Wonder if God feels like that sometimes. He has so much to do. Like holding the universe in place, creating new life, healing old life. hopefully bringing Spring soon and all the while loving and keeping us. He sees us at war, sees us fuss, sees us destroying, sees us turn from Him. Sees us worry, sees us cry, sees us try to handle things on our own. Sees us gossiping, sees us hating, sees us turn from Him. God loves us so much! From the beginning of sin He has had a plan for us. But the human race just keeps turning from Him and thinks they can handle everything on their own. Has to make Him so tired. I'm sure He wishes we would see He's there for us!
Romans 5:7-11
The Message (MSG)
6-8 Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. He didn’t, and doesn’t, wait for us to get ready. He presented himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready. And even if we hadn’t been so weak, we wouldn’t have known what to do anyway. We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for, and we can understand how someone good and noble could inspire us to selfless sacrifice. But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him.
9-11 Now that we are set right with God by means of this sacrificial death, the consummate blood sacrifice, there is no longer a question of being at odds with God in any way. If, when we were at our worst, we were put on friendly terms with God by the sacrificial death of his Son, now that we’re at our best, just think of how our lives will expand and deepen by means of his resurrection life! Now that we have actually received this amazing friendship with God, we are no longer content to simply say it in plodding prose. We sing and shout our praises to God through Jesus, the Messiah!
9-11 Now that we are set right with God by means of this sacrificial death, the consummate blood sacrifice, there is no longer a question of being at odds with God in any way. If, when we were at our worst, we were put on friendly terms with God by the sacrificial death of his Son, now that we’re at our best, just think of how our lives will expand and deepen by means of his resurrection life! Now that we have actually received this amazing friendship with God, we are no longer content to simply say it in plodding prose. We sing and shout our praises to God through Jesus, the Messiah!
This Easter is even more special to the group I was with in Israel. We got to be in the area where Jesus suffered and died. but we were also where He left the grave and defeated death. Thinking of the amazement of this and the joy of this miracle takes the tired right out of you!
I have stopped and reminded myself that no matter what I have going on in my life, My God Loves Me, Christ gave all for me and I am not alone. As you are going through your day remember He Loves You Too! No need to go it on your own!!
Blessings!
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