Friday, March 13, 2009

More than...

In all things we are more than conquerors through Christ Jesus.--St. Paul
 
We must look closely at these words of this crazy Jew for Jesus, "more than.." We are not conquerors, we are more than conquerors! He was beaten often. He was jailed often. He was stoned. He was whipped more than once. He was shipwrecked. He was blinded. He was bitten by a snake. He was betrayed. He had an ailment God wouldn't heal. This does not sound like a conqueror. This sounds like a guy who found trouble wherever he went. But he says he was more than a conqueror, and he rejoiced in his sufferings. What a strange dude. If you knew someone like this what would you think of them? We see the same in Jesus Himself. His suffering and death did not look like victory, and still doesn't to the world today. Our sufferings, frustrations, and belief in our invisible silent God must seem strange not only to the world around us, but honestly, to ourselves at times too. But by grace and His mysterious help, we find like St. Paul, reason to hold on. We find that we too are more than conquerors. We may not be successful in the world's eyes, but that's ok, we are more than conquerors through Jesus. Rejoice!
 
wkm
Minneapolis MN
 
http://www.smcenter.org/chinese_martyrs.htm

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