The Seeping Blood

His body taken down from the cross and wrapped in burial cloth soaked through every bit of the garment. His wounds and blood that covered his entire body, and bled through having poured over the wounds of my personal imperfections. As he was resurrected he was healed. All of the blood loss receded and shriveled up seeping back through the pores in the skin simultaneously. Each wound and scrape of skin healed over as the trickling blood that is the healing of all life is reclaimed into the body, and restored within the blood flow from whence it had poured out. Each drop of wet blood dried as tiny pools of blood between hair on his forearms evaporates. He sat up in the tomb with a force that shook the whole earth. The shroud which held messiah had come undone.

Rom 5:1,2,15-17 2Co 5:19

When Dietrich Bonhoefffer talks about  the idea of "cheap grace" it must be understood in the historical context of Nazi occupation in Germany that shaped the direction  of his faith and devotion.  Bonhoeffer gave his life for the sake of the gospel of Jesus Christ. After Bonhoeffers daily prayers he calmly and without hesitation took his place at the gallows,and he was tried for treason,found guilty,and hanged in the  concentration camp Flossenburg in the spring of 1945. "Cheap grace" is grace without repentance. Yes, all men and women are freely justified and redeemed by the saving work of Christ alone(Rom 3:24). So grace is available in unlimited supply to all;but it is very costly,because of what Jesus endured on our behalf. In the book of James the scripture teaches that "faith without works is dead"(Jm 1:22 Jm 2:14,18). Is there a conflict between Bonhoeffer's radical faith and understanding of cheap/costly grace and the rest of scripture? Costly vs cheap grace can be confusing to some people. As I studied a commentary on Dietrich Bonhoeffer's work titled The Cost of Discipleship I was apprehensive,because I thought I needed to do something other than accept God's free gift of grace and righteousness. I didn't want to discover an aspect of grace that would hinder the beautiful favor I believe I have through Christ. To me cheap grace is when a person is binge drinking all weekend and hooking up and never having a  devotional time, but on Sunday they recieve the benefits of grace and they are ok and so is God. This becomes ineffective and "cheap grace". When you recognize what Christ has done for you then living a Christ centered life will be a spiritual byproduct of your belief. Because of what Christ has done for us,and because our freedom and grace came at such a high price; and was so costly we should prioritize our lives in such a way that we offer our lives in service to the king of all kings.
Jesus is worth following. In our culture we have tried to dumb down Jesus,and tried to weaken His eternal cause. When Jesus resurrected from the dead He exhibited absolute power. I don't care how many super hero movies that Hollywood subjects the masses to or how invincible you may believe you are when you die you will not come back in three days. Don't you want to give your life to the God Man who conquered death.

I'm alive,and given the opportunity to find my way through the 21st century where all is known because all cards lie face up on the table disclosing the full gamut of experience man could ever be involved in. All that is shown serves merely as a reminder of all the peril as well as the joys of redemption that can be encountered on ones path. In this fresh clearing Im quite sure we will turn interpersonal sledge into diamonds that must be gathered in the strongest net at low tide. I carry all the burdens like a rolling wave made up of all times gone by and gathered,and then placed upon my shoulder. I know difficulty lies in store, but I stand established in hope because this unique occasion is an opportunity to create unheard of experiences consisting solely of  the ingenuity to get around any problem we may face. My love may cower and fall back, but God is the spirit of creation that will prevail in me.

King Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel the Old Testament Prophet

Lycanthropy: A very rare symptom of mental disorder in which an individual believes that he or she is or that he can change into a wolf.
     As Daniel entered his chamber for the night his candle was burning like the sole torch in the Babylonian kingdom. Daniel stands before an open window where he has prayed three times a day for thirty years while in captivity. He is expectantly waiting with a singular focus on the promise of the Lord to restore the children of Israel with the fall of Babylon. For a messiah is still to come from the heritage of Judaica, a throng exiled exiled in Babylon; and the devil would thwart an earthly reign of God through any means necessary. Daniel believed he knew everything about King Nebuchadnezzar, but from the window Daniel saw a ghastly sight that would remain seared in his mind for the rest of his days. Far away from the hieght of the looming turrets of the kingdom King Nebuchadnezzar sat against a tree, and he was eating blades of grass and berries from the earth that the deer of the fields graze upon. King Nebuchadnezzar's hair was long, pure white and fell past his knees. His beard extended to the middle of his cheast. From afar because of all of his unkempt hair he could resemble a wolfen creature. The hair follicles on the king's arms were thick, long strands of white that were so thick the white skin upon the king' forearms were no longer visible. King Nebuchadnezzar's fingers and toenails were long and came to sharp points like eagle talons. Even several of the king's teeth had been filed sharp to elongated encisors which resembled a wolfen bite. The king was rumored to live among the wild beasts at this time just like a wolf. for a moment King Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel made direct eye contact. The countenance of the king was not like any man Daniel had ever seen. The king uttered a screeching sound, and made a gesture with his right hand as if it was a claw to tear through tender flesh.