Father, sometimes I forget all You went through in order for me to have salvation and be back in right standing and in right relationship with You. It’s so easy to focus on my own problems and all the things that are falling short of my hopes for me, and my family members. It must sound like childish whining compared to what You endured for my sake.
Isaiah tells me You were “despised and rejected…a man of suffering, familiar with pain…You took up our pain and bore our suffering…were pierced for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on You, and by Your wounds, we are healed.”
And the infamous words: “We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and The Lord has laid on Him, the iniquity of us all.”
So it was my doing that brought You to the place of suffering. You endured betrayal, beating, whipping, scourging, unbelievable pain, unbearable suffering, and crucifixion on a cross; all so I can be healed of my sin – choosing my own way.
I am so humbled. And so ashamed. And so very grateful.
Thank You for enduring all You did, for me. Remind me every time I start to whine, or complain about my own problems, that in comparison, they are light and temporary trials.
Thank You that even with all You went through for me, You still love me. You still care for me. Remind me to approach You — not with an attitude of greediness, but with one of gratefulness.
In proving Your love so completely, I can only have faith, that whatever I face now, You will deliver me, in Your own providential, miraculous or mysterious way.
I believe that what You say You will do, You are able and capable to do. I completely trust in Your faithfulness. Thank You that You are my Father, my Savior, my King. Amen
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