2/9/09…In Matthew 10, Jesus said, “Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven. Do not think I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.”
These are such strong words; maybe my Savior had to utter them in order to give strength to those who had to face this realization, in order for them to understand there is no black and white where He is concerned. Our Savior is to be acknowledged above all else. I never had to face this realization in my life. Most sons and daughters want to please their parents and make them proud. Imagine if you were a son or daughter and acknowledged Christ as Savior, but then were met with ridicule or scorn or even dismissal by those whom you love the most. Now what?
Jesus goes even further, into the utter depths of our souls, to confront what it means to follow Him, “He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me in not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.”
I am now shedding tears, for the full onslaught of these words have crumbled me to the ground. And the words of Hillsong dance around my eardrums expressing my thankfulness, my joy, my praise, my worship, my humility, my undying love for my Savior,
Cause I know…that You’re alive
You came to face…my broken life
And I sing…to glorify
Your holy name… Jesus Christ
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