Last night, I saw a picture of the sun lying on the ground.
People were taking pieces from it (as if it was a piece of pizza or something) and at first, those pieces would be gone but eventually re-grow. But as more pieces were taken, it never broke apart. It stayed as if it were never taken from. Complete in it's form; whole.
-->Not sure what it was supposed to mean, I didn't share/say anything.
But God started revealing what He wanted me to see through/from this.
As I sat at Chi Alpha tonight and Pastor Dave spoke from Luke 15 about the parable of the Lost Sheep and how God (and we all should) see(s) value in leaving the ninety-nine to go after the one, and how God will never leave us, nor forsake us, I started to once again think about that picture.
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God started revealing about the Sun;
We all know that we cannot get close to the Earth sun because it is so hot we would die if we touched it; even just from getting close to it. It is so unapproachable that we cannot even look straight at it for we could become blind.
---> This relates to how God is to us. We are so sinful that we have became separated from God; that we could not approach Him because our sin cannot be in the presence of the Almighty Perfect God. We cannot worship at His feet because we are so filthy; so broken; so imperfect; so sinful.
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But in this picture that I saw, the S(u)n came down and laid itself on the ground. Anyone could approach it, touch it, look directly at it, and even take pieces from it. I just started seeing people bending down and taking pieces. As time went on, more people came at once, each wanting a piece of this S(u)n, and to my amazement, it never ran out, keeping it's entirety as a whole.
-->This is where I believe that the S(u)n became the S(o)n.
-----> God, who has been shining on this Earth since the day He created it, (who required people in Bible times to sacrifice animals because they could not have the Spirit dwell inside of them and have a personal relationship and helper like we do now; they could not directly ask for forgiveness) decided to send His S(o)n to this Earth to perform miracles, walk among the Earth, (and I don't say this lightly) and die on the Cross for our sins.
*The minute that Jesus died on the Cross for us and sent the Holy Spirit to live inside of us and be our helper is the minute that the S(u)n came down and laid on the ground (in the picture) and became the S(o)n.
Jesus paid the ultimate sacrifice so that we could have a chance to be with Him, to worship Him, and live a life that is FOR Him. He came down as a sinless and perfect God in man form and then died on the Cross and rose again so that anyone who calls on His name can be healed by Him, have Him live inside and direct their lives, and be Loved (A Jesus kind of Love; not an Earthly Love (which is SO much more beautiful and satisfying)) Anyone who desires Him/wants Him can have Him.
-He is All Loving (He created and defined Love)
-He is All Forgiving (Hebrews 4:16)
-He is Ever-Lasting (Matthew 11:28)
-He will never fail you
-He will never leave you
-He will never leave you empty
-He paid it All (John 3:16)
-He died on the Cross
-And He can live INSIDE you
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Jesus wants you to come to Him, trust in Him, and rely on Him to be satisfied.
He wants to show you how beautiful and deligate His Love is.
And just like in the picture/vision, He never runs out. You can desire/take ALL of Him and yet He won't run out for someone else; there is enough to satisfy and complete ALL His children. He wants you to take those empty holes the Earth has left you with and fill them with pieces of Him. He just wants to be your Dad; He just wants to Love you and make you complete just like when He first created you in His image.
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Jesus will leave the 99 to seek YOU because YOU are worth it to Him.
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Here's a song (it's one of my favorites) that goes with the message of this blog.
"Not For A Moment."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjVLkmLL6DY