Friday, March 21, 2008

thoughts on a Friday

The Lord said to Moses, "Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live." Numbers 21:8

Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. John 3:14-15


My heart is heavy this day as I ponder the great sacrifice that He was willing to make for me. I know that the resurrection is coming, but I think it does a disservice to gloss or skip over the suffering that precedes it.

He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
Isaiah 53:7

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him, endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2

May this day be thoughtful...

1 comment:

connie said...

Yes a thoughtful day indeed...