It was now the toughest days of our Lord while he was on earth. The hour of the power of darkness had come. The main purpose why the Word had become flesh had arrived. It was time for Jesus to lay his life down to become the Lamb of God so that by the sacrifice of Himself(Hebrews 9:24-26)he would put away sin with all it's condemning strengths(1st Corinthians 15:56), which was the Law, so that we could live abundantly saved(John 10:10 & and abundantly pardoned by Him(Isaiah 55:6-7) so making peace (Isaiah 54:5-10).
He enters into Jerusalem receiving the most highest of praises from the people. Hosanna they cried. Blessed is he who has come in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. It was a most gracious and friendly welcome. But though the welcome was great and his entrance on that donkey as the humble servant was filled with praise, adoration, and peace, a fire had already been kindled long ago and shortly it's blaze would be as a huge forest fire and it's flames driven by the wind of the will of the people, from a sudden change in it's direction, that fire would land upon the Lord and snuff out the life of the Son of God thru the fiery altar of the Cross.
But oh the story does not end there. For though Jesus went from what looked to be as an all time high of love and great acceptance from the people that loved him, admired him, and followed him to what appeared to be to his closest disciples as Christ lowest point of popularity on earth beholding the turning of the crowd from it's love for him to sudden strange hate and rage against him, fully measured and seen in his death upon the cross, the doom and the gloom of what they were beholding was not THE END OF THE STORY. For though this was the event and display of the powers of darkness on the earth against the Son of God manifested in the human form as maximum rejection and hatred against the greatest most loving man the world could ever know; and though Jesus was suddenly turned against, spat on, CAST OUT, beaten and smitten, whipped and crucified by the involvement of former friends, a glorious uplifting promise from God that most of us have heard and that we find in the scriptures was about to take place even in and upon our Lord and upon his Life. And that promise you know and it is this. For we know that all things were going to come together and workout for Christ good, for Christ loved God and most certainly he was called according to God's plan and purpose (Romans 8:28).
Despite all that they did to Jesus in their sudden turn against him in the rage of their demonic passion, despite the rejection, the CASTING OUT, the hurt, the tears, the great drops of blood, the pains, the sufferings, the agonies, the Cross, God was going to take all that happened to Jesus, being such the submitted faithful Son and servant that he was, an work it all out and all together for HIS GOOD in the end and God did exactly that. Please when you get a chance go and read the true END OF THE STORY which really has no end for He raised Jesus from the dead unto an endless and everlasting life henceforth untouchable by death and of such honor and joy that He is now seated with the Father in the Fathers Incredible Throne Glorified and Exalted far above all forever. Jesus is enjoying the highest life possible. Jesus is enjoying the highest honored life. The highest joy and gladness. The highest of every good and perfect holy thing.(Read Ephesians 1:16-23 & Philippians 2:5-11)(Hebrews 1:1-14)These given scriptures are the end or better said the outcome of His Everlasting Story
Friend what the Lord wants you and I to see in this is that God is ever ready and engaged and able to intervene in our earthen circumstances and situations no matter the realm of the low, or of their troubles and sufferings, no matter how awful the rejection, no matter how massive the mountain you need deliverance from seems to be in your mind. It may seem like a gigantic mountain of debt or an ocean size problem in and to your mind, but in and to the MIND OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD THE DESIGNER, UPHOLDER, AND CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE AND ALL OF HEAVEN AND EARTH it is HIS easy to handle, and your need, your problems, your situation and all their so called heavy weight to you is but a small weight of a piece of dust to the glory of His capability, power, strength and THINKING. TRUST HIM AS JESUS DID AND GOD WILL TURN IT ALL AROUND AND WORK THINGS OUR FOR YOUR GOOD.
When Jesus was fading from life itself in his darkest day from the horrific troubles that came upon him. When darkness was all about him and covering that region, it was IN THAT darkness, in that dark and gloomy MOMENT that he exercised and exerted his faith and hearts trust and said "Father into your hands I entrust and commit my spirit". (We could say troubles here for the lesson we are being taught in this light). He committed and entrusted Himself, his troubles and circumstances and situation to HIS PROMISE GIVING PROMISE KEEPING FATHER and guess what? He left them all right there believing with all his heart in the love and faithfulness of His Father to perform them on HIS PERSONAL BEHALF. And not immediately, but THREE DAYS LATER God poured out His promise keeping glory on Christ and his faith and situation and raised His Son From The Dead And From Death Itself To Live And Be Free Of All The Power Of Death Forever. God Himself with His promise keeping glory came thru for Jesus and He will do the same for you and me if we will only believe and trust him as Jesus did and told us to do holding fast to the promise of God.
Let us seek and find the promises of God that covers our need, situation, and troubles and bring those promises up before God in covenant faith and assurance in God's great love for us and with all our trust as Jesus did and leave them in God's Mighty Hands Believing in His great love for us.
Note this: Jesus had no power in himself to raise himself from the dead. He had emptied himself of His Godhead power before He came down from heaven (Philippians 2:4-11)(John 8:28)(John 17:4-5) and was in total need of the Father and the Holy Spirits Power to intervene on His behalf. He HAD TO ENTRUST HIS ALL TO GOD. If he (JESUS) therefore had to entrust his life, soul, situation, troubles to God and His promises, Most Surely we can, we are to, and WE MUST. That turns God our way. That turns God on so to speak. Hebrews 11:6.
In closing let us remember that God caused everything Jesus went thru and endured to eventually come together and work out for HIS GOOD for he, as we, loved God and was called according to God's plan and purpose. He promises to do the same for us. LET US TRUST HIM...deno....please share freely.
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