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“Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.”
1 John 3:16
In some Bible translations, John 19:2 reads
"And the soldiers TWISTED together a crown of thorns and placed it on His head..."
JESUS is The One King whom the Old Testament book of laws and of prophets all longed for.
HE is also the same LORD that the New Testament disciples all looked back on.
Today, we see a list of thousands of religious groups that were established even before we were born.
Some religions led families to charity, humility, and blessings of heaven, and we should be happy about that.
On the other hand, there are still existing congregations that when left unchecked, crush souls, control people, and create even more divisions while protecting and elevating a few, canceling others instead of celebrating shared prosperity together and of keeping alive our hope for eternity through our LORD JESUS CHRIST. This is devastating but not unusual. Sadly, it happens to both the humblest local sects and cathedrals of megachurches.
But The Bible ends with "GRACE", not with chronic depression and hopelessness.
The consistent pattern throughout the Scriptures is that it redirects all our devotion and attention to GOD.
The book of Genesis starts with: "In the beginning, GOD created..."
While Revelation ends with:
"The grace of our LORD JESUS CHRIST be with you all. Amen."
The scene where the soldiers thought of twisting together a crown of thorns displays this fallen world and our tendency to join or create yet another religion that may only give us and others headaches instead of leading us to have a vision of our Savior: THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH —JESUS.
And just as JESUS bled and was painfully hurt by the soldiers' twisted crown of thorns they designed for His head, we can also expect to experience a similar sense of treatment from others against our mental headspace as we now pursue the glory of GOD through His Son, JESUS CHRIST.
Our LORD has done His part.
His sacrifice on the cross is finished.
THE WORD OF GOD is sufficient.
His Holy Spirit is given to our hearts.
Reflection questions:
Where is He leading you today?
What is He directing you to do?
When was the last time you had an honest talk with JESUS?
Prayer:
Our Heavenly Father,
You are The GOD of sound mind.
You give clarity where there is confusion and provide us with correction when needed.
You feed Your children with daily bread through Your incorruptible WORD that nourishes, strengthens, and teaches us to see yet another day of grace through the cross of CHRIST.
Despite the twisted crown of thorns You humbly received from fallen humanity, You still finished Your journey then with us in Your mind.
Forgive us LORD GOD, for the many times we dishonored Your precious words by how we responded to Your grace through our actions and imaginations. We ask that you also give a forgiving heart to those we have hurt in this earthly journey and comfort us through the pains we still do carry.
We ask You to lead us into a lasting and honest fellowship with Your Holy Spirit and keep us joyfully serving You and the people You surround us with as we await Your return.
In JESUS' Name, Amen.
Matthew 12:49
“And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said,
Behold my mother and my brethren!”
#perception #notdeception 🫣
#religion #LifeWithJESUS 🕊
✟
“Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.”
1 John 3:16
In some Bible translations, John 19:2 reads
"And the soldiers TWISTED together a crown of thorns and placed it on His head..."
JESUS is The One King whom the Old Testament book of laws and of prophets all longed for.
HE is also the same LORD that the New Testament disciples all looked back on.
Today, we see a list of thousands of religious groups that were established even before we were born.
Some religions led families to charity, humility, and blessings of heaven, and we should be happy about that.
On the other hand, there are still existing congregations that when left unchecked, crush souls, control people, and create even more divisions while protecting and elevating a few, canceling others instead of celebrating shared prosperity together and of keeping alive our hope for eternity through our LORD JESUS CHRIST. This is devastating but not unusual. Sadly, it happens to both the humblest local sects and cathedrals of megachurches.
But The Bible ends with "GRACE", not with chronic depression and hopelessness.
The consistent pattern throughout the Scriptures is that it redirects all our devotion and attention to GOD.
The book of Genesis starts with: "In the beginning, GOD created..."
While Revelation ends with:
"The grace of our LORD JESUS CHRIST be with you all. Amen."
The scene where the soldiers thought of twisting together a crown of thorns displays this fallen world and our tendency to join or create yet another religion that may only give us and others headaches instead of leading us to have a vision of our Savior: THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH —JESUS.
And just as JESUS bled and was painfully hurt by the soldiers' twisted crown of thorns they designed for His head, we can also expect to experience a similar sense of treatment from others against our mental headspace as we now pursue the glory of GOD through His Son, JESUS CHRIST.
Our LORD has done His part.
His sacrifice on the cross is finished.
THE WORD OF GOD is sufficient.
His Holy Spirit is given to our hearts.
Reflection questions:
Where is He leading you today?
What is He directing you to do?
When was the last time you had an honest talk with JESUS?
Prayer:
Our Heavenly Father,
You are The GOD of sound mind.
You give clarity where there is confusion and provide us with correction when needed.
You feed Your children with daily bread through Your incorruptible WORD that nourishes, strengthens, and teaches us to see yet another day of grace through the cross of CHRIST.
Despite the twisted crown of thorns You humbly received from fallen humanity, You still finished Your journey then with us in Your mind.
Forgive us LORD GOD, for the many times we dishonored Your precious words by how we responded to Your grace through our actions and imaginations. We ask that you also give a forgiving heart to those we have hurt in this earthly journey and comfort us through the pains we still do carry.
We ask You to lead us into a lasting and honest fellowship with Your Holy Spirit and keep us joyfully serving You and the people You surround us with as we await Your return.
In JESUS' Name, Amen.
Matthew 12:49
“And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said,
Behold my mother and my brethren!”
#perception 🤓
#notdeception 🫣
#religion 📜
#LifeWithJESUS ✝️➡️📖⬅️🕊💕👑
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