This passage is a deep statement. And it can become a sermon for weeks. Well, to me it has a very special meaning. I remember one fine day, when I heard God's voice clearly saying: "Are you ready to do whatever it takes to change the life of your children and the direction and outcome of the generations to come?"
I signed up in a heartbeat and like a school girl raised my hand high. Would I have known what I am signing up for, never would I have volunteered!
But all gifts from God are without repentance and this gift was the best ever. The gift of redemption. My life redeemed and further more the life of the generations to come. I felt a bit like Abraham.
In essence, God asked me to walk through fire, hell and pain to accomplish this task. Of course I had no idea.
It has been a good 23 years of walking through the dessert of my life. When a call of God has set you apart from this world, it is to get to know His ways and Him. To know the suffering of Christ and the resurrection of dead spirits. This week is Holy Week, mourning and celebrating Christ' cruzifiction and resurrection. One of the most important tasks anyone could ever accomplish.
Laying your life down and follow Christ....there is a mouth full. But I came to see that by laying down my life, He brought newness to my life. All the ugly cracks and spaces covered by webs of poison had been exchanged to life and beauty. By His precious blood shed on Calvary.
The goal to become a disciple of Christ is the highest goal for us to reach. Running the race of pursuing His will for our life is what keeps us safe. Laying down our understanding of how life should be and stepping into His appointed purpose and will for us, demonstrates moments we could never even imagine and showing us His power and supernatural intervention.
On the flipside, we are asked to pick up our cross daily. Really? Dying to ourselves? Yes. That is what it means to lay down our life's expectations and follow His will for our lives, to make a supernatural impact on this world.
I have been experiencing so many supernatural moments and it never gets old.
For example: One day, I was going to pay my electric bill. I called the company and asked how much exactly I did owe. The answer was: "Nothing, the bill is already paid!" I did not tell anyone that I did not have the money to pay this bill and did not know how to pay it. But God did, all by himself.
At other times, He has been my defender when I was caught up in a lie or accusation made by others toward me and where untrue.
He answers before we even ask.
He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. He did not stop to intervene in a supernatural way in our lives. When we are disciples of Christ, we will see tremendous things/provision.
My prayer today: Father, show us what Your will is for us and help us to become a true disciple of Christ. Show us Your kindness and supernatural provision.
Farewell and good bye until next time.
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