Jesus laid down His life for everyone ever born in the
entire world throughout the ages of time (John 3:16).
However, most people reject His provision. This also occurred in the days of
Noah. There was plenty of room in the Ark
Jesus gave up His home in glory, humbled Himself and took
on the form of a man in order to pay the sin debt we owed (2
Corinthians 8:9; Philippians 2:7). He came to serve, not to be
served (Matthew 20:28). We take His yoke upon us and
learn of Him (Matthew 11:29). Then, we allow Him to meet the
needs of the saved and unsaved through us. We take on one another’s burdens,
just as He took our sins upon Himself.
Jesus wants us to network with others to provide for the
needs of our community. Each day, as God gives us an opportunity, let us do
good things for everyone, and especially for those in God’s family (Galatians
6:10). God equips us to love Him with all of our heart, soul, mind and
strength (Mark 12:30), and then provides
us with His strength to minister to His Body. He is our constant help and our
refuge in times of trouble (Psalm 46:1).
God’s grace is totally sufficient for us, and His strength
is made perfect in our weakness. Therefore, we can actually boast in our
weaknesses, because then the power of Christ is manifested through us. We take
pleasure in trials and tribulation, because when we are weak, He is strong
within us (2 Corinthians 12:9-10). There is no need for us to
entertain fearful or depressing thoughts over our circumstances, because God’s
joy becomes our strength (Nehemiah 8:10; Isaiah 12:2).
God is never far from us, and He always hastens to help us,
even when His timing is not as fast as we would like it to be (Psalm
22:19). At times, spiritual warfare is taking place in the
heavenly realm, just to provide us with our needs (Daniel
10:12-14). When the fiery darts of Satan descend upon us, God is our
shield. Our heart safely trusts in Him, because He always helps us. His
provision gives us joy and fills our heart with songs of praise for Him (Psalm
28:7-8, 118:14).
Prayer:
Lord God, be gracious to us, as we wait upon You. You give
us your strength with each new morning and You save us in our times of trouble (Isaiah
33:2; Isaiah 40:29-31). You give us stable passage as You call us to walk
among the mountain tops with You (Habakkuk 3:19). You
gave us Your example by forfeiting Your home in glory and by taking the form of
a servant in human likeness (Philippians 2:7). Therefore, we lay down our life
for You and for those You bring our way, because we want to love You as You
have loved us.
Thought for the Day:
Jesus loved us so completely that He gave up His heavenly
identity and humbled Himself as a man.