Psalm 94:19 (NRSVue) - When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.
Psalm 94 is about God avenging the righteous.
But the psalmist recognizes that when troubles are many, God is there.
Luke 22 is the account of Christ just prior to His betrayal and crucifixion.
Jesus goes to the Mount of Olives, a place He frequents.
As the time draws ever nearer, the moment weighs heavily upon Him.
He leaves His disciples behind and goes off to pray to the Father.
His Divine and human nature come to the fore.
His human nature knows of the coming pain, suffering, and death.
But His Divine nature prevails.
And God provides Him with strength at this crucial moment.
Luke 22:42-43 (NRSVue) - “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me, yet not my will but yours be done.” Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and gave him strength.
Like the psalmist, sometimes we feel the weight of the world upon us.
But like the psalmist, we recognize that God is there for us.
We understand that we do not face these cares alone.
And being human, we still might find these burdens too difficult to bear.
Christ reminds us that what the Father has planned will ultimately prevail.
Acknowledging this, we will then see God at work strengthening us.
Blessings,
Jim Pokorny
The Other Brother Jim
Look for me at otherbrotherjim.blogspot.com on Friday, September 27, 2024.
I will be back here on Friday, October 4, 2024
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