In the substance of your being do I exist. In the evidence of who you are, invisible, Eternal, do I find my place.
In the intimate places of my heart, in the secret places of your chambers, you abide, and make me real.
There is no reality found within this life, and there is no truth within its shadows. The reality, the real, is only you.
Indeed, the fountain of life is with you. In your light we see light.
Psalm 36:9
Hidden in the flow of the Spirit, one voice remains. Beneath the flow of time and life, only One Thing matters.
One Thing I asked of the Lord, this one thing I seek, that I might dwell, gaze, and inquire, hidden by thy wing.
Within the realm of the Spirit, all else ceases to matter.
Consumed within His fiery love His Gaze rises above the rest.
One Thing I asked of the Lord, and this I shall receive.
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Philippians 1:21
Who cares what this life will bring? Why do we involve ourselves with what will come in this life?
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
1 John 2:16
For surely, whether I live, I live for the Lord, and whether I die, I die for the Lord.
At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI? which is translated, MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?
Mark 15:34
The Lord walked in a continual communion with His Father. He, being God, yet living as a man, dwelt continually with God who is the Father, forever holy, forever Divine. The Lord said He was never alone, for He always did what pleased the Father (John 8:29); He and His Father were one (John 17:11). That is, up until the end.
Jesus said that where He went, we could not follow. Upon the cross, He became a curse for us, and the Father looked away, departed from Him, not for His own sins, but for ours. And, in this place, forsake, Jesus cried out. We know Jesus was forsaken on the cross, because He cried out that He was. This is a place that we never need to tread.
Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted.
Galatians 6:1
What a far distance from this Scriptures so many people live today! Not that this isn’t done, but that there are so few that can do it, or seem to, at the very least! It happens for sure, but we could be further along.
Consider this. If someone who is caught in a trespass, the one who is spiritual should restore the other in gentleness. That is, the person who is not caught in sin should restore the person who is. While it is obvious that a person here is caught in a trespass, let us not miss the obvious that there is someone in this picture who isn’t!
For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6
Jesus is the same yesterday. He is the first and the last.
The Gospel brought God into the earth, the Divine clothed with flesh. The Holy One, the creator of Heaven and Earth, stepped into His creation, and became a servant. His own people, His own nation missed Him, and didn’t recognize Him. They couldn’t see the man standing in front of them.
And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.
Matthew 21:22
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1 KJV). It is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen (NAS). Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see (NIV).
Faith is God’s standard to reject the status quo, to step Beyond what society tells you is right and wrong and to listen to God’s standard. Faith in God and in Christ is what causes division.
There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.
Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit. The poison of vipers is on their lips. Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness. Their feet are swift to shed blood; ruin and misery mark their ways, and the way of peace they do not know. There is no fear of God before their eyes.
Romans 3:10-18 (except leading phrase)
Jesus came to show us His way, the way of peace. Peace is peace with God, with men, and within ourselves. The peace of Christ surpasses all knowledge throughout all time and is the force that calms the storm.
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