Archive for April, 2013

Gender Bias — Definitely: Part Eleven (Neutralize Confusion)

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

Rest in the LORD is not the same as surrender to the LORD.  Surrender must come first; then, rest will follow.  A kingdom example provides us some insight about the process.

These kingdoms were told that they needed to surrender to the LORD’S ordinance.

In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck, And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah; And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters;

I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.  And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.  And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him.

(Jeremiah 27:1-7)

These kingdoms also received the word that the possibility of rest was on the other side of surrender.  They also received the word that told them that discord and disarray was the only other possible outcome for them.

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The Power of Something from Nothing: Part Six (Intercession)

Sunday, April 14th, 2013

Intercession is a way of communicating with someone, from whom we want something, and that we have some authority to convince them that we should have that something.  The authority may be as peaceful as a recognized power of persuasion.  Alternatively, the authority may be as robust as the ability to control life, death, or both.  We want to explore the commonalities that are in each of these poles of persuasion, as expressed in intercession.

Our first example, of a local intercession that had a somewhat positive outcome and that was recognized by both parties, is this one.

And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.  And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

(Exodus 20:18-20)

That is an, our human sized space, intercession.  Of course; in the way of being participants, we are not limited to, our human-sized-space intercessions.  Sometimes, we are not limited to the resources of mankind; for, our human space might be “invaded” by an intercession that comes from an outside our recognized space in reality.  How can that happen?  To answer the above question, let us go to a much Higher Level.  Oh, let us just go to the top level of earth-directed intercession.

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Gender Bias — Definitely: Part Ten (Reasoned Resignation)

Thursday, April 4th, 2013

Our ultimate example begins here.

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin.

And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.  Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin–;

and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.

(Exodus 32:30-32)

Our ultimate example was perfected here.

And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.  And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.

And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, Saying,

Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.

And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

(Luke 2:39-44)

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