In response to an e-mail concerning the Schiavo case
I was getting emails between 2 lovely women who were disagreeing about Terri S...what should be done?
My email (I wanted to post the others, but could I get sued for that? J/J):
During this time, so long ago followers were grieving the death of the man Jesus, a gruesome death to which He marched with fierce determination to save the likes of you and me and Terri and her husband and the judges and all nations. Knowing what was before Him, He kept silent, He did not open His mouth to defend Himself, He did not call upon angels to carry Him off. He took upon Himself not only the bruises and deep deep wounds of the punishment handed to Him by Pilot, but He took every sin of all time upon Him. The culmination, the height of human impurity had not even been reached at that time in history. Knowing what was to come, what today would look like, He absorbed our darkness because He wanted us so desperately. He has purified even the most vile of creatures who have accepted His gift, those who we look down upon, He desires. He continues to intercede on our behalf, that we would one day be ONE CHURCH, ONE BRIDE, WITH ONE SONG, ONE VOICE, IN UNITY WITH HIS HEART.
In praying about this situation, and the division it seems to be causing even among Christians...the Lord has put this scripture on my heart...it seems to say a lot about..well, a lot. Let us for today bow humbly at the feet of Jesus, worship Him and give Him thanks for what He has given us. Ponder the cross...the life you have, the things you cherish...and consider the POINT.
"Awake, awake, put on your strength O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for henceforth there shall be no more come into you who are unclean. Shake yourself from the dust; arise, sit erect in a dignified place, O Jerusalem; loose yourself from the bonds of your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
For thus says the Lord; You were sold for nothing, and you shall be redeemed without money. ...what then can prevent Me from delivering you from Babylon? But now what I have here, says the Lord, seeing that My people have been taken away for nothing? Those who rule over them howl with joy, says the Lord, and my name continually is blasphemed all day long.
Therefore My people shall know what My name is and what it means. therefore they shall know in that day that I am He who speaks; behold, I AM! How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good tidings, who publishes peace, who brings good tidings of good, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion: Your God reigns! Hark, your watchment lift up their voices; together they sing for joy; for they shall see eye to eye the return of the Lord to Zion. Break forth joyously, sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem, for the Lord has comforted His people, He has redeemed Jerusalem!
The Lord has made bare His holy arm before the eyes of all the nations, revealing Himself as the One by Whose direction the redemption of Israel from captivity is accomplished, and all the ends of the earth shall witness the salvation of our God. Depart, depart, go out from there the lands of exile! Touch no unclean thing! Go out of the midst of her; cleanse yourselves and be clean, you who bear the vessels of the Lord on your journey from there. For you will not go out with haste, nor will you go in flight as was necessary in Egypt, for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard. Behold My servant shall deal wisely and shall prosper; He shall be exalted and extolled and shall stand very high.
For many, the Servant of God became an object of horror; many were astonished at Him. His face and His whole appearance were marred more than any man's, and His form beyond that of the sons of men - but just as many were astonished at Him. So shall He startle and sprinkle many nations, and kings shall shut their mouths because of Him, for that which has not been told them shall they see, and that which they have not heard they shall consider and understand."
Isaiah 52
We are His hope, and He is ours,
Kari B
My email (I wanted to post the others, but could I get sued for that? J/J):
During this time, so long ago followers were grieving the death of the man Jesus, a gruesome death to which He marched with fierce determination to save the likes of you and me and Terri and her husband and the judges and all nations. Knowing what was before Him, He kept silent, He did not open His mouth to defend Himself, He did not call upon angels to carry Him off. He took upon Himself not only the bruises and deep deep wounds of the punishment handed to Him by Pilot, but He took every sin of all time upon Him. The culmination, the height of human impurity had not even been reached at that time in history. Knowing what was to come, what today would look like, He absorbed our darkness because He wanted us so desperately. He has purified even the most vile of creatures who have accepted His gift, those who we look down upon, He desires. He continues to intercede on our behalf, that we would one day be ONE CHURCH, ONE BRIDE, WITH ONE SONG, ONE VOICE, IN UNITY WITH HIS HEART.
In praying about this situation, and the division it seems to be causing even among Christians...the Lord has put this scripture on my heart...it seems to say a lot about..well, a lot. Let us for today bow humbly at the feet of Jesus, worship Him and give Him thanks for what He has given us. Ponder the cross...the life you have, the things you cherish...and consider the POINT.
"Awake, awake, put on your strength O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for henceforth there shall be no more come into you who are unclean. Shake yourself from the dust; arise, sit erect in a dignified place, O Jerusalem; loose yourself from the bonds of your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
For thus says the Lord; You were sold for nothing, and you shall be redeemed without money. ...what then can prevent Me from delivering you from Babylon? But now what I have here, says the Lord, seeing that My people have been taken away for nothing? Those who rule over them howl with joy, says the Lord, and my name continually is blasphemed all day long.
Therefore My people shall know what My name is and what it means. therefore they shall know in that day that I am He who speaks; behold, I AM! How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good tidings, who publishes peace, who brings good tidings of good, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion: Your God reigns! Hark, your watchment lift up their voices; together they sing for joy; for they shall see eye to eye the return of the Lord to Zion. Break forth joyously, sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem, for the Lord has comforted His people, He has redeemed Jerusalem!
The Lord has made bare His holy arm before the eyes of all the nations, revealing Himself as the One by Whose direction the redemption of Israel from captivity is accomplished, and all the ends of the earth shall witness the salvation of our God. Depart, depart, go out from there the lands of exile! Touch no unclean thing! Go out of the midst of her; cleanse yourselves and be clean, you who bear the vessels of the Lord on your journey from there. For you will not go out with haste, nor will you go in flight as was necessary in Egypt, for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard. Behold My servant shall deal wisely and shall prosper; He shall be exalted and extolled and shall stand very high.
For many, the Servant of God became an object of horror; many were astonished at Him. His face and His whole appearance were marred more than any man's, and His form beyond that of the sons of men - but just as many were astonished at Him. So shall He startle and sprinkle many nations, and kings shall shut their mouths because of Him, for that which has not been told them shall they see, and that which they have not heard they shall consider and understand."
Isaiah 52
We are His hope, and He is ours,
Kari B
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