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Where He is Now

10/31/2022

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Others’ experience of the atmosphere of the life and love of Jesus will almost always begin with an experience of our undivided attention. Jesus was where He was; now He is where we are: today is the scene and setting for His usage of us to get to others. 

Slow down. 

Pay attention. 

Remember: These other people matter to Him.
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Inverse-Ecclesiastes, Chapter 12

10/24/2022

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12 Never forget your Savior in any day of your earthly life, for the days are His and of them is made a life which is meant to express His good pleasure; as the sun rises and sets, as the moon and stars shine in their nighttime courses, you are living out the hours in which to encounter Him, know Him, show Him to the world; when you cross your threshold—going out into the world, everywhere, as His personal envoy—your life is meant to sing of His life like a springtime bird sings its anthem. So be joyous that the Holy One has called you to His side, to His Way; has made His home within you; His Cross has freed you forever: you may move through life with head held high, peace and joy your reality, because all your life is on its way Home—death is nothing to you; the days are places of rich personal encounter with Him; He will provide for your needs; and, again, all of this can only end with you in His presence forever. Glorious meaning of all meanings! says this disciple; all in Jesus is glorious meaning!
       I am a person just like you, seeking to learn from life, and have weighed, considered and tested many of the wisdoms that the world offers to man. I have tried its forms of delight, and sought to better myself with the “truths” it upholds as eternal; fixed.
     The ways of the earth are like “shifting shadows,” like paths leading everywhere and yet nowhere; its wisdoms as diffuse as the sons of men. Brothers and sisters, there is only one Way. To know Jesus is an endless source of wonder, and everything you give in His direction is toward an infinite gain.
     The Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, life and life eternal: all of these are Jesus. Abide in Him and obey His voice, for this is the joy of His disciples. He Himself will show you how to follow Him—He will reveal His hidden wisdoms—for He is good.
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Inverse-Ecclesiastes, Chapter 11

10/17/2022

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11       Cast your cares upon the One who is the Bread of Life,
   for He is the meaning of our days.
Give yourself to Him every day of every week,
   for you know not their meaning; and He does.
He “sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous,”
   and empties His mercy even upon the unmerciful;
He took the curse for all by hanging upon a tree--
   in that place where the tree stood, all is already finished.
Let us listen for the winding winds of the Spirit,

   and regard well the ways of the Way of Jesus.
 
     Since we know that the Spirit comes from Jesus and the Father, so we know the way to know the work He means us to do.
     Each morning meet Him; every evening consider your day together; for you know that what is in Him will prosper, no matter what, and that a day with Him is always for your good.
     His light is life, and it pleasant for the eyes of our heart to regard the Son.
     No matter the length of your life, “this is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” And remember: each day is suited to the experience of His presence; every day may find its meaning and purpose in pursuit of Him.
     Brothers and sisters, let us rejoice! May our hearts be full of His joy today! Let us walk in His ways with our eyes firmly fixed on Him! For we know that we’ve been set free of judgment: you and I are free!
 
     Today, I set aside all anxiety, distrust and unbelief; I take up your joy and peace; I embrace your plans and purposes. All in you, Jesus, is wonder and glory. Amen.
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Inverse-Ecclesiastes, Chapter 10

10/10/2022

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10       Abundant joy makes the human heart open outward;
   so a little of His joy in us must lead the way, always.
The wisdom of Jesus leads us along His Way;
   the wisdom of man is nothing.
When we walk His Way in wisdom, we gain more,
   and then may say to ourselves, “We lack for nothing.”
If the pleasure of the King is upon us, let us abide in Him,
   for He promises to add blessing unto blessing.
 
     There is a great glory that I have seen because of the Son, another triumph arising from this King of Kings: advancement is set in low, humble hearts, and the poor in spirit inherit the Kingdom alongside Him. Truly, I have seen the lowest raised up in Him, and the rulers of the ways of man quickly forgotten.
 
He who descended to us has also ascended,
   and the serpent has been crushed under His feet forever.
He is shaping us as stones to be set in His Temple,
   this glorious Cornerstone who holds all things together.
If we are weak, it is He Himself who strengthens us,

   arming us with His own strength,
   and the wisdom to carry it aright.
If the evil one attacks one of His chosen,
   He gives every advantage, by His Spirit, to that chosen one.
 
The whisper of His lips is there within our inner ear;
   we may cease to trust our own ruminations.
Today, we may begin—and end—with His words alone,
   for His mercies are new; His words, fresh and alive.
Our wise King is clear of speech,
   and though we oft’ are slow to hear, slow to understand,
   He is forever faithful, speaking to us from the Throne of Heaven.
Our work for Him exalts our life’s meaning,

   for it leads others, upward, toward the City of God.
 
Blessed are we, brothers and sisters, for our King is the Son of God,
   and He has made us sons and daughters of God too!
Happy are we, brothers and sisters, because this King is our Friend,
   and He invites us to the Family Table,
   for daily communion: union with Himself!
Through abiding in Him the union ever grows;
   each day may play its part in the growth.
He is the Bread of Life: our joy;
   the New Wine: our Spirit,
   our greatest riches: the Kingdom Himself.
Even as you fall asleep, bless the King of Kings;

   in your rising, lift up His name;
for the Spirit that is in you is also in Him;
   no blessing you speak of Him is ever lost, ever forgotten.
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Inverse-Ecclesiastes, Chapter 9

10/3/2022

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9 May we take all this to heart, appropriating what is ours, and thus show the world His righteousness and wisdom, and the wonder of His works. Whether we are loved or hated, it doesn’t matter; all must see Jesus. And our hope is the same for everyone, especially since it already happened with us: that every man and woman, whether good or evil, interested or disinterested, spiritual or not-seeking, would see Him; that His goodness to the sinner—His covenant with the lost—would become known. This is the glory of all the Son has already done: anyone may hear, repent and believe. So, our call is to show the difference in our hearts, and the joy and peace He brings, and to live once again His earthly life. For we who know the Living One have an everlasting hope; a Resurrected Savior is everything in the midst of a dying world. For all men and women are clearly destined to die, all life is tinged with death, and what a strange experience it is to live forever within its shadow. Is death the only outcome of our destiny? Can there be anything else? For to watch the course of history is only to see the stories of our loves, hates, passions and sinfulnesses, all eventually disappearing into the darkness of death. This was always the way of man before the Son.
     But, now, there is joy and peace, the New Wine of His Spirit, the ever-present experience of the ever-present God!
     Now there is holy blamelessness as our portion! And the oil of joy, poured over our heads!
     Now there is love never-ending, every single day of the remainder of our earthly lives, all because of who Jesus is, what He has said, what He has done, and what is forever “finished!” And what He has given us to do, working with His strength, is the very work and words and signs and wonders that He Himself did, while walking the earth!
     Again, I say to you that, because of the Son, we have already won “an overwhelming victory,” not due to our strength, or intelligence, or spirituality, or goodness, but all due to He Himself. It is He who holds our lives in His hands. He came to sweep us up in His arms, to hold us close to Himself, so that the sons of men might become the sons of God. And all this is already accomplished.
     I would also repeat that He Himself is our wisdom, and there is no end to Him. He is our refuge: a place where we may run and always find His comfort. Whether rich or poor, wise or foolish, He calls us ever nearer to be delivered of our every trouble. Brothers and sisters, let us remember His living, alive presence! For I remind you that His “love is better than life,” and that His steady wisdom, joy and peace are our eternal inheritance.
     Too, He never stops speaking to His children. How much better to walk with One who is ever ready to whisper to our hearts than to constantly listen to the shouts and clamorings of this world. His wisdom is better than anything it offers, and one word from Him is worth anything it costs us to hear it; to take it to heart.
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