Sweet Injuries

 

In the space of time, a few hours or less,

They were refusing the One who did them bless,

Their Good Master, He with whom they worked and served,

What did He do, that such vile treatment deserved?

He was their all, yes the disciples lived with Him,

But today things are getting darker, more grim,

Why? Just what has their Jesus done to the Twelve?

They desert, deny, and to darker ways delve;

Sweet Injuries! Did not Jesus with them toil?

See how fear and favour His good works did spoil.

 

He walked among His people both night and day,

Teaching and preaching what was His Father’s way,

A Jew born and bred, a Rabbi superior,

What did He do to make Him as a traitor?

He gave sight to the blind, He made the lame walk,

The deaf were made to hear and the dumb to talk,

The poor had the Gospel News preached to them too,

These and more miracles are what Jesus did do;

Sweet Injuries! Scribes, Rabbis, people like these,

Deviously conspire Jesus to seize.

 

In what space of time will it happen my friend,

When you no longer to Jesus’ commands attend?

Look at yourself, you love Jesus as your Lord,

Yet many of His ways, you simply can’t afford,

To watch and wait, you’re too tired, too busy,

Yet His word to you says, My yoke is easy,

Stubbornly defiant, His peace you resist,

And on your lukewarm living, you still insist;

Sweet Injuries! Friend, it doesn’t have to be so,

Jesus died and rose! Does His Life in you show?

Amen!

 

Lessons From Golgotha

 

April 12

LESSON FROM GOLGOTHA - Before us is a well-known Golgotha scene, where two criminals are being crucified on each side of Jesus. Many lessons are to be learnt here, but the one we need to ever keep is that right there, one sinner knows an eternal life of heaven and the other sinner knows an eternal life of hell. Our heaven or hell life, is not because we are sinners. It is whether or not we believe in Jesus as God’s Son, our Saviour.

 

Teach me the fear of the Lord! Guard me, Holy Spirit, from ever wanting to make a mockery of who Jesus is. Amen!

 

Read John 3: 16 - 18

 

 

 

Resurrection Light

 

April 11

RESURRECTION LIGHT - Many of us have experienced or are experiencing the darkness of loneliness, lost-ness, fear, cover ups, bottomless grief and doom, to identify a few. These are the kinds of darkness which target us in the depths of our hearts, souls, minds and strength. Our Risen Lord knows all about this and that is why His Resurrection is so meaningful and powerful to us. Through His Resurrection, we have hope. Trust Jesus, He will not let darkness overtake you.

 

Jesus, even now, when some darkness will overtake me, let Your Resurrection Light shine, and lift me to stand undaunted and undefeated in You. Amen!

Read John 9: 5

 

 

Publish Christ Jesus

 

April 10

PUBLISH CHRIST JESUS – Charles Wesley, a prolific hymn writer in the seventeen hundreds, indites these words in one of his many famous hymns. “My every sacred moment spend in publishing the sinner’s Friend.” What a desire! May we know such a desirable response, to all that Jesus Christ has done, is doing and will continue to do in our lives. May we never cease to want to tell others about our Jesus, who so loved us sinners, He died for us.

 

Holy Jesus, all my talents, gifts, and abilities I give to You. I seek only to Your glory to live, as I tell others about You, with lip and life. Amen!

 

Read 2 Timothy 4: 1 – 5

 

 

Resurrection Fear

 

April 9

RESURRECTION FEAR – On the day of Jesus’ Resurrection, God’s angel came down to earth with thunderous applause and earth shattering power. Matthew informs us that this messenger of God went to Jesus’ tomb, rolled back that huge, blocking stone and sat on it. His visible appearance was stunning and boy were the guards afraid! They trembled and became like dead men. What a sight to behold! Resurrection fear still overcomes unbelievers to make them believers.

 

Almighty, all powerful God, shake us all who are unbelievers that we may fall in belief, before You. Amen! 

 

Read Matthew 28: 1 - 4

 

 

Life Without Jesus

 

April 8

LIFE WITHOUT JESUS – Have you ever felt as though Jesus is no longer with you, and your life seems useless and lonely? Peter, Jesus’ disciple, went through such a patch, and he just went back to his lifestyle before he met Jesus. It was in that time of returning to his old ways that Jesus came and lifted him out of his dead, useless state. Jesus knows all about you. He knows that you love Him. He will come and raise you out of your dead state. He will give usefulness and joy to your life. 

 

Thank You Jesus for raising me from my sad, dead state. Amen!

 

Read John 21: 3 - 14

 

God Of The Living

 

April 7

GOD OF THE LIVING - God is the God of the living, not the dead. He is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. These are all dead, yet the truth is that God is their God. These are all men of faith. When they died, as the human body does not remain forever, that was not the end of God being their God. He has made them in form, which gives credibility and testimony to His spoken Word. God gives resurrection. Live in Christ and know resurrection in Him.

 

Risen Jesus, through Your resurrection, I believe by faith that I am risen with You and will be risen with You. Amen!

 

Read Mark 12: 24 - 27

 

Jesus Lives In Us

 

April 6

JESUS LIVES IN US - On that most wonderful, powerful and absolutely magnificent Day of Miracle, the Day of Jesus’ Resurrection, we commemorated, in truth and in fact, our Lord’s, once and forever victory over all the powers of sin and darkness. Without Resurrection, Jesus’ life would have been nothing but fleeting mist. But Praise God! Jesus rose, as proven, in His Infallible Word and in all in whom He lives.

 

Holy Spirit, You who raised Jesus from the clutches of the powers of darkness, grant that we too, who die in Him, will rise with Him. Fix and fit us to live, life with Him, in our mortal clay, that manifests daily the enduring power of resurrection. Amen!

 

Read John 2: 18b - 22

 

Love Overcomes

 

Love has conquered! Jesus is alive,

Nothing of sin’s powers have survived,

Even the sting of death is no more,

Jesus is alive forevermore!

He arose! He lives! No more to die,

Love overcomes! ‘Tis the Victor’s cry.

 

It’s finished! It’s done! The battle’s won,

All hail! King Jesus, God’s blessed Son,

He’s risen! He lives to give us life,

Victory to us, in our daily strife.  

He arose! He lives! The grave is empty,

Love overcomes! Love strong and mighty.

 

Sin’s the victim, Love is the Victor,

Jesus is truly Lord and Saviour,

He lives! Christ’s not dead! He is risen,

Love Almighty, for us has striven,

He arose! He lives! Glorious morn,

Love overcomes! He’s our bright new dawn.

 

Jesus, sweet Jesus, You live, I know,

In me daily, You delight to show,

You are alive, healing, forgiving,

Teaching, Your resurrection living,

You arose! You live! Blessed Jesus,

Love overcomes! Love Sweet and Precious.

Amen!