WIND OF THE SPIRIT

Mark 13:27 “And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.”

The Scene: As if looking through a porthole of a sailing ship, other sail boats passed by this window under full sail.  God the Holy Spirit blows the wind that guides the sail boats, representing God’s elect, His children gathering His own together, from the four corners of the earth.  The sail colors are symbolic of the differing people of many nations, coming together as one under the headship of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Matthew 25:32-33 ” All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and  the goats on his left.

Those on His right will join Him in heaven forever. Those on His left will be cast into hell and eternal damnation.

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LIKE A MIGHTY WIND

Psalm 18:12  “Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced, with hailstones and bolts of lightning.”

The Scene:  A vision: The clouds raced across the sky like a time-lapse film. The trees were bent over by the force of a mighty wind.

The Lord said, “I am like the wind–My presence is felt as I move about the earth, seeking my own.”

The winds remind us of his presence at all times, for He is with us at all times, Emmanuel, God with us.

Mark 13:27 “And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.”

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BRIGHT STARS

Philippians 2:14-16 ” Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like the stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life–in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing.”

The Scene: Stars in the heavens, shining above the earth–a representation of the children of God, emulating Jesus as the Light of the world.

We have been called out of darkness–we are to exalt Jesus, who in fact is God–He came to earth as a baby (human).   He became a man, obeyed God and became a servant, allowing Himself to die on the cross for us who receive His atoning sacrifice & resurrection on the third day as the only propitiation for our sins. (See 1 John 2:2 KJV)

Philippians 2:6-8 “Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death– even death on a cross!”

Therefore we are to exalt Him above every name–King Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

As children of God we are to be like the stars in the heavens, shining out into a darkened world, rejoicing and being glad at who we are in Him, King Jesus! Amen!

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FACE OF THE MASTER

Matthew 17:2  “There he was transfigured before them. His face shown like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.”

The Scene: A bright, full yellow and  white sun, representing the face of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Up on the high mountain Jesus was transfigured,* made white as light, (the glorified Christ.)

Luke 9:29 “As he was praying, the appearance of his (Jesus’) face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.”

*transfigured:  His external aspect was changed, His face gleaming like the sun, and His raiment (clothing) being so white that it shone like light. (Unger’s Bible Dictionary)

As Christians watch for Jesus’ return,” And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed** into His likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”(2 Corinthians 3:18)

** transformed: “In theology, to change the natural disposition and temper of man from a state of enmity to God and his law, into the image of God, or into a disposition and temper conformed to the will of God. (American Dictionary of the English Language Noah Webster 1828)

Acts 6:15 ” All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.”  A disciple of Jesus, Stephen, a man the apostles said  was full of the Spirit and wisdom, experienced a similar transformation.

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PRUNED FOR GOD

John 15:1-4 ” I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.  You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.  Remain in me, and I will remain in you.  No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine.  Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.”

The Scene: Pine trees with pruned branches lying on the ground.

The Holy Spirit quickened His Word, “Like these trees, My people allow Father God to prune them, as they remain in Him. For we know that the pruning is for our own good and will help make us more fruitful (ready for service to do the work God has planned for us.)

Pruning by God is the removal of our sinful nature.  That leads to spiritual maturity, thus making us available to serve our God and King, Jesus Christ.

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TREE OF LIFE

Proverbs 3:13,17 ” Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding…Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who embrace her; those who lay hold of her will be blessed.”

The Scene: Symbolic tree of life, looking like a cross.

Revelation 2:7 ” He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.”

Revelation 22:3 “On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing  twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.”

Jesus’ cross, on which  he was sacrificed in obedience to His heavenly Father, was a tree of death to many.  But to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the cross is the tree of life for all  eternity, for all humanity who will accept Jesus’ atoning death and resurrection:  John 3:15  “That everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”

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