Post by MIRIAM JACOB on Nov 10, 2007 23:50:43 GMT -5
HE UNDERSTANDS
“God even knows how many hairs are on your head. So don’t be afraid.”
Matthew 10:30-31
Why did Jesus grow weary in Samaria (John 4:6), disturbed in Nazareth (Mark 6:6), and angry in the Temple (John 2:15)? Why was he sleepy in the boat on the Sea of Galilee (Mark 4:38), sad at the tomb of Lazarus (John 11:35), and hungry in the wilderness (Matt.4:2)?
Why? Why did he endure all these feelings? Because he knew you would feel them too.
He knew you would be weary, disturbed, and angry. He knew you’d be sleepy, grief-stricken, and hungry. He knew you’d face pain. If not the pain of the body, the pain of the soul…pain too sharp for any drug. He knew you’d face thirst. If not a thirst for water, at least a thirst for truth, and the truth we glean from the image of a thirsty Christ is—he understands.
And because he understands, we can come to him.
(C) MAX LUCADO
www.maxlucado.com
1 of 365 devotionals in "Grace for the Moment, Volume 2"
Originally printed in "He Chose the Nails"
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“God even knows how many hairs are on your head. So don’t be afraid.”
Matthew 10:30-31
Why did Jesus grow weary in Samaria (John 4:6), disturbed in Nazareth (Mark 6:6), and angry in the Temple (John 2:15)? Why was he sleepy in the boat on the Sea of Galilee (Mark 4:38), sad at the tomb of Lazarus (John 11:35), and hungry in the wilderness (Matt.4:2)?
Why? Why did he endure all these feelings? Because he knew you would feel them too.
He knew you would be weary, disturbed, and angry. He knew you’d be sleepy, grief-stricken, and hungry. He knew you’d face pain. If not the pain of the body, the pain of the soul…pain too sharp for any drug. He knew you’d face thirst. If not a thirst for water, at least a thirst for truth, and the truth we glean from the image of a thirsty Christ is—he understands.
And because he understands, we can come to him.
(C) MAX LUCADO
www.maxlucado.com
1 of 365 devotionals in "Grace for the Moment, Volume 2"
Originally printed in "He Chose the Nails"
MAX LUCADO'S ARCHIVED DEVOTIONAL MESSAGES
www.maxlucado.com/email/