Charlie,
I am only quoting part of what you said although I agree with your inspire post. I thought it was spot on!
"How do we shelter Jesus? I really need some help on this one! My only thought here is that we shelter Him when we continue to love Him in the midst of trials and tribulations, especially when go throught the trial of suffering ridicule and persecution for His sake. When we are bearing shame for His precious, lovely, Name, and we remain close and intimate with Him and do not forsake Him, we become a target for His enemies; and, in a sense, we suffer the reproach from His enemies that would normally fall directly upon Him. Joyfully, we willingly bear reproach for Him so that it will not fall directly upon Him. Surely our sheltering Him in this way is so precious to Him, as He indicated over and over that there is a very rich reward laid up in Heaven for all those who live in such a way! (Mattthew 5:11-12, etc.)"
Absolutely! I'm just going to add to what you said. Sheltering and comfprting Jesus to me is a very real thing. I believe that not only is He in Heaven but He is also with me, beside me and in me. In a very real sense Jesus goes throughout the world in search of souls. He is often met with rejection and abuse. So He at last comes to the door of His Bride. I take this literally. By faith I embrace Him, kiss His wounds, minister to Him, pour oil on His head. I think He is just as much present with me as when He walked the earth. My only "hinderance" is that I can't see Him with my natural eyes.
Here's the lyrics of a song the Holy Spirit gave me which I sing often to Jesus:
I kiss Your head Lord Jesus for Your head is beautiful like purest gold.
I kiss Your eyes for You eyes are like doves resting beside still waters.
I kiss Your cheeks for Your cheeks are like banks of aromatic spices.
I kiss Your mouth Lord Jesus for Your lips are lilies dripping choice myhrr.
I kiss Your hands Lord Jesus for Your hands were wounded out of love for me!
I kiss Your feet Lord Jesus how beautiful on the mountains are the feet of Him who brings good news!
I kiss Your heart Lord Jesus for Your Heart was pierced for love of me!
I kiss You Lord Jesus for You are my Love, the fairest of ten thousand!
I remember a depiction of His passion that I saw in a Silent film that was made back in 1927 called "The King of kings." When the soldiers mock Christ they take garbage and pour it over His head. I often think how the world loves to pour garbage on Jesus and while they cannot ever do this again I think that Jesus feels it in His heart. So I often picture myself wiping the garbage from His soiled hair. It's like comforting that memory of His Passion when the soldiers so mistreated Him.
Here is a picture form my portfolio. The thorns represent the hatred of the world and Jesus has run into the protective arms of His Bride. He looks very much as He did in His Passion.
I am only quoting part of what you said although I agree with your inspire post. I thought it was spot on!
"How do we shelter Jesus? I really need some help on this one! My only thought here is that we shelter Him when we continue to love Him in the midst of trials and tribulations, especially when go throught the trial of suffering ridicule and persecution for His sake. When we are bearing shame for His precious, lovely, Name, and we remain close and intimate with Him and do not forsake Him, we become a target for His enemies; and, in a sense, we suffer the reproach from His enemies that would normally fall directly upon Him. Joyfully, we willingly bear reproach for Him so that it will not fall directly upon Him. Surely our sheltering Him in this way is so precious to Him, as He indicated over and over that there is a very rich reward laid up in Heaven for all those who live in such a way! (Mattthew 5:11-12, etc.)"
Absolutely! I'm just going to add to what you said. Sheltering and comfprting Jesus to me is a very real thing. I believe that not only is He in Heaven but He is also with me, beside me and in me. In a very real sense Jesus goes throughout the world in search of souls. He is often met with rejection and abuse. So He at last comes to the door of His Bride. I take this literally. By faith I embrace Him, kiss His wounds, minister to Him, pour oil on His head. I think He is just as much present with me as when He walked the earth. My only "hinderance" is that I can't see Him with my natural eyes.
Here's the lyrics of a song the Holy Spirit gave me which I sing often to Jesus:
I kiss Your head Lord Jesus for Your head is beautiful like purest gold.
I kiss Your eyes for You eyes are like doves resting beside still waters.
I kiss Your cheeks for Your cheeks are like banks of aromatic spices.
I kiss Your mouth Lord Jesus for Your lips are lilies dripping choice myhrr.
I kiss Your hands Lord Jesus for Your hands were wounded out of love for me!
I kiss Your feet Lord Jesus how beautiful on the mountains are the feet of Him who brings good news!
I kiss Your heart Lord Jesus for Your Heart was pierced for love of me!
I kiss You Lord Jesus for You are my Love, the fairest of ten thousand!
I remember a depiction of His passion that I saw in a Silent film that was made back in 1927 called "The King of kings." When the soldiers mock Christ they take garbage and pour it over His head. I often think how the world loves to pour garbage on Jesus and while they cannot ever do this again I think that Jesus feels it in His heart. So I often picture myself wiping the garbage from His soiled hair. It's like comforting that memory of His Passion when the soldiers so mistreated Him.
Here is a picture form my portfolio. The thorns represent the hatred of the world and Jesus has run into the protective arms of His Bride. He looks very much as He did in His Passion.
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