"How did we get it so wrong?"
This was one of the questions the preacher asked last Sunday, Palm Sunday. He was discussing what the people had thought would be and how different the reality of Christ actually was.
"He came to bring relationship."
Another main point of the sermon.
"...they were one week from the curtain in the Temple being torn."
These statements, when taken together, made me think. Yes, obviously, I was thinking about the sermon and about Palm Sunday, but also about life in general. There are many times in my life when I have had to ask how I had gotten it so wrong. My current relationship is one. How could I have been going on blindly and not see the truth? I think we see what we want to see; we see what we hope to see. It is painful to admit that sometimes the true plan of God is so much different than anything we see or hope for. We go about our lives not knowing that tremendous events may be taking place and the culmination of those events may happen quite soon. The people certainly did not expect the Temple curtain to be torn and God's sacrifice to be made in a weeks time. They wanted a conquering hero - or so I have been taught. Christ came, He was a conquering hero, but not in the way he was expected. I want and expect a certain outcome from God - what if what He has planned is so radically different from my earthly ideas? Will I be able to meet His expectations? Will I be able to survive the implementation of His plan? Will I have the faith to believe that whatever He has planned is in my best interest? Will I have to spiritual strength to live whatever amount of time I have left without knowing the plan? I mean, what if the plan only culminates at my death or in Heaven? What if there is not an earthly solution? Do I have the faith? I admit, many times I am afraid I do not. The answer lies in the second sentence. If I have a strong relationship with God, with Jesus, then the faith and strength will be there. And that should be my focus. Pray I can maintain my focus.
Friday, April 06, 2007
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