In Remembrance...

03/04/2006

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7 (NIV)

How quickly our lives can change, how quickly a phone call can change the path we are on, and how much more so is the need of standing on the Solid Rock of our Savior each day. If we do not, where do we turn for solace in our grief, in our pain, in our missing? Would these times simply destroy us if we had nowhere to turn for Hope in the face of something that turns our world upside-down?

This world is only a place that we are passing through and whatever happens, it is only temporary. The only thing that is eternal is the love of God, His promises, and all that we have to look forward to when we give our hearts to God's Son, Jesus Christ.

Sometimes, the enemy will try to throw us off course. He will come at us in one way, then another, then another. Each time, our job is to keep our eyes on the Truth of our Lord, no matter what!! No matter what! The Holy Spirit is called the Spirit of Truth, and when we think about that, it should give us a sense of well-being. As the lies start to bombard us about where we find ourselves in this life, how tough everything is, how much it hurts, how unfair it is...we need to constantly go back to the Spirit of Truth that lives inside each of our hearts and cling to it. It is the solid ground we stand on. It is not shifting sand. It does not move when the waves break and the winds blow...it is always the same.

The Bible does not change just because man does. The Word of God has been translated into many languages, and yes there are those who will pull out what they like, discarding the rest, or misrepresenting certain parts to fit what they want, but that doesn't mean God's Word has changed one bit since it was first written. The reason we can cling to it is because each time we turn to what it says, it says the same thing, i.e., No matter what this life may hold, as long as we hold Jesus Christ close to our hearts, as long as we trust in all that He died to give us, we have a Hope that is everlasting.

When the winds blow, when the heart breaks, we can call out to our God, believe in the gift of His Son, rely on the strength of the Holy Spirit, follow His plan and know our way Home. There's no need for confusion in the midst of a chaotic world, or in the middle of a crises. There's a Truth that we can cling to at all times!!

What happens when we cling to that Truth? It keeps us on a steady course, giving us a Rock solid center that will not be shaken. That strength is the Spirit of our Lord, taking up residence inside a believer when we open ourselves up to His abiding presence. When we eat the bread and drink the wine in remembrance of God's Only Son, it's His Spirit of Truth inside that reminds us of the Hope that all believers have...a Hope that we will live eternally in Heaven one day because that is what Jesus died to give us. In that, there is a peace and joy that transcends understanding!