Its Monday again & 13 days since I gave up caffeine for water...but whose counting? ME!!! grrrrr :D So its tuff, but its not like its gonna kill me or anything...maybe. :) Moving forward, I turn my thoughts to something supremely more important than caffeine withdrawal. A friend posted an intense painting of an artists interpretation of the scene where Jesus was asleep in the boat, a storm came & the disciples were terrified of losing their lives. Since Jesus is the Crucified One, there is no way to life for His follower without being crucified, or letting go of their lives. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. (Matthew 16:25) We tend to think that if Christ is with us, things will be smooth sailing. Wrong. When Christ is in the boat, a storm always comes up. If He is traveling with us, walking with us, present with us, this is VERY Good, but get ready for trouble. Jesus can still the storm, but many times He stirs it up first, to see where we stand with Him. The world tries its best to destroy Him along with His followers, it hates Him & it hates us. You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved. (Matthew 10:22) It is amazing how many times He comes thru for us & stills the storm & just like those disciples in that boat, learning more & more about Him & Who He was, I find myself on this journey & saying like they did after that situation, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?” Mark 4:41
Posted on: Mon, 05 May 2014 12:01:38 +0000
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