Thats what i long for.
Before I proceed on with my post, I would like the readers to familiarize with the kinda style to how I write my post. Usually, I would start with sharing about spiritual things; what God has recently done in my life and my thoughts. Next, I would share a little of my private life , my feelings and thoughts. Lastly, it would be some random stuffs like the songs I have been hooked on to lately. So that's about all. Enjoy and pray before you continue to read from here. God bless... =D_____________________________________________________________________
Forgiveness is s promise, not a feeling..In the book "When God Weeps", Steven Estes and Joni Eareckson Tacla give the following account of Christ's death. As you read, refuse to let the scene be familiar. Let its really shock you and break your heart.
The face that Moses had begged to see -was forbidden to see -was slapped bloody [Exodus 33:19-20]. The thorns that God had sent to curse the earth's rebellion now twisted around his own brow...
"On your back with you!" One rises a mallet to sink in the spike. But the soldier's heart must continue pumping as he readies the prisoner's wrist. Someone must sustain the soldier's life minute by minute, for no man has this power on his own. Who supplies breath to his lungs? Who gives energy to his cell? Who holds his molecules together? Only by the Son do "all things hold together" [Colossians 1:17]. The victim wills that the soldier live on -he grants the warriors continued existence. The man swings.
As the man swings, the Son recalls how he and the Father first designed the medial nerve of the human forearm -the sensations it would be capable of. The design proves flawless -the nerves perform exquisitely. "Up you go!" They lift the cross. God is on display in his underwear and can scarcely breathe.
But these pains are a mere warm-up to his other and growing dread. He begins to feel a foreign sensation. Somewhere during this day an unearthly foul odor began to waft, not around his nose, but his heart. He feels dirty. Human wickedness starts to crawl upon his spotless being -the living excrement from our souls. The apple of his Father's eye turns brown with rot.
His Father! He must face his Father like that!
From heaven the Father now rouses himself like a lion disturbed, shakes his mane, and roars against the shriveling remnant of a man hanging on a cross. Never has the Son seen the Father look at him so, never felt even the least of his hot breath. But the roar shakes the unseen world and darkens the visible sky. The Son does not recognize these eyes.
"Son of Man! Why have you behaved so? You have cheated, lusted, stolen, gossiped -murdered, envied, hated, lied. You have cursed, robbed, overspent, overeaten -fornicated, disobeyed, embezzled and blasphemed. Oh, the duties you have shirked, the children you have abandoned! Who has ever so ignored the poor, so played the coward, so belittled my name? Have you ever held your razor tongue? what a self-righteous, pitiful drunk -you, who molest young boys, peddle killer drugs, travel in cliques, and mock your parents. Who gave you the boldness to rig elections, foment revolutions, torture animals, and worship demons? Does the list never end! Splitting families, raping virgins, acting exhortation, filming pornography, accepting bribes. You founded false religions, traded in slaves -relishing each morsel and bragging about it all. I hate, loathe these things in you! Disgust for everything about you consumes me! Can you not fell my wrath?
Of course the Son is innocent. He is blamelessness itself. The Father knows this. But the divine pair have an agreement, and the unthinkable must now take place. Jesus will be treated as if personally responsible for every sin ever committed."
The Father watches as his heart's treasure, the mirror-image of himself, sinks drowning into raw, liquid sin. Jehovah's stored rage against humankind from every century explodes in a single direction.
"Father! Father! Why have you forsaken me?!"
But heaven stops its ears, The son stares up at the One who cannot, who will not, reach down or reply.
The trinity had planned it. The Son endured it. The Spirit enabled him. The Father rejected the Son whom he loved. Jesus, the God-man from Nazareth, perished. The Father accepted his sacrifice for sin and was satisfied. The Rescue was accomplished.
The Rescue accomplished here was for you. John Stott writes, "Before we can begin to see the cross as something done for us [leading us to faith and worship', we have to see it as something done by us [leading us to repentance]. As we face the cross, then, we can say to ourselves both "I did it: my sins sent Him there," and "He did it; His love took Him there."
Did you see your own offenses on the list of sins that necessitated the Cross? If not, name them yourself, Name your darkest sin. Now reflect on the fact that Christ bore the punishment for that sin. He took the punishment you deserved, Do you fell His passionate and specific love for you? He died for you. He was condemned and cursed so that you can go free -He was forsaken by God so that you would never be forsaken [Hebrews 13:5].Easter is coming soon. The day when millions of people will gather together to worship and give thanks to Jesus for His sacrifice. And is because of that act -Jesus died on the cross, that saved millions and millions of lives. Why am I writing all these, is to prepared everyone for the coming Easter. For those believers out there, we are still human -we still sin against God. However, the great news is that we can always come to our Father with a heart of repentance and, He will always be happy to welcome us back to His arms. Why did I not write that He will forgive us? The reason is, our Father had done it two thousands year ago. Moreover, in the bible He said that, He remembers our sin no more.. Because of the Cross, you can be absolutely sure of God's love for you and His complete forgiveness of your sins. Thus, do not condemn yourself or others and despise people who have sinned. Jesus died on the cross not only for you and me, but for everyone in this world.. And we are all equal, be it murderer or not, thief or not, liar or not, we are equal in a way that we have done the most, ultimate cruel sin on earth, that is to send Jesus Christ onto the cross.. We are all responsible for the death of the only innocent who ever lived. The very sin of pride that caused you to love people is what killed Christ as well. We carry his very nails in our pockets. Hence, never condemn those who you think their sin are much more filthy than yours. We are all the same. yet different in who wants to draw near to Him. So prepare yourself for that BIG day! =D_______________________________________________you are my Robin Heiden.. (: The very first impression he left me was that he is a stiff guy who does not smile.. I remember I was late and when I went up to him and asked, "Are you _____?", he replied "yea" in a cold way.. Initially, I thought he was angry with me [later he told me he was not], and that kinda put me off.. Thank God things started to get better when I got to know him more.. Till now, he is still as rigid as ever, but he is indeed charming in his own ways.. Oh yes, he is fierce and very particular about many things.. Beside him, he is the next guy who scolded me the most [as in when I do something which displeased him] in my life.. Yet one thing about him is that he is a very forgiving person.. There were many times when I did things which caused him to be very angry and he would reprimand me [as usual].. And due to my stubborn character and want-to-win-and-not-lose attitude, we always ended up quarreling.. Yet, he always forgives which caused me to feel guilty all the time.. Well, that's one thing I like about his character.. Thank God for him though.. He taught me to endure when it comes to egoistic people.. When you are in a midst of quarreling with them, do not bother to tell them how you feel or ask the famous question, "Do you care about my feelings or not?" You are just getting yourself into a deeper shit [very true, trust me].. Think logically, if they really care, they will not even get angry with you in the first place.. Hence, next time just keep your mouth shut and endure [it saves you a lot of heartaches and tears].. And thank God he is a lenient person.. One thing I realised is that there are always a hand-full of guys who revolve around my life, everyday.. Like what Nat told me before, "different season, different guy." Haha.. When I heard of that, I was laughing real hard inside.. It is true for me too.. I have much more guy-friends than gal-friends.. Well, please do not say I'm a flirt, I just get along with people well.. So right now, I'm wondering when the season will change and which guy God has planned to bring into my life.. I wonder.. Haha..__________________________________________________Oh, have I ever tell you guys that the most romantic songs are korean love songs? Gosh.. I am so in love with their songs.. They just make you want to be in love..
This is one of the songs I like most... Awwww..... Tell me you love me~PS: I Love YouWith love,
Shavonne. (:
