Monday, March 23, 2020
In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1
So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. John 1:14
Genesis tells us that when humans sinned in the Garden of Eden it
broke the fellowship between man and God.
But it also broke the intended destination of mankind. We are created for relationship and residence
in our ultimate destination, the presence of God. We are His family.
Jesus had that. As the Word, Jesus was with
God. Jesus was always at the Father’s
side in unbroken fellowship since before time began. But it was interrupted by the cross of Calvary . He came
to dwell among us and die
for us. Fellowship with God was
our intended destination. When sin shut
down man’s journey, Jesus came to enter and walk the journey with us.
The Bible tells us that Jesus promised that:
“I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.”. Hebrews 13.5b
Before September 2001 many Americans felt safe, like our borders
were largely impenetrable. Nowadays the
word terrorist is a daily part of our vocabulary; it is an
uncertain and anarchy-prone, tumultuous world in which we live. Our children
walk their journey somewhat nervous and cynical about the future.
And, who doesn’t get even a little concerned, (or full-blown manic)
about the novel coronavirus, Covid-19? I
went into a store last week and intentionally stuck my left hand in my pocket,
so I’d only use my right hand to touch things.
I did everything one-handed, and when I got back to my car, I used the
left hand to drench/cleanse my right hand with sanitizer.
Life is different than it used to be…and isn’t that the nature of
a journey into the future?
Jesus came to walk this valley journey with us. He is the destination for which our souls
were created, and that for which we crave.
But Jesus does not make us wait to get there – Jesus, our destination, has
entered the journey to run the race with us.
What a joy!
The main
issue here is one of faithfulness. Jesus
is eternal, and yet he walks this temporary journey with us. When He says, I’ll never abandon you, He isn’t just talking about this week, or
as long as you do everything right. This
is an eternal commitment from Jesus to each of us who follow Him.
You chew on
that as you hit the Rocky Road; have a blessed day!
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