Pruning Shears of Revision: Jesus and the Little Children's Salt
My two previous posts have been about the discovery of "pruning"--revision--as a prayer technique in the Bible, specifically Genesis chapters 12 through 20, where Sarah has been barren and is rejuvenated to bearing the promise late in life through revision, her experience with Pharaoh revisioned as Abimelech; and in Mark 5:21-43 where Jesus raises Jairus' daughter from the dead, a revision of Jairus as the woman with the issue of blood. Oops, did I forget to explain that?
Jairus (to be light, or if you would, light to be) has sought out Jesus. The woman with the issue of blood is JAIRUS, as is his daughter. Jairus' spiritually unfulfilled life is what he has sought out Jesus--God--for. He wants to be light. The old woman's physicians (and Pharaoh?) cannot help is his daughter (allegorically), but he wishes her rejuvenated, young and fruitful. He is told it is a lost cause, but no, Jesus comes unto his house, Jairus' mind, And when He (God) was come in, He took the revisioned damsel by the hand and said, "Little girl, rise." Astonishing.
The nature of the believer in these stories and in this technique makes me wonder if the child passages--"unless you become as a little child" (Matthew 18), and "suffer the little children to come unto me" (Mark 9)--are not related to revision. For in revision you, your consciousness Abraham, become as a little child--Isaac--and laugh! And as Jacob your inner God-man usurps the past with a new vision to allow the promise of a new cause to come forth. OMG you are a chain reaction.
Related then to these possible revision stories is the salt passage, Mark 9:49-50. Fire consumes. The present must be consumed for the future to have a place to manifest. Sacrifices are salted to help the fire consume them. Revisioning salts the present state for consumption, allowing it to fade into the past and the desired cause to become manifest. We need revision to be salty, to season the past--"an offering salted with fire"--to make spiritual progress. If we do not do revising, how can we make the present (the remaining effect of past) salted to be consummed and changed into what we desire?
"Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted (changed in your mind) and become as little children (happy in your revision), you will by no means enter the kingdom (promise) of heaven. 4 Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest (God) in the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 18:3-4).
Jairus (to be light, or if you would, light to be) has sought out Jesus. The woman with the issue of blood is JAIRUS, as is his daughter. Jairus' spiritually unfulfilled life is what he has sought out Jesus--God--for. He wants to be light. The old woman's physicians (and Pharaoh?) cannot help is his daughter (allegorically), but he wishes her rejuvenated, young and fruitful. He is told it is a lost cause, but no, Jesus comes unto his house, Jairus' mind, And when He (God) was come in, He took the revisioned damsel by the hand and said, "Little girl, rise." Astonishing.
The nature of the believer in these stories and in this technique makes me wonder if the child passages--"unless you become as a little child" (Matthew 18), and "suffer the little children to come unto me" (Mark 9)--are not related to revision. For in revision you, your consciousness Abraham, become as a little child--Isaac--and laugh! And as Jacob your inner God-man usurps the past with a new vision to allow the promise of a new cause to come forth. OMG you are a chain reaction.
Related then to these possible revision stories is the salt passage, Mark 9:49-50. Fire consumes. The present must be consumed for the future to have a place to manifest. Sacrifices are salted to help the fire consume them. Revisioning salts the present state for consumption, allowing it to fade into the past and the desired cause to become manifest. We need revision to be salty, to season the past--"an offering salted with fire"--to make spiritual progress. If we do not do revising, how can we make the present (the remaining effect of past) salted to be consummed and changed into what we desire?
"Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted (changed in your mind) and become as little children (happy in your revision), you will by no means enter the kingdom (promise) of heaven. 4 Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest (God) in the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 18:3-4).
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