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One solitary life
(By Ken Blanchard): He was born in an obscure village, the Son of a peasant woman.
He grew up in still another obscure village, where He worked in a carpenter's shop,until He was 30- and then for 3 years,He was an itinerant(wandering)Preacher.
He never wrote a book-He never held an office-He never had a family- He never owned a
house- He never went to college- He never visited a big city- He never traveled 200
miles from the place where He was born- He did none of the things usually associated
with Greatness- He had no credentials but Himself.
He was only 33 when the tide of popular opinion turned against Him.
His friends run away. He was turned over to His enemies,and went through the mockery of a trial. He was nailed upon a Cross, between 2 thieves. While He was dying,
His executioners gambled for His clothes-the only property He had on earth.
When He was dead,He was laid in a borrowed grave,through the pity of a friend.
20 Centuries have come and gone,and today,Jesus is the Central Figure of the human
race- the Leader of mankind's progress.
All the armies that ever marched....all the navies that ever sailed...all the
parliaments that ever sat...all the Kings that ever reigned-Put Together...
Have not affected the life of mankind on earth as much as that...One Solitary LIFE!
He grew up in still another obscure village, where He worked in a carpenter's shop,until He was 30- and then for 3 years,He was an itinerant(wandering)Preacher.
He never wrote a book-He never held an office-He never had a family- He never owned a
house- He never went to college- He never visited a big city- He never traveled 200
miles from the place where He was born- He did none of the things usually associated
with Greatness- He had no credentials but Himself.
He was only 33 when the tide of popular opinion turned against Him.
His friends run away. He was turned over to His enemies,and went through the mockery of a trial. He was nailed upon a Cross, between 2 thieves. While He was dying,
His executioners gambled for His clothes-the only property He had on earth.
When He was dead,He was laid in a borrowed grave,through the pity of a friend.
20 Centuries have come and gone,and today,Jesus is the Central Figure of the human
race- the Leader of mankind's progress.
All the armies that ever marched....all the navies that ever sailed...all the
parliaments that ever sat...all the Kings that ever reigned-Put Together...
Have not affected the life of mankind on earth as much as that...One Solitary LIFE!
Monday, March 15, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Why Did Jesus Fold the Napkin?
Why Did JESUS Fold the Napkin?
Do you know why? This is just beautiful.
Do you know why? This is just beautiful.
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Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection? I never noticed this......
The Gospel of John (20:7) tells us that the napkin, which was placed over the face of Jesus, was not just thrown aside like the grave clothes.
The Bible takes an entire verse to tell us that the napkin was neatly folded, and was placed at the head of that stony coffin.
Early Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.
She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, 'They have taken the Lord's body out of the tomb, and I don't know where they have put him!'
Peter and the other disciple ran to the tomb to see. The other disciple out ran Peter and got there first. He stopped and looked in and saw the linen cloth lying there, but he didn't go in.
Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, while the cloth that had covered Jesus' head was folded up and lying to the side.
Was that important? Absolutely!
Is it really significant? Yes!
In order to understand the significance of the folded napkin, you have to understand a little bit about Hebrew tradition of that day.
The folded napkin had to do with the Master and Servant, and every
Jewish boy knew this tradition.
When the servant set the dinner table for the master, he made sure that it was exactly the way the master wanted it.
The table was furnished perfectly, and then the servant would wait, just out of sight, until the master had finished eating, and the servant would not dare touch that table, until the master was finished..
Now if the master were done eating, he would rise from the table, wipe his fingers, his mouth, and clean his beard, and would wad up that napkin and toss it onto the table.
The servant would then know to clear the table. For in those days, the wadded napkin meant, "I'm finished.."
But if the master got up from the table, and folded his napkin, and laid it beside his plate, the servant would not dare touch the table, because..........
The folded napkin meant,
"I'm coming back!"
AND SO HE SHALL………….
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