When Jesus comes to take us home….does it matter what kind of job I had, how much money I made, if I wore cute clothes, or if I was single or married?
All that is going to matter is seeing Jesus face-to-face….my portion, my reward.
The moment I take my eyes off of seeing things from this perspective, I lose sight of what really matters.
I begin to serve another God….I begin to serve myself.
That is what I have been doing lately.
As a result, I have been kicking and screaming, and shaking my fists at God.
He doesn’t deserve that.
In Hebrews 2….Jesus was well aware of the suffering He would have to face for us.
How did he react to God?
- He put his trust in Him.
- He sang His praises.
- He declared His name.
Walking through suffering is really hard…it sucks!
How was it, that Jesus was able to have this kind of relationship with the Lord?
It’s because Jesus knew God, He had been with Him since the beginning, He lived with Him, He saw God face to face.
And He knew without a doubt that God is faithful and that God is worthy.
That rocked me!
Jesus shared in our humanity…He became like us in EVERY way.
He not only freed us from the fear of death and from slavery, but He walked in our shoes completely.
He understood what it was like to be us and live on this earth full of darkness.
He BECAME a merciful and faithful high priest.
Hebrews 2: 17
This was a result of walking in our shoes. (That’s so powerful!)
Hebrews 2:9-10
The author of salvation (Jesus) was made perfect THROUGH suffering.
In order, to bring MANY sons to glory.
He didn’t receive the crown of glory and honor until AFTER He suffered death.
This has been a really hard time for me, I have definitely been walking through trials and tribulations, BUT it’s all about my perspective.
Lately I have been crying and kicking and screaming and getting angry, but to no avail.
This doesn’t bring me peace….this doesn’t make the pressure of the hand of God any less.
Today, I see things differently.
He shared in our suffering and became humanity, so He could understand what it was like to walk in our shoes.
What if we also share in His sufferings and death, so we can have a better understanding of Him?
Luke 9:23
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This breaks me!
He trusts me….He trusts me to walk in the shoes of His Son, and He has faith in me, that like Jesus, I won’t turn my back on HIm.
But instead, I will trust Him, sing His praises, and declare His name.
I’m so not worthy of this trust or His love….but I am so, so thankful for a Father like Him.
Your grace is sufficient for me Lord.
