The restaurant closed very late that night. All the people bundled up and headed for their snow-covered cars.
Someone yelled out, hey, snow represents the grace of God, so pure and He covered all of us in the diner and our cars too! He never stops being so good. Doesn’t He? He covered us all in His blood and now we are white as snow…..Praise Him
There was a vibration of Alleluia through the cold night air flying up to heaven as they were scraping off their windshields of snow.
Then one by one, each car left and went to their respective homes.
Then as the conversation stopped between John, Peter and Little Person and Uri, they started to get their coats on as John and Peter turned off the lights.
The young couple thanked the diner owners again. Again the owners said, we all were greatly blessed with this revelation of our coming King. Again, anytime you both want to use this place for His purpose, come on in!
They all smiled and prayed for safe drive home as it started snowing again.
As Little Person was shoveling the snow off his windshield, he thought, where two or more are gathered in His name, He is there.
Thank You, my King for showing up and helping me with words to help all understand Your great wisdom and purpose for each of us.
Uri was almost praying the same prayer inside the car while she was turning the heat fan on high.
The next couple of days, so many things happened and yet the sun rose and the sun set. The snow melted under the sun rays and ran to its place in the river.
Little Person was at the barn, wanting to ride, but the earth was too saturated with God’s goodness of a snow melt. He turned out Aaliyah in the paddock. He decided to sit on the fence rail scratching her neck as she rubbed her head on his thigh. Thanking God for the smell of this horse was so calming to him as the world right now was anything but calm.
He spoke out, Lord, You did say there will be tribulation in the world, but in You, there is peace. I thank You.
She eventually went to nibble on some very brown grass moving the snow around with her muzzle.
He enjoyed sitting in the sun even though the air was still very cold.
He brought in his lungs a deep breath and released a very deep sigh.
Some darkness in the religious world were being exposed that needed to be and it was right and just but made his heart break.
He was asking Holy Spirit for a scripture to apply his broken heart to heal.
This verse popped up in his mind….. He ran to the car and got his bible and found it:
1 Corinthians 3:16-23:
Do you not know and understand that you [the church] are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells [permanently] in you [collectively and individually]?
If anyone destroys the temple of God [corrupting it with false doctrine], God will destroy the destroyer; for the temple of God is holy (sacred), and that is what you are.
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool [discarding his worldly pretensions and acknowledging his lack of wisdom], so that he may become [truly] wise.
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness (absurdity, stupidity) before God; for it is written [in Scripture], “[He is] The one who catches the wise and clever in their craftiness;”
and again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the [humanly] wise, that they are useless.”
So let no one boast in men [about their wisdom, or of having this or that one as a leader]. For all things are yours,
whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas (Peter) or the world or life or death or things present or things to come; all things are yours, and you belong to Christ; and Christ belongs to God.
The scripture that was the lead was verse 11 from the same chapter:
for no one can lay a foundation other than the one which is [already] laid, which is Jesus Christ.
He knew His church, His body is built on the revelation that is given from heaven above, from, our Father in heaven. Anything else will be destroyed by God for, we are worshipping Him in Spirit and Truth…… Nothing else shall remain for Christ will be all and in all.
He also flipped to chapter 6 and read the chapter and the verses stood out of 11:20:
And such were some of you [before you believed]. But you were washed [by the atoning sacrifice of Christ], you were sanctified [set apart for God, and made holy], you were justified [declared free of guilt] in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the [Holy] Spirit of our God [the source of the believer’s new life and changed behavior].
Everything is permissible for me, but not all things are beneficial. Everything is permissible for me, but I will not be enslaved by anything [and brought under its power, allowing it to control me].
Food is for the stomach and the stomach for food, but God will do away with both of them.
The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body [to save, sanctify, and raise it again because of the sacrifice of the cross].
And God has not only raised the Lord [to life], but will also raise us up by His power.
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Am I therefore to take the members of Christ and make them part of a [a]prostitute? Certainly not!
Do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “The two shall be one flesh.”
But the one who is united and joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.
Run away from sexual immorality [in any form, whether thought or behavior, whether visual or written].
Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the one who is sexually immoral sins against his own body.
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is within you, whom you have [received as a gift] from God, and that you are not your own [propety)You were bought with a price [you were actually purchased with the precious blood of Jesus and made His own].
So then, honor and glorify God with your body.
Then Little Person remembered by Holy Spirit, 1 Corinthians chapter 10’s warning and exhortation:
For I do not want you to be unaware, believers, that our fathers were all under the cloud [in which God’s presence went before them] and they all passed [miraculously and safely] through the [Red] Sea;
And all [of them] were baptized into Moses [into his safekeeping as their leader] in the cloud and in the sea; 3 and all [of them] ate the same [a]spiritual food;
and all [of them] drank the same [b]spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ.
Nevertheless, God was not well-pleased with [c]most of them, for they were scattered along the ground in the wilderness [because their lack of self-control led to disobedience which led to death].
Now these things [the warnings and admonitions] took place as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did.
Do not be worshipers of handmade gods, as some of them were; just as it is written [in Scripture], “The people sat down to eat and drink [after sacrificing to the [d]golden calf at Horeb], and stood up to play [indulging in immoral activities].”
We must not indulge in [nor tolerate] sexual immorality, as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand [suddenly] fell [dead] in a single day!
We must not tempt the Lord [that is, test His patience, question His purpose or exploit His goodness], as some of them did—and they were killed by serpents.
And do not murmur [in unwarranted discontent], as some of them did—and were destroyed by the [e]destroyer.
Now these things happened to them as an example and warning [to us]; they were written for our instruction [to admonish and equip us], upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
Therefore, let the one who thinks he stands firm [immune to temptation, being overconfident and self-righteous], take care that he does not fall [into sin and condemnation].
No temptation [regardless of its source] has overtaken or enticed you that is not common to human experience [nor is any temptation unusual or beyond human resistance]; but God is faithful [to His word—He is compassionate and trustworthy], and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability [to resist], but along with the temptation He [has in the past and is now and] will [always] provide the way out as well, so that you will be able to endure it [without yielding, and will overcome temptation with joy].
Therefore, my beloved, run [keep far, far away] from [any sort of] idolatry [and that includes loving anything more than God, or participating in anything that leads to sin and enslaves the soul].
I am speaking as to wise and sensible people; judge [carefully and thoughtfully consider] for yourselves what I say.
Is the cup of blessing which we bless [at the Lord’s Supper] not a sharing in the blood of Christ? [Indeed it is.] Is the bread which we break not a sharing in the body of Christ? [Indeed it is.]
Since there is one bread, we [believers] who are many are [united into] one body; for we all partake of the one bread [which represents the body of Christ].
Consider the people of Israel; are those who eat the sacrifices not partners of the altar [united in their worship of the same God]? [Indeed they are.]
What do I mean then? That a thing offered to idols is anything [special or changed simply because it is offered], or that an idol is anything?
On the contrary, the things which the Gentiles (pagans) sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons [in effect], and not to God; and I do not want you to become partners with demons [by eating at feasts in pagan temples].
You cannot drink [both] the Lord’s cup and the cup of demons.
You cannot share in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons [thereby becoming partners with them].
Do we [really] provoke the Lord to jealousy [when we eat food sacrificed to handmade “gods” at pagan feasts]? Are we [spiritually] stronger than He? [Certainly not! He knows that the idols are nothing. But we deeply [f]offend Him.]
All things are lawful [that is, morally legitimate, permissible], but not all things are beneficial or advantageous.
All things are lawful, but not all things are constructive [to character] and edifying [to spiritual life].
Little Person took a big sigh and looked up to the heavens above…. Lord, God of all souls…. Please instill a fear to number our days and to live before You with a reverence that can only be instilled by Holy Spirit in us.
Please help us Holy Spirit to have fear, a great large endorsement of Your holy fear of You. Not to be afraid of You but a fear of turning our back on You. Not to trample on Your grace, which is found in the blood of Your Son shed for us.
Lord, may we really see You through Your Son…..as it is written, if we have seen the Son then we have seen the Father…..
Father, please let it not be said from You this scripture upon the souls on this earth today of John 12:39-40:
Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again: 40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, Lest they should see with their eyes, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.”
If this is the Laodicean church before You, please give us the understanding to buy the eye salve to see You. Let us be reborn in the garments from heaven. Let us be found to clothed in Holy Spirit with a heart that is after You alone.
Not fame, not a platform, not greed and not an evil eye…
But a pure heart so we may see You.
A heart that seeks You alone and all the beauty You are to us because of all You have created for us to be with You in Your garden.
Please allow us a heart after You alone.
Purify us with a fire of Holy Spirit.
All that is left from the burning is our burning for you.
Please forgive us seeking greatness and not pointing to You and You alone in Your greatness.
SELAH!
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