9 hours. Nailed Before the World. Shame. Pain. What did it take?

King.
Can you express what you faced? I don't want the pain. I just want it in words! What? Wait... I do not understand. Language fails to desribe? Jesus, how? How is it possible?

The Scriptures describe no explanation of Jesus's feelings... of God's emotions while nailed on a tree for the rest of the World to gaze upon and pity. I assume this fact exists because Scriptures are fully TRUTH. It would be a false data if the Scriptures claimed to explain Christ's suffering in words.

King. How is it possible? I feel like life is hard. Like MY life is hard. What do I do now?

A great quote from a great movie "A Walk to Remember":
"Without suffering, there would be no compassion."

Christ suffered great to show compassion greatly. I believe understanding God's genuine and true love is found in an understanding of his suffering.

So what does Jesus say now to those whose lives have fallen apart? Those who find themselves hiding from eyes of the world? Who feel isolated, confused, far away, forgotten, forsaken, broken, alone, lost, torn, and weak?

ENDURE...

Keep going my son/daughter...




That doesn't help.
That cannot be all that you have for me!
You promise to be beside me every step of the way! I do not see you!
My Faith is Fading away from You!


Endure...

I have been there...

isolated, confused, far away, forgotten, forsaken, broken, alone, lost, torn, and weak...

I have been there...




Great achievements throughtout the worlds history required endurance, a strong desire to push through the impossible situations. Victory was never handed to a man. He had to earn it. Through Scriptures, ENDURANCE defines our intended behavior and drives us towards success in the Kingdom. God is not letting us forget it. Edure.

How can I endure Father? What gave Christ the ability to turn and face the soldiers in Gathsemane... after crying out to release this burden if possible... to let him escape the pain? How, King, did you do it? Endurance cannot exist without reason to edure. Perseverance must have a reward, or it is pointless and shallow.

"... but the greatest of these is LOVE." (I Cor. 13:13)

LOVE.

Purely Love produces endurance.

What allows a man to risk his life at the frontline of a war in a foreign country?

LOVE for his country and peers.

What allows a friendship to flourish when great distance tries to destroy it?

LOVE

What will make a man do anything to bring a smile to a girls face and heart?

LOVE

Love is the theme of Scriptures. God has been trying to convey to us since the beginning of the ages that LOVE drives him to pursue us; to shower us in grace and mercy. Love kept him up on that cross for nine hours of torture. Love led to conquering a darkness deeper than our minds are aware. Love removed shackles from our feet and wrists. Love restored a fellowship between Man and God. Love.

King I LOVE you. The deepest pain a man can feel is loving a girl who fails to love him in return. I confess Jesus that I am a cheating wife. I fall short of unconditional love and I cause you great pain. My heart sinks deep into sadness at the grief you feel because of me. But I do LOVE you. I will continue to Love you until the end of time. And I am striving to grow as a man for you, enduring the whips and scorns of time. Give me a LOVE that conquers it all. Amen.