Saturday, September 27, 2014

God WILL NEVER give up on you, so don't you dare give up on yourself!

He said to him the third time, " Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?" Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, " Do you love Me?"
And he said to Him, " Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You." Jesus said to him, " Feed My sheep. - John 21:17 - NKJV

In the natural, we would not have appointed the one who just betrayed us to take care of our businesses, operations, or even our families! Yet Jesus appointed Peter, who had earlier denied knowing Him three times, to look after the His flock. Jesus had prayed that Peter's faith would not fail and still believed in the very one who had a foul mouth to beginning with. Jesus entrusted the early church into the very hands of Peter not because he will not fail but His failth in him never wavers!

That's how God sees us. He sees us complete in Christ! He so loved us that He is willing to let His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die for us at Calvary cross. For the divine exchange took place at the cross. Our sins and transgressions for His righteousness. He bore all the wrath of God so that we can be redeemed from the curse of the law. We are now freed from the law! We have the righteousness of Christ! We are now sons and daughters of the most high God.

We are now seated in Christ beside the right hand of God. We have right standing with God through the finished work of Christ at the cross.

Now, the bible tells us we will be prosecuted for His sake and there will be trials and challenges in this fallen world. Sometimes things happened in such a manner that we may be broken into pieces. We simply gave up on some of the challenges in life because we just don't have the strenth and resources and the wisdom to deal with them. We broke down and cried till there was no tear left. Sometimes we find ourselves venting our fustration at those close to us simply because we don't see the ligh at the end of the tunnel.

At times, we beat ourselves up for failing big time at the office or in the family. We may drown our sorrows in bad habits such as smoking which we find it hard to kick later on. Whatever the bad situations we may find ourselves in, there is always an answer to it. Even in the natural, there will always be a way out of every dire situation. What more when we are children of the God most high?

Christ didn't die for us so that our lives will be a bed of roses, so that our lives will be plain sailing. He died for us so that we, in and through Him, can live a victorious life in this world. For in Christ we are more than conquerors. His supply is always more than our needs. His grace will see us through in every situations, regardless of how hopeless it may seem.

Perhaps some of us may be facing a life threatening medical condition which doctors have no cure for. Or some of us may be dealing with a huge financial debt which we simply can't pay up. Maybe some of us are still mourning over the loss of a very dear one in the family, even though that person has passed on years ago. Whatever the bad situation may be, Jesus has the answer for He is the Answer!

The bible tells us that Jesus raised the dead, healed the sick, made the poor no more and even saved a couple of embarrassment because they ran out of wine during their wedding. He healed the broken hearted and He calmed the storm in our hearts. Jesus is the same, yesterday, today and forever. He will turn all things for our good! We don't have to give up on ourselves for Jesus Himself is holding on to us. He is upholding us with His mighty hand. He is working things behind the scene for our good. Simply trust in His love for us! Jesus never fails and we can the assurance that He will pull through for us. So never, never, never give up for Christ lives in us! Hallelujah!