When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls! Hebrews 12:3 (THE MESSAGE)
I wish I could tweet you this to your phone. I hope it encourages you the way it did for me today!
I have an image in my mind when I read this verse. I see myself thinking all sorts of thoughts about what is going on in my life. I suddenly am convicted that these thoughts are not going anywhere. Somethings in life things are out of my control. Some are filled with fear and uncertainty or a desire of me wishing things would get resolved, today! (impatience I guess) I am on one train on a track and suddenly what just happens is I pull a lever and I go off "Elaine's track" and switch to "God's track." I begin to allow my mind to review the God story. His son who he brought to earth. I review the last 3 years of Jesus life. Giving, loving, sharing, begging, caring for God's people. Ultimately all of those acts of kindness ends. Why does it end? Because Jesus gets falsely accused and murdered.
See what happens? My mind went another direction and I sense God's love all over again. I am strengthened renewed, loved by the Savior who saved me from destruction. Death separated from God. I will not be separated because Jesus was the final blood sacrifice and I am saved. All of us sinners were saved by grace.
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