Day 211: Inside The Prison Walls: Know Thyself
Read: John 1:43 - 51
It all begins on the inside. Inside the Prison walls of the facility. Inside the Prison walls of your heart. Introspection, looking inward, preparing yourself for
the message that is coming, preparing yourself to receive the message,
and preparing your inner self to then begin a process of acceptance of that message being proclaimed - Introspection. Called to witness to truth and self knowledge which sets the foundation
for freedom, for the freedom to spontaneously respond to an encounter
with Messiah, The Living God wherever you are in life.
Introspection, set at ease within the inner self, an inner calmness. So
let us turn our focus and our attention on what is going on with Nathaniel under the fig tree.
Consider introspection today. Become Nathaniel for a period of time.
Off to one side, the 'thinker', in deep contemplation, meditating over
truth - what is truth to to me? Who is trustworthy and true in this day
and age? In our reading today, we see Philip bringing Nathaniel to
Jesus. Jesus has seen Nathaniel before, but Nathaniel had not yet seen
Jesus. Where had Jesus seen Nathaniel before - do not know. All we
really know about that is when Jesus saw him under the fig tree -
apparently alone. I like to think he was trying to get to know himself
better. That does not seem particularly important, we all do what
Nathaniel did. But it is just enough to get Jesus' attention. It is enough for Him to come.
When was the last time you did what Nathaniel did - take a break from
life to just go somewhere all by yourself - to think about yourself? To
contemplate your place in the grand scheme of life? We need to especially think about ourselves, about who we are and about how we feel about what is important to us, about who is
important to us. We need to think about what makes us happy, sad, about
what things make us feel good about ourselves and what things make us
feel feel bad, feel guilty, about what we like and what we do not like.
In short, and this is what I am asking you to take a moment of God's
Kairos to prayerfully consider - Take an anointed and God appointed moment, to think about YOU!
Well, Nathaniel was seen by Jesus. He was drawn to him in this moment
of deepest thought. In Prison, there is much time for the resident to
just sit in his cell to think. I do not know what they think about - escape, what they did that got them there, what are they going to do with all the hours, what are they going to do to
prepare for the day of eventual release, is there truth here in this
locked cell behind these tall prison walls, does anyone see them in
their cells beside the guards - perhaps maybe God, Jesus or the Holy
Spirit? I do not know what another person thinks. I don't know what you are thinking at this moment. I do know though without any doubt that Jesus is being drawn to your side.
Let Us Pray: Today, I pray for you and all Nathaniel's. My prayer for
you comes from the Psalter of God's very own heart - Psalm 8 and then
Psalm 20.
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Read: John 1:43 - 51
It all begins on the inside. Inside the Prison walls of the facility. Inside the Prison walls of your heart. Introspection, looking inward, preparing yourself for the message that is coming, preparing yourself to receive the message, and preparing your inner self to then begin a process of acceptance of that message being proclaimed - Introspection. Called to witness to truth and self knowledge which sets the foundation for freedom, for the freedom to spontaneously respond to an encounter with Messiah, The Living God wherever you are in life. Introspection, set at ease within the inner self, an inner calmness. So let us turn our focus and our attention on what is going on with Nathaniel under the fig tree.
Consider introspection today. Become Nathaniel for a period of time. Off to one side, the 'thinker', in deep contemplation, meditating over truth - what is truth to to me? Who is trustworthy and true in this day and age? In our reading today, we see Philip bringing Nathaniel to Jesus. Jesus has seen Nathaniel before, but Nathaniel had not yet seen Jesus. Where had Jesus seen Nathaniel before - do not know. All we really know about that is when Jesus saw him under the fig tree - apparently alone. I like to think he was trying to get to know himself better. That does not seem particularly important, we all do what Nathaniel did. But it is just enough to get Jesus' attention. It is enough for Him to come.
When was the last time you did what Nathaniel did - take a break from life to just go somewhere all by yourself - to think about yourself? To contemplate your place in the grand scheme of life? We need to especially think about ourselves, about who we are and about how we feel about what is important to us, about who is important to us. We need to think about what makes us happy, sad, about what things make us feel good about ourselves and what things make us feel feel bad, feel guilty, about what we like and what we do not like. In short, and this is what I am asking you to take a moment of God's Kairos to prayerfully consider - Take an anointed and God appointed moment, to think about YOU!
Well, Nathaniel was seen by Jesus. He was drawn to him in this moment of deepest thought. In Prison, there is much time for the resident to just sit in his cell to think. I do not know what they think about - escape, what they did that got them there, what are they going to do with all the hours, what are they going to do to prepare for the day of eventual release, is there truth here in this locked cell behind these tall prison walls, does anyone see them in their cells beside the guards - perhaps maybe God, Jesus or the Holy Spirit? I do not know what another person thinks. I don't know what you are thinking at this moment. I do know though without any doubt that Jesus is being drawn to your side.
Let Us Pray: Today, I pray for you and all Nathaniel's. My prayer for you comes from the Psalter of God's very own heart - Psalm 8 and then Psalm 20.
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