Do you ever plod along wondering if your lifeline to God has
been disconnected by some self-serving buffoon – AKA, self???? I’ve been that way since my last blog, which happened
to be right around daylight savings time.
Man, I just wish someone would leave the ol’ clock alone! Well, I know that is no excuse, but I’ve got
to blame something!!!
Then, last night, we had a prayer and worship time at
church. I didn’t have some huge
revelation nor a big “AHA” moment, but I did hear the soft whisper of the Holy
Spirit saying to just wait. He’s at work
and even though I don’t FEEL His presence all the time, He’s here and working.
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| Our burdens nailed to the cross |
During this worship time, they had put a cross up on stage
with a single overhead light shining down on it. Also, on the screens was The Passion of the
Christ playing silently. Wow – what a
powerful night. Throughout the night, as
each were lead, they would walk up to the front where there was a table with
3x5 cards, markers, nails and a hammer.
We were encouraged to write down our desires, diseases, sorrows, burdens,
addictions, or whatever was needed, bring it to the cross, and nail it
there. Karl and I did our own, then we
did one together. What a blessed time.
The thing that REALLY got me last night was watching The
Passion without sound and imagining what he was saying and thinking. As He’s being mocked, spit on, beat, tortured,
and tortured some more, He would look at the people doing it to Him and LOVE
them!!! As I was watching that, I was
putting myself in His shoes and getting angry, yet here he was, eyes that bore
to the soul, loving the very people who despised Him. Loving ME when I’ve not loved Him back - when
I persecuted Him and sent Him to the cross.
Oh, and what He did for us. I
placed myself in His shoes and HATED the people who mocked Him.
I wanted JUSTICE!
As I was watching this show, His eyes just penetrated my
soul. He would look deep and LOVE me in
spite what He saw in my soul. I realized how much I need Him – how much I want
that kind of love in me. The kind of
love that can love those who treat me so bad.
And what He went through is nowhere NEAR the minor things I deal with in
life. Oh, how my heart loves Him for what He’s
done for me and what He’s teaching me!
This time of year, let’s reflect on the love we need to
bring into our lives towards the unlovable.
And not just ANY unlovable, but the people who are actually crucifying
us. Through God’s word and the Helper
(Holy Spirit), we can learn to love them with a love coming from nothing we can
produce on our own. It’s time we become true
disciples of Christ.
Will you join me?
Will you walk the path Christ walked and are you willing to lay it all
down so we can start reaping the harvest?
It’s Harvest time!
