Exodus 15:23-25 When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah. And the people grumbled against Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?" And he cried to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log, and he threw it into the water, and the water became sweet
Psalm 99:6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel also was among those who called upon his name. They called to the LORD, and he answered them.
Our cities are suffering this same bitterness; stained with impurity and unrighteousness. God calls us to take responsibility for our city crying out to God as Moses, Aaron and Samuel did. There is a call for repentance and a cry for the release of the Lambs blood upon our personal households (Exodus 12:3) as well for our cities. He will be faithful as he was faithful towards Moses. Our cities will be filled with the sweet (Hebrew: Hiphil: to give sweet taste) fragrance of Jesus as he pours out his Spirit as promised in Joel 2:28. And they will no longer drink from the bitter source, but instead drink from the springs of Elim (Exodus 15:27).
Joel 2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.
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Saturday, May 03, 2008
Read John 13:1-8 'Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end...(5) Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him....'
Even in Jesus' last hour on earth, He chose to live in love, loving us to the death; to the cross; demonstrating of His desire for us to be with Him where He is (John 17:24 and Revelation 14:4). He tells Peter in (V7) that understanding will gradually be revealed to Him about His three-fold role as the servant; the cross, how he ministers (serves) us in our pre-ressurection lives, and how He will serve us in His Millenial reign - feasting with Him as He wipes every tear away.
In this end time hour, He calls us to love him back; pursuing intimate devotion with Him. To seek His beauty. To humble ourselves allowing our feet to be washed, ministered to and healed by the Lord. His desire is towards us and He draws us into a place where we will receive His love.
Love fuels the prayers and praises of the saints (Revelation 8) and He will return to a generation devoted to this most important commandment...
Mark 12:29-30 Jesus answered, "The most important is, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'
Pray that the eyes of your heart would be enlightened. That the revelation of Christ would draw us to desire no other. That He would lead us into pursuing righteousness so that we may live a truely happy life be found steadfast in the season of His return.
Even in Jesus' last hour on earth, He chose to live in love, loving us to the death; to the cross; demonstrating of His desire for us to be with Him where He is (John 17:24 and Revelation 14:4). He tells Peter in (V7) that understanding will gradually be revealed to Him about His three-fold role as the servant; the cross, how he ministers (serves) us in our pre-ressurection lives, and how He will serve us in His Millenial reign - feasting with Him as He wipes every tear away.
In this end time hour, He calls us to love him back; pursuing intimate devotion with Him. To seek His beauty. To humble ourselves allowing our feet to be washed, ministered to and healed by the Lord. His desire is towards us and He draws us into a place where we will receive His love.
Love fuels the prayers and praises of the saints (Revelation 8) and He will return to a generation devoted to this most important commandment...
Mark 12:29-30 Jesus answered, "The most important is, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'
Pray that the eyes of your heart would be enlightened. That the revelation of Christ would draw us to desire no other. That He would lead us into pursuing righteousness so that we may live a truely happy life be found steadfast in the season of His return.