Today’s Thought “Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone?” G. Ward

Isaiah 55: ⁶ Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near. ⁷ Let the wicked abandon his way, And the unrighteous person his thoughts; And let him return to the Lord, And He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.

 

Grace from Holy God is mostly thought of solely from a New Testament view, because it involves Christ unparalleled sacrifice and whereas HE alone paid the sin debt for mankind that enabled true connection to the Almighty, entirely Holy; Christ bridging the gap requires our turning from sinfulness (i.e., repentance), that absolutely desires His lead in every way. Faith however, remains difficult; because there’s an incessant, natural inclination to lead ourselves, particularly in view of being given a brain that’s so creative, along with many perspectives - subject to change, yet adopted by many – until another purveyor of eloquence displaces the prior view (cf. Proverbs 14:12-16). On today, I want to express my praying for any who choose to read this:

 Father God, Your lovingkindness and patience is unmatched and whereas we know the Truth of Your Word says all fall short of Your glory, we keep pressing; knowing the light of Your Truth within - must never be extinguished by our spiritual apathy of time as short to prove we love You, along with Your Word. So, may our supplication this day, celebrate You hearing us, that will involve a proposed hurriedness unto Your commandments, that compels each of us to run to Your Great Shelter, while granting others gospel Truth, through Jesus, Amen.