"The valiant one whose steps are guided by the Lord, who will delight in his way, May stumble, but he will never fall, for the Lord holds his hand." -Psalm 37:23-24
Three is a significant number, and the third fall is the
hardest. Jesus has suffered immense humiliation and abuse, and that will not
end on the cross. Jesus continues to fall, to suffer debasement at the hands of
others, who in our current time, mock him and twist his teachings for evil
means, who abuse others under the guise of his name, who profane him to elevate
themselves.
He suffers under the weight of those who do not see the need
for God’s grace, delighting in their hubris. He suffers under the weight of
Church leaders driving believers away through abuse and mercilessness. He
suffers under the weight of our pride and our sins and our petty complaints and
our refusal to let God work in us.
Yet he also stands, and continues on, because despite our
harden hearts, his love for us has no limits. He carries all that weight with
him and offers us mercy and reconciliation. He stands ready to give even more.
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