God of Justice

Life on the other side of the fence, 

of a nearly man, a has-been, an also-ran,

the homeless, emotionally destitute, physically run-down,

thoughts that flit through..."filth, worthless, incompetent, scum..."

Looking on with an easy laughter, contempt veiled by wit... 

Blinded not by ignorance, but by a hardened heart...

Thoughts pass by...not of compassion, love or giving

but ones of judgement, condemnation, and selfishness. 

We thank God that we are not in that situation, 

but in that backhanded way of pride, 

it turns out that where we think we're worth something,

We're actually bankrupt, if in it, we miss the real worth of a person

Why is the quality of your secret life vital?

Because it's your inner life.

And brother, the inner life is where life's battles are fought

...and won.

It encompasses your mind...

what you think and think on.

It includes your will...

what you decide you will and won't do.

And it centers on your heart.

~Jim George~

"Break my heart for what breaks yours..."

A song, a cry, a plea...

But when it happens, it REALLY happens...

how would you react? What would you do?

"When Jesus saw her weeping, 

and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, 

he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled. 

John 11:33

Jesus wept 

John 11:35

Jesus wept, 

and then He raised Lazarus

setting him free from his linen strips (John 11:44)

but also setting him free from the grip of death itself.

When you enter into the depths of where God wants you to,

you'll feel the gravity of all that He felt, that almost crushing weight,

but if all you feel is that heaviness, then you miss the weight of His Glory,

if we only smell the scent of death, we miss His sweet fragrance,

there is Joy amidst sadness, a Hope amidst despair, 

just as there is a Love amongst the greatest of sinners...

There is Jesus

He is our Light, the Living Water, the Bread of Life.

They must know also...