Life is dependent on us surrendering our lives to the Lord. I don’t mean that your everyday life is dependent on this but your eternity and mine are dependent on giving our lives to Jesus. That is one of the meanings of “take up your cross daily and follow Me”. We are supposed to sacrifice our lives to Him and live our lives walking by Him every single day. At work, at home, in the car, or at a restaurant we are supposed to reflect Jesus in our speech and in our lives so others can see it even if we don’t say anything to them about Him.
Have faith that He will carry you through every day regardless of the pain or the success that you have. He gives you everything that you need to get through every hour of every day.
Matthew 8:8 KJV [8] The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. https://bible.com/bible/1/mat.8.8.KJV
Jesus’ healing power was present with Him and through Him by His word or even His touch. Even His thoughts could heal without Him taking one step toward the object/person needing healing. Why do I say this? Because the Canaanite mother said “Lord, even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from the Master’s table“; she wanted Him to heal her child and when she said this, Jesus said go your way, your child is well.
Some people seem to be amazed that Jesus would touch a leper…why? He is the Son of God! No disease can touch Him if He doesn’t allow it to. His holiness and His goodness and love radiate from Him so much that the disease just goes away at His touch. Like putting bleach on a piece of black cloth, when water hits that area the color is gone and the white fabric is revealed. Yes, that was a crazy analogy but it’s the only one that I could duplicate if I was asked to. God loves us so much that He came in the form of His Son to experience our life here. He experienced our pains, our burdens, and everything that we live through daily so He could truly relate to our condition in this world. That’s how He knows your sorrow, your joy, and everything that you and I feel in every situation.
The Son of God came to us so He could identify with us completely. Your salvation is only available through Him so don’t throw away your eternity by not choosing to accept His invitation to be a child of His. You might never get another chance to accept Him as your Savior and it will be too late if your life ends and you are standing before Him with no excuse.
I was a pastor for nine years and I’ve been told that since I post here daily, I’m still a pastor but that’s beside the point. The faces I saw and those I see on TV at church services look like they just ate a sour apple. I understand that many people don’t want to smile all the time but as Christians, we have the best news that could ever be told! Jesus made it possible for us to be taken to Heaven!
If you are a born-again believer in Jesus Christ, your eternity is sealed and sure! Being sad about the day’s news is not going to change anything. Consider this: He could come back at any moment! Your problems will all be solved when you are taken to your eternal home! No more glasses to wear, no bills to pay, no doctor to visit, and no more pills to take so you can remember to take your pills!
God loves us and He is coming back to take the church, His Bride, to heaven! From that point on into time with no end, you and I will be alive! It is a hard concept to get your mind around but with God, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!!
The joy of being His should give you a smile to show to everyone. But many people want to look at the world around them and see the things that aren’t the way we want them to be. God sees the bigger picture that we can’t see and He knows which way everything will turn out…His way. Don’t discount His design in your life and in the world around you because His way is always the right way.
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