Thinkin' 'bout Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and this Resurrection Day...
- Not everyone can stay home to just wait it out.
- Not all are enjoying the super funny "shelter at home" memes.
- Some have to keep working at their job around other people.
- Some have lost their jobs and weren't merely furloughed for a period.
- Some have long not had a real home.
- Some will never go back to a career or job.
Perhaps things are “not really that bad” for you. “This too shall pass” and then life will be pretty good perhaps—in my world, in your world.
Perhaps someone you know is permanently affected by all this goin' on. They’re grieving a loss, whether it’s loss of their autonomy, home, or their lung-health. Wanna pray more now. You too?
Two people in one-hundred might not sound like a whole lot, but if any two people I knew had passed away this week, it would feel absolutely devastating.
It's still no time for panic, or being led by emotions, nor is it a time to glibly say it’s fine... when for so many in our Land and others it is not.
The storm doesn’t always seem to pass for everyone.. or leave individuals in a good condition or place. Sadly, not for everyone. Pain or trouble can last for the remainder of a lifetime for some people.
Thinkin'.. not everyone on the streets is addicted, drunk or mentally ill. There are others off the streets crippled in different ways.. through no fault of their own.. as well. We can hope to adjust to a new normal by the grace of God -- indeed, we all can look to Him and grow in the Word..and we can help and point sound looking (or not so much..) people to Christ our ultimate Solution.
"Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else."
Don't need any bachelor's degree, or 401K, or work experience with a Fortune Five Hundred Company to look, to turn, trust and gaze towards. No, no!
"Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth;
For I am God, and there is no other.
I have sworn by Myself,
The word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness
And will not turn back,
That to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance.
They will say of Me, ‘Only in the Lord are righteousness and strength.’" Isaiah 45:22-24a
"I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me though he die yet he shall live.“ John 11:25
Let's memorize that! What a great, enigmatic, yet powerful Bible verse that we often hear at Easter time.
There seems to be an oxymoron in regards to life in death. And yet, we as (regenerated born again) Christians must realize this is not a dilemma at all, but a beautiful truth to muse over. One day our physical bodies become totally dead due to human trespasses and sins (directly or indirectly, our wrong-doin’s or from another, though we’ve all sinned), but our inner human spirits are totally washed and renewed through salvation by the Holy Spirit..in simply believing in Jesus Christ and His sacrifice. What a glorious thing to consider!
In him Buckeroo, our endless future together is bright–so beyond thrilling to describe! Thank you Jesus for the Cross and for exiting that tomb with so many eyewitnesses. Thanks for praying for me too.. for us Fish4souls.org ..while we can. Resurrection Day means life and restoration and a new beginning and meaningful relationship with Jesus our living hope ..to me. LIFE more abundantly here, and eternal as well. Facebook.com/shareJesus
“The Christian need not dread sickness, for he has nothing to lose, but everything to gain, by death.” ~ C.H. Spurgeon
