Monday, September 5, 2016

I did everything like I should. Why is everything going wrong?

Mark 2
1A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. 4Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. 5When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 6Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7“Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 8Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? 9Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? 10But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, 11“I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” 12He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!” 13Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them. 14As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.

In this passage, two things are happening. First, Jesus is healing people; physically and spiritually. Miracles are occurring all around and He is the reason! 

But, the people who are jealous of Him, who are suspicious of Him, who don't want to change, who ignore what the scripture said about Jesus, these people are mad! Jesus angers them more and more with every good thing He does and the truth that he speaks. So the second thing happening is His opposition, because of the good works He is doing, because He is proclaiming Himself to be God, because He is healing people spiritually and physically. The current leaders are angry!

The religious leaders are doing everything in their power to make Him look bad, to make people doubt Him. Eventually they find a way to kill Him, although that was a part of God's plan!

Do you ever feel like you have done everything like you should only to be faced with people growling and hissing at you?  Well, Jesus already knows how you feel. Granted, Jesus was perfect, and I, we, are not, but if we are doing what is right, what is God's will, we will see and receive opposition. We will feel the hate of the devil through other people.

Yesterday, I looked around me and wondered what was going on, there was so much hate. I didn't understand it, and it hurt my feelings. At first, I started to lash out verbally. I then realized that was wrong, so I backed off and started asking questions. I don't believe they were really any nicer, but I was. 

In these situations, I need to remember that although Satan is currently reigning on earth, Jesus has already won the battle and will return to restore the earth to goodness and love. For now though, I need to trust God will see me through these hateful situations. It isn't easy, and I failed at first yesterday, for which I need to apologize today. That doesn't mean these people will be any nicer, but I need to be, because I have a hope that they probably do not have!

Father, please help me be strong for your message of love to be passed on. In Jesus name I pray! Amen.

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