Thought for the day
Joe, the Governor's most trusted assistant, died in his sleep one night. The Governor had depended on Joe for advice on every subject, from pending bills to wardrobe decisions. In addition, Joe had been his closest friend.
So, it was understandable that the Governor didn't take kindly to the droves of ambitious office seekers who wanted Joe's job. "They don't even have the decency to wait until the man is buried," the Governor muttered.
At the funeral, one eager beaver made his way to the Governor's side. "Governor," the man said, "is there a chance that I could take Joe's place?""Certainly," the governor replied. "But you'd better hurry. I think the undertaker is almost finished.
"I'm sure we can all look around us and find a number of people of whom we have said, "I would like to take his/her place." But I dare say that you have never made that statement of someone who had died, or was about to die. Why would anyone want to trade places with someone like that? It is for that reason that God's love for us is so difficult to comprehend, for that is exactly what Jesus did for us.
"He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon him, and by his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all." (Isaiah 53:5-6)
May our lives be forever lived in gratitude for the one who "took our place."
Verses
Hebrews 10:35-36
So this is no time to throw away your confidence. You've come too far and your reward is too close for you to do that. Of course you still need patience and perseverance if you want to win the prize God has promised those who do His will.
Psalm 103:5
Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Ephesians 4:29
Guard against foul talk; let your words be for the improvement of others, as occasion offers, and do good to your listeners,
Jeremiah 33:3
If you call to me I will answer you, and tell you great and mysterious things which you do not understand.
Philippians 4:19
And my God will gloriously supply every need of yours according to his riches in Christ Jesus.
Prayer
Father, help us to “Ponder anew what the Almighty can do” as we trust You to do the impossible. Help us not to ponder our problems, but instead to pray for Your will to be done in our lives and those we pray for. Your assure us throughout the Scriptures both by teaching and example that “Nothing is impossible with God.” We want to fully trust You to do the impossible. Amen.
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