As I got up this morning, I was little bit
restless. I had a good weekend and was perplexed as to why am I restless on a
Monday morning, just like the entire world. Am I no longer different from the
others? Have I lost my unique identity, which I had received when I received
Christ into my life?
Struggled, for a few minutes and I decided
to spend some intimate time with the Lord. Read through a portion and the Lord
talked to me and I could see a picture of mine in that passage too. A few
minutes later, I thought it will be good if could share it with you all.
But, as I prepared to type, organizing the
contents in my mind, the Spirit spoke something unique, which was connected to
my state of mind in the morning when I woke up. So, probably some day I will
share that thought as well, but this short message I received from the Lord, I
want to share with you all.
Just 2 points:
1.
When my Lord went on to the
cross, He spread out His Hands. And in that position, my Lord was nailed to the
cross.
His love was so unique, so
sincere, so true.
He said that He loved me.
He demonstrated His love
for me on the cross.
He opened forth His arms,
while suffering the wickedness of man and the physical and spiritual suffering
inflicted on Him. He opened forth his arms, to show that He truly loved me and
that He wants to embrace me. Pure love, sincere love - because it was and is (because
I can experience it every day) God’s true love.
2.
My Lord was nailed to the
cross. The nails pierced his palms / hands. Christ, the Son of Man, endured
that piercing pain, and my Lord rose again. True.
But, what about the marks
on His glorified body?
The nail piercing are there, the side that was
pierced is still so.
He fulfilled the work of
redemption, restoring people like me, who were the participants in torturing
Christ, nailing Him, and piercing Him. But, His wounds are still there... Such
an unconditional embrace.
Learning’s for me:
1.
Having put on Christ, I need to
love like Christ. Stretch out my hand open in love, in sincerity. I often love
with my hands closed – a fake love. Show true love, the way God loved. God honors the smallest act of love –
which is shown forth in all sincerity.
2.
My life on earth is such that I hurt many and
get hurt by many.
These hurts/wounds may or
may not fill and get healed. But we have an obligation to forgive, get
reconciled, and love unconditionally.
Then we will experience
the healing of those wounds, the marks remain, but it will no longer hurt.
Had Christ been like us,
every time he would have seen His wounds, He would stop loving us. What do you
think?
So, what do I need to do?
a.
Apologize, sincerely seek forgiveness.
Get back to those whom you have hurt. Ask for forgiveness, pray for them and
get restored.
b.
Those who have hurt me, the
wound which is still festering, the healing touch (from the Lord) comes when I
forgive. I get healed; my heart is full of joy, because I experience the touch
of the Lord.
Forgive your
children,
Forgive your
parents,
Forgive your
husband,
Forgive your
wife,
Forgive your relations,
Forgive your relations,
Forgive your
relatives,
Forgive your
friends.
The next step is equally
important, go and tell the one you forgave and get back into that love
relationship.
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