Stand Firm
When did things start to fall apart~
Right after
"In the beginning God created".
It didn't take long
for
Man & Woman,
who were created in His image,
to stumble & to fall
because they chose
to follow their hearts
instead of God,
even though
God was right there
in the Garden,
&
they did it anyway.
But God
didn't give up as
He tried & tried
again
to bring them back
after His first warning of
"Do not touch"
But no one listened.
I bet God had such a bewildered look on His face
and a pain in His heart
thinking
Why?
I want what is best for you.
and you still follow your own ways~
"We’re all like sheep who’ve wandered off and gotten lost. We’ve all done our own thing, gone our own way." Isaiah 53:6
But God
Never Gave up~
"How? you ask. In Christ. God put the wrong on Him who never
did anything wrong, so we could be put right with God." 2 Corinthians 5:21
But
way back then
&
even now
Jesus is not enough,
even though
God so loves
everyone
that
He provides
everyone
to be set free
from
going astray.
He doesn't force anyone.
He waits.
I can't imagine the pain
as He waits
for His children
to come back to Him.
Oh our patient God,
as I wish I had
His patience
in the wait.
But God
is in the
Wait.
He is in the
Pain.
He is all around us
as
He is the same God
who
"In the beginning created"
a beautiful world,
a perfect world,
&
men and women in His image.
But
one day
All will~
“As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bend to me, and every tongue will declare allegiance to God.
Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God." Romans 14:11-12
The choice is mine
The choice is yours~
“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves
and take up their cross and follow me." Matthew 16:24
because
God is a personal God.
But no matter our choice
The Cross
always prevails
over the rubble
as it stands tall
because
"Jesus has the last word on everything and everyone, from angels to armies.
He's standing right alongside God, and what He says goes." I Peter 3:22
"Therefore, my brothers and sisters,
you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown,
Stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends!" Philippians 4:1