The Man in the Mirror Journey
is a journey of walking out of a tomb and recognizing everyday the beauty and significance of how God created us. Instead of rebounding and finding esteem in the arms of someone else, these are the step to seeing it in the arms of God
Day 20
The Nose
Proverbs 1:7
[ Start with God ]
[ Start with God ]
Start with God—the first step in learning is bowing down to God;
only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.
Putting your "nose up" at the process...
at God
And He said to me, “Have you seen this, O son of man? Is it a trivial thing to the house of Judah to commit the abominations which they commit here? For they have filled the land with violence; then they have returned to provoke Me to anger. Indeed they put the branch to their nose.
New King James Version
And I will visit [punishment] upon her for the feast days of the Baals, when she burned incense to them and decked herself with her earrings and nose rings and her jewelry and went after her lovers and forgot Me, says the Lord.
Amplified
Now the people stood by [ calmly and leisurely] watching; but the rulers scoffed and sneered ( turned up their noses) at Him, saying, He rescued others [ from death]; let Him now rescue Himself, if He is the Christ (the Messiah) of God, His Chosen One!
Now the people stood by [ calmly and leisurely] watching; but the rulers scoffed and sneered ( turned up their noses) at Him, saying, He rescued others [ from death]; let Him now rescue Himself, if He is the Christ (the Messiah) of God, His Chosen One!
The message
If you're dumb enough to call attention to yourself by offending people and making rude gestures, Don't be surprised if someone bloodies your nose. Churned milk turns into butter; riled emotions turn into fist fights.
If you're dumb enough to call attention to yourself by offending people and making rude gestures, Don't be surprised if someone bloodies your nose. Churned milk turns into butter; riled emotions turn into fist fights.
Jeremiah 29:15
...The whole world is going to hold its nose at the smell, shut its eyes at the horrible sight. They'll end up in slum ghettos because they wouldn't listen to a thing I said when I sent my servant-prophets preaching tirelessly and urgently. No, they wouldn't listen to a word I said.'" God's Decree.
...The whole world is going to hold its nose at the smell, shut its eyes at the horrible sight. They'll end up in slum ghettos because they wouldn't listen to a thing I said when I sent my servant-prophets preaching tirelessly and urgently. No, they wouldn't listen to a word I said.'" God's Decree.
Malachi 1:12
"All except you. Instead of honoring me, you profane me. You profane me when you say, 'Worship is not important, and what we bring to worship is of no account,' and when you say, 'I'm bored—this doesn't do anything for me.' You act so superior, sticking your noses in the air—act superior to me, God-of-the-Angel-Armies! And when you do offer something to me, it's a hand-me-down, or broken, or useless. Do you think I'm going to accept it? This is God speaking to you!
"All except you. Instead of honoring me, you profane me. You profane me when you say, 'Worship is not important, and what we bring to worship is of no account,' and when you say, 'I'm bored—this doesn't do anything for me.' You act so superior, sticking your noses in the air—act superior to me, God-of-the-Angel-Armies! And when you do offer something to me, it's a hand-me-down, or broken, or useless. Do you think I'm going to accept it? This is God speaking to you!
STOP giving God the sacrifice that means NOTHING to you.
The flesh hurts when it is deprived...so do what hurts! Let go of your flesh!
The Promise
Nehemiah 2:20
I shot back, "The God-of-Heaven will make sure we succeed. We're his servants and we're going to work, rebuilding. You can keep your nose out of it. You get no say in this—Jerusalem's none of your business!"
I shot back, "The God-of-Heaven will make sure we succeed. We're his servants and we're going to work, rebuilding. You can keep your nose out of it. You get no say in this—Jerusalem's none of your business!"
New Reflection
And I put a jewel in your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.
Luke 18:14
Jesus commented,
Jesus commented,
"This tax man, not the other, went home made right with God.
If you walk around with your nose in the air, you're going to end up flat on your face, but if you're content to be simply yourself,
you will become more than yourself."
Luke 14:10
"When you're invited to dinner, go and sit at the last place. Then when the host comes he may very well say, 'Friend, come up to the front.' That will give the dinner guests something to talk about! What I'm saying is, If you walk around with your nose in the air, you're going to end up flat on your face. But if you're content to be simply yourself, you will become more than yourself."
"When you're invited to dinner, go and sit at the last place. Then when the host comes he may very well say, 'Friend, come up to the front.' That will give the dinner guests something to talk about! What I'm saying is, If you walk around with your nose in the air, you're going to end up flat on your face. But if you're content to be simply yourself, you will become more than yourself."
Prayer
It gets better everyday with you Holy Spirit!
It get better every step! There you are
highlighting and shining revelation on what has always been...your LOVE!
Thank you for your love!
Father I ask for forgiveness for turning my nose up to you.
I ask for forgiveness for turning my nose up at the process!
I thank you for changing the things my nose is attracted to!
For I sek healthiness in my eating, in my spirit, in physical body
in mind!
Forgive us for:
You profane me when you say, 'Worship is not important, and what we bring to worship is of no account,' and when you say, 'I'm bored—this doesn't do anything for me.' You act so superior, sticking your noses in the air—act superior to me,
I pray for my brothers and sisters who don't want to do the work
who dont want to try past their emotions
past the distance of "what feels good"!
I thank you you for this path, because I know Id be lost if I got
what was surface1 But his LIFE you offer is so much BRIGHTER
It's so much clearer than the surface reality we are addicted to!
Lord God rebuke and destroy the lie!
Don't let us fall aain and fall flat on our noses.
Thank you for teaching us to be CONTENT with who we are!
that last scripture is enough of a promise to remind us who we are in christ
what this path is all about!
Thank you for you word, for it says:
but if you're content to be simply yourself, you will become more than yourself.
We receive it in Jesus Name
Amen!
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