day long ago looked down upon us, saw our helpless estate, and came for us.
And for us, He became;
Stricken.
Afflicted.
Crushed.
Oppressed.
Cut off from the land of the living.
He let that become His lot in exchange for the chance to offer you the hope of becoming what He alone can offer, free indeed!
I pray that you will make this exchange today. #becomingewe
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Wanted to share this testimony for those who have not heard it in class. I sure do love y'all
Christian Near Death Testimony
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Testimony about what happened when I had a pulmonary embolism that nearly took my life. I hope it blesses you.Please remember to pray for our students, teachers and schools today.
And we Praise You, Jesus, for holding back all the darkness so that Your Light can shine forth. You shine in the darkness and the darkness does NOT overcome it. Forgive us when we allow our fears to become greater than Your name. Teach us and our kids to be truly Brave, not because we hide ourselves from the darkness, but because we are Standing in the One Who IS our Light. Thank You for ALL the days You have held back the darkness, teach us to truly pray and stand in You. YOU are our peace, security and safety admidst every threat we face. We give ourselves, our children, our schools, our communities into Your Hands. Amen.
#JesusIsStronger #PraiseTheLord #praiseandpray #jesusprotectourkids #Heisalive #HisLight #hislightshines #prayerinschool #perfectmess #becomingewe
Wounded Healers, what a calling those of us who have been blessed to be healed, redeemed, and transfromed by the One Who was Wounded for us to be healed.
May we never stop seeing ourselves as anything more than those who have been victims of the most horrific crime of all, sin.
And yet, may we never stop seeing ourselves as less than those who have been radically redeemed by the One Who came to become the most Wounded Healer of all, Jesus.
Oh, LORD, make us like Him. Help us not fear our wounds, but let them bring us closer to You so that we might become Your wounded healers in this world that is so desperate for a true healing touch from You. Amen.
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"He was despised and rejected-a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way. He was despised, and we did not care. Yet it was our weakness he carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down. We thought his troubles were a punishment from God, a punishment for his own sins! But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed. All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God's path to follow our own. Yet the LORD laid on him the sins of all of us." Isaiah 53:3-6
The longer I walk with Jesus, the more these words mean to me.
I SEE that there is truly no place to stand, even in myself.
Only Jesus!
And praise Jesus He is there, inside me, all around me. In His wholeness, I am whole. In His Light, I SEE, and even though it often feels as if I don't know where I am going in this world, I am abiding in perfect peace because I KNOW He is my Way.
Thank -You, Jesus, for wearing me so that I can wear You in this world. Forgive me when I desire to look, move, and arrange my life as the world does. Thank You for always taking me back to the Cross, and reminding me where I truly died to that way, so I can live in You, Who IS my WAY. Help us all find our way back to You today so we might live. Amen
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It's funny how God talks to us through EVERYTHING! A new roof, a sudden onset of depression, and Jesus!
Oh, how I love His Voice, and how He speaks to us through sometimes the softest Voice and other times through the crashes, bangs, and thuds and thumps of life.
Love y'all...thanks for reading.
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“He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” ...” Revelation 21:5(a) “At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens. The words “one more” indicate the removing of what can...