Taken by: JToro "Light of the World"
Lord Jesus Christ,
It's hard. It's hard to see the Lost suffer endlessly.. to see them wander through bushes of thorns that hurt them over and over again. It's hard to see them submerged in lies from the Evil Bastard..to see them build their entire lives on the foundation of LIES.. to see them convinced by lies and driven by lies. It's hard to see them running into walls, wounded and abandoned, in this broken dark world. It's hard to see them crying by themselves when there's a Heavenly Father itching to just embrace them with His love and grace. It's hard.
It's hard. It's hard to see brothers and sisters in Christ stabbing each other in the heart. It's hard to see that the church has often has often become the building that shoots its own soldiers. It's hard to see brothers lead their sisters on towards themselves, and not towards YOU. It's hard to see my fellow believers living secret lives, swallowed up by their incessant cycles of lust, lies, regrets, shame, and loneliness. It's hard to see lukewarm Christians buried in their textbooks, leaving that LIVING WORD OF LIFE on their shelf.. dusty and untouched. It's hard to see a brother in Christ talk about suicide when his VERY BREATH is a wonderful blessing from You. It's hard.
It's very hard, Lord Jesus Christ.
You have come into the world to cover us with your PRECIOUS BLOOD and yet, the world rejects you with the very things You've blessed us with. You've come into the broken world to bring us healing and freedom, and yet, we choose to be chained and suffocate.
How can I explain to a Muslim that You are God? You are not just a prophet who witnessed, spoke, and died. You are the KING OF KINGS who came to this Earth in the form of FLESH (You were fully human and fully God!), suffered, DIED FOR THE SIN OF HUMANITY, and ROSE again!!! The Law only revealed how broken and nasty we are- it only reveals our dirt and our sins. But YOU came to FULFILL THAT LAW.. You REMOVED our dirt and our sins. ONCE AND FOR ALL. No more endless bull and lamb sacrifices! We don't need to pray five times a day, seek a certain direction, give to the poor, serve at church, love the homeless, make a pilgrimage to some building.. no more repetitive sacrifices! You came and died- ONCE AND FOR ALL. Oh Holy Gee, will You please intervene today? Will you please take over my lips because it's not my words or "knowledge," that brings someone towards the Father's love, but it's YOU, HOLY GEE! I surrender to you. You lead. I'll follow.
I plead for all the broken people around me. Will You reveal Yourself in a very mighty and personal way? I may worry for them.. but I trust that Your precious blood covers all wounds. I trust that Your mighty hands are so much more powerful than mine. I trust in YOU.
Please shine through my broken cracked jar. Light of the World, open the eyes of their hearts! SHINE!
Teach me to be a walking testimony..a walking blinding light that reflects the sacrifice You made on the Calvary. Light of the World.
All for Your glory,
Twig Crowned Grace
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