Throughout the Bible, the imagery of wine is used in a positive light, like Jesus turning water into wine or the Passover cup where it symbolizes the shedding of his own blood. But the winepress itself, the process, that pressure and transformation holds other implications. Revelation 14:19 So the angel swung his scythe on the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Holy Spirit’
Winepress of Wrath
Posted in Eastertide, tagged faith, Holy Spirit, John, new creation, new life, paradox, revelation, sin, transformation, trust, wine, winepress on April 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Reap Unfailing Love
Posted in Lent, tagged Christ, faith, fallow ground, Holy Spirit, Hosea, reaping, sowing, sowing and reaping, trust, unfailing love on March 28, 2012 | 4 Comments »
It’s a process, this sowing and reaping thing. Generally, this pairing is used as a metaphor for the bad things that happen in our lives, but of course, good planting makes for good results. Unfortunately, the good seeds seem to grow a lot slower than all the rest. Hosea 10:12 Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap [...]
Cycles of Sensitivity
Posted in Lent, tagged God, Holy Spirit, Isaiah, journaling, Lent, seeking, truth on March 26, 2012 | 2 Comments »
God is not a moving target. I may feel like it sometimes, but in my heart, I know, it’s not a God-problem, it’s a “me” problem. I am the one fluctuating between sensitivity to God’s presence and isolationism. Solution: grab hold when my pendulum swings in close. Isaiah 55:6 Seek the LORD while he may [...]
Loving Delusions
Posted in Lent, tagged authenticity, delusions, denial, faith, false gods, God, Holy Spirit, idols, Jesus Christ, love, open my eyes, Psalms, truth on March 6, 2012 | 2 Comments »
How long? Maybe forever without intervention. Am I living within a mirage? Am I seeing what I want to see instead of what is there? Am I in the simulated reality of some matrix that I cannot readily perceive? Have I allowed myself to believe in a lie? A delusion? How would I know? Psalm [...]
Coming Home
Posted in Lent, tagged comfort, exile, Ezra, familiarity, family, God, Holy Spirit, home, Israelites, Lent, love, Passover, prayer, ritual, second temple on March 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
After 70 years, when Jewish exiles returned to Jerusalem and the Second Temple reconstruction was completed and dedicated by the shedding of much animal blood, they celebrated the Passover, eager to seek God through their age-old rituals and traditions. They were home. Ezra 6:21 So the Israelites who had returned from the exile ate it [...]
Who is Watching?
Posted in Lent, tagged Amon, authenticity, change, conversion, follower of Christ, God, Holy Spirit, II Chronicles, Josiah, Lent, Manasseh, transformation, watching on March 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We tend to forget that our behaviors are being scrutinized. Not so much by casual acquaintances and co-workers (although somewhat), but mostly by the children and teenagers in our lives. They don’t look like they are even paying attention. Don’t be fooled. II Chronicles 34:3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he [Josiah] [...]
5 Steps to Healing
Posted in Lent, tagged child of God, choice, fasting, God, God's face, healing, Holy Spirit, humility, II Chronicles, Jesus, Lent, Mark 2:3-5, prayer, seeking, turning point, Washington for Jesus on March 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Thirty two years ago, I responded to a nation-wide call to Christians around the country to fast and pray in Washington, D.C. II Chronicles 7:14 was the keystone verse to that call and that day became known as Washington for Jesus. I arrived with national hope for healing but left with disappointment. II Chronicles 7:14 [...]
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