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 ‘sin’
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 »
Sweet and Sour
Posted in Eastertide, tagged apocolypse, end of time, end times, gossip, John, prophecy, revelation, sin on April 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
What will you eat today? What will I consume? I know I am too quick to “eat” gossip, those juicy tidbits doled out by well meaning colleagues and friends. But no matter how sweet the information seems at first, it’s ultimate value is bitter to the soul. Revelation 10:10 I [John] took the little scroll [...]
With All My Heart
Posted in Lent, tagged Deuteronomy, faith, God, Grace, heart, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Lent, Luke 15, prodigal, sin, wholeness on February 25, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The Israelites were set to enter the promised land when Moses gave one last sermon (since he was not going with them) in which he warned them of the slow falling away that would probably happen. And yet, he also promised a God way to stop the downward spiral. Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from there [...]
Unrepentant Jezebel
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged evil, indulgences, Jezebel, John, remorseless, revelation, sin, vice on January 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Jezebel, the historic Phoenician princess and widow of Ahab, dressed in her finery and makeup, hoping to seduce the new king. Instead, she was tossed out the window and eaten by wild dogs. To the bitter end, she defied man, society, and God. She lived without remorse. Revelation 2:20b-21 . . . Jezebel, who calls [...]
Who Keeps Me From Falling?
Posted in Christmas Through Epiphany, tagged centering, Christ, falling, God, Grace, holiness, Holy Spirit, Jude, Luke 10:40, Luke 8:43-48, Martha, prayer, sin on December 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If the Christ is keeping me from falling, then the implication is clear: my tendency is to fall. Probably, I am more off balance than on, leaning at an edge. Without the centering power of the Christ, I will cascade, slowly or quickly, depending on my grip, into the pit, the valley, the quicksand. Jude [...]
In Him–No Sin
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged battle of the mind, forgiveness, Holy Spirit, interior life, Jesus, joyce meyer, knowing God, knowledge, motive, sin, within on November 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In Him, that would be Christ, no sin abides. So what does that mean? I love asking such questions, particularly with familiar verses. And what is “sin” really? The Amplified translation gives some extra hints: I John 3:5b-6 And in him is no sin. No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one [...]
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