September 2024
Nougat 20
Greetings siblings,
The phrase popping in my head in relation to Today’s Holy Nougat
John 18:6 ASV
[6] When therefore he said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.
Tales of the Supernatural 1
Can you imagine the conversations that took place later that day? Like what those soldiers must have said to each other:
‘Boy, are you a man or a mouse? When that guy said, ‘I am he’, you were out for the count.’
“Hey. You’re acting as though you didn’t also fall. Every single one of us fell backwards. It was strange tho.”
“You say it as if it was funny. Even now my buttocks are hurting. And I still haven’t figured out why or how we fell. When he spoke, all of us just skittered backwards, then we landed on the ground. I don’t think that guy was normal.”
(Scratching his beard and nodding slowly) ‘I think you’re right. It felt like someone was pushing me backwards, someone stronger than me, than any of us.’
“Honestly, it didn’t feel like a human” (whispers dramatically). “It felt like a spirit to me.”
‘Now that you said it, I agree. I just didn’t want to sound stupid. That’s why I mentioned this in the first place.’
“What was even stranger, it didn’t feel like a malevolent spirit. And, I know what those are like. It felt … it felt … it felt like …” (pauses to find the words)
[All three together]
It felt like I was before the gods
“Probably we were. As for me? I’m going to investigate that IAM character, for that guy was different from all other criminals we’ve ever processed. And we all fell backwards after he said those two words, I am“
‘Didn’t Pilate refer to him as ‘King of the Jews’? I was scoffing at the time, but maybe there’s something to it.’
“Well, there’s no harm in investigating him. That’s part of our jobs.”
“I know exactly where to start. Let’s go find the informer!”
[Nodding affirmatively, they hustle off. They are unaware that their informant, Judas, has committed suicide.]
Selah
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May all we seek be found in Christ