George Macdonald
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[MAKING] “L-O-V-E”— an “A.C.T.” [“axe”] or a “W-O-R-D” [cf. Isaiah 28:21] [cf. John 1:1-5—“Sometimes you just want God to talk.” —Audrey Berden] “In the beginning was LOVE, and LOVE was with God, and LOVE was God. The same (LOVE) was in the beginning with God. All things were made by LOVE; and without LOVE was not any thing made that was made. In LOVE was LIFE; and the LIFE was the light of men. And the light (of LOVE) shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”—John 1:1-5 (as I heard Creflo Dollar once say it! ) 2 Kings 6:1-7 (KJV) 1 2 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye. 3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go. 4 So he went 5 with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood. But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed. 6 And the man of God said, Where fell IT? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim. 7 Therefore said he, Take IT up to thee. / “Two people may be at the same spot in manners and behaviour, and yet one may be getting better, and And he put out his hand, and took it IT). the other worse, which is the greatest of differences that could possibly exist between them.” —George MacDonald Daniel 2:45, “Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.” Mark 14:58, “We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hand s.” Colossians 2:11 , “In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:” Revelation 3:12, “Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.” Revelation 21:2 , “And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. ” John 13:34, “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.” [cf. 1 John 2:7-8, 2 John 1:5, Ephesians 2:15] Isaiah 62 (KJV) 1 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. 2 And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be 3 called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name. Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. 4 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou 5 shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. For as a young man 6 marrieth a virgin , so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee. I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not 7 8 silence, And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not 9 drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured: But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have 10 brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness. Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast 11 up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people. Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. 12 And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken. Isaiah 66:22, “For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain.” Mark 16:17, And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;” Revelation 2:17 , “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.” Revelation 3:12, “Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.” The “PryMe”—An-Merry-Dye (“Prime”—cf. Isaiah 38:10 (EXB, NIV), Job 29:4 (NIV), 1 Samuel 2:33 (NIV)) (Meri-di-an—cf. “middle” (KJV)) [[g]Rape of Human “Kind NESS”] [cf. 2 Samuel 13 (Genesis 34)] “I’m NOT gonna let you diminish my shine… God’s got enough for everybody.” —Audrey Berden [cf. Rev. 3:18a, Matt. 25] “He stands between the candlesticks…He can blow your “Everybody who’s good lights out.”—Audrey Berden [cf. Rev. 2:1, Eze. 28, Jam. 4:14] “The two most powerful SELF-SATISFIED TO you isn’t necessarily warriors are patience and Amen, good FOR you.” tiMe.”—Leo Tolstoy —Steven Furtick [cf. Genesis 25:20 -34, 27:1-41, [cf. Gen. 25:29-34, (Gen. 32-33)] Gen. 27] the SIGNIFICANCE SELF-INDULGENT “He that overcomes, I “Week” people “run.” “Rachel,” “WISDOM,” “Benjamin” “Leah,” “LAW,” “Benoni” takes will give a POSITION.” the “It” strength “Mary,” “Jesus” “Martha,” “Lazarus” to “stand” and —Audrey Berden LAW WISDOM measures LEVEL of Maturity “endure” hard- speaking of measures Rev. 3:12, 21 ship! [cf. Dan. 11 LENGTH [“Get in the “Middle-school is “God selects what man rejects… “significance” (NLT), of BIRTH POSITION” “run” (Levi. 15 Existence Until He is enough for you, —T. D. Jakes where they hand you [cf. Gen. 48:6]), 2 1 Kings 18:41-46] it will never be either. ” Timothy 2:3, “flee” your [ —Steven Furtick [from his sermon (i.e. Gen. 19:20), “Sister Wives (Unexpected Blessings)”] so Acts 4:10-12, SELF- measuring] stick. Eph. 6:10-14] DECEIVED …Spend your life “Isaac Newton had his SUCCESS “Spiritual measuring what’s “And Caleb deception so apple. But it took you stilled the people immeasurable.” deep that they falling into my life to make I before Moses, were blind to —Steven Furtick [from sermon, am and said, Let us the truth.” “Measuring More” go up at once, me see the world anew. —Audrey Berden cf. Ephesians 3:16-21] and possess it; [Isaiah 42:19-20 (NLT)] Even I became new. for we are well able to overcome “…refuse to “Anytime you tie your happiness to another person’s appraisal of you, you’ll never be happy….Maidens and And how we see ourselves it.”—Numbers 13:30 act on it.” mandrakes, all representing our attempts to control (cf. Joshua 1:8) [cf. Luke 5:5, Jer. 6:16] changes how we see our future which ultimately only God can steer… All this stuff that Rachel was doing, to try to BE God cursed ground, Cain offered the world. achieve, was eclipsed in ONE moment fruit of ground = “accursed thing” when God remembered her.” SELF- —Steven Furtick [from his sermon Even from space.” Abel slew lambs (“firstlings”), Cain slew Abel [Genesis 4 (cf.