JESUS OUR ESCORT TO HIMSELF

 

In our last blog, we talked about hope and discouragement. We learned both of them speak to us and it is up to us which voice we choose to listen to. Brother Bill Freeman in his devotional, “The Supplied Life,” discussed how every situation in life was designed by our Father for one purpose; let’s see what the purpose is in the reading below:

 

 Let the Defeats Escort You

“Let us, therefore, come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” HEBREWS 4:16

 

The law is beyond our capacity. The Lord’s words in Matthew 5 -7 are beyond our capacity. Our environments also push us beyond our capacity. All these things are absolutely God’s favor to us because He is not leaving us to THE FLESH OR MAN’S INGENUITY. He exhausts us. He allows us to be defeated and feel discouraged. But the problem is this – we do not see discouragement as an escort to Christ! May the Lord open our eyes to see what is happening to us in the midst of our reactions, that we might seize our discouragement and let it escort us to Christ. Have you had any escorts lately? There is great hope in our escorts. They turn defeat into hope. The most defeated can use their very defeat as an escort to Christ. Whatever the Lord may expose in our lives – our reasoning mind, our divided heart, our motives – causes us to feel undone, naked, and defeated before Him. We need to realize at that time the Lord is simply escorting us to Himself.

 

 

Paul says in Hebrews 4:13, “And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.” Following this verse, to which we are exposed to the core of our being, Paul says in Hebrews 4:16, “Let us, therefore, come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” This speaks of being escorted to Christ at the very time of being naked and laid bare. Thus, all the demands and all the defeats are our personal escorts to Christ.

 

The demand of the law, the demand of Matthew 5 -7, and the demands of our environment are all arranged by God to lead us out of our own limited capacity and ability. God’s intention is to bring us into another life. He wants us to touch the life that now dwells in our spirit. Touch the life that has already made it into glory! Touch the life who is the victory!

 

 Prayer: Lord Jesus, I can’t live life without you, I need you every moment of the day to make sense of the challenges in my life. I am so glad that I can always turn inwardly to you and give my struggles, pain, grief, loss, disappointments, and discouragements to you. What a wonderful joy and pleasure to know you love me and you are for me! AMEN