Elisa Morgan- "The butterfly flitted in and out of my mother's panda-faced pansies. As a child, I longed to catch it. I raced from our backyard into our kitchen and grabbed a glass jar, but on my hasty return, I tripped and hit the concrete patio hard.
The jar smashed under my wrist and left an ugly slash that would require eighteen stiches to close. Today the scar crawls like a caterpillar across my wrist, telling the story of both wounding and healing. (Google image)
When Jesus appeared to the disciples after His death, He brought His scars. John reports Thomas wanting to see "the nail marks in his hands" and Jesus inviting Thomas to "put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side" (John 20:25, 27).
In order to demonstrate He was the same Jesus, He rose from the dead with the scars of His suffering still visible.
The scars of Jesus prove him to be the Savior and tell the story of our salvation. The pierced marks through His hands and feet and the hollow in His side reveal a story of pain inflicted, endured, and then healed—for us. He did it so that we might be restored to Him and made whole.
Have you ever considered the story told by Christ's scars?
Let's pray with Elisa,
471-475 one-line Scriptures for those of you who want to learn some more verses this week- or to review them from when they were first posted-
471- Ps. 103:2 "Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits."
1 John 5:4&5 "For whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcomes the world, but he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God?"
"No matter what is going on in the world around you, God has the power to give you the victory. Don't let your circumstances dictate to your faith." [Michael David Evens]
~ We need to examine the ruts we find ourselves in to see if they are advantageous to our spiritual or physical health. Are we forcing what we want, or shall we trust the Lord's guidance and timing so as to avoid these destructive habits.
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Praying In the Spirit
I received the gift of the Holy Spirit. I was led in ways I did not know, for I had hardly so much as heard that such an experience was possible."
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