I watched
many movies about Yeshua in the past; I found them more or less well done. None
of them really touched me. I used to watch them like I would watch any ordinary
story.
Yesterday I
stumbled upon The Passion of the Christ and I wasn’t so sure about watching
this movie, as most movies about Yeshua had rather been deceitful to me. In
fact, I do realize that playing Yeshua is a quite demanding task for any actor.
In order to be convincing, you must become Him, which is far from being easy.
It seemed
that Yeshua was pushing me to watch it yesterday. After all, I needed to stop
running away from looking at Yeshua on the Cross. So I faced more courage and
started watching the movie.
To my
greatest surprise, the film was mostly in Aramaic language and in Latin. There
were subtitles in the version I was watching. It raised my interest. I didn’t
expect to understand much in the original language, yet the sentences Yeshua
said were quite close to Hebrew and I still had some reminiscences of Latin
language. The first scene started at Gethsemane where our Lord was confronted
with fear and anguish.
Unlike
other movies on the same subject, the amount of physical violence is very high.
Scenes of cruelty will tear your heart apart. Members of the Sanhedrin appear
as heartless and determined to get Yeshua killed. While Herod looks like a dumb
narcissist expecting some kind of miracle, Pilate is depicted as more
human. We can observe lots of bestial
behaviors among Roman soldiers who seem to enjoy violence to the highest
degree.
As I kept
watching, tears were running from my cheeks, because the very price of our
Salvation was in front of my eyes. My soul was being cleansed like never
before. I came closer to my Savior, who was holding me tightly while I was
going through the painful steps of His Passion.
There is
one scene in particular that touched my heart deeply. As Miriam, Yeshua’s Mom
was trying to come to her son with the help of Yohanan, she saw Yeshua falling
down, because He was in intense pain and the cross was too heavy to carry.
Images of Yeshua’s childhood came to her mind and she saw her beloved son
falling down as a small child. She saw herself run to rescue her child.
In a
similar gesture, as she watches her tortured son fall down, she comes to Him
and tells Him: “I am here to rescue you.”
The scene
between mother and son is heart-breaking. As Yeshua looks at His mom, His face
covered in blood, He says: “I am making all things new”. At the very
moment He is making this consoling statement, He grabs enough force to stand up
and carry His cross. The bond between mother and son is so strong; it is a
wonderful expression of deep love.
In this
particular movie, we do realize that Yeshua has been willingly slaughtered for
us.
Yeshua is
the Passover lamb and all He did for us is an immense act of love.
As I went
to bed, I thanked my wonderful Savior for giving His life so freely. I thanked
Him for each single pain and humiliation He endured for me and for all of us.
In the
middle of the night, I felt so much warmth inside of my chest. Yeshua was
kissing my heart. I woke up and started shivering. I was receiving such a great
dose of love. I broke into tears, realizing that the person who loved me so
much had sacrificed His own life for me. I had all His pain and His humiliation
before my eyes. Yeshua told me: “I did it for you. I love you, my dear
child.”
I thanked
my beautiful Lord and I understood that my engagement towards Yeshua had to be
plain.
I fell
asleep again. In a dream, I was facing a dangerous situation in which demons
were fabricating human duplicates. I called upon Yeshua and came back to my
room instantly as I pronounced His Name. Yeshua was holding my heart in His
hands. I could feel His touch inside of my chest.
I was
feeling so secure and began praising Him for His immense love.
Dear
reader, I am convinced that if we really knew how much He loves us, we would
die instantly. Yeshua instils us small perceptions of His immense love.
Yeshua
wants us to be courageous enough to look at His suffering. Here is the
conversation we had this morning about the Passion.
“My dear
child, why do you think that I am insisting so heavily for you to think and
meditate on my Passion?
Do you
think that I am enjoying tears running from your cheeks? I am not doing this to
make you suffer; I want to bring you much closer to me. A lot of believers and
even followers want the glory of the Resurrection without the pain of the
crucifixion. Let me tell you the truth: once you decide to follow me, you are
accepting the full package. You are carrying my pain and my glory; otherwise
you are not a true follower.
My pain,
my tears, my blood and my death on the cross are my love letter to mankind.
Your soul must learn to reflect this type of unconditional goodness. Whoever is
capable of loving me in the middle of mockeries, persecutions, pain and even
death is also worthy to see my glory.
It is
impressing and it is scary for a human being to see how far I went to love you
all. But remember that I said you should love one another as I have loved you.
You must have integrated this dimension of unconditional, sacrificial love as a
true follower.
My dear
child, you are learning my ways. Did you notice how my Passion brought you
closer to my heart? I know that you love me more since you accepted to look at
my pain.
My love
is total compassion and forgiveness. This is the love you will be transmitting
to the people who will encounter your path. I will open some eyes and they will
recognize me in you.
Trust
your Lord. I will teach you and I will guide you.
My heart
is wounded. A lot of people have abandoned me to follow vain idols. You will
see people ridicule faith, but the same people do believe in horoscopes and
tarot cards. The same people have sympathy for sorcerers. Do not let them
destabilize you. Stay firm in your faith. I am Lord.
All
idols and statues will fall. I will destroy them ALL. Truly I am telling you,
no false preacher will be able to stand before my Face on the very day of my
return.”
“My
beloved Yeshua, your Passion has brought me closer to your heart. I now have a
better understanding of your person. I do see so much kindness in you and I
know that my heart has become more attached to you than I was before. I love
you, my pure soul.”
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