As we finish up the book of Mark, which focused on the ACTions of Jesus and preceding Mark we concluded the book of ACTs, clearly something stands out here. Three letters A-C-T : Acting Christlike Today. This is not the kind of ACTing that is done for one day or done in the spotlight of movie cameras, this a continual way of life for us. It is who we are. From here on out we will be HIGHlighting through His word what it means to duplicate and conform ourselves to the likeness of Christ. All of the themes require ACTions that match our words. Our first theme in portraying Christlikeness is , "Growing in Love." True Love manifests in ACTions, not just words. As we read the account of the crucifiction yesterday in Mark chapter 15. The first attribute is manifested in the ACTion that Christ first loved us enough to lay down His life for us. In John 15:14 Christ says these words, "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down His life for His friends." His ACTion matched His words. The next thing He says after that is, "you are my friends, if you do what I command." Make a mental note that contained within that sentence will be the focus of our next theme, "Growing in Obedience." In yesterdays post I said to you that I know you have at least one friend, here He is, What a friend we have in Jesus...
I titled todays post, "A Theme of Three." As we concluded the book of Mark, did you notice all the Threes. When something is a HIGHlight to me, I research it. Where do I start? At the beginning of course. In Genesis I went to see what happened on the THIRD day. Something very interesting. One of the things God said on the third day was this, "Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yeilding seed and the fruit tree yeilding fruit after His kind, whose seed is in itself." Another version says it this way, " Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in, according to their various kinds." Now you are asking, what does this have to do with what we are talking? Everything beloved, everything...When you apply these old scriptures symbolically to today, this is what I see: Jesus is the original seed of LOVE, Notice too that He was crucified the on the THIRD hour, He was planted within the earth but the earth cound not hold Him, like the miraculous event of a tiny seed that breaks through the soil at spring time. What I want you to take from this, is the detail that the seed produces fruit in its image. It duplicates,copies...we too are to copy, duplicate, and have a likeness to Christ. The themes that we will cover is like the soil, it is the good soil, the organic soil that we want to grow in...They are the very attributes of Christ...
Take a love walk today and notice what is springing forth...
Beauty
A Day of Delights
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- His Delighted Servant
- My faith is what moves me , it is enjoyable, irresistable, lovely and warm with a sense of mystery. Its like a summer day with a gentle breeze blowing my hair, like a butterfly emerging from a cacoon, like a flower pushing its way through the soil of the earth, like a hidden treasure waiting to be found, yes it is my faith that defines me and I am completely content regardless of what goes on around me...My life with Yeshua is like a well written novel that I can not and will not put down... My greatest desire is to be used by Him to touch hearts without religiousity, denominationalism or legalism. One heart at a time. God Bless All from Shelli
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Thank you for sharing your heart today delighted one! As I read this about our relationship with Christ, it makes me also think about how I need to treat the other relationships in my life. A golden nugget of wisdom, that you can sink your teeth into!
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