Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
- Fall at His Feet
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Matthew 28:5-10
The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."
So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me."
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The women were being obedient when they met the risen Christ. Before this they were in awe and filled with joy -- because they encountered the angel & the empty tomb. The NKJV has the word Rejoice instead of Greetings . Look what they do after the Lord says to Rejoice! They fall at Jesus' feet and worship -- they also grab on to Him -- clasp Him.
This passage to me stresses how obedience, worship, encountering the risen Christ and joy are linked. : )
While I was looking at this today I saw another verse that fits these ideas.
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Rev 1:12-18
Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands; and in the middle of the lampstands I saw one likea son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and girded across His chest with a golden sash. His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire. His feet were like burnished bronze, when it has been made to glow in a furnace, and His voice was like the sound of many waters. In His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword; and His face was like the sun shining in its strength.
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man And He placed His right hand on me, saying, "Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.
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Did you see that?! As we worship, fall at His feet, follow Him in obedience wherever He goes -- He reaches out to us and places His right hand on us!
Fall at His Feet
Karen Holland ... 4-11-07
The expensive perfume poured out
Poured out at Jesus' feet
Poured out from a broken vessel
An offering
A pleasing sacrifice
Let it rise
The fragrance so strong
Strong enough to fill the whole house
A sweet incense
Let it burn
Fall at His feet
The Risen and Exalted Christ
Clasp His feet
Feel the touch of His hand
His gracious right hand placed upon His dove
Arise my dove, my beautiful one
Come, reveal your face
Arise from the clefts of the Rock
Come let your voice be heard
For your voice is sweet
Your face so lovely
Shining, shining, for all to see, for all to hear.
Come, the Spirit and the Bride say
Come!
Feel the touch of His hand
His gracious right hand
As blossoms bloom and give forth their fragrance
To the song of His beloved dove so sweet
Come and drink
Come, fall at His feet.
Song 2:10-14
"My beloved responded and said to me,
... 'Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
... And come along.
'For behold, the winter is past,
... The rain is over and gone.
'The flowers have already appeared in the land;
... The time has arrived for pruning the vines,
... And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.
'The fig tree has ripened its figs,
... And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.
... Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
... And come along!'"
"O my dove, in the clefts of the rock,
... In the secret place of the steep pathway,
... Let me see your form,
... Let me hear your voice;
... For your voice is sweet,
... And your form is lovely."
Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.
Song 2:14-15 (Amp)
[So I went with him, and when we were climbing the rocky steps up the hillside, my beloved shepherd said to me] O my dove, [while you are here] in the seclusion of the clefts in the solid rock, in the sheltered and secret place of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.
[My heart was touched and I fervently sang to him my desire]
Romans 12:1-2
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.John 12:3Mary then took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
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Wow! Thanks, Karen.
The Five Doves are five brothers who got together because of our love for the return of Jesus back in Feb 1997. The Five Doves were named after five ornamental doves in the living room of my old home.
Your pictures are fantastic!
John