SHOW ME UR SCARS

Mmph...
Sniffs...
My spirit catches a whiff of his grief...
Bruised limbs & neck going stiff... gashes down his flanks; bleeding, not for his biff,
but ours with the devil (that thief)...

Slash! Slosh! Thwack! There goes the whip... Aaaaah! My saviour weeps as he bleeds with the spikes of a crown of thorns under his skin... the scorn of the centurions on this King... the blood drips down; his eyes to sting... the same eyes that watch his kin even as he is –
robed, spat on, mocked, cursed
nailed on the cross, bruised... down to Hades for a cause –
resurrected, alive, His hands stretched forth for Thomas...
He needed to behold the scars to believe... The same scars that brought him glory...

What is your story? Do you want glory? Where are your scars?

Check Pete’s back; Paul had his... flogged, stoned, jailed, and shipwrecked! Still on this path they trekked... walking worthy of the calling that they had been adopted to walk in...
Christ promised us tribulations... John 16 verse 33 is not a simulation!

The apostles faced the physical; ours would be emotional and spiritual... What tribulation have you faced that is typical to the life of a Christian?
Have you ever been told the Bible is a lie?
Have you ever been told that Christ’s title is a lie?
Has your righteousness ever been under attack by sin?
Have you ever been mocked while on evangelism?
I’m talking about scars that hurt beyond prison bars...
Have you ever sacrificed a meal or tarried so that you could pray for another?
Like the church did for Peter their brother?
Have you ever been called or played a fool for being a Christian?
Have you ever been denied opportunities because you are a Christian?
Or have you rather denied your Christianity so you can grab opportunities?

I’m asking about your scars...
I am not a prophet that says you need scars to be perfect...
but believe me, if your Christianity has not come under attack or duress then your winepress has been in the safe zone for too long... just saying, you are lukewarm & that you are not a threat to the evil one!
With his eyes shut, back turned around, he has you on checkmate!
‘cos you are not even a piece on the spiritual chessgame!

Do your eyes bleed tears when you see a sinner die... one you had the grace to have proselytized?

Where did the punches land on you? Your jaw? Heart? Belly or below the belt hook?
I need to know where your scars are!

Scars are not proof that you are a Christian, but if you are a Christian you will have scars...
& if you do have scars, be of good cheer for yours is the greatest star... Paul says nothing can make him compare the scars of today’s wars –
to the stars that shall be revealed in us
Because our injuries build up our immunities & prepare us for a majestic eternity... thus, we faint not for whenever the world persecutes our flesh & emotions our spirit receives a boost by the elocutions of our mouth and the meditations of our hearts...

Yep! If it doesn’t kill you, it makes you stronger!


So stay & fight the good fight of faith... so that in the end you too can boldly say “I have fought a good fight, I have kept the faith, & I have won the race”... with your scars brandished before the Father’s face!


 Jesus’ scars were shown to the Father, yours will be too!