Just a thought by coppi

Corrie Ten Boon – “Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow.  It empties today of its strength.”

Have you ever worried about something & it never happened.  I have.  All that energy wasted for nothing.  One can’t help but worry when the storms of life engulf you – yet, Jesus said trust me & have faith.  I think of John, the forerunner of Jesus.  While everything was fine in his world, he loudly proclaimed who Jesus was..the Son of God, who taketh away sin, when you see the Holy Spirit descend upon Him in baptism, He is the Son of God..etc.  but, when John was sitting in a dismal & dark dungeon waiting for his execution, he sent his disciples out to find Jesus & ask Him if He was the Son of God or should we look elsewhere.  Jesus disciples who saw & witnessed miracles by Jesus – even the transformation – questioned his deity.  As soon as they were in the high sea in their boat with havoc whipping around them & Jesus was calming sleeping in the back, they became worried & fearful.  They awaken Jesus with “don’t you care as to what is happening” – Jesus calms the sea & says “yea of little faith”.  Then they proclaim to each other “who is this person that can calm the sea”.  We are not deity. neither were the disciples so when the world feels like it is tumbling around us, questions arise within us.  I have heard myself say when I thought the sky was falling on top of me “are you there” – “please, Jesus, be real to me” – “why” – & so forth.  Jesus told John’s disciples “go back & tell John – the dead are being raised, the sick are being healed & the Kingdom of God is being proclaimed throughout the region….”.  Faith…..unseen Faith…Hope that Jesus is in control & all will be well…..is indeed difficult to believe as John, the disciples, you & me will/have experienced as we mossy our way through life.  Look up our Redeemer lives!   He is risen!