Become Like a Child

Mt 18:2 He called a little child and had him stand among them.
Mt 18:3 And he said: “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Aren't Easter Egg hunts fun?!! You never know what you are going to find. Each egg contains it's own special treasure. It's exciting, thrilling even!! For that moment in time the only thing you are focused on is where the eggs are hiding. It's also a fun way to spend time with others.

I am a part of a women's ministry and we organized a Promise Egg Hunt. All of the eggs that were hidden, had promises in them from the Bible. The idea had come to me on my walk one day. When I received this information from Spirit, I saw in my head a bunch of women running around in an egg hunt behaving as children, and having a blast. A way to bring back some of the childhood wonderment into our lives. The thought had also come to my mind that the way that we would seek out these eggs in the hunt, is the very way that God wants us to seek Him. He wants us to be present in the moment with Him. Not thinking about 10000 other things. He also wants us to have fun with Him.

Some people, once they reach a certain age feel they can no longer do these types of things without looking stupid, or they are just too old to be bothered by that kind of "stuff". I simply refuse to grow up. I see the world as a playground. I truly feel we need these types of times to encourage our creative sides, and to bring a little more joy to our lives, and to the lives of others. Life is too short to be so serious. Lighten up, and go do something childish!!

I was unable to attend the hunt the day that we had it. I was super bummed that I would not be able to see if the child inside of the women would come out as I felt it would in my Spirit. I asked one of the ladies if everyone seemed to enjoy it or did it seem stupid to them.. I was thrilled when she sent me this picture:



Doesn't she look beautiful!? Look at that glowing smile!! It warms my heart every time I see this picture. Jesus knew what He was talking about "as usual". Approach His Kingdom as child, and your heart will glow as her smile is in this picture.

Thank you Shelli for making the vision a reality, when I was unable to do so. I am truly blessed to have all of you ladies in my life.

Happy Easter!!!

Praise to God for a Living Hope

1Pe 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1Pe 1:4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade —kept in heaven for you,
1Pe 1:5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
1Pe 1:6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.
1Pe 1:7 These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire —may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
1Pe 1:8 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy

His Crown of Thorns

Mt 27:29 and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand and knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.
Mt 27:30 They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.
Mt 27:31 After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.

There are bunch of what I was told are called Jesus trees in a local park that I like to visit. They line the path of what I like to refer to as my magical path. Many things seem to happen to me on this path, the butterfly blessing being one of them. After spending some time studying the thorns that are on these trees, the thought crossed my mind that these are most likely the type of thorns that were shoved down into my beautiful Saviors head. I reached my finger up and set it on the tip of the largest thorn in this picture. Just touching it with a little force was enough to make me draw me finger back. I closed my eyes and tried to imagine the feeling of a crown of these going into my head. The thought brought a tear to my eye. I imagined the pain He must have felt, every time they hit this crown with the staff forcing it deeper and deeper into His skull. I imagined the sun beating down and causing sweat and blood to drip into His eyes. The burning sensation He must have felt. The soldiers standing around mocking Him. He loved us so much, He let it continue. He loved them so much, He asked for forgiveness for their wicked actions. He knew that the crown of death given to Him in this world, would be His crown of gold in the Kingdom that He was to receive. Our crown of life.... of the righteousness that can only be found in the belief that He died for our sins once and for all. That as God let death pass over the homes that had the lambs blood on them, so too shall death pass over those that believe, and are sealed in the blood of the Lamb without blemish, Yeshua on their foreheads.

Father thank you for the Gift of life through your Son Jesus Christ. My heart races in joyful anticipation, of the reminder of the glorious Resurrection of our Savior this Easter Season!!!!

a posting from my friend todaysdelight@unexpecteddelights

The Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, "Why don't your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?" Mark 7:5

I have been contemplating this passage since the beginning of March. This mentality or rather disease as I have tagged it is still prevalent today. I wonder how many of us have either had it or have experienced the effects of someone who is carrying it. The symptoms of this disease begin to manifest when one falls into practicing the religious traditions/teachings of man and begin substituting man's standard in place of God's standard. These traditions and standards require simply going through the motions: mechanical and thoughtless conformity without a pure heart. Those caught up in this can become very calloused and judge mental. Like an infectious disease, it can spread and have deadly effects.

Jesus answered the question from the pharisees with a prophetic quote from the 29th chapter of the book of Isaiah. "These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based merely on human rules they have been taught."
There is a verse in the book of Psalms that comes to mind regarding what our state of worship should be..."Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness." 29:2b
What is holiness? A heart that is dedicated and devoted to serving God. "Serving God not man." If we are serving God first and foremost we will be adding to man through God's glory alone.

Lord God, guard us and alert us to falling prey to pharaseeitsit. Instill in us compassion, dedication and devotion that is pure towards you. Help us to be vigilant in the keeping of the art and beauty of worship that is holy unto you. Help us, Lord, to love your people and to see them through your eyes of loving kindness and tender mercies that we may extend your hand of grace to them. In Christ Jesus name I pray.