Most of us see our soul going forth into life. Like car keys, purse or wallet
Going to the Lord God Almighty daily in prayer and adventure, as well as going Home.
HEBREWS 6:1-3, 9-20
1 Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, 2 and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3 And this we will do if God permits.
A soul, being the placewhere God is asked to dwell within our eternal being - is a two-way door. How will we look to the Lord God, our Father, on an everyday basis?
The Message
So come on, let’s leave the preschool finger painting exercises on Christ and get on with the grand work of art. Grow up in Christ. The basic foundational truths are in place: turning your back on “salvation by self-help” and turning in trust toward God; baptismal instructions; laying on of hands; resurrection of the dead; eternal judgment. God helping us, we’ll stay true to all that. But there’s so much more. Let’s get on with it!
Now here is the point when a human being looks at the Word of God and feels the Spirit is moving, yet sees something different than The Message interpretation. In my 20's, I was in a very liberal Bible Study where the instructor said, "Why would we insult God by saying 'I want Heaven' - Heaven might be God's Memory and we should be pleased to be remembered."
I disagreed. I think this is easy to brush off believing God in all His Promises. God favored Abraham for his belief. God favored Abraham because Abraham took God's Word and Lived to Abundance in a very, very dry area in a tent (away from his own earthly father's abundant, verdant valleys) doing what laity does - living in the culture and finding God instead of the regular cultural 'party' lines. Abraham expected Abundant Life. Abraham expected to see the Glories of God in his everyday life and in situations of immediate prayer. I'd say the passage says shake off the rut of same old thing routine work a day. Don't just go to Church sing and leave. Feeling wonderful. Dig into belief that it isn't about routine - it's about GOD. Not mattering if we are High Church or low wear shorts church and flip-flops. Belief isn't measured in the regular observable
Belief is about the Shake up of The Real Jesus, The Real Father God, The Real Holy Spirit dwelling.
Belief is the nuts and bolts of The Book of Acts. I ask Jesus, we pray, we believe, 2 or more pray - sometimes that's you and Jesus. And we know as we pray for Wayne Lewis, he is going to recover from being in the hospital for his nose/sinus surgery. We have 'audacity' Faith. It does not have the comfort of warm Hobbit holes.
We say our faith is the time we spend - praying for real things expecting Real Holy Spirit Movement.
What if God banged on our door and told us, "Regular routine, your soul needs to wake up. Repeat, repeat, repeat." Wouldn't God be saying - believe all prayer has an answer when asked in the Name of Jesus?
Heed the call.
Today, I felt that the Holy Spirit was telling me - you react to grumpy sons and a husband with three grumps brain lobes - with sour grumpy and fury. I deal with testosterone brains with a woman's brain. Mistake a - allow servitude and getting quiet. One might as well be the donkey of Balaam. Mistake b - mine - put out fire with fire Red Adair Style. We had a Whale of an Argument. Everyone is grown. 29.7, 26.11, 55 and 57Grumps. Not the same as the youth group meetings. Not the youth group meetings. Indeed, indeed, indeed.
We are messy.
Nooooo. We have grumpy debates about lawfulness. And the opinion vs the result. We have grumpy curfews. And unrestrained grumpy brain to mouth bombs. Not me. My sons are 9 inches taller than I am. But I can do the job if I go viral. Brain damage searches for language like this - "Where is the f go I put the s there." It's much faster than ah - um - om and is universal in brain damage. One son has adopted the lingo - the other says he has been swimming there long enough. Which exasperates the F I G H T. Dad says No, no, no, no. Sons say Dad said no. I say no.
Dinner invitation to Red Adair. Bring heavy equipment. Artillery. Do you carry mace? Bring fire retardant. Does it come in stylish silver? Red hat - fine. Shield - multi-color.
So we let it all hang out about Sunday 2 p.m. Never mind we had a weekend guest. Furniture in the raw - had nothing like Honest BRING IT. We handled this like the Movie, "300". This was actually a two-day event. (Will the weekend guest return - yeah. He's good with who we are - we always were real.)
Stop Drop and Roll. Well. Great Advice. REALLY. Prayer started out the - other - way with declarations. But after verbal blows, parry and impending dismemberment - we realized if we axed the team. Hey - we wouldn't have the team.
I like Stop Drop and Roll. Next time, since we learned it. I will.
We employed "Tatter Salad" - if only we had the ability to work with - "the right to remain Silent."
But we did find leaving a man behind in bloody battle - would involve Dire Love Lost. And in the result - we went with, "no Person left behind." (Person is a family last name.)
That being said, Hebrews 6 is like God telling me that He finds my soul and response a little like hitting His Head on the ceiling of my soul. Time to ask Father Lord God - help, help, please.
(My older son made TWO A's in Michigan State L-A-W School.•:*¨¨*:•.SUPER WOW.•:*¨¨*:•.AWESOME.•:*¨¨*:•.PERFECT.•:*¨¨*:•.THANKS Law Review sent food for Finals. Mom is proud of older son and younger son.)
9 Though we speak in this way, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things--things that belong to salvation.
10 For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.
11 And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end,
12 so that you may not be sluggish,
but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Life is messy. The Bible says for the Righteous - all are messy.
June 2009. Our House. College Years.
One of our sons Lost His Dog.
This was unfortunate timing. We were dressed for a Wedding. Suit and Tie. Shiny, gloss suit shoes. Suddenly my college aged son was tie flying behind him offering every word up like a heathen at the Top OF His Lungs. The dog is never caught easily. However... God has mercy on many. The neighborhood was open mouthed. Fine evening to be in the yard. Youth ministry history.
My son didn't calm down. He came running back to two garage open doors. And
Acts of God are Stunning.
He slid across two Garage Bays. And as he reached the wall, he said he never hurt, he was on his rear, but Suddenly - my son's feet were where his head should have been. All the way up the wall. His head remained on the garage floor - where it was clean - out of the car zone. And our office garage can - filled cleanly with paper only was flying in the air. Flying. Flying. Landing on the face - only - saying the 'garbage' words.
1. He DESERVED THIS
2. Shocked the Neighbors
3. Em his parents
4. Slid did not fall across two car zones of the garage - Mercy
5. His Feet went up the wall entire minus his cranium. Height of my son perfectly- head is supported for more usage - Mercy
6. The trash can - is coincidently in the garage and only paper not goo - Mercy - his Garbage - lands on his face. TEACHING SOMETHING. IMPORTANT. My son LAUGHS FOR 45 entire MINUTES. "GOD LOVES ME!!!"
(We pray for Father God and Jesus to re-teach this in Mercy)
MERCY OF GOD
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, 14 saying, "Surely I will bless you and multiply you."
15 And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise.
16 For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. 17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, 18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.
19 We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, 20 where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
Abba Father,
Thank You for Your mercies. Your steadfast love. The Deliverance of the Righteous. Your Holy Scriptures.
For those we Love. For the people You care for. The Nation Trusting in You. And in the Nations of the world trusting in You, covering the Believers with the Name and Power of Jesus.
Keeping us in the Joy of God's Path for each of us. Enabling us each day. Strengthening us.
In Jesus Christ. Amen.
♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †
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