The more things seem
to change, the more they actually remain the same. Ahithophel betrays David, and sides with
Absalom, and for him the story ends in suicide. Judas betrays Jesus, and his
story also ends with suicide.
Would it be reasonable to conclude that betrayal or rejection
of God and His appointed One (ones) or system constitutes a trip down
"Suicide Lane"? Doubtlessly, a
rejection (betrayal) of Christ, "the way, the truth, and the LIFE,"
has to be suicide, unless….
… Unless before we actually go too far, like Peter after
denying Christ, we actually look into the eyes of Christ and see His pitying
love, His tender forgiveness, and His earnest plea for us to repent and live. Oh that in our sinful state we would see
ourselves “Through the Eyes of God.”
Dear Father in Heaven, we do declare our hands to be on the
side of Christ, your Son. Our pledge is
to stand with Him on the battlefield, and let the chips fall where they
may. But we're happy indeed that our
faith is not baseless, for indeed Jesus did declare, "I am the
resurrection and the life, he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet
shall he live." John 11: 25. So
although at times it may seem the risky thing to stand with you, our resolve is
to remain where we are. Besides, You are
"holy, just, and good." Why
would we want to go anywhere else. You
are our eternal source, in You "we live, and move and have our
being." Please take away every
tendency to sin; every inclination to hypocrisy, so we wouldn't give You mere
lip-service, but our hearts would be wholly with You. This we ask in the name of Jesus, amen.
Please remember to join us online for Week of Prayer (WOP), Friday
January 25 to February 2, 2013 at http://ncumediagroup.com/.
Details for WOP are available at http://news.ncu.edu.jm/event_item.aspx?EventID=62
To read the Bible passage and related blogs please visit http://revivedbyhisword.org/en/bible/2sa/17/.
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