This Is Where Everything Changed

This Is Where Everything Changed

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Pilate Handed Him Over


John 19:16 Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified. So the soldiers took charge of Jesus.

There comes a point in many of our lives where we, or a loved one goes on to the next step in their life.  For some this may be a teenager moving out to go to college or to a new job. For some it may be sending a son or daughter off to serve their country.  It may be watching as a family member is escorted off to serve a jail or prison sentence. For some it may mean saying a final good bye as they leave this life.  In each of the above cases there is a time when we give up the person we know with the fervent hope of seeing them again. It can be in this life, or in heaven. In either situation, we have to trust in God that He will watch over and love them as we have loved those leaving our side.

Trusting in God is no easy thing.  Trust in God is also not a conditional form of trust. Trust in God has to be an absolute trust. Too often our trust in God is based on our own sense of right & wrong or whether or not the situation meets our plan.  Given these human based conditions, we can often lose trust, or have misgivings.  Trust in God has to be unfailing.  Isaiah 28:16 speaks to the trust that we must have in the corner stone of our faith (Jesus Christ.)  Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.”  We are counseled to be sure in our faith and deliberate in our actions in faith. We should not act or judge in haste.  To that end, we must trust in God.

There are times when I have (just as you probably have too) come to the Lord in prayer asking “Why?” Often the Lord’s plan is not my idea of a good plan. Yet in retrospect, often my short-sightedness is proven to be faulty. Having the faith to trust God completely is a great prayer request.  We need to be able to let go of our fears and concerns and to trust in God for our lives and the lives of those close to us.

Prayer: Father we are often in a condition of limited trust in You. We judge Your actions by our standards. We evaluate Your plan against our own selfish desires for our lives and the lives of others. Forgive us Father for our short-sightedness. Help us to lean on You at all times. Give us the faith to trust in You and You alone.  Help us to stand firm when we are tempted to weaken. These things we ask in the name of Jesus, Amen.

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