19th
Loving us real
I read an amazing Oswald this morning that reminded me of some things…
Luke 19:41 it says that Jesus “wept”. The Greek word means that he is literally wailing. I imagine streams of tears pouring down his face. He so longs for people to come to repentance and faith that he wailed? Wow. He is just like us, not a stranger to sadness and longing, and on his way to sacrifice himself for the things that he longs for and weeps over… us. He was “deeply troubled” when he knew ahead of time that Judas would betray him. Because he loved and longed for this man to be his, he was heartbroken as he said “why do you betray me with a kiss”?
We can be his and still experience sadness, troubles, etc. What amazes me is that we can, we GET to run back to Christ in repentance through all pain, suffering, trials, and tribulations with joy! Joy in repentance to our father! Such joy! He knows and has tasted what longing and suffering is like. He does not want us to be a robot b/c he is not one.
Here is the Osy of the day:
