Come as you are. Experience God's love. Go out like Christ.
3864 Glenville Rd, Glenville, PA 17329
Come as you are. Experience God's love. Go out like Christ.
3864 Glenville Rd, Glenville, PA 17329
When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow. Luke 22:45
Do I get exhausted? Oh, so often! And most of the time it’s from my sleep cycle. But I was thinking more about those times I’m emotionally exhausted. I suppose it’s when I know I’m going to make someone unhappy, when I am delivering someone sad news, when I disappoint someone or make a mistake, when I feel someone’s pain but just can’t see any way for me or them to really fix it or climb out of the struggle at least for a while. And most of all I feel the struggle when I feel someone’s tears out of frustration where they just cannot seem to get past the struggles, and those deep hurts just penetrate their whole being. And oh yes, that happens for me when I’ve lost someone really important from my earthly experience, or someone no longer wants to talk to me.
And as I was thinking about all this stuff and my walk with Jesus, I wonder, are we as a people so exhausted by sorrow sometimes we forget Jesus is right there with us. Do we forget he’s praying for our sorrows? And why? Because he was a man of sorrows, facing struggles and strife beyond our scope of comprehension. He fueled people to hate him and cry with him. But most of all, he hurt so badly because I’m sure he not only felt the pain of people’s scorning, but gosh, I can’t imagine the emotional exhaustion which he must’ve experienced when he saw the world turning away from God.
So are we continuing to exhaust Jesus because we’re so exhausted in sorrow? How can we get beyond that pattern? How can we rise from our sorrowful slumber?
We can only do so friends with that great joy of the Lord knowing he’s with us. And isn’t that the best part. I love some images from the hymn, what a friend we have in Jesus. Every trial and temptation, is there trouble anywhere? Are we weak and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of care? What a blessing we have someone who was exhausted from sorrow, but still rose in faith.
So this week, let’s remember, Jesus has been there, he’s there, he will be there. He’s never where we’re not. He’s always ready to hold our hand, cry with us, cry for us, walk with us, pray for and with us, he’s never leaving us! And if we do that, we need not feel submerging sorrow or endless exhaustion ever again. Why, because we’re truly never alone!
To God be the Glory in Jesus Name
Pastor Brandon
Morning Worship at 10:15 am
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