Scripture Verse that caught my attention today: John 12:27 Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say—‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour.
Observation: So true.
Application: Whenever unwelcome challenges come our way it is tempting to ask, “why me?” Jesus, however, takes a different tack—“why not me?”
Indeed!
If the Son of God did not escape unjust suffering, who are we to think that we deserve any better?
Sure, we often times like to think that we deserve to be above the fray. Some of us are also relatively adept at distancing ourselves from some of the harshest of life’s realities. But truth be told, we’re never as far away as we might think. Sometimes we even back ourselves right into a situation without realizing it.
Be that as it may, I find it interesting and, more importantly, inspiring that Jesus finds his lot in life to be something to embrace rather than something to avoid.
Prayer: Lord, so often we want perceived trouble to go away. Help us, instead, to find its redemptive value. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
(readings today included: John 12-14)
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