Today is the tenth day of this project. When I began writing these daily posts I thought I would be reporting about my health and rejoicing over all the positive changes as they happen.
Apart from telling about my "miracle knee", and its disappointing loss of credibility as an object of testimony, I've not really spoken of my health.It has become clear to me that this whole project has little to do with my health. It has everything to do with Jesus.
We are told that Jesus is everything for us: (NIV verses rendered by me):
• God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 1:3)
• Father God chose us in Jesus to be holy and blameless in His sight (Ephesians 1:4)
• Father God predestined us to be adopted as His children through Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:5)
• Father God has freely given us His glorious grace in [Jesus], the One He loves (Ephesians 1:6)
• In Jesus we have redemption and forgiveness of sins through Jesus' blood (Ephesians 1:7)
• Redemption continually flows to us in the riches of God's abundant grace (Ephesians 1:8)
• Father God has made known to us the mystery of his will, which he purposed in Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:9)
• Father God will effect His Will when the times have come, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Jesus (Ephesians 1:10).
• Jesus is the image of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15)
• By Jesus, and for him, all things were created (Colossians 1:16)
• In Jesus all things hold together (Colossians 1:17)
• Jesus is the head of the body, the church, and has the supremacy in everything (Colossians 1:18)
• God is pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Jesus (Colossians 1:19)
• Jesus reconciles all things to himself, by making peace through His blood, shed on the cross (Colossians 1:20).
Our Father's great plan even has Jesus as our bridegroom to be. He is willing, even excited at this prospect. His suffering and death was for us so that these things could come to pass.
This bridegroom thing is very important to me. I know something of being both bridegroom and husband. Trish and I have been married for thirty years. This has not all been plain sailing, but over all it has been beautiful, productive, and packed with joy. We have overcome troubles by linking up with Jesus, into a three strand cord which can not easily be broken (Ecclesiastes 4:12). Jesus has bonded us ever closer and stronger.
Favourite Scriptures:
Song of Solomon shows, in tender beauty, how we, Jesus' Christian people, are the beloved of Christ:
(Song of Solomon 2:3-6 NIV)
Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest
is my lover among the young men.
I delight to sit in his shade,
and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
He has taken me to the banquet hall,
and his banner over me is love.
Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples,
for I am faint with love.
His left arm is under my head,
and his right arm embraces me.
I am faint with love. He is with me, close, loving.
Who God Is
So now, on this tenth day, I realise that what is at stake here is not my health issues, but who God is.
I believe that the only faith I can have must be based entirely on what I know to be true.
Faith
All today’s Scriptures show me God as He is. I can depend on them.
So, I can depend on Him!
To me this is very clear. God is who He says He is! Today and into the future.
(Hebrews 11:1) Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
Yes.
Praise Jesus.
Amen.
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Bless us all.
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