Lion Heart: by Joey

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Recently I have been made aware of the need to pray the word...which led me on a journey in Hosea.

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Hosea 14:1 O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. 2 Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips. 3 Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. 4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine, anger is turned away from him. 5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. 6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree and his smell as Lebanon. 7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.

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Hosea 6:1 Come and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. 2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. 3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

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Being stirred by several words I looked up the following writing out what it stirred in me as well. restore: return (to recover) to its former condition (in this case before Adam fell and made our bodies flawed.) bind: cause to feel one aka united to the head aka Jesus, the father, Holy Spirit, is my take on this. torn: to remove by force...we won't do what we need to he has to separate us out, acknowledge: accept or admit the existence or truth of. appear: become visible. come: participate, join in, be heard, experience, take or occupy a position, yield: cease to argue about, allow another the right to speak in a debate.

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For me this is saying the more I am aware of not being preoccupied and allow the day to unfold...the more I will experience his appearing in it. It only requires a yes Lord, not a doing, doing, doing; which equals do-do. Allowing another to speak in the debate is the HS. Meaning I have dropped the debate in my own mind by saying stop, Joanne. And therein, I can find the secure position to stand in the midst knowing he has my back. Another word worth mentioning is revived, it says come and he will revive, which means restore to life or consciousness. Leaving only one conclusion, rest is the key, with that in mind I wrote the following poem, enjoy!

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Golden Threads: Steps in a journey become tools that empower the one who will risk walking in a rain shower. Reflecting on the quiet and moving ahead, life become a silver lining laced in a gold thread. Looking for release from the tar and feathers and the ashes left from stormy weather...Rest encompasses the spirit with the hope for change and the strength to graciously  accept the coming of age.

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I called this meditation 'Lions Heart,' looking at verses about lions and in keeping with praying the word, I was led to;

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Psalm 22: 21 Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. 22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. 23 Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. 24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

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What a rare treasure it is to be heard. In a time when most anything and everything seeks devour one's integrity, one's right to choose, and one's peace within to stay the course. The word hear refers to: listen or pay attention.

 

One last verse that comes to mind, in Daniel 6:10 And, behold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. 11And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. 12Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.

 

Wow, what a promise, what empowerment...what a golden thread of hope...and a secure place to rest.