Bountiful Blessings
April 1st, 2013
Good morning, my friends. I will be honest. I wasn’t going to send
one this week. I struggled with it. You will notice that I am writing this on
Monday instead. I had every intention. I
got up on Easter Sunday. I read both the Matthew and the Luke version of the
crucifixion and the resurrection. I watched Passion of the Christ. And I bawled
and bawled. I had a long discussion with God in which I explained my dilemma. I
was having a hard time separating the crucifixion from the resurrection. I
mean, I know that Easter is about hope, about a new beginning, a celebration of
life. We remember the day that Jesus rose from the dead to enter heaven after
giving his life to give us life. It’s a beautiful day, a day of reverence. But…
see… that little but there…. The beauty
of the day is overshadowed by the horror, the ugliness, the evil of the day
three days prior when he was beaten, tortured, humiliated, and hung on a cross
to die in incredible pain and suffering. Well, you can see why I did not want
to write anything. I know that my view point was not exactly appropriate for
others. It was between God and me. I prayed for him to help me with my
struggles. So all that to say, I went to bed Sunday night without writing down
a word. I thought maybe not this week. I will send everyone a card or
something. Then as sleep began to
overtake me, I asked God what he
wanted from me.
Then I woke up Monday morning with a song playing over and over
again in my head. I couldn’t get it out for the life of me. Just the same words
over and over again. Finally (I’m a little slow), finally, the message got
through my thick head. The song was my answer. God was communicating with me
(yes, I am serious). So here is my thought for this week….
The song? Audio Adrenaline “Never Gonna Be As Big As Jesus”. Here
are the lyrics –
Never gonna be as big as Jesus
Never gonna hold the world in my hand
Never gonna be as big as Jesus
Never gonna build a promised land
but that's alright with me
Never gonna hold the world in my hand
Never gonna be as big as Jesus
Never gonna build a promised land
but that's alright with me
So what
did I get out of this? That I may not always understand. I may have my
questions, my struggles, my temptations, my fears, my worries but I am not
Jesus. I will never be Jesus but that’s alright with me. I am a child of Jesus. He holds my world in
his hand. He will be there to answer my questions, assist with my struggles, to
counteract my temptations, to protect my fears and calm my worries. Yes, he
died a horrific death. A death that I cannot easily come to terms with. A death
to give me life. Such a sacrifice, such a payment and for us…. No one
will ever be as big as Jesus.
Bible
verse for the week:
“I am the
Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to
come, the Almighty.”
Revelation
1:8
Prayer for
the week:
Dear Lord,
We bow our heads to give thanks for your sacrifice and yet, there
are no words to express our gratitude. Your life for ours. Not an equal trade by any means. We humbly
come before you, unworthy of such a gift. For you are the Alpha and the Omega,
our Heavenly Father, the greatest of all men. Thank you, Lord, thank you for
your sacrifice, for your love and for your neverending faith in us. We love
you, Lord, with all of our heart and soul. In Jesus’s name. Amen.
Bible fun
for the week:
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