Lazarus was dead and Mary and Martha wanted to know where Jesus had been. "Why didn't you stop this from happening? Where were you?" In the midst of their anguish, they wondered why He didn't do something to ease their pain.
But Jesus knew that life is not about comfort. He knew His Father had something better in mind. So he wept with them, then called their brother back from the dead!
CIY today is about His presence - even in our struggles. His work, through even the most painful experiences, to strengthen our faith and increase our capacity to bring glory to Him with our lives. I can't help but thinking of Steve as we've discussed this today. His story of his son Max... Check out the link to his blog (Breath Fire) for a picture of finding God's presence in the midst of struggle.
Whatever may be falling apart in our lives, God would say to us, "I am here."
------------------
Last night's main session went great. Dusty Frizzell talked about how life gets messy, and we fail, and God pours out His grace. He made a comment about Jesus messing up the way we think our lives should be and then we just don't know what to do. Like he did with the disciples. Just when they think he's gained enough attention to take over town, he goes and gets himself crucified! "Now what, Peter!?"
"I don't know, you guys wanna go fishin'?"
Check out John 21 to see how Jesus led them beyond normal because of his grace (especially Peter).
No comments:
Post a Comment