We
love to make much of our choosing God and doing something for Him when it is
all backwards. We did not choose
Him. He chose us. And our work for God is like a candle set up
against the sun when compared to the work of His for us. We get disappointed when ministries do not go
well. Sometimes we grumble about how
tough we have it and how hard is our lot in life. Take a moment to stare up at Christ
crucified. Listen to Him groan as tries
to lift up to gather in one more breath.
Taste the blood that drips down from His forehead and onto His cheeks
and falls down to the dusty hill below Him.
Smell the sweat as the soldiers pass by you after they finish flogging
Him. Feel the vibrations of the hammer
beating down upon the spikes going through His wrists and into the beams of the
Cross. Watch as His body trembles with
another blow across His back. Weep with
Christ as the Disciples flee and Judas hangs himself. Shake in agony over the crowds calling for
His crucifixion and the nine lepers running off without looking back to thank
Him for their healing. Stare in
bewilderment at the Disciples who fall asleep in Gethsemane and cannot pray
with Him for just an hour. It is all too
much to consider, the agony of Christ as He worked His way up to Jerusalem
without a single soul walking at His
side that He could count on to lighten His load; to reduce His burden. The whole mass of humanity was upon Jesus'
shoulders and He kept going to the end without a grumble or a complaint. We live in a fallen world filled with
disappointment and suffering and ministry is almost unbearable at times. Yet we are not alone. We have a Savior who lifts up from us the
full weight of our troubles and carries them upon His own back as we regain our
strength and have our hope restored. Sit
down for a moment and let the Holy Spirit sweep you up in His arms like a
shepherd gathering a fallen lamb to his breast and be still with all your
sorrows and pain. Our Lord loves you and
He will carry you in your time of trouble and heartache. Give Him time to hold you for He knows how
you have suffered and how hard it is for you to breathe.
The
Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still." Exodus 14:14 NIV
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