As I reading various sections of Scripture, looking for those cases where the suffering of Jesus is mentioned as evidence to support the truth that we have a relationship with our God who understands our weaknesses. I came upon these verses which demonstrate the power and victory of Christ’s suffering – a terrible suffering, which highlights the depths of God’s love.
Paul’s letter to the Romans 8:31b-39 (NLT): ” … If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all – how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died – more than that, who was raised to life – is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: ”For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, (nothing) will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
As we think of the wounds in Jesus’ hands – we see the evidence of His suffering. These wounds shows us, in a very vivid way, His love for us; and, from the above verses, we can be extremely confident that we will never be separated from His love, by any other power!
Okay, now looking at Selwyn’s study – I thought the story taken from the book Ten Fingers for God by Dorothy Clarke Wilson, was very good.
It supported Selwyn’s introduction: “ … Christian literature fairly bulges with the truth that those who have suffered, and suffered deeply, derived enormous strength from the fact that the God they served has also endured pain.”
Lastly, I thought that the prayer for today, is worth repeating – and also worth, some ‘long’ meditation, on how we may respond to its challenge.
“Lord Jesus, what a mystery – the God of the stars becomes the God of the scars. All of this You have done for me, yet what have I done for You? I give myself and all I am to You this day. Receive me - (in Your love) and Your name. Amen.”
Tags: love
He showed them His hands
As I reading various sections of Scripture, looking for those cases where the suffering of Jesus is mentioned as evidence to support the truth that we have a relationship with our God who understands our weaknesses. I came upon these verses which demonstrate the power and victory of Christ’s suffering – a terrible suffering, which highlights the depths of God’s love.
Paul’s letter to the Romans 8:31b-39 (NLT): ” … If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all – how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died – more than that, who was raised to life – is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: ”For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, (nothing) will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
As we think of the wounds in Jesus’ hands – we see the evidence of His suffering. These wounds shows us, in a very vivid way, His love for us; and, from the above verses, we can be extremely confident that we will never be separated from His love, by any other power!
Okay, now looking at Selwyn’s study – I thought the story taken from the book Ten Fingers for God by Dorothy Clarke Wilson, was very good.
It supported Selwyn’s introduction: “ … Christian literature fairly bulges with the truth that those who have suffered, and suffered deeply, derived enormous strength from the fact that the God they served has also endured pain.”
Lastly, I thought that the prayer for today, is worth repeating – and also worth, some ‘long’ meditation, on how we may respond to its challenge.
“Lord Jesus, what a mystery – the God of the stars becomes the God of the scars. All of this You have done for me, yet what have I done for You? I give myself and all I am to You this day. Receive me - (in Your love) and Your name. Amen.”
Tags: love