Skip to main content

Our Gentle God

My time spent with Christ in the spirit has always astonished me. This year and last year I had some “dark nights of the soul,” and I was astounded how Jesus met me in all of those nights. I thought my words and feelings would at some point illicit a sigh or angry rebuke, because I felt a rebuke towards myself, but instead I found Christ there being patient with me, comforting me and bearing with my Peter like moments. 

I know from experience and Scripture we serve a Good God. We sing about his loving kindness on Sundays, but when you are in a moment like “The Shadow of Death,” that I Experienced last year, and you witness both literally and spiritually Jesus take hold of you and preserve you like a rod and staff, there is no words that can articulate his gentleness, care, concern, and comfort. I like Peter felt I was about to sink on the sea, but our Savior raised me out of dark waters of doom, despair, and the shadow of death. He preserved me, and sheltered me in His arms. 

We have a gentle savior who holds us in his arms and will never let go, “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand. The Father and I are one.” (John 10:26-30). He is our sustainer and Life, and even when we at times like black sheep assert our will, and give in to feelings of despair, He holds us tightly. Yes He also is a Lion coming to bring Justice (Revelation 19:11-16), but to us His sheep and children He is a loving Lord and Father. 


In times like these we need to see the smiling face of Jesus. That He loves us with a love surpassing all measure and time. He offers us His support for all our needs large and small. Lean on Him, He is the Shepherd and we the Sheep. Amen. 



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Potrait of Jesus: What Christ Looked Like

What was Jesus’s appearance? Pseudo-historians at National Geographic and other publications argue that Jesus’ humanity was of Arab or African descent. This is impossible because Jesus our God was Son of David according to His flesh, “He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord (God),” (Romans 1:2-4), and King David was described as the following, “So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy [red, ruddy, from the word admowniy {ad-mo-nee'}; from 'adam ; reddish of the hair or the complexion red, ruddy], with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, "Arise, anoint him; for this is he. So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD came ...
4 comments
Read more

Dispensationalism

John Nelson Darby (1800-1882) was a man who did two things, he took 70th week of the Book of Daniel and stretched out to the End Times, and he was the father of  Dispensationalism , a belief system that God dispenses different peoples with separate blessings and covenants. According to Darb'ys doctrine of Dispensationalism, God dispenses different covenants. There are total of seven dispensations that divide the history of man: I. Dispensation of Innocence (prior to the Fall, "Do not east of the Fruit of Good and Eve, Eden), II. Dispensation of Conscience ( You must assuage guilt and sin with blood sacrifices.) III. Dispensation of Human Government (Multiply and Subdue the world, example the Tower of Babel Gen 11:1-9, and Genesis 1:28). IV. Dispensation of the Promise (Dwell in Canaan, Jerusalem) V. Dispensation of the Law ("Obey the Law of Moses and the Prophets"). VI. Dispensation of Grace (The Church, Jesus Christ has come...
Post a Comment
Read more

Orthodox Christianity and Messianic Judaism

There is a divide between the two sides of Christianity. One is lined by a rosary, the other with tallit (prayer shawl). In the west we tend to come from a Greco-Roman understanding of The Bible and Jesus Christ. We are saturated with images of the Crucifixion and see through the red lens of Calvary. Now The Messianic or Jewish perspective is becoming more prevalent as people begin to study the roots of the Christian faith. After all, Jesus was a Jew and his Twelve Disciples were all Jews of different sects and positions in society. By studying the Jewish roots of Jesus we come to understand the ancient customs, practices, rites, and traditions that are featured in the Old and New Testaments. We learn in Jewish tradition that a Rabbi had to be ordained by two rabbis and that when Jesus was asked, "by who's authority do you say these things?, (Luke 20:2)" the Pharisees were asking who had ordained Jesus and where he got his yoke (teachings), and Jesus responds, "wh...
Post a Comment
Read more