I start off today's Mona Girl Blog with a heavy heart. I did not receive One "Random Act of Kindness" (based on last Wednesday's Blog, ARE YOU IN?!?) and my heart is sad. And Loves, I PRAY & HOPE it's a case of you Not Sharing instead of Not Doing :(
Mona's "Random Act of Kindness":
Last Friday, as I was completely zoned in, working intensely on my laptop, Holy Spirit said: "Go Get A Bagel". And because I no longer question or debate when I hear His voice, I stopped typing mid-sentence, pressed Saved and headed out. Right now I'm finishing up an Assignment and am not in NYC. So instead of just walking down the block to my fave bodega and having Luis hook me up with my standard Well-Toasted Cinnamon/Raisin Bagel with a Schmear of Lite Cream Cheese, I had to get into the car and drive to Starbucks......and it was raining. As I drove down the street, I approached a young lady running in the rain. Yeah.....I pulled over and she got in. Turns out, she was running to work at Target, trying to get there early to get a gallon of milk for her young son, that she could then take two stores down to the UPS Store where the Father of her son works, so he could then take the gallon of milk while on his lunch break to their son. Yeah again.......she was full of anxiety and out of breath and crying. When we arrived at Target, after Praying a Prayer straight from Jesus to her soul that calmed her nerves, we hugged, and she left the car Peace-filled and Focused. I then headed to Starbucks to get my God-Ordained Bagel while crying and Praising Our Lord for His Awesomeness!! Yeah again.........God DOES NOT Play when He wants us to Be His Helpers......His Hands & Feet. BUT, we have to be available, Genuinely willing, humble, void of ego/pride and ready to Go, Do, Be, Say and Help when He Calls.........when He Leads........when He Guides. As a result, I NOW have a beautiful new friend (Hey Tacasha!) who Our Lord Blessed Me to Bless but who's also a Blessing to Mona!! (Thank You Jesus! Please continue to Use Me!!) Loves, I PRAY & HOPE that You, in your place on this Earth, are Doing your "Random Acts of Kindness" from the Heart (not to boast or brag to others) for His Glory!
NOW, for today's Message.......GOOD FRIDAY........#TheRealStory!!
As we are in the midst of Holy Week, I wanted to share a Powerful, **POWERFUL** Message Holy Spirit put in front of me last week. This Message.....in a meticulous, excruciating, very detailed, unbelievable, I-can't-bear-to-read-another-word kind of way.......describes what Our Beautiful, Wonderful, Loving and Compassionate Jesus....Our Lord & Saviour endured for US!! For You and Me......BEFORE He hung on the Cross at Calvary, suffered and brutally died for Our Sins!! This was the horrific pre-show of torture that Jesus experienced.....BEFORE His Crucifixion!!
THE SCOURGING OF JESUS
"But He was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed." (Isaiah 53:5)
The Roman flogging or scourging that Jesus endured prior to being crucified normally consisted of 39 lashes, but could have been more (Mark 15:15; John 19:1).
The whip that was used, called a flagrum, consisted of braided leather thongs with metal balls and pieces of sharp bone woven into or intertwined with the braids.
The balls added weight to the whip, causing deep bruising and contusions as the victim was struck. The pieces of bone served to cut into the flesh.
As the beating continued, the resulting cuts were so severe that the skeletal muscles, underlying veins, sinews, and bowels of victims were exposed. This beating was so severe that at times victims would not survive it in order to go on to be crucified.
Those who were flogged would often go into hypovolemic shock, a term that refers to low blood volume. In other words, the person would have lost so much blood he would go into shock. The results of this would be:
1) The heart would race to pump blood that was not there.
2) The victim would collapse or faint due to low blood pressure.
3) The kidneys would shut down to preserve body fluids.
4) The person would experience extreme thirst as the body
desired to replenish lost fluids.
There is evidence from Scripture that Jesus experienced hypovolemic shock as a result of being flogged.
As Jesus carried His own cross to Golgotha (John 19:17), He collapsed, and a man named Simon was forced to either carry the cross or help Jesus carry the cross the rest of way to the hill (Matthew 27:32–33; Mark 15:21–22; Luke 23:26).
This collapse indicates Jesus had low blood pressure. Another indicator that Jesus suffered from hypovolemic shock was that He declared He was thirsty as He hung on the cross (John 19:28), indicating His body’s desire to replenish fluids.
Prior to death, the sustained rapid heartbeat caused by hypovolemic shock also causes fluid to gather in the sack around the heart and around the lungs. This gathering of fluid in the membrane around the heart is called pericardial effusion, and the fluid gathering around the lungs is called pleural effusion.
This explains why, after Jesus died and a Roman soldier thrust a spear through Jesus’ side, piercing both the lungs and the heart, blood and water came from His side just as John recorded in his Gospel (John 19:34)."
~ Source of writing unknown
I don't have much to say after such a Graphic Read & Pic. Only that I've fallen even MORE deeply and madly in LOVE with Our Jesus! Our Lord & Saviour who served as our precious sacrificial Lamb and died on the Cross.....who died an horrific death on the Cross for OUR SINS!! For OUR HEALING! For OUR REDEMPTION!! Our Father God, over 2,000 years ago, gave up His ONLY Begotten Son for US!! FOR US!!! Thank You God! Thank You Jesus!!
"We know what love is because Jesus gave His life for us. That's why we must give our lives for each other." (1 John 3:16, CEV)
And My Loves, Please get this........PLEASE GET THIS!! If Jesus LOVED US SO MUCH that He was willing to die such an ugly, gruesome Death on Calvary for Our Sins.......how can We NOT give Our Lives to Him. How can We NOT Love Him back. How can We NOT Worship Him. How can We NOT be His Hands & Feet to touch lives and souls. How can We NOT be fully and completely HIS!! (Hmph! Guess I did have something to say after all...Thx Holy Spirit!)
Here's a Link that lists/details in full JESUS' SEVEN LAST WORDS He spoke from the Cross.
On every Good Friday since I was a little girl (sans my college years and the first few years after college when I was Playing Church), I have been/and will continue to be in Our Lord's House from Noon - 3:00 p.m. hearing and reliving the Powerful, **POWERFUL** Seven Last Words Our Jesus spoke as He hung on the Cross on Calvary, suffered and died for Our Sins!!
Family, I PRAY this Message gives you pause......and makes you look at GOOD FRIDAY....#TheRealStory!! in a whole different light.....in a way that touches you deeeeeep down in your soul......in a way that disturbs and shakes you to your core.....in a way that causes you to Do, Live, Be and See Things differently!! Loves, Easter is sooooo much more than Easter Eggs & Candy!!
Have a Blessed rest of Your Holy Week, A Humbling Good Friday and A Glorious Resurrection Sunday Celebrating HE's RISEN!! HE LIVES!! OUR SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST LIVES!!
Continued Success & Abundant Blessings!
Mets Gushing Moment:
Keep Your Eyes On The Prize!!
#MyMetsiesMUYCaliente!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Metsies Winning Season - Scripture #10:
"Now therefore, stand and see this Great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes." (1 Samuel 12:16, NKJV)
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