150 - God's Compassion

'Jesus wept.' (John 11:35)

Sometimes, when times are hard, it can be easy to think that God is just some cold and distant person in the sky, watching from Heaven and not really caring what happens to us. 

We couldn't be more wrong! 

Just remember that time - 2000 years or so ago - when God, and all His holiness, power and might, was born into the world as a lowly Nazarene. 

Remember that while He was fully God, He was also fully human. 

Remember that He felt every swing of emotion that we did. 

And when one of His best friends, Lazarus, lay dead in a tomb...when another friend, Mary, cried at His feet...Jesus wept. 

The shortest sentence in the Bible. But what a powerful one! 

The God who breathed burning stars and called fierce lions into being - He cried. 
And I bet it wasn't a single neat tear running down His cheek. 
I bet it was the huge, shaking, uncontrollable sobs, when you can't breathe properly. 

Don't ever say that He doesn't care. 

Because He didn't just stand there and weep for us. He called us out of the dark tomb. And He walked in, to take our place. 

And three days later, He left that tomb empty. 

One day, neither He - nor us - will cry again. Ever. 

Thank you God for your powerful compassion! 

149 - Political outcomes

'Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God...' (Romans 3:1)

With the general election been and gone, it seemed the perfect time to write this post. 

One visit to Facebook (that social media site which can be a blessing or a curse) shows that many people are unhappy with the Conservative majority. Some alarmingly so. 

How do we forget so easily that it is God who is control, not the government?

Are we saying He made a mistake when the Conservatives won? No! 

He's King. And the King rules over the Prime Minister - whether the Prime Minister knows it or not. 

Thank you God that You are our true authority - the highest. Thank you that you are in control of all political outcomes. Thank you that all earthly authorities are subject to You.