Moving Through Pain May 9

 

        A prime example of one moving through the worst pain is the follower Stephen in Acts 7:60 when he was stoned to death. He kept the faith all during his pain because he was grounded in Christ.

The question was asked, “When two athletes have the same physical and mental skills to play the same position on a team, what makes one better than the other?”

A study was conducted to find out.

What they discovered made everyone go, “Huh.”

They found that the better athlete was the one who would keep playing while hurt.

As true believers we have to keep playing while hurt.

 

More Hurt May 8

 

Some hurt happens and then it goes away. Some hurt happens and it lingers into a kind of grief. Grief stirs because the realness of a situation becomes feared. Sorrow starts to outweigh some pleasure principle.  Most lingering hurt can come from the intensity of the memories. All hurt and grief points to the sometimes-hidden truth that death happens. We do not like to admit we are not God. We still want to control. And yet, true grief runs us hard into what seems an immovable wall.

And yet, the actual time of hurting may also be a time for healing. It is a time  of reestablishing our faith degree. We have to remember John 8: 51.

(Tomorrow: See the next story)

What about grief? May 7

A kind of grief begins when a sorrow becomes real. And with any sorrow comes pain and we engage all our forces of energy to face it.

But there is a system in place known as a substitutionary sacrifice.

        As an extended part of Jehovah Father’s love, Jesus, the Son, absorbs all hurts of believers. [ Mark 10:45] Jesus does this by paying the ransom of sin for us with his service. So, through Christ, in our daily living, we are to discover the right moves through sorrow to find some joy.

(More on this next)

Everyday Prayer for Believer May 6.

 

Truly, Truly Heavenly Father, Lord of all, to you who know all secrets,

Make any connections with the Holy Spirit to retrain our senses and thoughts, so we may learn your perfect love [John 13:34] through your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ our Lord.

Do we blend? May 4

Not everything is one way or another. Blending happens. The old one: You have hydrogen. You have moisture. Mix correctly, you have oxygen. H2O.  

When we enter the promise and reality of the kingdom of Jehovah, we experience a new kind of person, a blending upgrade.

What difference does it make? Jesus said it best,” the secrets of the kingdom of God have been given you. . .” [ Luke 8:10, Holman Bible]

Our journey now is to explore “the secrets”, the real truths of God, based on the journey that we are more than the sum of our parts. We have a heavenly blend.

Our Desire May 3

 

Our most prayerful desire should be that Jehovah Father will receive recognition of His Grace, Glory, and Kingship of all.

 

When we truly seek God’s honor in prayer, then whatever and however he decides to speak will actually become an answer to our prayer. 

Did Jesus have demon? May 1

 

The religious leaders of his day saw the Son of God performing unusual acts of healing. They asked him if he had a demon [John 48-50].

Because he did not fit their image of God, they assigned an idea of a

special being to explain Jesus’s behavior. It is not unlike today when men try to give another explanation to God’s working.

But Jesus answers with what I think has heart felt emotion in it. As he looked at them, he responded that he had no demon, that he was honoring, by his actions, heavenly Father. He did not even seek his own glory but was demonstrating the Father’s glory.

That glory, again, was  heavenly Father, who does not force belief through manipulating power but displays humble absorption.

Later, part of Jesus becoming glorified means the Holy Spirit becomes universal for everyone and therefore, becomes ultimate love/power, more all comprehensive and covering any failure when confessed.

He goes on to say in verse 51 that truly, truly [ which is amen, amen or yes, yes], that if anyone keeps his word, they will not see death.

He reaffirms a willingness to make eternal life universal for anyone. He establishes life over death for those who desire real life.