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Pondering…looking at the Wall
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Wide Eyed
While reading a post on my friend Joe’s blog, he reminded me of how often we dismiss people in our busy lives, and forgetting they are created in the image of our God. How do we know we haven’t dismissed the “least of these”,when God has deliberately placed them in our path? Or maybe entertaining Angels…ahhhh we don’t know..we just need to be open to whoever HE places in our path. Joe’s post made me remember this song Wide Eye..sorry couldn’t find a good video to put up, but the words are powerful. (Joe’s post left me wide eyed afresh, thanks Joe)
Nichole Nordeman- Wide eyed
Having lives in Hollywood for about a year,
I was forced to come face to face
with many diverse people everyday.
I was surprised and embarrassed by how sheltered
my life had been until then…
Surrounding myself mostly with people who were like-minded,
and consequently, safe to know.
I really had to come to terms with my quickness to judge,
to laugh, to dismiss anyone who threatened my sense of normalcy.
And it made me wonder –
how would I have reacted to Jesus
if I’d met Him in Los Angeles?
When I met him on a sidewalk
He was preaching to a mailbox
Down on 16th Avenue
And he told me he was Jesus
Sent from Jupiter to free us
With a bottle of tequila and one shoe
He raged about repentance
He finished every sentence
With a promise that the end was close at hand
I didn’t even try to understand
He left me wide eyed in disbelief and disillusion
I was tongue tied, drawn by my conclusions
So I turned and walked away
And laughed at what he had to say
Then casually dismissed him as a fraud
I forgot he was created in the image of my God
When I met her in a bookstore
She was browsing on the first floor
Through a yoga magazine
And she told me in her past life
She was some plantation slave’s wife
She had to figure out what that might mean
She believes the healing powers of her crystals
Can bring balance and new purpose to her life
Sounds nice
She left me wide eyed in disbelief and disillusion
I was tongue tied, drawn by my conclusions
So I turned and walked away
And laughed at what she had to say
Then casually dismissed her as a fraud
I forgot she was created in the image of my God
Not so long ago, a man from Galilee
Fed thousands with His bread and His theology
And the truth He spoke
Quickly became the joke
Of educated, self-inflated Pharisees like me
And they were wide eyed in disbelief and disillusion
They were tongue tied, drawn by their conclusions
Would I have turned and walked away
And laughed at what He had to say
And casually dismissed Him as a fraud
Unaware that I was staring at the image of my God
Teen Mothers in Church
Interesting…while thinking today of a young mother (16), who chose to keep her baby, and is trying very hard to keep good grades (maintaining an A average), taking on her motherly duties, and the baby is a picture of health and being well taken care of…one happy baby. This mother is wanting to go to church…I know there are consequences to our poor choices. But those consequences should never be with holding Jesus Christ, or the gospel as if she has really out sinned God’s forgiveness. Curious..
-Would your church be okay with this young lady being part of your daughters youth group? why or why not?
-Would you let your daughter be her only friend?
give me some feed back….(BTW-I already am loving this young mama)
Alot have opinions, and alot speak a good God talk…how about you? how do you think one should respond to this situation?
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Blogging Bible Study- John 8 (part 2)
Nicodemus, in John 7, said ,”Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing, and learning what he does?” Interesting that this woman brought before Jesus was brought without witness’ or at least none mentioned, and they hadn’t talked to her at all, at least not mentioned again. These were not just stones, but rocks to execute…put to death. THis is not how the Jews were taught, not according to the Torah.
Jesus writing in the dirt…in the first post I looked at it from the wondering stance of what did HE write. But really this is the finger of God writing in the dirt. As I take that in…my mind becomes so full I can hardly contain it! Exodus 8:19 the magicians with Pharoah exclaimed that the plagues were the finger of God.. Exodus 31:18 the finger of God writes the ten commandments on the stone tablets… Luke 11:20..Jesus tells them of driving out demons with the finger of God… The finger of GOD writes the laws and passing the judgement.
Although I do not believe we are the Judge, I do believe we are called at times to judge the difference between truth and the lie. Also anything that is standing against the Word of God, not only should we throw a stone at..but it should be stomped under our feet. We still need to keep each other accountable, and we need to rebuke in love. Matthew 18 has some ways that sin should be addressed, and again it calls for a witness…
Just some more thoughts on this passage..thanks to Jason for enlightening me! thank you J!
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