perjantai 21. huhtikuuta 2017

Kulkeutua korviini

Minulla on nimi.
Lempinimi, ja se nimi, jolla Jumala minua puhuttelee.

Minulla on paino. Ja ulkonäkö, joka ei ole se hahmo,
jonka itsessäni hahmotan.

Minulla on ikä, ja se todellinen ikuinen lapsuus,
joka ei katso peiliä, valehtelee, itselleenkin.

Minulla on osoite, ja minulla on postilaatikko.
Ihmeellistä, miten postilaatikon kautta,
olen osa tätä yhteiskuntaa.

Minulla on sielu, vaikken tiedä, mitä on sielu.
Mutta Jumala vastaa kysymykseen:
mitä on sielu, seuraavalla vertauksella:

Matt. 10:28 
Stop being [Or Don't be] afraid of those who kill the body but can't kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy both body and soul in hell. 

Joten sielu on ikuinen.

Minulla ei ole helvetinpelkoa.
Minua ei pelota kadotus.
Minä en pelkää kiirastulta.

Pääsiäinen oli viikko sitten.
Monet tylsämieliset mietteeni,
etsi ja tavoitteli,
kurotteli kohti Jumalaa.

Minä opiskelin.
Minä halusin olla Jumalan tavoitettavissa.
Siksi minua ei pelota helvetti.

Valo täyttää taivasta.
Vielä illalla myöhään,
ihmeellinen valo,
kun se paistaa alla pilvien.

Minä olen kiitos, kylläinen,
kiitos, kylläinen,
kiitos, kylläinen.

Minä tunnen onnen sen,
onnen sen,
onnen sen,
kun toinen kysyy:
"mitä kuuluu?"

Kuinka monta sanaa tarvitaan,
kun tahtoo ilmaista kunnioitusta?
Nimi, ikä, numero, paino, osoite?

Kuka minä olen?
Mikä on minun sielu?
Kuka kutsuu minua minun oikealla nimellä?

Kuunnella, kuulla. Kulkeutua korviini,
kuin tuuli puiden lehville.

Kiitos, kiitos, kiitos.

Aarre - Treasure

Jes. 33:6 
Ja hän on sinun aikojesi vakuus, avun runsaus, viisaus ja ymmärrys; Herran pelko on oleva Siionin aarre.


Matt. 19:21 
Jeesus sanoi hänelle: "Jos tahdot olla täydellinen, niin mene, myy, mitä sinulla on, ja anna köyhille, niin sinulla on oleva aarre taivaissa; ja tule ja seuraa minua".
Mark. 10:21 
Niin Jeesus katsoi häneen ja rakasti häntä ja sanoi hänelle: "Yksi sinulta puuttuu: mene, myy kaikki, mitä sinulla on, ja anna köyhille, niin sinulla on oleva aarre taivaassa; ja tule ja seuraa minua".
Luuk. 12:33 
Myykää, mitä teillä on, ja antakaa almuja; hankkikaa itsellenne kulumattomat kukkarot, loppumaton aarre taivaisiin, mihin ei varas ulotu ja missä koi ei turmele.
Luuk. 18:22 
Kun Jeesus sen kuuli, sanoi hän hänelle: "Yksi sinulta vielä puuttuu: myy kaikki, mitä sinulla on, ja jakele köyhille, niin sinulla on oleva aarre taivaissa; ja tule ja seuraa minua".



2. Kor. 4:7 
Mutta tämä aarre on meillä saviastioissa, että tuo suunnattoman suuri voima olisi Jumalan eikä näyttäisi tulevan meistä.


Matt. 6:21 
Sillä missä sinun aarteesi on, siellä on myös sinun sydämesi.


Sananl. 2:4 
jos haet sitä kuin hopeata ja etsit sitä kuin aarretta,




Matt. 6:21 
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be ]
Matt. 12:35 
A good person brings good things out of a good treasure, and an evil person brings evil things out of an evil treasure.
Matt. 13:44 
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field that a man found and hid. In his joy he went and sold everything he had and bought that field.” [Isa 55:1; Phil 3:7-8; Rev 3:18]
Matt. 13:52 
Then he told them, “That is why every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings both new and old things out of his treasure chest.” [Song 7:13]
Luuk. 2:19 
but Mary continued to treasure in her heart all these things and to ponder them. [Gen 37:11; Luke 1:51, 66]
Luuk. 2:51 
Then he went down with them and returned to Nazareth; and he remained in submission to them. His mother continued to treasure all these things in her heart. [Dan 7:28; Luke 2:19]
Luuk. 6:45 
A good person produces good from the good treasure of his heart, and an evil person produces evil from an evil treasure. For it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks.” [Matt ]
Luuk. 12:33 
“Sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor. Make yourselves wallets that don't wear out—a dependable treasure in heaven, where no thief can get close and no moth can destroy anything. [Matt 6:20; 19:21; Luke 16:9; Acts 2:45; 4:34; 1Tim 6:19]
Luuk. 12:34 
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be ]
Luuk. 18:22 
When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still need one thing. Sell everything you have and give the money [The Gk. lacks the money] to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me.” [Matt 6:19-20; 19:21; 1Tim 6:19]
2. Kor. 4:7 
But we have this treasure in clay jars to show that its extraordinary power comes from God and not from us. [1Cor 2:5; 2Cor 5:1; 12:9]
1. Tim. 6:19 
By doing this they store up a treasure for themselves that is a good foundation for the future, so that they can take hold of the life that is real. [Matt 6:20; 19:21; Luke 12:33; 16:9; 1Tim 6:12]
2. Tim. 1:14 
With the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us, protect the good treasure that has been entrusted to you. [Rom 8:11; 1Tim 6:20]

It is friday. I am listening to old casette.

Ilm. 2:9 
‘I know your suffering, your poverty—though you are rich—and the slander on the part of those who claim to be Jews but aren't. They are the synagogue of Satan. [Luke 12:21; Rom 2:17, 28-29; 9:6; 1Tim 6:18; James 2:5; Rev 2:2; 3:9]
Ilm. 3:17 
You say, “I am rich. I have become wealthy. I don't need anything.” Yet you don't realize that you are miserable, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked. [Hos 12:8; 1Cor 4:8]
Ilm. 3:18 
Therefore, I advise you to buy from me gold purified in fire so that you may be rich, white clothes to wear so that you may keep the shame of your nakedness from showing, and ointment to put on your eyes so that you may see. [Isa 55:1; Matt 13:44; 25:9; 2Cor 5:3; Rev 7:13; 16:15; 19:8]
Ilm. 6:15 
Then the kings of the earth, the important people, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and all the slaves and free people hid themselves in caves and among the rocks in the mountains. [Isa 2:19]
Ilm. 13:16 
The second beast [Lit. It] forces all people—important and unimportant, rich and poor, free and slaves—to be marked on their right hands or on their foreheads, [Rev 14:9; 19:20; 20:4]
Ilm. 18:3 
For all the nations have drunk [Isa 47:15; Rev 14:8]from the wine of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her. The merchants of the earth have become richfrom the power of her luxury.”
Ilm. 18:15 
Frightened by her torture, the merchants of these wares who had become rich from her will stand far away. They will cry and mourn, [Rev 18:3, 11]
Ilm. 18:19 
Then they threw dust on their heads and shouted while crying and mourning, [Josh 7:6; 1Sam 4:12; Job 2:12; Ezek 27:30; Rev 18:8] “How terrible, how terrible it is for the great city,where all who had ships at sea became richbecause of her wealth! For in one hour she has been destroyed!

What is it like? To be rich?

Jaak. 1:10 
and a rich person in his lowliness, because he will fade away like a flower in the grass. [Job 14:2; Ps 37:2; 90:5-6; 102:11; 103:15; Isa 40:6; 1Cor 7:31; James 4:14; 1Pet 1:24; 1John 2:17]
Jaak. 1:11 
For the sun comes up with its scorching heat and dries up the grass. The flower in it drops off, and its beauty is gone. That is how the rich person will fade away in his pursuits.
Jaak. 2:5 
Listen, my dear brothers! God has chosen the poor in the world to become rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him, has he not? [Exod 20:6; 1Sam 2:30; Prov 8:17; Matt 5:3; Luke 6:20; John 7:48; 1Cor 1:26, 28; 2:9; 1Tim 6:18; 2Tim 4:8; James 1:12; Rev 2:9]
Jaak. 2:6 
But you have humiliated the man who is poor. Are not rich people the ones who oppress you and drag you into court? [Acts 13:50; 17:6; 18:12; 1Cor 11:22; James 5:6]
Jaak. 5:1 
Now listen, you rich people! Cry and moan over the miseries that are overtaking you. [Prov 11:28; Luke 6:24; 1Tim 6:9]


What is it alike, to be rich?


1. Tim. 6:9 
But people who want to get rich keep toppling into temptation and are trapped by many stupid and harmful desires that plunge them into destruction and ruin. [Prov 15:27; 20:21; 28:20; Matt 13:22; 1Tim 1:19; 3:7; James 5:1]
1. Tim. 6:10 
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, in their eagerness to get rich, have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with much pain. [Exod 23:8; Deut 16:19]
1. Tim. 6:17 
Tell those who are rich in the present world not to be arrogant and not to place their confidence in anything as uncertain as riches. Instead, let them place their confidence [The Gk. lacks let them place their confidence] in God, who lavishly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

Why do we desire more, more, more?

1. Kor. 1:5 
For in him you have become rich in every way—in speech and knowledge of every kind. [1Cor 12:8; 2Cor 8:7]
1. Kor. 4:8 
You already have all you want! You have already become rich! You have become kings without us! I wish you really were kings so that we could be kings with you! [Rev 3:17]
2. Kor. 8:7 
Indeed, the more your faith, speech, knowledge, enthusiasm, and love for us increase, the more we want you to be rich in this work of kindness. [Or this grace] [1Cor 1:5; 12:8; 2Cor 9:8]
2. Kor. 8:9 
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Although he was rich, for your sakes he became poor, so that you, through his poverty, might become rich. [

Why do we crave more?

Luuk. 16:1 
Now Jesus [Lit. he] was saying to the disciples, “A rich man had a manager who was accused of wasting his assets.
Luuk. 16:19 
“Once there was a rich man who used to dress in purple and fine linen and live in great luxury every day.
Luuk. 16:21 
He was always craving to satisfy his hunger with what fell [Other mss. read the scraps that fell] from the rich man's table. In fact, even the dogs used to come and lick his sores.
Luuk. 16:22 
“One day the beggar died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried.
Luuk. 16:27 
“The rich man [Lit. He] said, ‘Then I beg you, father, send him to my father's house—
Luuk. 16:30 
But the rich man [Lit. he] replied, ‘No, father Abraham! Yet if someone from the dead went to them, they would repent.’


Jesus, speak to me through Thy Word. Let me understand. Let me learn.

Luuk. 18:23 
But when the official [Lit. he] heard this he became sad, because he was very rich.
Luuk. 18:24 
So when Jesus saw how sad he was, he [Other mss. read So Jesus looked at him and] said, “How hard it is for rich people to get into the kingdom of God! [Prov 11:28; Matt 19:23; Mark 10:23]
Luuk. 18:25 
Indeed, it is easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into the kingdom of God.”
Luuk. 19:2 
a man named Zacchaeus appeared. He was a leading tax collector, and a rich one at that!
Luuk. 21:1 
]Now Jesus [Lit. he] looked up and saw rich people dropping their gifts into the offering box.


Matt. 19:23 
]Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it will be hard for a rich person to get into the kingdom of heaven. [Matt 13:22; Mark 10:24; 1Cor 1:26; 1Tim 6:9-10]
Matt. 19:24 
Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into the kingdom of God.”
Matt. 27:57 
]When evening came, a rich man arrived from Arimathea. His name was Joseph, and he had become a disciple of Jesus.


Do you consider yourself rich? Rich socially? Rich economically? Rich intelligently?

I am to write. If I don't write, I feel miserable. Thus I pray for time to write, more than money, more than friends. Mora than intelligence. And as I write, I feel blessed. If I do not write, I feel myself poor, lonely and sad.

I keep praying: talk to me, sweat Jesus Christ. Speak to me, tell me what to think. 

Please, sweat Jesus Christ, chat with me. Tell me I am Thine.

I want to sing. I want to sing Thee. I want to be one with Thy soul. And I am grateful.