In His Word 3-31-14
Unshaken, Unselfish, Undaunted
in the Word
Recently I have been
following a few news articles reading of people involved in crisis and
wondering how they can stand so calm in the midst of the trials they face.
In one I read of a family
member searching in the mud slides of Washington State
But he was pierced for our
rebellion crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was
whipped so we could be healed. All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We
have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet the Lord laid on himself the sins
of us all. Isaiah 53:5-6
Would I have been as
strong?
I find myself asking the
same question while reading the Word of God.
Nehemiah, the wall
builder, David the pursued future king, Gideon a wimp who was moved up into a
hero, kept going because of God’s presence directing them to go.
Paul was thrown into
prison, he kept sending on God’s message and guidance to other believers even
when he was in chains. These mighty men of God were Unselfish in their walk with
the Lord, they put Him first.
When I get worn out or
tired, I like to rest. I am grateful that My God shall supply all my needs that
He has provided a place of rest for my body because I could not go on day after
day searching through the mud and continue to put myself out there to help
others. I am not strong like that!
I am weak, but He is
strong. I do believe our God gives us the supernatural strength to continue
going on when we feel worn out, he gives us hope when there is not way possible
to get to the answer He has given us but we need to choose to put our trust and
our hope in Him.
My Bible tells me to be
strong in His power and to trust Him to help me through trials.
I can do this! When things
pile up around me, lists to be done I can stop drop and pray and everything
will be okay right?
Sometimes, but what does
work is to focus on His Word remember the things that people had to endure and
still go on in their walk with God doing what He guided them to do. If they can
do it in the Old Testament not having seen Jesus then of course we can do it
having the testimonies in the New Testament as well! Look at the strength of
Stephen as he allowed them to stone him, yet he just uttered out “Father
forgive them…”
Steven was Unshaken, in
His walk and relationship with God.
So what makes these people
more powerful more amazing than you or I today? They totally put their trust in
God.
This month we will
celebrate the most unshakable, undaunted, unselfish man in the Word. God,
Jesus, the Son of Man, our Savior the Christ. He was the one person, is still
the one person we can know will never fail us.
Satan tried to convince
Jesus to bow to him. Jesus was Un-shakeable in obedience to the Father’s rules.
You shall have no other God’s before me.
The people accused Him, soldiers
beat Him and yet He was undaunted in His resolve to save us according to the
plan of God. He was wounded for our transgressions.
One of the most amazing
things of all; He was the ultimate in Un-selfishness. While hanging there on
the cross Jesus thought of His mother Mary; He gave her another son to love.
When Jesus saw his mother standing there be beside the disciple he loved, he said to her. “Dear woman, hear is your son.”
When Jesus saw his mother standing there be beside the disciple he loved, he said to her. “Dear woman, hear is your son.”
John 19:25-27
Even while in the pain He
chose to endure to save each one of us he thought of someone else. As if saving
us all from hell were not enough?
Dear Heavenly Father,
thank you for allowing us to walk in Your Word with Your strength. Thank you
for your Son, and those who believe being strong in faith in your Word. Bring
us through today’s trials in Jesus name, amen.
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