"Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:31
Our lives are journeys full of obstacles and struggles. Every person has a unique struggle of his own. With these struggles, we commonly grow weary because of the wrong perspectives we have in life. We commonly look for hope in our own strength, in the circle of our friends and in the treasures of this world.
But we forget the very basic yet very true perspective; that when we give our hope in the Lord, we will not grow faint. Why? When you read Isaiah 40, it speaks of the greatness and splendor of our King and our Solid Rock. When we medidate all of these, we will see the fact that our problems are too small compared to the beauty of His greatness and His awesome splendor.
Don't compare your problem to others; that it is impossible to be solved. Remember, the Lord declared through the life of Paul in 1 Corinthians 10:13, "No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it." We may be tempted to give up because of the problems we have in life and see it as a problem that is impossible to withstand. Yet if we hope in the Lord, He has declared that He will provide a way for us to stand up from it. Instead of comparing it to others, compare it to the greatness of God; the One who will accompany us with these struggles. We will see that our problems are too little for Him to handle.
God is the only One who is worthy to be entrusted by our hopes and daily struggles. Our strength will surely be renewed seeing the truth that our hopes and burdens in this world are being carried for us by a Most High God whose ways are perfect and pure.
Have our hope secured; entrust everything to the Solid Rock... to Jesus Christ, and everything we experienced in life will be in sequence for our best.
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It’s all about GOD! Finishing well is to encounter the journey of knowing and experiencing GOD deeper. As we internalize the magnitude of HIS indescribable character and experience the depths of HIS immeasurable love, we see ourselves spontaneously moving to the rhythm of HIS grace. The beauty of HIS overwhelming nature that blends with the tenderness of HIS never-ending mercy pushes our lives to press on to fulfil the plans that GOD predestined us to do.
I, who was once a key leader in our church, carried out so much disgrace in GOD’s ministry when I allowed myself to give in to the pleasures of pornography and fornication. This blatant defiance against the will of CHRIST allowed me to suffer its consequences. It battered my emotions and sucked up all of my strength from within. Having this condition, I reckoned for myself that I am no longer worthy to approach GOD’s throne.
Yet, GOD provided a way for me to crawl up from these pitfalls of the enemy, and caused me to draw closer at the foot of HIS cross. Though HE allowed me to experience the gravity of the consequences of my sins, still HE was able to sustain my heart when HE expressed the tenderness of HIS extravagant love.
Experiencing the immensity of HIS immeasurable grace, I fell down to my knees and marvelled at the impossibility of the LORD’s expression in my life. HE brought me to realize that this is who HE really is. The vastness of HIS compassion is more than enough to encompass every weakness we have in our lives. As we come to HIM in full sincerity, HE’s there eagerly waiting to extend HIS hands to reach deep within our weary hearts.
As I began to understand the indefinite scope of HIS kindness, the condemnation that the enemy enticed in my heart loses its grasp. Even if the depths of my iniquities be totally exposed, it won’t matter to me now. For in spite of these imperfections that I made, JESUS enthusiastically embraced me back in HIS loving arms, claiming me as HIS very own. I was reminded that once and for all, this debt of great sin that I once bore has been fully paid by CHRIST when HE hung HIMSELF on the cross.
Imagine this GOD that we have! Out of His greatness and sovereignty, HE perseveres to take care of our lowly hearts. This GOD who is worthy of everything do things that are unusual for HIM: consistently reaching out lives that don’t deserve HIM. For our salvation is His delight. Proven in HIS Word, it was written, “The LORD our GOD is with you, HE is mighty to save. HE will take great delight in you, HE will quiet you with HIS love, HE will rejoice over you with singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17)
This amazing grace of JESUS establishes our hearts to completely abandon our own desires and to choose GOD alone! With this, we are being impelled to finish the race not because of our own choice, but because of a natural response to the tenderness of HIS mercy. HIS astonishing love is the air that pushes us to fulfil our purpose and embraces us back to the center of HIS ways.
These expressions of great love and unshakable expectation by JESUS in our lives emphasize the authenticity of HIS promise. As what Apostle Paul said in his letter to the Philippians, “HE who began a good work in us will carry it unto completion until the day of our LORD JESUS CHRST (Philippians 1:6).”
No matter how undeserving we see ourselves, the LORD will relentlessly bring us out to the fullest of our potentials. Even if we come to think of the worst things we have done, still, HIS grace will always abound deeply within our lives. Every time I contemplate the moment when the LORD raised me and saved me from the lowest point of my life, I always find myself amazed of how the LORD blended the firmness of HIS justice to the sweetness of HIS loving mercy.
Take heart for the enemy is really serious to tear us down. He uses his force to win the tug of war against the will of CHRIST. But I strongly believe that our GOD is greater and much stronger than any principality that is lingering in this world! It is really amazing to comprehend that the strength that CHRIST used to win my life is unlike that of the devil. HE did it not by coercive nature but by the sweetness of HIS tender-loving grace.
Let us therefore rise up and glaze through the gentleness of His amazing grace. Rest assured that He will push us throughout every situation. He will provide enough strength for us to attain the best plans that were designed for our lives. By the compelling power of His unfailing love, we shall be driven to accomplish the great destiny that God has intended for us to do.
THE AMAZING LOVE OF JESUS IS THE DRIVING FORCE THAT WILL SURELY CARRY US THROUGH!
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