a cool thing, for me to remember

and think lots about.

basically, this is just copy and pasted from a sermon I listened to.  the guy is pretty legit. And awesomely, for this sermon he gave NOTES.  which is perfect.  because there is a story I REALLY want to remember.  yes, I wanted another piercing.  I specifically wanted a nose ring, but that wasn't going to fly with a lot of people.  while I was cool with it, my parents, were not.  Basically, Acts 2:37 talks about having a pierced heart when hearing the Truth of Jesus, saying that people's lives were now reformed- totally new.  Well, I wanted a pierced ear to symbolize for myself, my pierced heart.  A physical representation/reminder for myself of my surrender to God.  Cool.  I was content with this.  More than content even.  But then today, I hear this sermon, that actually talks about a pierced ear.  And that was too good to be true.  What was better?  there were NOTES on this sermon, so I could get the scripture he was specifically referring to and bits of the message attached.  SO, that's the reason for this post.  No need to read on if it isn't your thing.  This blog is for me to mark down this semester and travels and such, so no offense taken if you don't read on, it's just for me to really look back on anyways :) 

pierced right ear :)

(Sermon: Feminine Beauty- Eric Ludy)

The Hebrew Bondservant
One of circumcised ears

If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh
he shall go out free for nothing. . . and if the servant shall plainly say, I
love my master . . . I will not go out free: Then his master shall bring him
unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post;
and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve
him for ever. ~Exodus 21:1-6

Bondservant – doulos (Greek) – a slave, a bondman, one given up to another’s will. Deeper Spiritual Meaning – One bonded to Christ out of love and affection.  One enslaved to the awesome power of love, one given wholly to its mastery over heart, mind, soul, and strength. One set free from the chains and punishments of Sin by the Blood of Christ who has now returned, ravished with love, to pay his rescuer homage and worship.  One wholly given to the Person of Christ as Lord, Master, King, Ruler, Bridegroom, and Friend.  A Bond-servant is one of circumcised ears, pierced with the aul of the Spirit, eager and able to hear his Master’s voice, and ready and attentive to His every command.   In the New Testament, a bondservant’s life is one owned and operated by the Spirit of Almighty God.  

The Circumcised Ear
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house; so shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him. ~Psalm 45:10-12

Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. ~Isaiah 55:3

To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it. ~Jeremiah 6:10
 

And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him. ~Luke 22:50-51
 

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John, ~Revelation 1:1

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says unto the churches; To him that overcomes will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. ~Revelation 2:7
 

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. ~Matthew 11:15

Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. ~Matthew 13:9

If any man have ears to hear, let him hear, ~Mark 7:16

The Holy Recipe for Spiritual Listening
Damam, Raphah, Chashah, Qavah, Chuwl, Perimeno, Apekdechomai, Prosedreuo, and Prosdechomai

Old Main Roof, Delbarton School (brother high school)

Damam 

to be silent, still, wait upon the Most High, rest in His arms, be quieted by His grace

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. ~Psalm 4:4
 

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him ~Psalm 37:7a

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. ~Psalm 62:5

Raphah 

refrain from labor, be quiet, let go of your burden, sink down into His Almighty Life

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. ~Psalm 46:10

Chashah  

to make calm, quiet, bring to peace and a cheerful state of rest

He makes the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. ~Psalm 107:29
 

And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. ~Mark 4:39

Qavah 

to wait, to look for, to hope, expect, to wait to eagerly expect

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. ~Psalm 25:5
 

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. ~Psalm 27:14
 

I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. ~Psalm 130:5
 

The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeks him. ~Lamentations 3:25

Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually. ~Hosea 12:6

Chuwl

endure difficulties with longing, strength and hope

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him. ~Psalm 37:7 

Perimeno

to wait for

And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. ~Acts 1:4

Apekdechomai

to patiently and assiduously wait for

But if we hope for what we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. ~Romans 8:25
 

Prosedreuo  

to sit near, to attend assiduously, to be in attendance upon, to not quit one’s side

Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? ~1 Corinthians 9:13 

Prosdechomai
to give access to one’s self, to admit, to accept (not reject) a thing offered, to expect the fulfillment of a promise 

Simeon

And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord . . . And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now let thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: For mine eyes have seen thy salvation  . . . ~Luke 2:21-30

Joseph of Arimathaea, an honorable counselor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. ~Mark 15:43

 PEACE.

Lennon Wall, Prague