Hi Dears Praise The Lord........... Appalled by a Pal! Reading: Psalm 55The Lord will not permit the godly to slip and fall! (Psa 55:22) King Davids life experiences in history had a prophetic reflection in the life of the Son of David. King David mourned, It is not an enemy who reproaches me; then I could bear it... But it was you, a man my equal, my companion and my acquaintance! (Psa 55:12-14); Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me (Psa 41:9). The lot of Jesus was the same. Jesus handled the hurts from friends by confidence in God and love towards them.a) Confidence of SecurityThe devil literally entered the heart of Judas and enticed him to betray his Lord. It was no ordinary thing. For Jesus it was more than a sword piercing through His heart. But He was not agitated. He stayed calm because He KNEW that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God (Jn 13:2,3). No doubt Judas was about to hand Him over to the executors. But the pain of this betrayal was overcome by the knowledge and confidence that all things had already been given into His hands by His Daddy in Heaven.b) Service of LoveWhen those whom we trust most ditch or desert us, we get terribly upset. We will be tempted to abuse them and avoid them. Jesus must have had the same temptation because the Scriptures tell us that He was tempted like us in all areas. He overcame this temptation by continuing to serve His disciples and shower love on them more than ever. Heres Johns record: When Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end... He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded (Jn 13:1-5). Apostle Paul captures the significance of Christs act of love for His disciples in spite of their failures: The Lord Jesus ON THE SAME NIGHT IN WHICH HE WAS BETRAYED took bread and... (1 Cor 11:23). We are not to love people because of their goodness, but in spite of their badness and weakness. Otherwise there wont be a single person left in all the world whom we can love!Love, love, love, the Gospel in one word is love;Love your neighbour as your brother, love, love, love! Author,Pr.Stanley (fromhttp//stanleyonbible)
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 09:58:54 +0000
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