My hope for you

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Table of contents: October 7, 2012

Monday, September 17, 2012

The Crux

I have designed you to
share My Divinity
nothing less
though hidden now in the
depths of your humanity
clothed in weakness
born of a fallen nature yet
reborn from within when
washed in the waters of
regeneration
such is the offer for all to
journey home but
each must view
their destination 
with spiritual eyes
life v death
each an eternal consequence
forged in temporal steps of
liberty v license which are
sometimes confusing identities
similar though different
like identical twins 
love v lust
treating others as
subject v object for
self-giving v self-serving or
privilege v power as
discovered in
humility v pride
being authentic v arrogant
where in the end
fruit ripens or rots by the
wealth of poverty's
trusting dependence v
poverty of wealth's
self-aggrandizement which
diminishes treasures into
dust by bowing down to false gods
the crux of all life decisions is
rooted in worship for
you become
whom you adore
being transformed into
God-like Character v
god-less egotism
One a Gift
True and Real
the other
deception's counterfeit
no one escapes
the decision for
each one of us
will determine our end
for one Grace abides
when accepted freely and
followed faithfully
nurturing Life but
for another when rejected
only darkness follows in
costumes of gratification
nurturing death
both Eternal destinations
so
whom do you worship?
consider carefully for the
answer is revealed by
the fruit of each choice
which ushers in an 
opportunity to change your 
journey's direction before
it is too late...

Reflection/Discussion:
-How is our destiny to share Divinity hidden in our humanity?
-What is "The Crux" of the question being asked?
-What is the difference between liberty and license?
-How is the decision reached "step v step"?
-What challenges in your life impact your Eternal decision?
-How can you give/receive support to/from other disciples? 

Saturday, September 1, 2012

The Race

incessantly
seeking
Unity's Perfection
born through
Unearned Grace -
Divinity's
quid pro quo -
Infinite Union for
ego's finite
obsessions -
Love's gentle proposal
proves daunting
for my list is
endless
each a fortress
defended by
pitiful constructions of
a fallen nature
trust...for wounds 
make it ever an issue -
control - turning into
a barricade
when Promises proposed
have invisible rewards and
past disappointments from 
life's broken expectations 
weave doubt and fear
into my
intimacy's defenses -
a resistance
to accept insufficient
returns or imagination's
dire consequences
but... Passion's 
Extremist Love
proves indefensible
penetrating my
heart's armor by
Revelation's Reality -
too Personal
too True
too Real
to deny -
only then does
Salvation progress
travel further in
and higher up by
surrendering
precious treasures
both seen and unseen for
the Pearl of great price
each decision
a battle
each battle
a war
yet Grace encapsulates
the challenge
wooing my heart for
More of Infinite Love's
Merciful Presence
yielding Peace's
gradual transformation
into Joy's resting place
yet
temptation
persists each day to
close my hand
or
withdraw my offer to
yield strongholds of
mind and heart
ever contending
for life's inner and
outward possessions
until release is captured 
without fanfare by
a decision of dying to
self's enthronement -
the tyranny of
pride's dominion - while
running the obstacle
Race for Redemption's 
Prize with day-by-day
perseverance and 
humble dependence
one step closer
into His Likeness
realized in
delicate measures

Reflection/Discussion:
-What does "Divinity's quid pro quo" mean?
-Are "trust" and "control" an issue in your life? How?
-What does ongoing conversion mean in your life?
-What are some of the ways you die to "self's enthronement"?
-What are some your difficulties to "running with perseverance"?
-How can you find and give support in your walk with the Lord?
-What does "realized in delicate measures" mean?