Jesus is there!

As scruffy as your life is; Your sights are on Jesus.  

1 John chapter 2 verses 1-3.

But if you sin, there is someone to plead for you before the Father. His name is Jesus Christ, the one who is all that is good and who pleases God completely. He is the one who took God's wrath against our sins upon Himself, and brought us into fellowship with God; and he is the forgiveness for our sins, and not only ours but all the worlds. And how can we be sure that we belong to Him? By looking within ourselves: are we really trying to do what He wants us to? 

Who in all the world would think that God will send Jesus at just the right time into your life? He has heard your cry for help and now something has happened that you never would have thought possible. Jesus came at just the right time and has lifted you from your troubles and placed you under God's protection, where you get to live in peace with His Holy Spirit.

   In 2 Chronicles chapter 20 there is the story of Jehoshaphat and the attack by several armies. Have you ever felt like your being bombarded by one issue after another? Verse 3 says Jehoshaphat was badly shaken by this news and determined to beg for help from the Lord. 

   You may have never thought too much about God before, let alone put your trust in Him. But here you are surrounded by overwhelming troubles. You have exhausted all your other places of  help. No more seeking advice of friends or therapy books. You need a change, a permanent change. It's time to give God a try. 

   Jesus died so that we can have life. God is the Creator. The earth and the stars are all from Him. Your life is from Him. He formed you in your mother's womb and when the time came It was He who gave breath to your lungs. It is through the stories of generations past, that God is known. How He has touched the lives of so many and now here we are today in your life. 

   It is through Jesus and what Jesus did that we can have life with God also. Jesus stated clearly that He was God's Son, the Messiah, the one talked about in the Scriptures. Many believed Him and many doubted. The religious leaders felt threatened and they beat Him and hung Him on a cross to die. What He went trough that final day of His life was impossible for any human to endure, but if you look at Him, you can see your own struggles. 

   The curtain was torn and the way to God was opened up to everyone. Jesus died and was buried, but on the third day He was seen alive by many. Our struggles are nothing compared to what He went through but what He went through has made it possible for all of us to die to our past lives and be reborn, (made alive).

   Imagine the possibility of escaping the hardships, to a life with Jesus, in the presence of God the Creator. He gave you life and wants you to have life with Him. In John chapter 3 Jesus was talking with Nicodemus, a respected Jewish leader and in verses 10-17 He told Him, "You, a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you do not understand these things? I am telling you what I know and have seen---and yet you won't believe Me. But if you don't even believe Me when I tell you about such things as these that happened here among men, how can you possibly believe if I tell you what is going on in heaven? For only I, the Messiah, have come to earth and will return to heaven again. And as Moses in the wilderness lifted up the bronze image of a serpent on a pole, even so I must be lifted up upon a pole, so that anyone who believes in Me will have eternal life. For God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son so that anyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. God did not send His Son into the world to condemn it but to save it."

   The promises of God through Jesus are real and can be yours if you will reach out and ask for His help. Think about that day when Jesus, bloodied and beaten was stumbling through the streets. Put yourself there as someone saddened to watch this happening and Jesus in His suffering turns and looks right at you. You feel His overwhelming love for you.

   It does not matter when God blessed us with Jesus and it does not matter how long ago Jesus went through His ordeal. God's love is timeless and is for you. Have you ever felt total relief, that leaves you peaceful, humbled? When it happens you want so bad to hold onto it. The world seems different, you go for a walk, you like the meditating and soaking in what you are feeling. 

   That is what happens with Jesus. Exodus chapter 30 talks about the anointing oil and that it is only to be used to sanctify and to make things Holy. That is what God has done for us with Jesus. He has brought Him to you so that you can be filled with His Holy Spirit. 

   God wants us to worship and love Him as our heavenly Father. Where we live under His watchful eye, filled with the love that Jesus has for God, guided by His Holy Spirit. It's living by faith and not everyone is able to set their pride aside in order to talk with God. But God is overwhelmed with joy to hear from those who are willing to call upon Him. 

   It is in that moment that Jesus comes. God knows your needs and concerns and is thrilled to help you because you are trusting in Him, just as Jesus did. In John chapter 14, Jesus says, "Don't you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I say are not My own but are from My Father who lives in Me. And He does His work through Me. Just believe it---that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me. Or else believe it because of the mighty miracles you have seen Me do." 

   So here you are! Your needs have brought you to talk with God and now you are overwhelmed with joy to the point of a tear, all because you are exhausted, worn down and thankful that Jesus has come and helped you. You stand in awe. You feel renewed, inspired and filled with youthful energy. 

   Jesus is there with you. You never would have thought it to be like this but now you want everyone to know what God has done for you. Who Jesus is and what He can do for them. 

   Thank You Father for Jesus. Thank You Jesus for picking me up in placing my feet on solid ground. You lead me along the paths of righteousness, for His names sake. 😊    

Psalms chapter 121.

Shall I look to the mountain god's for help? No! My help is from Jehovah who made the mountains! And the heavens too! He will never let me stumble, slip or fall. For He is always watching, never sleeping. Jehovah Himself is caring for you! He is your defender. He protects you day and night. He keeps you from all evil, and preserves your life He keeps His watchful eye upon you as you come and go, and always guards you. 

John chapter 14 verse 6 Jesus says; "I Am the Way, yes, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except by way of Me."     

    

Romans chapter 5 verses 6-10.

When we were utterly helpless with no way of escape, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners who had no use for Him. Even if we were good, we really wouldn't expect anyone to die for us, though, of course, that might be barely possible. But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since by His blood He did all this for us as sinners, how much more will He do for us now that He has declared us not guilty? Now He will save us from all of God's wrath to come. And since, when we were His enemies, we were brought back to God by the death of His Son, what blessings He must have for us now that we are His friends, and He is living within us!

2 Chronicles chapter 20 verse 17.

But you will not need to fight! Take your places; stand quietly and see the incredible rescue operation God will perform for you, O people of Judah and Jerusalem! Do not be afraid or discouraged! Go out there tomorrow, for The Lord is with you!