“The man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.”Genesis 3:20 ESV
“even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.”John 14:17 ESV
“Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles,”Luke 24:10 ESV
For you, Oh Holy Gentleman. To come and Suddenly have Your way
We have waited and waited for this Pentecost hour.
When Love destroys Fear
And Perfect Love rises to Power.
Oh touch us now Holy Gentle Man. With Tongues of Fire. from our head to hand
Speak to us now Holy Gentle man. With roaring whispers blow sin like sand
Dress us now Holy Gentle Man.
As a Bride walking towards altar
Toward a True Covenant command.
We have waited and waited for this Pentecost hour.
When Love destroys Fear.
And Perfect Love rises to Power.
See these virtues our bridesmaids. They will be most dutiful. They stand behind us as we look to the Beautiful
See we hold Forth bouquets from fearless fortitude And tuck tight in garters Flasks Full Of Drunk Beatitudes
We have waited and waited for this Pentecost hour.
When Love destroys Fear.
And Perfect Love rises to Power.
So Holy Gentleman come present Jesus His bride.
And Lift off these scales and veils from Our eyes.
That we might Behold His Presence in hidden skies
We have waited and waited for this Pentecost hour.
When Love destroys Fear.
And Perfect Love rises to Power.
When our Tongues say I Love You. Amen amen Amen I do I do !
And we will be betrothed by the Father
To embrace only Jesus by the power of you!
Vigil notes
“The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.Revelation 22:17 ESV
“When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And SUDDENLY there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.”Acts 2:1-2 ESV
“until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.”Isaiah 32:15 ESV
“And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.” Isaiah 32:17 ESV
A prayerful poem for a ” certain” sister and ,all “certain “sisters, who have been ” caught” impure .(1)
my sister, my sister, I see the mud in your eyes
Were you caught luring the brothers with Satan’s hot lies?
Were you tricked with the trick devils told you to turn?
Did you bend with the lie because your ears itch and burn?(2)
like Judas for change you gambled our Father was not looking!
As you played Jesus a prayer pimp for a later booking!
oh sister oh sister, surely they now gather around(3)
they sling mud on your name all over this town!
I cry when they tell of how you turned for a dime!
I rage as they pretend their DNA not on this crime.!(4)
Oh sister ,These fools will be shamed and you will be scorned.
And no one sees your muddy bridal dress so ragged and torn!
My sister, dear sister, I see you weep in this night
oh sister You reach for a Word to make it all right!
But sister ,dear sister , did you not see Who was bending low there?
Did you not hear His Spirit rustle between you and the affair?
did you not see how He knew you in these sinfilled crimes?
did you not see how he paid your judges for all owed times?
Did you not see my sister , this True Lover untangle your hair?
Did you not see my sister, this Knight who caught you so bare?
Oh sister Oh sister He hears you cry for Him tonight!
you grope in the dark for relief from the shaming fright!
Take not the hand of the Liar who points with crooked fingers!
Though mud still slings and stinging sin still lingers.
Do not let this Liar bury your dress and call you a “Ho”.
Your Husband comes to tell you what you forgot to know.(5)
See how He draws lines in this dirt lifts and lets you “go!”
See how the eyes of Your Husband invite you to dance!
Seek your Jesus , Hear Him propose a perfect romance!
Feel Him undo your heart in a word , not a grope or shove!
Feel Him Loose you Free to be lured and caught by His Love!!
1.And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,”
Luke 8:2 KJV
http://bible.com/1/luk.8.2.kjv
2.“For the time is coming when’s people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions,”
2 Timothy 4:3 ESV
http://bible.com/59/2ti.4.3.esv
3.“When the scribes and Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery. They made her stand in the middle of the court and put the case before Him.”
John 8:3 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/jhn.8.3.ampc
4.“However, when they persisted with their question, He raised Himself up and said, Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her. Then He bent down and went on writing on the ground with His finger.”
John 8:7-8 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/jhn.8.7-8.ampc
5.Now I passed by you again and looked upon you; behold, you were maturing and at the time for love, and I spread My skirt over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I plighted My troth to you and entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord, and you became Mine.”
“So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, COMPLETE MY JOY, by being of the same mind and having the same love and being in full accord and of one mind. “Phillipians 2:1-2
Like any other professional week, marketers burn with creative ideas and products to promote “pastor’s appreciation week”. Cards and cups and canisters, banners, plaques and brochures scream “we appreciate you Pastor”. Church folks buy and give with hearts bent in thanksgiving for all that God did through their pastor during the year. But, somehow , deeply groaning, the Holy Spirit cries in the soul that there is an appreciation to give apart from what the temporal world would offer other professions. Somehow, deeply, we know in our “inner man” , that there is something greater that THE LORD would give our pastors ,through us , in appreciation for their zeal in love and labor.
Perhaps, this concept is older than the modern marketer can trace. Perhaps , Pastor’s appreciation is a call from God through the Pastor Paul many seasons ago. From Phillipians ,we see ,that it is not so much a convention or ritual of Christian church folks as it is a plea from a pastor himself. Pastor Paul cries out for a gift that he wants given to him by his church. He wants the gift of “complete Joy” that only a church, under the unified headship of Jesus, can give. This is a plea not for a glory that ends with the adoration of the pastor but a plea that ends with the adoration of Jesus.
A pastor is surely filled with joy that the Lord Himself gives him directly through an anointing in his spirit . And certainly, our Pastor, Chris Peterson, is a lively mage of a pastor with a “joy unspeakable and full of glory” But the words from Paul, who also had a great joy from a divine anointing, hint at a joy that is actually incomplete. He seems to call for it to be completed by the church’s submission to Jesus. This “Submission “echoes from wall to wall , from ceiling to floor , to us every Sunday, as Pastor Chris calls surrendered hearts to fall in the hand of a Loving Father, in obedience to the voice of the Shepherd Jesus.
So ,what can we really eternally give our pastor? We can only offer ourselves , our “everything” to Jesus. Then, as each individual soul comes to fall before a One Father, hearing the One Voice of the Shepherd, in the Power of the Person of the Holy Ghost, unity manifests. Submission will result in our oneness. And our oneness will produce “complete joy” in our Pastor.
May we enter a season of complete joy for our pastor and his family as we have like minded ,surrenderd ,eyes and hearts fixed on Jesus!!
I will not grope and grab
We Wait and Wait here for the Sudden
