We Are Not Alone

Meditations on Seeking the Life in Christ

November 9, 2020

We Are Not Alone

Since (Jesus) himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested.

Hebrews 2:18

The day after Justice Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed and took her oath as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, two images were common place in social media. One image was of young women who were so encouraged and inspired by her appointment to the Supreme Court. The other image was of women who believed Justice Barrett’s appointment signaled the end of the world as they wanted it to be.  It seems more and more we live in a culture that is dominated by either / or / beliefs; either you love me, or you hate me. There seems to be no in-between. Everything seems to be communicated in absolute terms. How do we, as those seeking to be fully devoted followers of Jesus, find our way through this culture?

I believe 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 offers us a two-part blessing that can serve as our guide through these difficult times. First, we are provided God’s comfort when we encounter difficulties in life. Secondly, we can then use the comfort we received from God to comfort others. Instead of just trying to endure difficult times, we can experience God’s grace and then share His grace with others. This can inspire us to seek God’s wisdom through times of trial as opposed to staying focused only on our needs. (“Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others” (Philippians 2:4 NRSV.))

My Takeaway: And, we are not alone to sort all this out! “Since (Jesus) himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested.”

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com. The BLOG is also available on Amazon Kindle, by subscription.

 

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