Susan's Blog: Five Minute Friday

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Five Minute Friday – Two Trees

This week’s word prompt ‘Tree’ immediately brought to mind…two trees which have impacted and affected all men.

Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil	Tree from which the Cross of Christ was Hewn
Adam	Jesus Christ
Disobedience	Obedience
Desired to be like God	Denied Himself
My will be done	Thy Will be done
His life brought death to all men	His death brought life to the many
His sin brought separation from God	He endured separation from God, bearing man sin and brought reconciliation
Sin reigned	Grace reigned and abounded much more
Sin nature our inheritance	Free Gift – Justification to all who believe
Transgression and death reigned	He broke the reign of sin and death
Condemnation	Righteousness
Separation from God	Eternal life with God
Created in God’s image	God Incarnate
Defeated	Victory
Succumbed to temptation	Tempted but did not sin
Faithless	Faithful
Works	Rest
Sinful	Sinless
Bad news	Good news

It’s another Saturday morn and I wanted to participate in Lisa-Jo Baker’s FiveMinute Friday writing challenge. Head over to her website “Lisa Jo Baker Tales from a Gypsy Mama”. Be sure to read some of the entries from other writers. I can promise you that you will be blessed.

2 comments:

Wanda said...: Hi Susan, I like your take on the prompt. Wishing you a week of productive and peace.; 7:56 AM
Ceil said...: Hi Susan! What an inventive way to interpret the subject. I especially liked the last entry. Good News/Bad News. How true that is.

Good to see you!
Ceil; 11:00 AM

My Colors Will Be Clear

I am a part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I'm a disciple of His. I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still.

My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure. I'm finished and done with low living, sight seeing, smooth knees, color-less dreams, tamed visions, mundane talking, "chinchy" giving and dwarfed goals.

I no longer need position, promotions, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded or rewarded. I now live by presence, learn by faith, walk by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power.

My face is set, my gait is fast, my destination is heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions few. My Guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity.

I won't give up, shut up, let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up, and preached up for the cause of the One that gave me life, drew the line in blood for me in the hour of my destiny.

I am one of Christ's remnant people. I belong to Him and none other. All I do to bring this life to another is done because of that blood covenant poured out for me.

I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach till all know, and work till He stops me. I must share will all that one more might hear and be drawn from the flaming darkness that longs to consume. Reach for another, touch but one more!

Until that moment...He will have no problem in recognizing me- my colors will be clear!!!

Not only are the words inspiring but so is the man behind them. The above letter was written by a Pastor in Africa who was undergoing severe persecution. On the eve of his execution he sat down and wrote the above note.

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Five Minute Friday – Two Trees

2 comments:

Reagan: His Life and Legend by Max Boot – Reads like a 1,300 page indictment