Some say John was 70-years-old --- it was 70AD ---
When he wrote the Book of Revelations.
Some say it was 92AD
and the man who had seen so much was 92-year-olds.
Held captive of sorts on the Isle of Patmos.
GUILTY of preaching the Gospel.
Some say waiting wearily.
John says: John 1:17 ~ When I saw God\\\
I
fell at His Feet as though dead*****
But HE *laid* his RIGHT HAND on me,
Sayinhg:
"~Fear not~, I AM
The First &
the Last,
I AM the Living One.
His Eyes as a ^Flame of Fire^
"May represent his Knowledge
of the secrets of ALL hearts,
and of the most distant events."
Matthew Henry
A severe depression hit me in 2006.
Doesn't matter what caused it as much as
the tsunami that overflowed
the banks of my soul.
Doesn't matter what it appeared
that people did to my family as much as
the tornado of thoughts and actions
that I must repent of.
I was about half dead,
not functioning well physically. My Fault.
God brought this very story to mind
as I lay helpless for weeks ...
John was old, weary, weak, captive.
God laid His Right Hand on John's shoulders
I don't espouse to know a whole lot about such Mystery.
But this I know:
My God raised me back up from the dead, the lifeless.
He knows the Secrets of my heart
The most distant events of my past that haunt
The most distant events of my future that terrify.
Fear Not
The Flaming Fire, The Living One is white hot here.
And this isn't about Works Righteousness.
No, it's all about His Righteousness.
Bev, once again, your testimony of how His Word touches you and heals you reaches deep places in my soul. Not that we love Him, but that He loves us so mightily, so personally. Who is not weary? The ones that God fortifies, gently touches, and speaks Life into! The two-edged Sword speaks and it is so. "Do not fear" I always was and I always will be. Here is a steady Rock to which you can cling. Others let you down. I cannot by My very nature. Always, I AM. Eyes like flames, hair like whitened wool, feet of bronze, and lips like a two-edged Sword, The Word incarnate before John this Day. ..and before each one of us. What will He say to me?
ReplyDeleteI am reading aloud for the blessing found in Rev 1:3 each day. It's the 10th of December. Let us finish well!
"Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near."
Reading ALOUD with you dear ones.
ReplyDeleteThe Great I AM
we met in Genesis
is now white hot here
in Revelations.
Excuse my typo's in the post---I edited the post. Thanks. Christmas is all over for me as we did it at Thanksgiving preparing for my surgery. Now that surgery is cancelled, I'm free to enjoy. But strange thing, I feel more overwhelmed than usual with things to do----just in a different venue than holiday. May I not succumb to busyness for the Great I AM, the Living One waits and welcomes to Divinely intervene. Love you all. Merry Christmas
Just read my mail. I literally just received a letter from my surgeon who disagrees with the radiologist and oncologist. She wants me to go through the scans again. A friend of mine who is a doctor concurs with this surgeon. All that to say, would you pray for me that the fears within would be surrendered to our God Good who trumps all of this. As Julian alludes, the health of our soul trumps the health of our body. I so appreciate your prayers.
ReplyDeleteContinuing to pray for your restored health, Bev. Nothing so precious as healthy souls, but healthy bodies allow us to be His instruments in many ways.
ReplyDeleteHe is very near, Bev. So hard to have conflict between surgeons, oncologists. Praying for one accord and God's wisdom for all involved, and your peace as you deal with it all. Love and hugs, A