tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post427686776428700950..comments2023-09-30T05:42:51.940-04:00Comments on BLOGINTHENOW: LITN XVII, Verses 20 - 37Bishop Jim Swilleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17367155153494024919noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-91978266209215029612009-10-29T15:21:08.335-04:002009-10-29T15:21:08.335-04:00The end of / dying out of the old and stagnant bri...The end of / dying out of the old and stagnant brings forth the renewed mindset, illuminating that / those things / that part of ourselves which is of the utmost important. The abandonment of the temporal and the grasping of the eternal, while the striving of both to coexist for a period. I see it as the trimming / cutting away of the outer layers of a vegetable. When stored for a while and when we decide to use it, we find that there are portions that may have decayed, esp. so in onions and potatoes. Those of us whom are wise, prudent, handy in the kitchen, our ingenuity kicks into overdrive, enabling us to realize that the entire vegetable is not necessarily a waste. We must carefully examine it to determine what must be cut away so that we may salvage the usable portions, kitchen surgery, so to speak. Then, after we have taken the time to cut and scrape away the dead or dying portions that could lead to sickness if ingested, we wash it it warm water, squirt it with a bit of lemon juice to preserve the freshness, throw away the decayed parts, then go forward in utilizing that which is good for consumption. And those that will partake of the meal that we have so painstakingly prepared will be none the wiser of the process that had to take place for all to enjoy the feast. Yet, had we been unwise and wasteful, thus tossing away those vegetables because of a few bruised and decayed parts that simply had to be cut away and tossed aside, perhaps some essential ingredients for the preparing of the feast may not have been available to finish off what could have been an impeccable dinner. Selah...SCRIBEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331018507497594356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-26738045519326734222009-10-29T14:04:24.869-04:002009-10-29T14:04:24.869-04:00Mike Collins said...
excellentMike Collins said...<br /><br />excellentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-63621501636519111162009-10-29T10:20:35.375-04:002009-10-29T10:20:35.375-04:00Phil Stutzman said...
Powerful stuff!Phil Stutzman said...<br /><br />Powerful stuff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-33421254265106582202009-10-29T06:09:11.041-04:002009-10-29T06:09:11.041-04:00The kingdom of God being within you makes me think...The kingdom of God being within you makes me think of references like, "know ye not that you are a temple (dwelling) of the Holy Spirit God has given you?"<br /><br />...and we are His dwelling place, took this out of Isaiah right after they came forth out of the Red Sea...<br /><br />From Isaiah 15:13,17- "In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. <br />In your strength you will guide them to your HOLY DWELLING.<br /><br />You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance— the place, O LORD, you made for YOUR DWELLING,the SANCTUARY, O LORD your hands established. <br /><br /> 18 The LORD will reign <br /> for ever and ever." <br /><br />----an awesome day to all, and God's blessings!Karl Cobosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-33567417507558500702009-10-29T05:52:49.354-04:002009-10-29T05:52:49.354-04:00The talk of one man being taken and the other left...The talk of one man being taken and the other left, for some reason, makes me think of both the Israelites AND the Egyptians who went into the Red Sea(sea of reeds). One was taken, the other left.<br /><br />It's like there is an Egypt and an Israel in us, but only one passes all the way through and emerges. One dies (like in baptism), and the other survives.<br /><br />That part of us that is purged by the flood of water...(the Pharoah and his army, the horse and its rider, the chariots, the unrighteous acts, the sin) is removed or sinks to the bottom, you could say, and the true Israel comes forth...<br /><br />...leaving behind the real you...the righteous you...the man that He has chosen...safe in the ark of redemption...intact, safe and sound.<br /><br /><br />1 Corinthians 10:1,2<br />...they all passed through the sea. 2 They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.<br /><br /><br />word ver: migesse<br />"my guess"Karl Cobosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-9571843307323456852009-10-29T02:07:37.372-04:002009-10-29T02:07:37.372-04:00On the post LITN v. 20 - 37.
Yes, the interpreta...On the post LITN v. 20 - 37. <br /><br />Yes, the interpretation is solid. The Kingdom of God is within the worst enemy, whatever that perception is. It is ONE perception. <br /><br />Death is new life, always. <br /><br />It is always within, separating he chaff from the wheat internally, within ourselves. One of the joys of life here. A ministry of Joy. <br /><br />Below copied from continued excellent post of LITN-- <br /><br />21. And no one can ever say, 'Here it is,' or 'There it is,' because the Kingdom of God is within human hearts and minds...why, it's even within you Pharisees! <br /><br />35. In the same way, 'two women' will be grinding at the mill...one will be taken in the Son of Man's flood, as it were...the part of that woman that is subject to His judgment...but one...the real one...will be mercifully left behind, safe in the ark of His redemption."<br /><br />37. "Where is that place of redemption, Lord?" they asked. He replied, "Where the carcass is...in the same way that a gathering of vultures indicates that there is something dead nearby, so these signs will reveal that the end of an era is near."Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639126458428187942noreply@blogger.com