Here is an amusing truth, “We are not what we are. We are not even what we think we are. We are what we think other people think we are”.
That is why we keep lent, study again Jesus’ final days on earth, His message, His final prayers, and then what happened at Golgotha, and the Resurrection, with such intensity.
For the Bible sets forth truths we often would rather not face. The Bible helps us see reality, call a spade a spade. If something is wrong, the Bible says so. It does not rationalize, it rips off the masks we wear, it tears away the fences we try to hide behind, and shows us the WAY.
And that is what we want. The CPA to tell us the truth, our doctor to be specific, our druggist to be exact, our mechanic to be diligent. We want such people to deal honestly with us. And that is what the Bible does. It never dodges around, it speaks truth, God’s truth, for eternal life.
St. John was instructed to write to the Church in Smyrna (Rev. 2,8-11). “These are the words of Him who died and came to life again. I know your affliction and your poverty. Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer, the devil will test you and you will suffer persecution ten days. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.”
Finally, that is what the result is, eternal life because of the terrible days Jesus spent being judged, condemned, crucified, buried, to rise again in Glory. For indeed, “By His stripes we are healed.”
And so we praise and thank our God daily for His mercy and grace.
GPD 3/11/09
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