{"id":14805,"date":"2024-06-20T19:06:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T00:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastorjohnshouse.com\/mailbag\/?p=14805"},"modified":"2024-06-21T19:15:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T00:15:05","slug":"psalm-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastorjohnshouse.com\/mailbag\/14805\/psalm-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Psalm 22"},"content":{"rendered":"

Morning Pastor John,<\/span><\/p>\n

I was listening to The Father and Son, chapter 4, that you posted on Facebook, and Psalm 22 really hit me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Starting with verse 14:\u00a0\u00a0“all my bones are out of joint.”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0I cannot even imagine the pain Jesus was in. Just one bone out of joint is terrible pain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“My heart is like wax; it is melted within me.”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus did not have any strength left.\u00a0\u00a0I hurt for him, reading this.<\/span><\/p>\n

Verse 17:\u00a0“<\/em>I can count all my bones.”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I tried to picture that image and imagine what kind of hearts it really took to torture someone who is so thin that all his bones shown.\u00a0\u00a0What kind of heart could be so wicked and cruel?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Verse 18:\u00a0“<\/em>They divided my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

What kind of heart divides a dying man’s things in front of him.\u00a0\u00a0If I picture that scene in today’s time, the wickedness of a heart like\u00a0that\u00a0is so awful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As I thought about what kind of heart that it took to\u00a0be\u00a0used by God\u00a0to kill Jesus, I can see why God used them,\u00a0and how\u00a0it was\u00a0a just\u00a0reward for God\u00a0to give such a heart\u00a0a job\u00a0like that.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then I thought of what you said yesterday about what kind of man wouldn’t want\u00a0Sister [name withheld]\u00a0for a wife.\u00a0\u00a0I thought of\u00a0the\u00a0condition of\u00a0some men’s\u00a0hearts,\u00a0who\u00a0forsake godly\u00a0women with small children\u00a0who were following\u00a0Jesus. What condition their hearts\u00a0must be\u00a0in to\u00a0do such a thing!\u00a0\u00a0They\u00a0are\u00a0hurting\u00a0God’s daughters and little ones;\u00a0their hearts are\u00a0like the hearts God used to kill His son.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But<\/strong>\u00a0God<\/strong>!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Verse 19:\u00a0“<\/em>But you, O LORD, do not be far off! Help, come quickly to my aid!”\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

When\u00a0I look\u00a0at what wonderful and full lives God’s daughters and their children have, verse 19 never read so sweet!\u00a0 It’s like\u00a0I am watching\u00a0a scene from the Bible!\u00a0\u00a0We can see God do it,\u00a0right in front of us!\u00a0\u00a0Jesus\u00a0is near them, listening to every hurt that crosses\u00a0their heart;\u00a0he\u00a0knows\u00a0how cruelty\u00a0feels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These thoughts touched me today!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Many bulls have surrounded me; strong bulls of Bashan have encompassed me!<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. They opened their mouth like a lion, tearing and roaring at me.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted within me.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue is stuck to my palate; yea, you have brought me to the dust of death.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Dogs encompass me; the congregation of the wicked encircle me. They pierced my hands and my feet.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
  6. I can count all my bones. They gaze and stare at me.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
  7. They divided my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
  8. But you, O\u00a0Lord, do not be far off! O my Help, come quickly to my aid!<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Beth D.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Tell us what you think:<\/span><\/p>\n

    https:\/\/x.com\/WitnessofSpirit\/status\/1804306834020295088<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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    Morning Pastor John, I was listening to The Father and Son, chapter 4, that you posted on Facebook, and Psalm 22 really hit me.\u00a0 Starting with verse 14:\u00a0\u00a0“all my bones are out of joint.” \u00a0I cannot even imagine the pain Jesus was in. Just one bone out of joint is terrible pain.\u00a0 “My heart is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-netmail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pastorjohnshouse.com\/mailbag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14805"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pastorjohnshouse.com\/mailbag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pastorjohnshouse.com\/mailbag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pastorjohnshouse.com\/mailbag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pastorjohnshouse.com\/mailbag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14805"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pastorjohnshouse.com\/mailbag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14807,"href":"https:\/\/pastorjohnshouse.com\/mailbag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14805\/revisions\/14807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pastorjohnshouse.com\/mailbag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pastorjohnshouse.com\/mailbag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pastorjohnshouse.com\/mailbag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}