My People...
Listen carefully to My
Words of Warning...
Do not take lightly nor
disregard My Calling to...
-"Repent and Believe the Gospel
-"Take up your Cross and follow Me"
-"Enter by the Narrow Gate"
-"Do not love the world or
anything in the world"
-"Be Holy because I the Lord am Holy"
-"... Love the Lord your God with
all your heart...soul...might"
-"Love one another as I have Loved you"
-"...abstain ...from sexual immorality...
-"You shall not murder..."
-"God will repay each person
according to what they have done"
-"Speak the Truth in Love"
-"Preach the Word...both in season and out of season
correct, rebuke and encourage..."
-"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations
baptizing them in the name of the Father
and of the Son and the Holy Spirit"...
Woe to you if you do not
Preach the Gospel-
not only with words but as a
faithful witness in living for
your Lord and Savior
Woe to you if you
preach a secular / false gospel
which turns your eyes away from
the Eternal Truths of My Love.to
'worship and serve created things..
(idolatry) exchanging natural sexual relations
for unnatural ones...'
Woe to you if you pick and choose
from My Word / Revelation
what to believe / obey / proclaim
in order to fulfill your own flesh
and thus attain this world's acceptance...
Woe to you if you think that
you can live one life in the Light and
another in the Dark...and-if you
refuse to repent- you shall be
condemned by your own decision...
Woe to you if you eat My Body or
drink My Blood unworthily....
profaning the Table of the Lord for
the Bread of Life is a
Gift not a right...
.
Woe to you if you do not
accept the Gift of My Grace....if you
reject My Merciful Offering of
Salvation by following Me on
your own terms...according to
your will not Mine...
Woe to you who provoke the
harvesting of My innocent little ones
in the killing fields of wombs in the
name of freedom...repent or you too
shall reap what you sow
Woe to you if you presume upon
My Mercy in order to follow your flesh
under the guise of following
your conscience...
Come to Me now.as your Lord and Savior.....
Surrender yourself to Me...
Open your heart to My Love for you...
Receive Power from My Holy Spirit...
Repent / put aside your old ways and
Come follow Me for I
AM Coming soon and
Judgement awaits
Reflection / Discussion:
-How is Romans 2:5-8 reflected in "The Judgement"?
-How is Jesus both Just and Merciful?
-How would someone presume upon the Lord's mercy?
-What does "follow your flesh under the guise of following your conscience" mean?
-How should the reality of "Judgement" impact both living out and preaching the Gospel?
-What does "living one life in the Light and another in the dark" mean?
-What does "picking and choosing from My Word" mean? Give examples,
-How is "attaining the world's acceptance" manifested in the Church today?
-Why are "idolatry" and "unnatural relations" connected and forbidden by the Lord?
-What does " Eat My Body and drink My Blood unworthily" mean?
-What does "repent and believe the Gospel" mean?
-What does it mean to "walk in the flesh and not in the Spirit"?
My hope for you
Poetry speaks to our minds and hearts and is meant to communicate more than the sum of its words. It is an apt expression of our walk with the Lord. I encourage you to forward this link to those you love. I pray this poetry leads you into reflection and prayer but I also want to start a conversation. You, too, have something to share with others-not only in person, but also here. Your experience is yours to give away to build up and learn from others in the Body of Christ. Share the word that you hear, the experiences you have lived. We are all part of the New Evangelization.If you also want to contact me by email, feel free: genefirn@yahoo.com
Table of contents: October 7, 2012
Saturday, February 15, 2020
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
The Abba
I know that You are
my Heavenly Father but
I don't KNOW that in
my experiential life
I want to...dearly...but I
do know as well that
I have a "father wound"-
more from omissions than
commissions by my father and
even though I have forgiven him
realizing that he too had
his own weaknesses
and wounds...still the affects
are there which makes my
relationship with you an
issue on my end that
needs to get worked out or
at the most will always be
something that I have to
endure and give over to You...but I
don't want that to be the case
so...please...heal me...set me
free to really KNOW You...
experience You as my Abba...
calling out to You with ..
heartfelt intimacy / great tenderness-
the One who truly Loves me and
brought me into existence...
Who gave His only begotten Son to
suffer and die that I may become
Your Adopted-but nevertheless true
son...beloved...precious to You...
but...still...I don't experience that
like I... want to...long for ...
simply...I believe it but I
don't experience it...I know
Faith isn't always "felt"...
is based on "facts" / "Truths"...
we're "fallen"...I get it....
but I do know there's more...
I know I don't always
experience Jesus' Love...but
I do at times...sometimes
many times a day ever since
I gave my life to Him as
my Lord and Savior...many
years ago...with many years of
great desolation crowded in there...
extremely difficult but fruitful...
still...I want You to be more than the
First Person of the Blessed Trinity-
a Truth yes...Mysterious... Father...
Distant...not Abba yet...but
now I sense Your Invitation to
come to You as I came to Jesus
knowing that to KNOW Him is
to KNOW You since You are ONE...
yet You and He are distinct Persons...
so....by the Power of your Spirit
who is charged with Revelation...
I consciously and deliberately
accept You as my Father...be
my Abba...I Come now. .to You
as your son....to Jesus...for
the Salvation You freely Give at
such a Precious Price....I
open the Door to Your Healing...
Yes...I want to be Your son...
Knowing that to follow Jesus is
to follow You...to Love and be
Loved by You...You are my Abba...
I am Your Beloved son...Yes
Come into my heart...help me to
recognize Your Voice...Show me
Teach me...Free me to KNOW
You as my Abba...
now and forever
.
my Heavenly Father but
I don't KNOW that in
my experiential life
I want to...dearly...but I
do know as well that
I have a "father wound"-
more from omissions than
commissions by my father and
even though I have forgiven him
realizing that he too had
his own weaknesses
and wounds...still the affects
are there which makes my
relationship with you an
issue on my end that
needs to get worked out or
at the most will always be
something that I have to
endure and give over to You...but I
don't want that to be the case
so...please...heal me...set me
free to really KNOW You...
experience You as my Abba...
calling out to You with ..
heartfelt intimacy / great tenderness-
the One who truly Loves me and
brought me into existence...
Who gave His only begotten Son to
suffer and die that I may become
Your Adopted-but nevertheless true
son...beloved...precious to You...
but...still...I don't experience that
like I... want to...long for ...
simply...I believe it but I
don't experience it...I know
Faith isn't always "felt"...
is based on "facts" / "Truths"...
we're "fallen"...I get it....
but I do know there's more...
I know I don't always
experience Jesus' Love...but
I do at times...sometimes
many times a day ever since
I gave my life to Him as
my Lord and Savior...many
years ago...with many years of
great desolation crowded in there...
extremely difficult but fruitful...
still...I want You to be more than the
First Person of the Blessed Trinity-
a Truth yes...Mysterious... Father...
Distant...not Abba yet...but
now I sense Your Invitation to
come to You as I came to Jesus
knowing that to KNOW Him is
to KNOW You since You are ONE...
yet You and He are distinct Persons...
so....by the Power of your Spirit
who is charged with Revelation...
I consciously and deliberately
accept You as my Father...be
my Abba...I Come now. .to You
as your son....to Jesus...for
the Salvation You freely Give at
such a Precious Price....I
open the Door to Your Healing...
Yes...I want to be Your son...
Knowing that to follow Jesus is
to follow You...to Love and be
Loved by You...You are my Abba...
I am Your Beloved son...Yes
Come into my heart...help me to
recognize Your Voice...Show me
Teach me...Free me to KNOW
You as my Abba...
now and forever
Reflection / Discussion:
-"Abba" is the Intimate Name Jesus called His Father.
That is the same relationship He offers you and I.
What is your experience? Explain.
-Talk about your experience with your "Dad".
-How does this speak to one who had no Father in their life?
-Therapy can be very helpful in working through this issue.
Sharing with a "Spiritual Director" as well as other 'Brothers /
Sisters-in-the-Lord" is also very helpful.
-For sure, pray about it; talk to Jesus about it. Listen.
-Forgiveness, Anger issues, Pain and Hurt Issues, need to be dealt with.
.
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