July 24, 2025 - One of the shortest passages in the New Testament is in John 11:35. It simply says, “Jesus wept”. Yet, those two words are packed with meaning and significance for us. That passage tells us that Jesus came to live with people and to love them.
If you remember, Jesus’ first miracle was changing water to wine at a marriage feast in Cana of Galilee. You see, Jesus entered into the daily lives of those he came in contact with. He rejoiced with them at their weddings and he wept at their funerals. To souls stained with sin, Jesus gave another chance, he would say, “go and sin no more.” and the phrase “be of good cheer” was an expression that was often upon his lips.
Jesus, you see, cares about what happens in the ordinary events of our lives. True, he turned the water to wine, but he does more than that. Jesus has the power to turn frowns into smiles, whimpers of fear into anthems of hope, deserts into gardens and sin-blistered souls into victorious saints. He does all of this because of the selfless love that he has for us. For you and for me.
Yet, before Jesus fed the multitude, a little boy gave Him his lunch. Before the sick woman was healed, she touched the hem of His garment. Before Lazarus was raised from the dead, the stone had to be rolled away. Before we can live victoriously in Jesus Christ, there is something we must do. We must surrender our stubborn will to the will of God, obey his commands and live God’s kind of life.
It’s something to think about... tbp
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