As a Christian what do I want to be...?
completely sold out
consistantly obediant
willingly obediant
devoted to serving God
How hard it is to live a life that is as beautiful as that.
Only Jesus captured that perfectly. He managed to live that life where we couldn't because of sin. He followed God's will over His own right to the cross where He took my sins onto Himself so I could know God. God must have such a massive heart for people to be willing to do that for us.
Now as a Christian, trusting in what Jesus did, I am called to clothe myself with Christ, and be His ambassodor to a largely lost world.
But sometimes I worry, how am I going to be able to emulate Jesus's devotion and commitment. It's something in my heart that I want to attain but is so hard at times. I want to be beautiful for God just like Jesus was.
Psalm 22 reveals something to me here...
Psalm 22 is prophetic of Jesus's crucifixion. Jesus's voice rings through the verses - it is a prayer to God capturing the heart of what was happening on the cross as Jesus hung there. As Jesus took the sins of the whole world onto Himself, He is spearted from God His Father because of them.
(verse 1) My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from the words of my groaning?
(New International Version)
Jesus is confused and feeling alone - feeling the pain that sin causes
The whole Psalm echoes what He is feeling and going through. It becomes so clear of just how vunerable and helpess and scared Jesus feeling without God.
Then in verse 10, He says this
From birth I was cast upon you;
from my mother's womb you have been my God.
(New International Version)
that phrase "cast upon you" is what grabs me
It paints a picture of absolute dependancy on God.
Jesus was like a baby dependant on God His Father for every last breath.
Every inner need for love, for strength, for affection had to be met by God. Without God, Jesus life ebbed - He was exposed confused and bewildered.
Here we get a glimpse of the depth and sincerity in Jesus relationship with God.
God was His life - His all.
I think this is what created such devotion in Jesus
At the centre of His devotion.... was dependancy
So in my life
The centre of my devotion myst be depndancy, of the same depth.
Obediance to God comes from depndancy of His love and strength.
Dependancy implies faith
So I need to learn to trust God and His words - and Hold to to them as holy above anything else.
God first... me not
God help me be aware of You always
I want to be depndant on You
I want to know You more
I want to know Your heart
I want to be cast upon You - unable to function without You
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There are three kinds of dependancy here on earth - firstly , indpendance, where a person can live alone and be self-sufficient.
Second, there is interdependancy, where two individuals work as a team, each with their own abilities, but mutually choosing to work togther
Third, there is co-dependancy, often perceived as an unhealthy over-dependance, where one cannot function without the other. I think with God in the equation, though, co-dependancy is both healthy and necessary - for in Him we live and move and have our being.
Something to think about - when Christ was in Gethsemane, and said "If it be Your will, let this cup pass from me" - what do you think the cup was/meant/represented?
PAt
Obviously, Christ's rejection of the "cup" symbolized his desire to break away from his oppressive Dad, God.
Of course it was futile, because God exists within us all, but Christ's story teaches us that it's important just to make the attempt.
That's why we remember and honor Christ even today.
Christ never did reject the cup, and I would not call the relationship between the Father and the Son "oppressive"
Pat
Koala Mentala,
Jesus was scared of the suffering that he was about to go through just like you or I would be.
It goes to show just how fully He understood what dieing on the cross was going to cost Him, and from that we get a glimpse of just how much God loves us too.
He knew what was ahead and He was scared but He wanted God's will more than His own human will and was obediant to that because He loved God - and also - because He loved us so incredibly much.
God wasn't oppressive, but He was broken with love for mankind He had created so much that He was willing to give His Son for us. Jesus being one with the Father (as He said in John 10:30) felt the same and went the whole way for us despite His fear.
Sorry for the preach
Anyway, God Bless to you
have a cool week
shasa
Hi shasa
I love the bit about total devotion, being cast upon Him, as if nothing else would be in the way! I guess thats why He calls us to love him with All our heart, All our soul, etc.
i read this psalm a few of days ago, it came up for me again last nite. Sometimes i tend to forget in my own pain how much pain God went through for me and understands! I thought the bit about His heart turning to wax was very descriptive, i wonder what that felt like, sounds awful though! Jesus feeling scared is a new concept to me, thanks!
Your other writings are great too!
nikki
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