Then he said to them all: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. Luke 9:23 (NIV)
There is a chapel at the Third Station of the cross, via dolorosa marking Jesus falling. A chapel was built to mark the spot in the second half of the 19th century. This painting of taking your cross and following Jesus is inside the chapel. The photo of this painting was taken December 2007.
I took this picture and information out of BRAD BEAMAN blog
Googling this picture made me scroll through more pictures on blogs and verses and while reading i realized those are the verses i read every year in this HOLY WEEK. In remembrance of what our Lord Jesus Christ went through.........
Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection
"Let me not boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ." Galatians 6:14
Matthew 16
21From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.
22And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “God forbid it, Lord! This must never happen to you.”
23But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; for you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.”
The Cross and Self-Denial
"Take up your cross, and follow Me."
24Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 25For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. 26For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life? 27“For the Son of Man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay everyone for what has been done. 28Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
And the height for me on this "Journey" i took you along was this song who was also posted on this blog "DWELLING IN THE WORD" a long with above picture's and verses. Is the song “I have decided to follow Jesus” It made me remember so vividly my confirmation day last sunday ( "Palmsunday") aproximately 20 years ago i guess ( must look it up again......) Our group sang this song just like these kids.........
Do YOU remember the day you made this desicion??
If you haven't yet don't delay.......JESUS came for you and me and "knocks" at the door of your heart and waiting for you to made that decision!
Blessings
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The love of which filled Christ's Sacred Heart during His three hours' agony on the Cross, and ask Him to be with you at the hour of death.
Every year when i hear this song . I will share with you today, tears are welling up in my eyes and i can only pray and ask Him to be with me each and everyday and untill the end
WENN ICH EINMAL SOLL SCHEIDEN
( When i must once and for all depart)
When I must once and for all depart,
then do not depart from me;
when I must suffer death,
then stand by me;
when my heart will be
most fearful,
then snatch me from the terrors
by the virtue of your own fear and pain!
Appear to me as my shield,
as comfort in my death,
and grant that I may see your image
in your agony on the cross!
Then I shall look towards you,
then full of faith I shall
press you closely to my heart.
To die in this way is to die well.
God says, only in unplanned, unarranged, unwelcomed, unmanageable, and thoroughly unenjoyable dark nights will My plan for your maturity unfold.
Listen to what an offbeat follower of Mine, Tim Farrington, wrote in A Hell of Mercy:
"You will be graced with the disaster your soul requires to find its way home."
John of the Cross put it this way:
"No matter how much an individual does through his own efforts, he cannot actively purify himself enough to be disposed in the least degree for the divine union of the perfection of love."
Your frustration with everything, including yourself, makes it possible to turn in deeper dependence to Me. Your weariness requires the strength of supernatural love to continue serving Me. Your haunting sense of futility shuts you up to a kind of endurance that can be sustained only with hope in My Son's return.
God says, place no hope in the experience of satisfaction now. If you do, you are shifting away from the hope held out in the gospel of My Son. You will then disfigure the Christian life and blur and discount what My Son accomplished in His death and resurrection.
Right now, My Son is in you as your hope of glory, not as your opportunity to experience glory now.
That hope, when grasped, will fill you with gratitude for forgiveness. Only then will you realize that what My Son offers you now, what He is doing in you now, is far greater than the satisfying, trouble-free, always fulfilling life that you think would be best, the life that too many counselors, pastors, spiritual warfare warriors, spiritual directors, and Christian friends tell you is available now.
Consider the relationship with Me that you now possess: once alienated, now beloved; once enemies, now friends; once separated, now reconciled; once under wrath, now forgiven; once dead in selfishness, now alive in selflessness. Fully seen and fully wanted by an inflexibly holy God who in Christ has given you the gift of absolute, secure righteousness.
Today is Fearless Friday, the day I join Angela over at Free Spirit Haven to pray for the needs of others. Do you have a prayer request...an area where you desire God's divine intervention? If so, click on the Fearless Friday button and leave you prayer request in Angela's comment section.
Just read an blog with an request what touched me......I believe it is meant to be to be posted on this "FF" to be prayed for
I felt the JOY of the Lord welling up in me when reflecting on the first hours of this day......
I woke-up in the mids of an dream...my heart and mind was full of emotions.......All settled down while reflecting and talking with God what to do with this if there is an message in it......?
I'm so THANKFUL that God is there waiting to bring all to Him in prayer and that He wants to use for His purpose
When the sun came up later in this beautiful spring morning......
My family woke-up.The thought crossed my mind to be THANKFUL and feel blessed i have an complete family.........An faithful and hardworking husband and vibrant healthy son and daughter
The kids left for school another blessing is living on walking distance to there school.
Another blessing came our way this morning.......The blessing of spending time together as husband and wife to communicate and have some hours in the hustle bustle of life.....I was free from work and my husband didn't need to rush to work. (That is an positive to have your own business and schedule your time yourself...)
After my husband left i realized how thankful i can be that God blessed me with him.
That God joined our life together broadend my horizon for another culture..........
God knew both of us already from our mothers womb and know what He want for our lives........it still amazes both of us.....
We didn't know God than yet as how we know Him now....but we both knew when to listen and when to follow....HIS VOICE and WORD!
He kept us together and I know that i know He will keep us together in the future and use us for His glory in Jesus name!
Because i am so thankful with my husband and to come to learn Nigerian gospel music i share it today with you and the verses of PROMISE and THANKSGIVING. Psalm 28:7
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song
1 Corinthians 15:57
But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Joel 3:10
Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weakling say, "I am strong!"
Deuteronomy 28:13
The LORD will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.
1 Timothy 4:4
For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving
This is going on from this weekend on every weekend overhere You know my "special" prayerday over at this blog is fridays....but we never can pray enough and encourage eachother to pray for and with eachother.
Yesterday i could not properly put an blog with requests up only announced "Fearless Friday" so i do it today
Request for myself in different area's...spiritually to balance my time and focus on God's will....He urges me lately a lot to grow and that i need to be good eguiped to face different struggles. Physically i have some woman issues.....maybe i need to make decisions but we feel there is still space for an family member......
My dd is facing tense and nervouse times which school to go to after summer....We wrote in ad an school of her choice ,but there is over admission of 60 students.......The are looking in all of the admissions and 60 kids will get an letter not to be accepted.....
My son is his birthday....no party due to finances but tomorrow we will spent an day together going to the city...probably bowling and eating something of his choice.....Lift him up in prayer to become an big and strong man knowing the lord and living honorably in God's sight....
Financial breakthrough.....We face ALOT of bills ...We pray for more custumors...and other oppurtunities to make more income.....We hope also for tax benefits and other benefits.....
An patient with Alzheimer is constantly on my heart.......This week she suffered brainhemmoragh...She is slowly waking up but her body suffered ALOT.....She had an full life of 96 years and endured ALOT in her life...Being abandoned by her husband ,left with kids...psychiatric institutions....suicidal....But in the 10 years i know her she gave me sweet memories especially i learned from her vibrant spirit...TO LIFE.Untill this week i admired her....When i tell her in her ear what happened, because she did not understand and was beating ( with close eyes) her arm what was not moving.......She answered me with 3 words " IS THAT SO...."...I remember 3 times before we thought she will not overcome.....and all those time it happened...This time i'm wondering again.....but i pray for her not to suffer......and die in peace......
My blogfriend from "My Growing Walk" she is getting better from sickness in the last 3 weeks but is still in a lot of pain and has still health issues....Need to make decisions.....pray for Healing ...Peace and God's will and directions......
You see in my left side-bar prayer buttons let's lift these dear blog friends up
To know God and that He listens and inhabits my prayers!
SPRING PRAYER
For flowers that bloom about our feet;
For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet;
For song of bird, and hum of bee;
For all things fair we hear or see,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee!
For blue of stream and blue of sky;
For pleasant shade of branches high;
For fragrant air and cooling breeze;
For beauty of the blooming trees,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee!
Ralph Waldo Emerson
At Laurie's from "Woman taking a stand" for more thankful posts.
Remember tomorrow is :
“They do not fear bad news; they confidently trust the Lord to care for them. They are confident and fearless and can face their foes triumphantly.” ~ Psalm 112:7-8
A day bloggers put aside to pray for eachother
You can join us also in prayer and posting an comment tomorrow over at "Free Spirit Haven" ; the home of Fearless Friday. Or grab the button and put it on your blog or in an blogpost.
Let's roar together tomorrow and everyday towards our enemies and lift eachother up in prayer.
I combined my TT and tomorrows post because of "time issue" but our Thanksgiving and praying to STAND Fearlessly in our "daily battles" goes hand in hand.....
Thanks for visiting....
Have an great and blessed TT and Fearless Friday and an beautifull Spring weekend!
I could not decide what to blog about so i take you on "My Journey" on "The Journey of my thought flow today...." I know we will both be blessed because along this blogging i see this is how God works through me and this blog "My Journey"
Todays "WFW" was an surge of me for an picture when i encountered this verse in an daily devotion book
"But the path of the righteous ones is like the bright light that is getting lighter and lighter until the day is firmly established."
(Proverbs 4:18)
An inner voice...; to me that is "God's Spirit who lives in me" because He ( Jesus) said so when you follow me and seek me .............I will sent you my spirit to comfort, guide made myself known to you in Gods Word ......
( can't tell this moment which part of the bible it is written...)
Said "This is it ...look your life must get lighter and lighter and YOU will shine more and more.."
But the road of wrongdoing gets darker and darker— travelers can't see a thing; they fall flat on their faces.
" Is it not like this when You look around you...when you look at your own life......? The times you fell flat on your face...Where you on the path of righteouseness"?
That was my morning devotion time with the Lord between the morning activities......
Some hours later after some errands and enjoying the Spring weather outside... My attention was caught by an blog on "AmazingGraceMazesMessesMiracles" sister Peggy was writing and explaining about the prayer i posted yesterday..."I Arise"...... Her blog from yesterday inspired me also to surge for this prayer on Youtube..... and i posted an part with music and the whole prayer she posted today.... "St Patrick" is not an holiday or feastday overhere so far i know..... But the words and song i heard or read before
But always when i read i can sense God's Spirit tells me "pay attention to this...or that"! Evenzo this time I read
The LORICAor BREASTPLATE of ST. PATRICK shares all the parts of a Catholic morning prayer, which we all could learn from also, as we put on the armor of God every day according to Ephesians 6:)
"Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness."Ephesians 6:14
The lorica as a prayer, has the elements of the act of Faith (expressing the Catholic teaching on the Trinity and on Christ); Hope (in God's protection throughout the day and throughout life, as well as in eternal salvation); and Charity (Love)(in the love expressed for God). This is a prayer of anticipation of the victory over paganism.
My thought flow......
"God you are telling me AGAIN i MUST put on EVERY DAY...Eph 6...
GIRDED MY LOINS WIT THRUTH,and having put on the breastplate of RIGHTEOUSENESS!!
This morning Lord YOU brought this last word also to my attention......RIGHTEOUSENESS !!
Lord an hour ago when walking in Your beautiful spring weather, I had an talk with my husband about what we see is happening right this moment in people we love dearly.....That they choose for the way of wrong doing and there life is getting darker and darker......and that while praying for them we feel and see an spiritual battle is going on........
They attacking us and or are hiding afraid of the confrontation with the light....YOUR WORD and WISDOM!
I read Lord what this sister is saying " This is a prayer of anticipation of the victory over paganism."
Yes Lord you confirm it father to me that the prayers we will sent up for our loved ones WILL GIVE VICTORY over paganism.......
Will draw them to the Light will protect us from fiercy darts thrown to us......
Yes i want and i MUST stay on the righteouse path....to be victorious.....To be an witness in words and acts for you Lord! You are giving me the warning/reminder today to put on the breastplate of righteousness EVERYDAY.
I must delf -in to know what this really MEANS.......!!
The blog of the sister i mentioned above started giving me the verses words and directions what to read and where to go in God's word......
I was captivated and could not let go of going on reading..... I heard ny son bussy in the back room and the clock was ticking and telling me there are still so much minutes to go to soccer training.....LOL..... This is real life and how God is speaking to us isn't it....??
I was brought again on an website i was planning to do the bible study but i relent in doing it........ Yes father "I know i must make time......it will not be given to me......."The Wardrobe from the King" Chapter 3 is Clothed in Righteousness.
And the words "Preparing for Battle" waked me up to take this really serious!!!!
So true what they say before starting the bible study of Psalm 84
Preparing for Battle
Relationships and responsibilities crowd my mind and stir my heart. Television, newspapers, people, and possessions tempt me to focus on everything but my King. How can I escape their tyranny? How can I manifest the purity of the King while living in an unholy world? How do I maintain a sense of personal worth when my performance points to failure? In this age of abundance, how do I discern between wants and needs, between lust and genuine Spirit-inspired responses to my Father?
Quietly Jesus seems to whisper, "Seek first My kingdom and My righteousness, then I will choose for you my very highest and best. Look first at Me, then I will share with you My true perspective of the world and its treasures, of circumstances and their significance to your growth, and of people and their part in your completion. Infinitely happy are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall find complete fulfillment."
The hungry and thirsty know their need. Nothing can stop them from seeking until they find the source of life-giving sustenance. Satisfied, they yearn for more as Jesus salts their hearts and produces perpetual thirst and satisfaction. Having glimpsed His loveliness and experienced His sufficiency, they find no fulfillment apart from an ever-deepening oneness with the Fountain Himself
Our Lord is a holy God who cannot tolerate sin, yet He loves the sinner. (That's you and me apart from Him!) Only by His mercy, grace and righteousness can we enjoy the greatest gift of all - life in His holy dwelling place and the peace of His constant presence. What a privilege!
Precious, holy King, I can neither come to You, hear You, nor please You on my own. I need You every moment. My heart longs for deeper oneness with You in all that You are, do, and desire; I yearn to understand more clearly and to appropriate more fully the gift of Your righteousness. Thank YOU for leading me on Your paths of righteousness, my King and my Shepherd.
Psalm 84 (The Message) A Korah Psalm
.1-2What a beautiful home, God-of-the-Angel-Armies! I've always longed to live in a place like this, Always dreamed of a room in your house, where I could sing for joy to God-alive! 3-4 Birds find nooks and crannies in your house, sparrows and swallows make nests there. They lay their eggs and raise their young, singing their songs in the place where we worship. God-of-the-Angel-Armies! King! God! How blessed they are to live and sing there! 5-7And how blessed all those in whom you live, whose lives become roads you travel; They wind through lonesome valleys, come upon brooks, discover cool springs and pools brimming with rain! God-traveled, these roads curve up the mountain, and at the last turn—Zion! God in full view! 8-9God-of-the-Angel-Armies, listen: O God of Jacob, open your ears—I'm praying! Look at our shields, glistening in the sun, our faces, shining with your gracious anointing. 10-12 One day spent in your house, this beautiful place of worship, beats thousands spent on Greek island beaches. I'd rather scrub floors in the house of my God than be honored as a guest in the palace of sin. All sunshine and sovereign is God, generous in gifts and glory. He doesn't scrimp with his traveling companions. It's smooth sailing all the way with God-of-the-Angel-Armies.
I arise today
Through the strength of heaven:
Light of sun,
Radiance of moon,
Splendor of fire,
Speed of lightning,
Swiftness of wind,
Depth of sea,
Stability of earth,
Firmness of rock
I arise today Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, Through the belief in the threeness, Through the confession of the oneness Of the Creator of Creation.
I arise today Through the strength of Christ's birth with his baptism, Through the strength of his crucifixion with his burial, Through the strength of his resurrection with his ascension, Through the strength of his descent for the Judgment Day. I arise today Through the strength of the love of Cherubim, In obedience of angels, In the service of archangels, In hope of resurrection to meet with reward, In prayers of patriarchs, In predictions of prophets, In preaching of apostles, In faith of confessors, In innocence of holy virgins, In deeds of righteous men. I arise today Through God's strength to pilot me: God's might to uphold me, God's wisdom to guide me, God's eye to look before me, God's ear to hear me, God's word to speak for me, God's hand to guard me, God'sway to lie before me, God's shield to protect me, God's host to save me From snares of demons, From temptations of vices, From everyone who shall wish me ill, Afar and anear, Alone and in multitude.
I summon today all these powers between me and those evils, Against every cruel merciless power that may oppose my body and soul, Against incantations of false prophets, Against black laws of pagandom Against false laws of heretics, Against craft of idolatry, Against spells of witches and smiths and wizards, Against every knowledge that corrupts man's body and soul. Christ to shield me today Against poison, against burning, Against drowning, against wounding, So that there may come to me abundance of reward. Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.
I arise today Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, Through belief in the threeness, Through confession of the oneness, Of the Creator of Creation.
1. Not to steal money stealthily Lev. 19:11
2. The court must implement punitive measures against the thief Ex. 21:37
3. Each individual must ensure that his scales and weights are accurate Lev. 19:36
4. Not to commit injustice with scales and weights Lev. 19:35
5. Not to possess inaccurate scales and weights even if they are not for use Deut. 25:13
6. Not to move a boundary marker to steal someone's property Deut. 19:14
7. Not to kidnap Ex. 20:13
8. Not to rob openly Lev. 19:13
9. Not to withhold wages or fail to repay a debt Lev. 19:13
10. Not to covet and scheme to acquire another's possession Ex. 20:14
11. Not to desire another's possession Deut. 5:18
12. Return the robbed object or its value Lev. 5:23
13. The court must implement laws against the one who assaults another or damages another's property Ex. 21:18
14. Not to murder Ex. 20:12
15. Not to accept monetary restitution to atone for the murderer Num. 35:31
16. The court must send the accidental murderer to a city of refuge Num. 35:25
17. Not to accept monetary restitution instead of being sent to a city of refuge Num. 35:32
18. Not to leave others distraught with their burdens (but to help either load or unload) Deut. 22:4
19. Conduct sales according to biblical law Lev. 25:14
20. Not to overcharge or underpay for an article Lev. 25:14
21. Not to insult or harm anybody with words Lev. 25:17
22. Not to cheat a convert monetarily Ex. 22:20
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QUOTE from LYSA TERKEUST!!(from " A MESS") I'm convinced there's a reason the first four letters of Messiah spell mess. We need Him. Only the Messiah can take our mess and turn it into a untangled message of hope, forgiveness, and ultimately love.
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Romans 12!