Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13
There is an old Chinese proverb that states "I always complained that I had no shoes, until I saw a man with no legs". Sometimes we don't even realise it when we have been really blessed with friends, family, finance or just simply being alive to breathe the breath of another day.
I sit in quiet reflection on the fact that when Jesus was my age, 331/2, he had come to the end of his ministry, was being prepared for death, went through the most agonising physical pain, was separated from God the Father and the Spirit, would lose all his friends. I sit here in the quiet almost numb with the realisation that I would not know where to start if all those things and people around me that I have come to rely on were taken away from me.
Would I be able to see the greater good? I would ask God, not if it were possible, but "take the cup away from me! Fast forward almost two thousand years and many people have died in the name of Jesus. Others have misrepresented him and what he taught to the point of making people doubt him. He is mocked and ridiculed in the media as he once was back then. Would one continue with this behaviour if they knew whose presence they were in.
Yet as I sit in quiet reflection I realise he had to go through that pain for me, and that even though he died, he rose and won for me many battles, some of which I have not even fought yet!!! He came out victorious. I, for one, pause to reflect on the greatest man that ever lived. Stay blessed.
Dear Father, thank you for sharing Jesus with us on earth. That through God becoming man we can live forever with you. That is more awesome than we can ever imagine. We pause to say thank you. Amen and Amen
There is an old Chinese proverb that states "I always complained that I had no shoes, until I saw a man with no legs". Sometimes we don't even realise it when we have been really blessed with friends, family, finance or just simply being alive to breathe the breath of another day.
I sit in quiet reflection on the fact that when Jesus was my age, 331/2, he had come to the end of his ministry, was being prepared for death, went through the most agonising physical pain, was separated from God the Father and the Spirit, would lose all his friends. I sit here in the quiet almost numb with the realisation that I would not know where to start if all those things and people around me that I have come to rely on were taken away from me.
Would I be able to see the greater good? I would ask God, not if it were possible, but "take the cup away from me! Fast forward almost two thousand years and many people have died in the name of Jesus. Others have misrepresented him and what he taught to the point of making people doubt him. He is mocked and ridiculed in the media as he once was back then. Would one continue with this behaviour if they knew whose presence they were in.
Yet as I sit in quiet reflection I realise he had to go through that pain for me, and that even though he died, he rose and won for me many battles, some of which I have not even fought yet!!! He came out victorious. I, for one, pause to reflect on the greatest man that ever lived. Stay blessed.
Dear Father, thank you for sharing Jesus with us on earth. That through God becoming man we can live forever with you. That is more awesome than we can ever imagine. We pause to say thank you. Amen and Amen
