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March 22, 2018 Thursday

“So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him: “You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.” As He also says in another place: “You are a priest forever”; who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear, though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him, called by God as High Priest “according to the order of Melchizedek,”” (Hebrews 5:5-10 NKJV)



            The world fights for position to be at the top of others.  This struggle leaves ruined lives and broken fellowship.  Often we bear many wounds from this struggle and some are weakened by fear.

            Jesus came to us to heal the ills and sin that devastate humanity and all of creation.  By the life Jesus lived before us is an example of how to live without destruction and His death bearing our sin we can live as we should.

            Jesus died a death that was not His.  Judged by priests even though He is the forever Priest “According to the order of Melchizedek “.  Killed by the people Jesus came to die for.  Cried for and bled for those whom Jesus came to cleanse by His blood.  God “learned” obedience through suffering for those who suffer. 

            The life of Jesus is an example of the life God makes possible for us and is the life that brings joy to us and light to others. 

            Jesus wrote out eternal salvation for all to read but only through obedience can we realize that reading MUST result in living this salvation.

            Jesus, as the only begotten Son of God made a way for us to become children of God ourselves.

            We are taught that to truly be first we must live like the last and true power comes from following the example of Jesus and serving!

            Will you follow this example of living by Jesus or will you continue your fight to the top that only leads to the bottom?  Will you discover the power of serving that changes not only your life but those around you?  Will you ‘read’ the writing of salvation in the life of Jesus?

           

            Today was a hard day and I could say it was a bad day but the Lord has taught me that the hardest day is a good day with Him.  The pain, weakness and loss of my clarity of mind pales as God’s presence renews me!  Got a card from Addison Hodgson again and I so enjoy her and her brother Griffins remembering me.  Addie has requested for us to be pen pals and I so look forward to doing that.

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