Jeremia 15:10
Woe to me, mother, that you gave me birth!
a man of strife and contention to all the land!
Jeremia 15:10
One of these days read the book of Jeremia, but concentrate on Jeremia himself.
A young sweet guy. I think we could have been good friends. I really relate to what he had to live. In this same chapter he says:
when I found your words I devoured them,
they became my joy and the hapiness of my heart!
...
but he goes on...he talks on the result of walking near God...
I sat alone.
Because you filled me with indignation.
This is a prophets path. God makes his word something extremely sweet and appealing, something he cannot set aside. His word becomes the happiness of his heart.
But then the prophet goes to a party...and so many things offend him.
He tries to be polite. He even smiles. But he is unsettled.
Next time he prefers to turn down the invitations.
But then comes the time when he hears God aks "Who will I send?"
The prophet looks around and since there are not many volunteers he says:
"God you have been so good to me,
you have opened my heart to your word,
and thus I have joy and happinness of heart.
I will go. I will tell them what is in your heart."
and then the prophet steps out, boldly and full of love, a bit innocent...thus hoping the best, he speaks up:
turn to God! let God really be God in your life!
Do not use his name in vane!
Do not move in your own will, ask Him what he wants!
Let us repent and in due season His rain will fall (Jeremai 5:24)
and to his dismay people turn around and stone him.
but even worse, God tells him...go to them again, perhaps this time they will listen and repent.
so the prophet goes...and gets killed.
study the prophets, most have had this type of life.
"Bea, then why do you insist I read my Bible????"
Well, because it has become my joy and the happinness of my heart. And when I see you asking for joy and happinness...well I have to point to the source.
"Bea, one more question: what makes a prophet obey again and again?
I mean...he knows he will die in a terrible way if he obeys God..."
when a prophet hears this:
"Be quiet! your message bothers us!
a prophet may get mad and turn his back on people. He will say "if you want to lose your inheritance in God fine...go on doing things your way!"
He walks away angrily. and takes his place at the table of the Father.
silence fills the air, his anger is noted by all.
"Had a rough day?" asks the Father.
The reaction my vary depending on the prophets temper and personality. But it will probably be something like this:
"Yeah, I sometimes wish that I could preach and people's eyes would be filled with
true understanding. I wish they did not continue to jsutify themselves.
Father, for once it would have been great to hear them say "we have been considering your words" at least..."
The prophet gets some food in his mouth, Father says:
"tomorrow I want you to visit them again"
The prophet almost chokes with the food he has in his mouth. He can't reply because he has his mouth full, and because the shock is strong. He looks at his glass. It is empty. He could sure use some water.
There is silence all around.
Jesus quietly gets up. He goes to get something to drink for the prophet.
He comes back.
He stands by the prophets side, gently putting his hand on his back and then
with the other hand starts to pour the longed for drink.
The prophet cannot help but follow Jesus' every move. And thus cannot help seeing the scar in His saviours hand.
The prophet swallows hard. The food finally passes down his throat.
He picks up the glass.
Jesus returns to sit by Father's side.
The prophet puts the glass to his lips.
it is not water it is wine...
The prophet remembers a scene that he is familiar with...one that also took place at a table:
the last supper.
The prophet sets the glass down and stares at the glass.
it is not the wine that is strengthening him.
It is God's love, it is the cross.
Holy Spirit gently adds:
There is also another table scene that you should think of. The one at the wedding of the King. There, He will also drink wine.
The prophet closes his eyes and sees that future scene. The bridegroom (Jesus) looking handsome and proud. Just full of joy when his bride (the church) is presented to Him. And after the ceremony, while everybody has taken thier seat at the table. Jesus will lift up the cup full of wine...he hasn't tasted wine since the last supper. He promised His friends He would wait...until they could drink together again.
A solemn moment. Filled with all sorts of thoughts and emotions.
As Jesus takes the glass to His lips, he stops and glances over to the prophet.
It is a quick glance. An instant that will burn eternally in the prophet's heart.
A glance that says:
"thanks my friend, thanks for taking the pain...thanks again."
The prophet opens his eyes... trying to hide the tears in his eyes, he turns and looks at the three with deep tender love.
"Sorry, you guys...it was a rough day. But you know I will go.
A few stones are nothing at all. Nothing at all."
God's eyes are full of overwhelming love, too much for the young prophet to withhold.
The prophet reaches out for the glass of wine, more our of uneasiness than thirst.
This time he looks at his onw hand, he knows that one day it too will be pierced.
But the thought does not frighten him, something strange has happended in his heart with that talk. Now his heart longs for the wedding day, when he will also lift the cup of wine, with a scar on his hand.
a scar that does not represent shame,
but the beauty of relationship built in whole hearted love.
The beauty of total surrender.
The beauty of God's love reaching out to us.
Jesus looks at the prophet and smiles, he knows his thoughts.
The prophet shyly smiles back.
somethings will be in the future, even tomorrows events will wait.
but their freindshiip is present tense.
The prophets smile brodens... JESUS AND HIM ARE FRIENDS!
a man of strife and contention to all the land!
Jeremia 15:10
One of these days read the book of Jeremia, but concentrate on Jeremia himself.
A young sweet guy. I think we could have been good friends. I really relate to what he had to live. In this same chapter he says:
when I found your words I devoured them,
they became my joy and the hapiness of my heart!
...
but he goes on...he talks on the result of walking near God...
I sat alone.
Because you filled me with indignation.
This is a prophets path. God makes his word something extremely sweet and appealing, something he cannot set aside. His word becomes the happiness of his heart.
But then the prophet goes to a party...and so many things offend him.
He tries to be polite. He even smiles. But he is unsettled.
Next time he prefers to turn down the invitations.
But then comes the time when he hears God aks "Who will I send?"
The prophet looks around and since there are not many volunteers he says:
"God you have been so good to me,
you have opened my heart to your word,
and thus I have joy and happinness of heart.
I will go. I will tell them what is in your heart."
and then the prophet steps out, boldly and full of love, a bit innocent...thus hoping the best, he speaks up:
turn to God! let God really be God in your life!
Do not use his name in vane!
Do not move in your own will, ask Him what he wants!
Let us repent and in due season His rain will fall (Jeremai 5:24)
and to his dismay people turn around and stone him.
but even worse, God tells him...go to them again, perhaps this time they will listen and repent.
so the prophet goes...and gets killed.
study the prophets, most have had this type of life.
"Bea, then why do you insist I read my Bible????"
Well, because it has become my joy and the happinness of my heart. And when I see you asking for joy and happinness...well I have to point to the source.
"Bea, one more question: what makes a prophet obey again and again?
I mean...he knows he will die in a terrible way if he obeys God..."
when a prophet hears this:
"Be quiet! your message bothers us!
a prophet may get mad and turn his back on people. He will say "if you want to lose your inheritance in God fine...go on doing things your way!"
He walks away angrily. and takes his place at the table of the Father.
silence fills the air, his anger is noted by all.
"Had a rough day?" asks the Father.
The reaction my vary depending on the prophets temper and personality. But it will probably be something like this:
"Yeah, I sometimes wish that I could preach and people's eyes would be filled with
true understanding. I wish they did not continue to jsutify themselves.
Father, for once it would have been great to hear them say "we have been considering your words" at least..."
The prophet gets some food in his mouth, Father says:
"tomorrow I want you to visit them again"
The prophet almost chokes with the food he has in his mouth. He can't reply because he has his mouth full, and because the shock is strong. He looks at his glass. It is empty. He could sure use some water.
There is silence all around.
Jesus quietly gets up. He goes to get something to drink for the prophet.
He comes back.
He stands by the prophets side, gently putting his hand on his back and then
with the other hand starts to pour the longed for drink.
The prophet cannot help but follow Jesus' every move. And thus cannot help seeing the scar in His saviours hand.
The prophet swallows hard. The food finally passes down his throat.
He picks up the glass.
Jesus returns to sit by Father's side.
The prophet puts the glass to his lips.
it is not water it is wine...
The prophet remembers a scene that he is familiar with...one that also took place at a table:
the last supper.
The prophet sets the glass down and stares at the glass.
it is not the wine that is strengthening him.
It is God's love, it is the cross.
Holy Spirit gently adds:
There is also another table scene that you should think of. The one at the wedding of the King. There, He will also drink wine.
The prophet closes his eyes and sees that future scene. The bridegroom (Jesus) looking handsome and proud. Just full of joy when his bride (the church) is presented to Him. And after the ceremony, while everybody has taken thier seat at the table. Jesus will lift up the cup full of wine...he hasn't tasted wine since the last supper. He promised His friends He would wait...until they could drink together again.
A solemn moment. Filled with all sorts of thoughts and emotions.
As Jesus takes the glass to His lips, he stops and glances over to the prophet.
It is a quick glance. An instant that will burn eternally in the prophet's heart.
A glance that says:
"thanks my friend, thanks for taking the pain...thanks again."
The prophet opens his eyes... trying to hide the tears in his eyes, he turns and looks at the three with deep tender love.
"Sorry, you guys...it was a rough day. But you know I will go.
A few stones are nothing at all. Nothing at all."
God's eyes are full of overwhelming love, too much for the young prophet to withhold.
The prophet reaches out for the glass of wine, more our of uneasiness than thirst.
This time he looks at his onw hand, he knows that one day it too will be pierced.
But the thought does not frighten him, something strange has happended in his heart with that talk. Now his heart longs for the wedding day, when he will also lift the cup of wine, with a scar on his hand.
a scar that does not represent shame,
but the beauty of relationship built in whole hearted love.
The beauty of total surrender.
The beauty of God's love reaching out to us.
Jesus looks at the prophet and smiles, he knows his thoughts.
The prophet shyly smiles back.
somethings will be in the future, even tomorrows events will wait.
but their freindshiip is present tense.
The prophets smile brodens... JESUS AND HIM ARE FRIENDS!
posted by thisfool @ 10:21 AM
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