As I tread this Lenten journey my gaze shifts from what happened to me to what happened to Jesus. The journey is for me, but it is about the Saviour.
So, I have had rough spots to my life. At times the persecution has nearly beaten me so far down that I almost couldn’t rise again.
For me it was intense.
Big deal, I find!
The twenty-five years of suffering I experienced under the hand of the enemy cannot compare to what Jesus endured. Was I innocent? Yes, often I was. Jesus, however, was completely innocent! If evil and religious leaders will murder the Saviour, can I really be surprised that they attack me when I serve the One they brutalized to death?
It’s war out there!
I’ve chosen a side. I’m not going to bail out now.
The journey is for me, but it is about the Saviour.
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This Lent I am being led on a pilgrimage. I do not yet know if it is from persecution or to suffering or through both. Nevertheless the journey has begun.
April 3, 2014
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3 responses to “For Me – About Jesus”
GraceandTruth
April 5th, 2014 at 16:35
Amen to that
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nopew
April 5th, 2014 at 14:39
True enough, it’s hard, but Jesus did say to count the cost and endure. May Jesus Christ be glorified in our persecutions!
Peace
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GraceandTruth
April 5th, 2014 at 04:16
That’s it – if they persecuted Him, then they will persecute us when we follow Him, we are not above our Master. It’s such a hard lesson though…
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