Uncommon Touch

20 Jun 2019 4 Comments

by Barbara in Five Senses Tags: , , ,

Uncommon Sense(s) #5

Touch—feel, stroke, pat, caress

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  • Touch the hand of one you love
  • Touch the softness of a baby’s cheek
  • Touch the arm of one who’s suffering
  • Touch the rose petal, the brook pebble, the ocean surf, the caterpillar fuzz
  • Touch the fabric silky and smooth, furry and sleek, velvety soft

Spiritual touch

  • Touch the unnoticed—the children,1 the lepers,2 the rejected,3 the poor,4 the sinners 5—with the compassion of Jesus’ touch.6
  • Touch one another—with a holy kiss,7 with a helping hand,8 with an encouraging act,9 with Christlike 10
  • Touch Jesus—by the hem of His garment, seeking healing;11 by the prayers He invites, seeking answers;12 by the cup of cold water, seeking to bless in His name.13
  • Touch heaven—with overflowing worship.14

Tomorrow’s touch

“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’”15

1Mark 10:14; 2Matt 8:2-3; 3Luke 14:13-14; Rom 12:16; 4Luke 12:33; 5Matt 11:19; 6Matt 9:36; 14:14; 15:32; 20:34; 7Rom 16:16; 8Heb 6:10; 9Rom 12:9-13; 10Phil 2:5-6; 11Matt 9:21; Matt 14:35-36; 12Matt 6:9; John 14:13-14; 13Matt 10:42; 14Rev 5:13; 15Matt 25:21
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Uncommon Smell 

12 Jun 2019 2 Comments

by Barbara in Five Senses Tags: , ,

Uncommon Sense(s)

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Smell—aroma, fragrance, odor, scent

  • Smell the atmosphere—salty ocean air, fresh mountain air, storm air, forest air, after-the-rain air
  • Smell nature—fragrant flowers, fir trees, ocean brine, a baby’s breath
  • Smell what we created—air fresheners, detergents, shampoos, lotions and perfumes—clever and close, but poor imitations
  • Smell your home—clean sheets, Christmas branches, chili on the stove, cookies in the oven, candles on the table
  • Smell the repellent—forgotten food in the fridge, garbage in the summer, ashes on the grate, sweat on warm bodies

Spiritual smell

  • The priests burned fragrant incense and burnt offerings—pleasing aromas to the Lord.[1]
  • They carried a censer of burning coals and fragrant incense before God so they wouldn’t die.[2]
  • Christ gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.[3]
  • We are the aroma of Christ.[4]
  • Through us, God spreads His fragrance everywhere.[5]
  • The gifts we give in His name are fragrant offerings, acceptable sacrifices, pleasing to God.[6]

Tomorrow’s smell—our prayers

Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, went up before God from the angel’s hand.[7]

 

[1] Ex 29:18; 30:7-8 [2] Lev 16:12-13 [3] Eph 5:1-2 [4] 2 Cor 2:15 [5] 2 Cor 2:14 [6] Phil 4:18 [7] Rev 8:3-4
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Uncommon Taste  

06 Jun 2019 2 Comments

by Barbara in Five Senses Tags: , ,

Uncommon Sense(s)

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Taste sweet, sour, salty, bitter, tangy, delectable

  • Taste a little nibble, a lick, a bit, a nip, a sip
  • Taste considering, evaluating, assessing, savoring
  • Taste instantly declining or inviting a second bite, a lure for more
  • Taste test coffee too hot, coolattas® too cold, dinner just right
  • Taste to savor the flavor to determine dismissal or indulgence

Spiritual taste

  • Taste and see that God is good. [1]
  • His Word is like honey. [2]
  • His wisdom is sweet. [3]
  • His supply is filling. [4]
  • His promise is for more. [5]

Tomorrow’s taste 

  • Pleasing and fully satisfied at the marriage feast of the Lamb.

“Hallelujah! … Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come … And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.”[6] 

[1] Ps 34:8, “Taste and see that the Lord is good.” 
[2] Ps 119:103, “How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!”
[3] Prov 24:14, “Know also that wisdom is sweet to your soul.”
[4] Ps 81:10, “I am the Lord you God… Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.”
[5] Matt 22:4, “Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner…and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.”
[6] Rev 19:6-9
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Uncommon Hearing

30 May 2019 2 Comments

by Barbara in Five Senses Tags: , ,

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Ears large, small, lobed, protruding

  • Ears holding earbuds, fitted with aids, covered with muffs, cupped to hear
  • Ears bejeweled with dangles & diamonds, hoops & studs, silver & gold
  • Ears alert, straining, muffled, unhearing
  • Ears, gifts from the Creator, perceiving revelations and listening for more

Spiritual ears

  • Opened by God to hear His voice[1]
  • Learning His secrets[2]
  • Discerning His whispers[3]
  • Listening to learn[4]
  • Receiving direction[5]
  • Awaking to listen[6]
  • Hearing the cries of the poor[7]

Tomorrow’s ears

  • Hear, take to heart the words of prophecy because the time is near[8]
  • Listen for the sound of the trumpet[9]
  • Anticipate music not yet heard, a new song [10] 

For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.[11]

[1] Isa 50:5

[2] Ps 25:14

[3] Matt 10:27

[4] Prov 18:15  

[5] Isa 30:21

[6] Isa 50:4-5

[7] Prov 21:13 

[8] Rev 1:3

[9] 1 Cor 15:51-52

[10] Rev 14:2-3

[11] 1 Thess 4:16-17