‘Suppose that you have a deep “well” of hurt and
trouble inside your heart, and Jesus comes and says to you, “Let not your heart
be troubled . . .” (John 14:1). Would your response be to shrug your shoulders
and say, “But, Lord, the well is too deep, and even You can’t draw up quietness
and comfort out of it.” Actually, that is correct. Jesus doesn’t bring anything
up from the wells of human nature— He brings them down from above. We limit [
Jesus … ] by saying, “Of course, I cannot expect God to do this particular
thing.” […] We impoverish and weaken His ministry in us the moment we forget He
is almighty. The impoverishment is in us, not in Him. We will come to Jesus for
Him to be our comforter or our sympathizer, but we refrain from approaching Him
as our Almighty God. […] We have Christian attributes and experiences, but
there is no abandonment or surrender to Jesus Christ. When we get into
difficult circumstances, […] We struggle to reach the bottom of our own well,
trying to get water for ourselves. Beware of sitting back, and saying, “It
can’t be done.” You will know it can be done if you will look to Jesus.’
CHAMBERS
What is it that you face that you believe is too
deep for Jesus? All of us face those things .. it might be a relationship … a
physical problem … maybe financial … or perhaps some persistent sin … Whatever
it might be, it is something that you regard is “too hard to be solved”.
Something that is beyond the reach of God.
The solutions to life’s issues are not found in self-help books … in
personal resolve and determination … but
in Jesus. That is not to say that the issue would
necessarily be removed from your life .. but rather .. that the Lord would give
you the strength to persevere in the face of it. The promotion of health and wealth
Christianity is actually a self-centered faith not a God-centered. Rick Warren said “God is more interested in
our character than our comfort.” Our
testimony to the world … is not that as a Christian, nothing bad will ever come
into your life .. but as a Christian, you can face anything that comes into
your life … because God is your strength and hope.
There is a device called a “chem-stick” It is a plastic sealed tube with a liquid
inside. It doesn’t do anything … at
least not until you snap it .. break it … then .. suddenly, magically, it emits
a bright glow. We used them in the Army
long before they were available commercially.
When I would fly in the desert on a moonless night… there was no horizon
.. you could not tell where the ground and the sky met … there are no lights … but
if someone on the ground were to “snap” a chem-stick, I could see that light
from a long way off, in the midst of the darkness. So it is with us as we
sojourn in this life … our lights shine brightest when we are broken.
Romans
8:37-39 “No, in all these things we are more than
conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor
life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any
powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be
able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Shine Brightly My Friend …
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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