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Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection? 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 separate from the grave clothes. 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 outran Peter and got there first. He stooped 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 done'. 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!' HE'S COMING BACK!!!

“DO YOU REALLY KNOW JESUS?” The Bible says: (John:17:3) And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. The key to having eternal life is knowing the true Jesus Christ of the bible. The One in whose image we were made. Not the one who we have made in our image. The Bible assures us: (John:1:12) But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: And that power that He has given us is His holy word. So how does one receive an Israelite carpenter who lived over two thousand years ago? Jesus said: (John 4:24) God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. When I invited Jesus Christ into my life, it wasn’t the physical person, but it is the same Spirit that dwelt in Christ, that I am inviting to take up residence within me. And what spirit is that you may ask? (John:6:63) “the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life” That’s how the Lord deals with us, through His holy word, He tells us throughout the Bible: (Heb.4:7) To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. The moment I humbled myself and acknowledge my sins to Jesus, the Bible says: (1John:1:9-10) (v.9) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (v.10) If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. This spirit of brokenness was demonstrated by David in: (Psalm:32:1,5) who acknowledged his transgressions, and God forgave him. David experienced the Spirit of forgiveness. (v1) “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered”. (v.5) “I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin”. At this point, like David, some people physically emotionally and spiritually experience relief, while others feel nothing. As Christians, we walk by faith, not by feelings. David later cried: (Psalm:42:2-3,5) (v.2) My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? (v.3) My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?. (v.5) Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. I believe God wants me to trust His Character by faith, not by feelings. The Bible says: (Num.23:19) “God is not a man, that he should lie;” He assures us: (Heb.13:5) “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

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THE PLAN OF GOD - Passover: The Passover represents the passing over of our sins. The only way our sins will be passed over is if we bring ourselves under the blood of the Lamb. Feast of Unleavened bread: On the 15th day of the month the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt. The Feast of Unleavened Bread represents Israel's deliverance. This is also a spiritual deliverance. Pentecost: This is the year the Lord will return and also the first resurrection. Memorial of the Blowing of the Trumpets: It is to remind us what will take place prior to the Lord's return, and also what He will do when He arrives. Day of Atonement: This day represents the Lord making atonement for our sins and also the day He will stand on the earth. Feast of Tabernacles: This represents the day the Lord will start to gather Israel and all the people that brought themselves under the banner of Israel. The 8th Day, That Great Day of the Feast: This represents the day when there are no more flesh and blood people. Everyone who made the first or second resurrection is now a spirit being with the Father and Jesus in New Jerusalem.

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RENEWING YOUR FIRST LOVE SCRIPTURE: “But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.” (Revelation 2:4) Out of God’s great desire to be truly loved by his people, we have been given the gift of free will to choose who and what we will give our affections to. God, knowing full well that not all of us would choose to love him, still created us out of his longing for close relationship with us. You see, so great is our heavenly Father’s desire for relationship with us that he suffers as he watches his children choose to love people, ideas, and possessions that will never fully love us in return. So great is his love for us that he responds to our sin of idolatry with grace and mercy every single time. And so vast is his affection for us that he sent his only Son so that we might be restored to close relationship with our heavenly Father once again. But still, we choose to love things other than God. Still we seek out satisfaction and love from creation rather than the Creator. Still we choose to place our hope and affections in the world instead of in God. If we are to live the life God intends for us, the only fulfilling life possible, we need a renewal of our first love. Thousands of years ago, the church in Ephesus was much like we are today. Revelation 2:4 says in reference to the church in Ephesus, “But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.” The Ephesians were still working and waiting for God. They hadn’t abandoned their faith, just their first love. But Scripture makes it clear that when it comes down to it in the end, what will be most important is the way in which we have loved God. When asked what the most important commandment was, Jesus replied, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind” (Luke 10:27). Loving God is our first priority. Our love for God is the foundation on which all of life is to be lived. 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 says, “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.” This life is all about the posture of your heart. Reflect for a minute on just how incredible the love of our God is. Scripture makes it clear that he isn’t after our service first, but our love. He only desires us to work with him if it is done out of our love for him. If we prophesy, show incredible acts of faith, or even give up our lives for him out of anything but love, he calls it “a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.” God is after your heart. More than anything else in the world, he wants to love you and be loved by you. Of course he wants you to co-labor with him and obey his commandments, but only out of love for him. Yes, he wants you to lead others to him, but out of the desire to share the incredible love you’ve been shown. Too often we size up our relationship with God based on how often we’ve gone to church, how many mission trips we’ve been on, how many people we’ve won to Jesus, how many committees we’ve served on, or how much of our finances we’ve given to God. And too often we do all of that trying to win over a God who already loves us more than we could ever ask or imagine. God is the father in the prodigal son story running out to meet you and celebrate you regardless of anything you’ve ever done or will do. He’s the shepherd who leaves the ninety-nine to go after the one. He’s the God who leaves his throne to die for the very people who shouted, “Crucify him, crucify him!” And he’s the God who waits patiently every day to show you the depth of his love, that nothing you could ever do will change the way he loves you. Nothing could be more important than living your life on the foundation of God’s greatest commandment: to love him. And while it’s incredibly important to spend your life loving God, he knows you will only be able to do so if you’ve encountered his love first. 1 John 4:19 says, “We love because he first loved us.” Experiencing God’s love is the beginning and end to everything we do as his children. It’s out of encountering the affections of our heavenly Father that our hearts will be stirred to love him back. Let’s take time today to encounter the love of our heavenly Father and let his kindness draw us to repentance (Romans 2:4). Encounter the heart of God, and let his love renew within you your first love. Pray about and meditate on God’s love for you as revealed in his word. Receive his presence. Let him speak his love straight to your heart. “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8) “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, ‘For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.’ No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:35-39) Reflect on your own life. Where do you seem to chase after the affections of the world before God? What idols are in your own heart? Who or what do you love more than God? “But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.” (Revelation 2:4) Ask the Lord to heal those places of your heart. Be drawn to repentance from God’s kindness. Repent to him the places where you’ve idolized someone or something. Receive the healing that happens when you confess your sins. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9) The Bible is clear that God will always forgive our sins as believers. His heart is always for restoration. He always desires to lead us to a life where our hearts are in no way veiled before him. Idols and sin tie us down to the world in ways that keep us from the fullness of relationship available in God. Engage in the act of confession. Spend time consistently giving your sin over to God, and receive the healing and renewal he longs to bring you. May your day be filled with peace as the result of God’s forgiveness, nearness, and loving-kindness.