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href='http://karen-maries-hidden-treasures.blogspot.com/2009/10/my-rock-house-media-message-player.html' title='my &quot;Rock House&quot; Media Message Player'/><author><name>Karen Marie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14452240811396225044</uri><email>myrockhouse@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='12963653453781654419'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30791148.post-580988536627269357</id><published>2009-10-16T19:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-16T19:46:02.802-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='storytelling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='christian writings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inspirational'/><title type='text'>Washed Ashore</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YqZ7I8sB8cI/StksZKCKz7I/AAAAAAAAAFQ/ttse8YvYWfs/s1600-h/pearlok.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 123px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393390839454683058" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YqZ7I8sB8cI/StksZKCKz7I/AAAAAAAAAFQ/ttse8YvYWfs/s200/pearlok.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was walking by the seas shore today.&lt;br /&gt;I was pondering all the shells about my feet.&lt;br /&gt;Sander lings were scurrying about not wanting to get their little feet wet.&lt;br /&gt;I bent down many times placing in my hand half of a shell washed ashore and wondering&lt;br /&gt;where the other half did reside.&lt;br /&gt;I remember a particular parable in the Bible, which speaks concerning a precious&lt;br /&gt;object formed in a special shell, and I needed to know the why of its precious value and&lt;br /&gt;the meaning of this parable.&lt;br /&gt;I have read concerning these precious objects that they were as large as a gate in&lt;br /&gt;Gods new city.&lt;br /&gt;Wonder do I how such was to be made.&lt;br /&gt;Twelve (12) are said to be in Gods new city.&lt;br /&gt;One was of such worth that a merchant sold all his possessions to obtain this object.&lt;br /&gt;What did he have remaining to sustain him?&lt;br /&gt;What is the object of this saying?&lt;br /&gt;The object I am speaking concerning is a “pearl” residing inside a shell at the oceans&lt;br /&gt;floor with a grain of sand in it being.&lt;br /&gt;A miracle must occur which brings about a “pearl”.&lt;br /&gt;I was walking on many just now (pieces of sand) as the oceans waves washed about my&lt;br /&gt;feet while the sander lings were running from its waves not wanting to get their&lt;br /&gt;feet wet.&lt;br /&gt;“As the sand of the sea so shall your descendents be”.&lt;br /&gt;This was a “promise” of God to Abraham concerning his decedents and heir to His&lt;br /&gt;“special promise”.&lt;br /&gt;The shells, which hold these precious “pearls”, rest in beds on the ocean floor.&lt;br /&gt;Until they are opened one would never suspect such a valuable object resided in&lt;br /&gt;them.&lt;br /&gt;Shells of only a certain variety generate this object of great value.&lt;br /&gt;How large must be the shell that contains Gods “pearly gates”?&lt;br /&gt;Are they now resting in their beds until that special day?&lt;br /&gt;Whatever it may be the miracle and analogy is one of great loveliness.&lt;br /&gt;A “pearl” is a sign of Gods “eternal promise”.&lt;br /&gt;“As the sand of the sea shall your descendents be”.&lt;br /&gt;It was God who would fulfill the promise by sending Jesus to all the nations.&lt;br /&gt;It is He (Jesus) who is the “star attraction” for man now.&lt;br /&gt;Jesus by shedding His Blood while dying on a cross of wood paid the price for all&lt;br /&gt;mans sin.&lt;br /&gt;Jesus went into hell that we may not and overcome the d/evil one after paying the&lt;br /&gt;price for our sin.&lt;br /&gt;Jesus additionally took away from satan all the weapons he had trusted in while taking&lt;br /&gt;even away from him the keys to hells gate.&lt;br /&gt;Jesus rose again from the dead and redeem all nations back to God Most High.&lt;br /&gt;“As the stars of the heavens shall your descendents be” said God to Abraham&lt;br /&gt;additionally.&lt;br /&gt;At night as you walk about in the sand you may look down about your feet and view&lt;br /&gt;the wonder of “stars” about that the sand and its contents have residing in them.&lt;br /&gt;The sand appears to have the wonder of the stars in the heavens in their grains.&lt;br /&gt;“Pearls” come from a piece of sand deposited in a shell lying deep in the bed of the&lt;br /&gt;sea.&lt;br /&gt;Jesus is the fulfillment of this analogy.&lt;br /&gt;Sand and stars.&lt;br /&gt;The two together remain a reminder of Gods promise to all man.&lt;br /&gt;Are they the sign of a sea shell and its two half’s?&lt;br /&gt;I suppose the other half of the shell I found today may be far away.&lt;br /&gt;I shall always remember a “pearl” each time I hold a half shell and the sand that resides&lt;br /&gt;about them.&lt;br /&gt;I did find one in tact.&lt;br /&gt;It did have two half’s.&lt;br /&gt;It was however not the correct shell for a “pearl” to be made in and dwell.&lt;br /&gt;The sander lings are running away once again from the waves.&lt;br /&gt;I am walking out further into the sea with the sand beneath my feet knowing it is just&lt;br /&gt;one little piece of sand in a shell of Gods choice that shall bring about a “miracle of&lt;br /&gt;a pearl”.&lt;br /&gt;Walking in the sand with the waves of the sea about my feet holding half shells in my&lt;br /&gt;hand I have found the “miracle of the pearl” of God today.&lt;br /&gt;What an amazing joy beats in my heart to know I have Jesus “The Pearl of Great&lt;br /&gt;Price” as my own.&lt;br /&gt;I am sure as the merchant of long ago in the story told to us in the Bible I should give&lt;br /&gt;up all to have Him (Jesus) as mine as the fisherman did by the sea when Jesus called&lt;br /&gt;to them to come and go with Him.&lt;br /&gt;Did they know He was the “Pearl of Great Price”?&lt;br /&gt;They left all and followed Him.&lt;br /&gt;You and now I today do too!&lt;br /&gt;Walking on the sand by the sea collecting “half shells” shall never be the same to me.&lt;br /&gt;I shall enjoy this loveliness better everyday knowing who is “The Pearl of Great Price”&lt;br /&gt;and that it now belongs to me.&lt;br /&gt;From a promise as the sand of the sea and the stars of the heavens so shall your&lt;br /&gt;decedents be I now rejoice knowing Jesus is the “Pearl of Great Price”.&lt;br /&gt;Here is a half shell.&lt;br /&gt;I place it in your hand.&lt;br /&gt;It is sandy!&lt;br /&gt;I found it by the sea today and place in your hand Gods “miracle of the pearl”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From the “Library of Karen Marie”&lt;br /&gt;This is Karen Marie&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This story is a selection of the collection entitled:&lt;br /&gt;“The Narrow Way”&lt;br /&gt;©2006 Karen Marie Schalk&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These stories are written and published by Karen Marie Schalk.&lt;br /&gt;Karen Marie’s Library – Registered at the Library of Congress.&lt;br /&gt;Name: “The Narrow Way” Publications.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My deep appreciation goes to Angel Koerner who is a Dr. of Oceanography.&lt;br /&gt;Her “sea wisdom” confirmed this “Word of God” to my heart!&lt;br /&gt;This message of life is dedicated to her and her heart, which is with God right.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30791148-580988536627269357?l=karen-maries-hidden-treasures.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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on Easter Morning,&lt;br /&gt;Jesus had risen from the dead!&lt;br /&gt;God’s angelic beings had informed them.&lt;br /&gt;A woman had remained about the burial site and continued&lt;br /&gt;to mourn.&lt;br /&gt;She had spoken to an unknown "gardener" relating to him all the&lt;br /&gt;details recently received after the "gardener" had asked why she was&lt;br /&gt;so sorrowful and weeping.&lt;br /&gt;To him she continued to plead for further information as to where&lt;br /&gt;the body of Jesus was to be found.&lt;br /&gt;God’s angels had announced to her personally that Jesus has risen&lt;br /&gt;from the dead.&lt;br /&gt;Why was she now continually inquiring of a common gardener&lt;br /&gt;such information?&lt;br /&gt;Who was this "gardener" and why was he about this tomb was not a&lt;br /&gt; thought to her interest.&lt;br /&gt;Only it seems her interest was help in finding Jesus lost body&lt;br /&gt;that she may take it away and place it in a proper place.&lt;br /&gt;How could she alone complete such a task?&lt;br /&gt;Was this "gardener" going to be implored to not only find Jesus body&lt;br /&gt;but help her in the placing it yet in another place to rest?&lt;br /&gt;A "sound" was heard.&lt;br /&gt;A "name" was gently spoken.&lt;br /&gt;Mary.&lt;br /&gt;Rabboni which means "teacher" did Mary reply.&lt;br /&gt;It was Jesus who is the "Master Gardener" who had and was now&lt;br /&gt;talking to her.&lt;br /&gt;The first "word" spoken by the "Word of Life" Himself having now&lt;br /&gt;become the first born from among the dead.&lt;br /&gt;Jesus gave to Mary instructions as a teacher does too many,&lt;br /&gt;"Do not to touch me".&lt;br /&gt;"I must ascend to My God and your God".&lt;br /&gt;After Jesus return to earth others did touch Him.&lt;br /&gt;Thomas was one of those who placed his hands in Jesus wounds.&lt;br /&gt;The first words and the first visit with a person by the first born&lt;br /&gt;again from among the dead by God Almighty had occurred.&lt;br /&gt;This visit of love and understanding was and is to me the most&lt;br /&gt;wonderful of happenings.&lt;br /&gt;The woman named Mary did go as she was bid and relayed to&lt;br /&gt;the brethren the message&lt;br /&gt;Jesus had given to her.&lt;br /&gt;She was told she was crazy!&lt;br /&gt;Where did she go?&lt;br /&gt;It matters not.&lt;br /&gt;She had a visit with the risen Son of the Living God.&lt;br /&gt;The first born begotten from the dead had comforted and&lt;br /&gt;visited with her planting into the soil of her heart "words" of&lt;br /&gt;love that would produce a crop of love her entire life.&lt;br /&gt;Praising Gods for is love and mercy.&lt;br /&gt;Singing, feasting is appropriacate on this "Resurrection Day".&lt;br /&gt;Jesus has been raised from the dead and man now may have&lt;br /&gt;the opportunity if he wills to be "born again".&lt;br /&gt;There is more to my remembrance and praise that I dwell on&lt;br /&gt;this "Resurrection Day".&lt;br /&gt;The one whose anguish and love was so sincere that the&lt;br /&gt;"Master Gardener of Heaven"&lt;br /&gt;would visit with her.&lt;br /&gt;What a day!&lt;br /&gt;"The Living Word", Jesus comes to plant seeds of love,&lt;br /&gt;comfort and eternal life into your heart,&lt;br /&gt;"Touch Me Not" (just now)&lt;br /&gt;"I Go to your God and My God".&lt;br /&gt;"Go and tell the brethren I am alive and I shall come and visit with them".&lt;br /&gt;These statements of faith you may take hold of and believe.&lt;br /&gt;May your heart be sensitive and quietly listen for a "word" spoken from the&lt;br /&gt;"Heavenly Gardener" into the soil of your heart.&lt;br /&gt;A "sound" will be heard.&lt;br /&gt;It shall gently be your name.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From: "God’s Garden"&lt;br /&gt;This is Karen Marie&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy Easter to You&lt;br /&gt;©2009 Karen Marie B&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' 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