We and Them
2 Chronicles 28:15 The men designated by name took the prisoners, and from the plunder they clothed all who were naked. They provided them with clothes and sandals, food and drink, and healing balm. All those who were weak they put on donkeys. So they took them back to their fellow countrymen at Jericho, the City of Palms, and returned to Samaria.
Isaiah 64:6 But we are all like an unclean thing, And all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags; We all fade as a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, Have taken us away.
Obed spoke to the Israelites and said their rage reached to heaven. And warned them against keeping them slaves because they too were guilty of sins against the Lord. They then realized their guilt was already great. So they took the plunder to heal them.
Awareness of how unworthy I really am, I then can see how my fervor, enthusiasm, rage when used to ostracize and judge and destroy, stinks all the way to heaven.
Aren't we the same, our righteousness is like filthy rags. Don't be ashamed to be totally transparent and receive His healing love, to give His healing love. Don't be afraid to take the plunder, what we took from them and broke their hearts, that 'killed' them (2 Chronicles 28:9) and keeps them from seeking Him and use it for their healing, directing them to Jesus as they are able to see Him in us. There is no more inside and outside; there is no more we and them.
"Come soak this dry heart with healing rain"
Let Him Hold Your Hand and Heal You
Video & Song' Healing Rain' Michael W Smith
http://youtube.com/watch?v=O54FixTgses&feature=related
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