About these things that have been troubling you...I understand your pain. It is not fun to be neglected, despised, not understood. I have felt the depths of that emotion and the hurt that is yours. Not just generally, but I felt your very pain in this on the cross. I chose to hang there with that burden piercing My own heart. And now that you've come to Me, joined with Me in that pain, comingled your broken heart with My spilt blood for this very thing, now we can do this differently. Now My power can be released to heal and restore. Now there can be release from chains, from captivity. Now there can be freedom and wings and joy.
Just as it wasn't general suffering, it isn't general freedom. It is yours--bought and paid for for you. I died for you, for your every pain, every sin, every gap of any kind. It's all covered in streams of blood so love would win.
Did you hear Me? Love is goin to rise and reign over hate. Love is going to be a heyday when it is released on earth. A planet is dry and shriveling under the weight of sin and anger. Agitation is everywhere. The enemy stirring the pot continually so people find no peace.
That is why I've called for this week to be quiet. People need to remember what Love sounds like. It is peaceful. I want to recaptivate many many hearts to Me, to come home, to rest, to eat, to laugh, to dance.
Now go rest. Enough for tonight. We'll talk more tommow. I'll be here.
Photographs from Grace Fellowship Church's Easter Vigil 2006. The Easter Vigil is currently running from 3/16/08 1pm around the clock until Easter morning at 6am. Email me for details. This year's theme is "Be still and know that I AM God."
6 comments:
Anita,
I'm so glad to see that the Easter Vigil is alive and touching hearts! Hope you will post photos of the 2008 version. Great posting!
Wow, we like your blog. It's neat to see all the vigil stuff on there. Thanks for putting that on. How have you been? How did the vigil go this year? The English teachers celebrated Easter with some worship Friday night and then a sunrise service on the hill overlooking Funehiki. He has risen! He has risen, indeed. Well, keep in touch. We love and miss all you guys!
the prayer and everything was awesome.
but the actual worship aspect wasn't that great.
the bands sounded like they hadn't practiced.
and then the 90 degree blazing humid weather didn't help.
I think next years will be better.
Jared...thank you for filling me in. We changed our service that day to mirror how it was being done there and were praying for the impact to be deep in hearts.
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