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Woman Behold Your Son, by Sarah Stirman
Same song, next verse, eight months later. Last night my 10 year old
son and I experienced a feeling of deja vu as we traveled to the same
emergency room to have the same foot x-rayed so a (different!) doctor
could tell us that he had fractured his ankle the same way he did eight
months ago. Same injury, different season. Now, instead of trying to
figure out how to keep toes warm in 40 degree weather, we have to
figure out how to keep a cast dry in swimming pool season. This too
shall pass.
Of course our emergency room visit took a while and we got home at
bedtime needing to eat dinner. By the time we ate and medicated and
propped the foot in bed, I just wanted to collapse in my own bed.
Collapse I did, but sleep wouldn't come. I kept thinking of the injury.
Even though we witnessed indescribable grief and pain at the hospital,
I could only think of my own baby boy and his painful injury. I kept
replaying the moment in my mind over and over. I didn't even see it
happen -- only heard the awful wails after the fact -- but I pieced
together in my mind what he relayed had happened and watched it like a
movie stuck on the same loop. I finally crawled out of bed to find a new image to put in my brain. I
grabbed my Bible, curled up in my chair, and started reading. "Near the
cross of Jesus stood his mother ..." (John 19:25). That's as far as I
could go. I thought of the horrific images Mary must have had burned
into her brain. I imagined the black days between Friday and Sunday.
Her baby boy lay motionless behind the stone and she longed to think of
him as the pink, squishy newborn she had nursed or as the precocious
young man in the temple speaking wisdom. But she couldn't shake the
image of the broken body on the cross. Was her joy complete when she
saw him whole again -- or could she only think of the tortured body on
the cross? He forgave me for my sin that kept him nailed there -- I
wonder if she ever did? Mary probably never struggled to grasp the enormity of what it cost for
her to have eternal life. There was likely never a communion meal of
remembrance that Mary composed a shopping list in her head or counted
the minutes until the restaurant opened. The image of her own baby boy
broken and nailed to a cross was a picture in a locket forever in her
brain. Each moment of remembrance was filled with agony of the memory
combined with flooding gratitude for what it means for each of us. May I be Mary-minded and walk in constant remembrance and gratitude of
the precious lamb of God sacrificed so that I may be pure before the
throne of God. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the
eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our
consciences from acts that lead to death so that we may serve the
living God! (Hebrews 9:14 NIV) Each moment of remembrance was filled with agony. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarah is part of The Coffee Group, a varied group of women who express
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* Drawn to Wood
http://www.heartlight.org/two_minute/2m_981223_wood.html
* The Cleft of the Rock
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"Thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work."
-- Psalms 92:4 Do you believe that your sins are forgiven, and that Christ has made a
full atonement for them? Then what a joyful Christian you ought to be!
How you should live above the common trials and troubles of the world!
Since sin is forgiven, can it matter what happens to you now? Luther
said, "Smite, Lord, smite, for my sin is forgiven; if thou hast but
forgiven me, smite as hard as thou wilt"; and in a similar spirit you
may say, "Send sickness, poverty, losses, crosses, persecution, what
thou wilt, thou hast forgiven me, and my soul is glad." Christian, if
thou art thus saved, whilst thou art glad, be grateful and loving.
Cling to that cross which took thy sin away; serve thou him who served
thee. "I beseech you therefore, by the mercies of God, that ye present
your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is
your reasonable service." Let not your zeal evaporate in some little
ebullition of song. Show your love in expressive tokens. Love the
brethren of him who loved you. If there be a Mephibosheth anywhere who
is lame or halt, help him for Jonathan's sake. If there be a poor tried
believer, weep with him, and bear his cross for the sake of him who
wept for thee and carried thy sins. Since thou art thus forgiven freely
for Christ's sake, go and tell to others the joyful news of pardoning
mercy. Be not contented with this unspeakable blessing for thyself
alone, but publish abroad the story of the cross. Holy gladness and
holy boldness will make you a good preacher, and all the world will be
a pulpit for you to preach in. Cheerful holiness is the most forcible
of sermons, but the Lord must give it you. Seek it this morning before
you go into the world. When it is the Lord's work in which we rejoice,
we need not be afraid of being too glad. EVENING:
"I know their sorrows."
-- Exodus 3:7 The child is cheered as he sings, "This my father knows"; and shall not
we be comforted as we discern that our dear Friend and tender
soul-husband knows all about us? 1. He is the Physician, and if he knows all, there is no need that the
patient should know. Hush, thou silly, fluttering heart, prying,
peeping, and suspecting! What thou knowest not now, thou shalt know
hereafter, and meanwhile Jesus, the beloved Physician, knows thy soul
in adversities. Why need the patient analyze all the medicine, or
estimate all the symptoms? This is the Physician's work, not mine; it
is my business to trust, and his to prescribe. If he shall write his
prescription in uncouth characters which I cannot read, I will not be
uneasy on that account, but rely upon his unfailing skill to make all
plain in the result, however mysterious in the working. 2. He is the Master, and his knowledge is to serve us instead of our
own; we are to obey, not to judge: "The servant knoweth not what his
lord doeth." Shall the architect explain his plans to every hodman on
the works? If he knows his own intent, is it not enough? The vessel on
the wheel cannot guess to what pattern it shall be conformed, but if
the potter understands his art, what matters the ignorance of the clay?
My Lord must not be cross-questioned any more by one so ignorant as I
am. 3. He is the Head. All understanding centres there. What judgment has
the arm? What comprehension has the foot? All the power to know lies in
the head. Why should the member have a brain of its own when the head
fulfils for it every intellectual office? Here, then, must the believer
rest his comfort in sickness, not that he himself can see the end, but
that Jesus knows all. Sweet Lord, be thou for ever eye, and soul, and
head for us, and let us be content to know only what thou choosest to
reveal.
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 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. Psalms 39:12
The reason God will hear your prayers and see your tears; the reason He will catch them and collect them in a bottle; is because you are His. You are God�s child. (I trust you are, because this is only appropriate counsel if you are. If you are not sure, reply back to me.)
God is attentive to the prayers and tears of His people. There have been times when I am sound asleep at night and something will wake me. It is a small sound that I can barely hear, but as I get up, it gets louder and louder. It is the cry of one of my boys. As a Daddy, (Mothers are always best at this) something just alerts you to the cry of your children. Whether it's for a bad dream or a fever going up, children often need the comfort of a parent.
Dear friend, you and I are no different. Thankfully the Father wh o hears our prayers, and catches and collects our tears, never slumbers nor sleeps. He is always on the job. No tear ever falls that He does not see; even those we are too proud to shed!
If you are going through a real trial right now, have confidence that your God hears your prayers and sees your tears. He knows you so well and His greatest desire is to see you at peace. He wants good for you and He is working to that end.
If you are a believer, you are on a journey with God and He will never let you down! You can trust Him to not only see your tears, but to store them up in His bottle. I believe it may well be a bottle just for you! We�ll see why tomorrow!
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CHASTENING
Despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when
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we say - oh, that must be the devil. Never quench the Spirit, and do not despise Him when He says to you -
"Don't be blind on this point any more; you are not where you thought
you were. Up to the present I have not been able to reveal it to you,
but I reveal it now." When the Lord chastens you like that, let Him
have His way. Let Him relate you rightly to God. "Nor faint when thou art rebuked of Him." We get into sulks with God
and say - "Oh, well, I can't help it; I did pray and things did not
turn out right, and I am going to give it all up." Think what would
happen if we talked like this in any other domain of life! Am I prepared to let God grip me by His power and do a work in me
that is worthy of Himself? Sanctification is not my idea of what I
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Thursday, August 14, 2008 Fear of the Challenger
The leading priests and the teachers of the law heard these
things. They began trying to find a way to kill Jesus. They
were afraid of Jesus because all the people were amazed at
his teaching. That night, Jesus and his followers left the
city.
-- Mark 11:18-19 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
We are brought to the great irony of the story that will continue to
unfold: those who hate and want to murder Jesus are afraid of him. They
won't believe, but they will fear. Are their fears well founded? If
they are trying to preserve the status quo, then their fears are well
founded. If they are choosing the preservation of their own religious
understanding, then their fears are well founded. If they are trying to
maintain the facade of self-determination and control, then their fears
are well founded. They will not kill Jesus for being a nice guy, a
friend to outcasts, a helper to the weak, and a lover of children. They
will kill Jesus because he comes to challenge everything they hold
dear. What will we do with such a Jesus?
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Almighty God and gracious Father, while I sometimes fear change in my
life, your grace and mercy have taught me not to fear Jesus. However,
dear Father, I do find that in my heart there are areas of reluctance
that I do not want to relinquish to his control. This shames me when I
am courageous enough to be honest about it. Please help me relinquish
control of these areas of my life to your Son. Please use your Spirit
to comfort and calm me as I must learn to walk by faith in areas of my
life where I have tried to maintain control. In Jesus' name I ask this.
Amen.
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VERSE:
Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has
fortified many towns. But I will send fire upon their cities that
will consume their fortresses.
-- Hosea 8:14
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Hosea+8:14
THOUGHT:
In prosperity, God's people left the LORD and followed their own
gods and practiced their own morality. Except neither was "their
own." The northern tribes of Israel simply became like the pagan
people around them -- practicing the same detestable immoral
lifestyles, forgetting the poor and the alien, cheating the widows
and the powerless. God wanted them to know that he knew what they
were doing. The Almighty wanted them to realize that he would act
and bring justice. The Sovereign LORD wanted the northern tribes of
Israel to realize that they have sown their own destruction, and
even though they cannot even fathom its possibility, God made sure
it was coming because of their hardness of heart and their refusal
to live with character. Their destruction is a great reminder to us
that our name of Christian, our claim to be God's chosen people and
his holy priesthood (1 Pet. 2), doesn't matter unless our lives
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August 14, 2008
VERSE:
For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and
Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon
his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
-- Hosea 8:14
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Hosea+8:14&translation=kjv THOUGHT:
In prosperity, God's people left the LORD and followed their own
gods and practiced their own morality. Except neither was "their
own." The northern tribes of Israel simply became like the pagan
people around them -- practicing the same detestable immoral
lifestyles, forgetting the poor and the alien, cheating the widows
and the powerless. God wanted them to know that he knew what they
were doing. The Almighty wanted them to realize that he would act
and bring justice. The Sovereign LORD wanted the northern tribes of
Israel to realize that they have sown their own destruction, and
even though they cannot even fathom its possibility, God made sure
it was coming because of their hardness of heart and their refusal
to live with character. Their destruction is a great reminder to us
that our name of Christian, our claim to be God's chosen people and
his holy priesthood (1 Pet. 2), doesn't matter unless our lives
portray his character, our heart displays his compassion, and hands
do his will. PRAYER:
Father, forgive us, for we sin. Father, forgive me, for sinning
and looking the other way at social, judicial, and racial
injustice. Empower me, dear LORD, empower us, to truly be your Holy
Nation, bound together by our faith in Jesus and not by our race,
age, nationality, political preferences, or social economic status,
connected by our praise of your glory and exemplifying to the
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