January 9, 2010
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hanging, crucified ... I'm dying here
hanging
crucified
O, Lord, where are You?
O, Lord, do not forsake me
gasping for breath...
I'm dying here...
have mercy on me...
be gracious to mebruised
crushed
O, Lord, where are You?
O, Lord, do not forsake me
gasping for breath...
I'm dying here...
have mercy on me...
be gracious to mebroken
spilled
O, Lord, where are You?
O, Lord, do not forsake me
gasping for breath...
I'm dying here...
have mercy on me...
be gracious to mewounded
bleeding
O, Lord, where are You?
O, Lord, do not forsake me
gasping for breath...
I'm dying here...
have mercy on me...
be gracious to mesqueezed
molded
O, Lord, where are You?
O, Lord, do not forsake me
gasping for breath...
I'm dying here...
have mercy on me...
be gracious to meimmersed
drowned
O, Lord, where are You?
O, Lord, do not forsake me
gasping for breath...
I'm dying here...
have mercy on me...
be gracious to meNo, My child,
be still now and know
I am God
listen to Me
to My Spirit,
not your flesh
No, My child,
you're not dying
you're just beginning
to live now
to breathe
through Me
you're only learning
to know what it means to know Me and seek Me and live.
all this, all of this, that you've wanted to go away
all this has been part of My manifold mercies and rich grace to you
is your heart not now broken and contrite?
open your eyes now, behold! I have come to revive you
My child,
you are My new creation
that you might be crucified and die
with Me
so you might no longer live but live
with Me
and know the power of My resurrection
My child,
remember
while you are
hanging
while you are
crucified
while you are
gasping for breath
while you are
dying there
I am
with you
watching over you
bringing My resurrection life to you
My child,
remember
you are My child
I have not forsaken you
I am always watching over you
for good
how can I not?
My child,
remember
you were born again
of My word
(and My word abides in you)
I am always watching over My word
to see that it is fulfilled
in you and in all My children
how can I not?
My child,
remember
all that
bruising
crushing
breaking
spilling
wounding
bleeding
squeezing
molding
immersing
drowning
all of it
comes through Me
all of it
Divinely ordained
mercy and grace
through My cross
through My blood
through My Spirit
so you might be crucified
so you might breathe
and live
and walk
by Me
through Me
for Me
to Me
in all the works
Divinely ordained
for you
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- Fourth Sunday of Advent: Are you preparing Him room?
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- "Enslaved to Sense, to Pleasure Prone" (Charles Wesley)
- my flesh lusts against the Spirit & the Spirit lusts against my flesh
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Comments (8)
My thoughts exactly.
I feel Him. I feel His mercies upon me. All these, my sentiments exactly.
A good way to keep things in perspective when going through self-denial, or, if one chooses, fasting.
Another nice posting Karen. Thanks
I sure like what Romans says about all the co-crucifixion,resurrection, and new life stuff. It is kind of over my head because I am still alive on a very difficult planet, but knowing Christ resides within me with His resurrection power is a great comfort.
I guess few will even come close to understanding His agony on the cross which involved a lot more than the awful physical pain.
Anyway, thanks Karen
blessings
FRANK
@llamalima - Sanctification...it's a beautiful thing but can't happen apart from crucifixion & death...
@dazzlezlizella - Amen for His continuing and all-sufficient mercies to us.
@WLCALUM - Yes, absolutely...to see His good hand on us molding us into His image, softening our hard hearts & breaking up the fallow ground, so His life might grow and thrive in us.
@FRANK@revelife - Romans 6-7 are crucial. It's certainly a mystery when we consider that Christ's resurrection life, His Holy Spirit dwells in us, yet it is a reality. We need to continue to surrender to His Spirit, to mortify the flesh by His Spirit, so we might have increasing victory over sin and self so we might resemble Christ more and more. We all should be striving to learn experientially what it means to be crucified with Christ so we no longer live but Christ lives in us. God will be faithful to lead us and teach us as we put ourselves at His feet...