Why

Why is it that when I feel strong in spirit, standing erect with shoulders back and my head held high because of the power of Almighty God within me, something happens?  Without warning, out of nowhere, the vail of doubt creeps in and the daunting cloud of agitation overshadows me.  Irritation then raises its ugly head, resulting in struggles.  What’s going on?

Allow me to speculate.  I would venture to say that ‘vail’, mentioned above, is synonymous with self-doubt.  This feeling of gloom, as I see it, must be related or connected to the battles Christians fight on their journey to heaven.  We wrestle against the powers of darkness that strive to oppress and take away our victory as children of God. 

There are two choices.  We can sit on our ‘do nothing’ and whine about the uncertainty that we feel, and yield to the onslaught of Satan’s antagonism in allowing the initiators of confusion to persist with their attack, or we can immediately take control of the situation and rebuke the spirit of evil, lest it finds a foothold in our psyche.

In doing the latter, we can defeat the enemy and proclaim victory in the name of Jesus, while facing our adversary, the devil, by standing in the power of Almighty God.  Children of God have the power over fallen angels when the name of Jesus is invoked. 

All power is in the mighty name of Jesus, the name above all names.  He is omnipotent (having all power) who dwells within every Believer.  In Him we stand firm and unmovable, because of who we are in Christ Jesus.

(Philippians 4:13), “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

Though it may seem that we are walking alone at times, know this, God is never too far from where we are.  He is always within hearing distance, just a prayer away.

(Deuteronomy 31:8), “And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you.  He will be with you; He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”

I believe that these challenging times not only test our patience, but they are also trials that test our faith.  Through trials we learn that God is present in every situation and that we can call upon Him at any time and He is there even if we don’t feel Him, because we walk by faith and not feelings.

We learn how to stand in God’s strength, and we can claim our requests as if we already possess them, because we belong to Him; this is called ‘faith’.

(Hebrews 11:1), “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

(James 1:2-3), “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,” (vs 3) “knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.”

The Holy Spirit teaches Christians how to walk by faith through the trials that buffet them.  We learn how to hold our heads high in the presence of the spirit of darkness in this sin-filled world.

If Christians never had a problem, how could they know how to solve them.  If we haven’t been given the opportunity to exercise faith, how can we learn about the power of God that is within us?  God wants us to think for ourselves and be strong in faith to make wise decisions with the help of the Holy spirit. 

This writing would not be complete without one more ‘why’.  I may never comprehend this word in its fullness when applied to God’s gift to humanity—Jesus. 

Why would the God/Man, Jesus, perfect in all ways, and having no sin or guile in His life whatsoever, choose to die on a cross for a detestable, wretch like me?  I was nothing before Jesus found me. 

The ghastly suffering that Jesus endured was a cruel and agonizing death.  But why did He do it?  What possessed Him to give His life in such a horrific way as this?  Why would He do such a thing?

Heartaches and ruined lives are the reason.  I was a vile sinner walking in the opposite direction from God that wanted to do my own thing.  I had nothing in common with Jesus, but He loved me anyway.  “Why?”  I ask. 

The Bible tells us that it was because He loved you and me so much that He not only was willing to die for our sins, He did exactly that on Mount Golgotha, also known as Calvary.  It is a skull-shaped hill found in Jerusalem.

The Lord’s great compassion for a rebellious sinner like me surpassed my acknowledgment of Him.  I believe that Jesus looked down through the corridor-of-time and saw me in my mother’s womb and was saddened that I was lost without a Savior.  I’m sure it broke His heart.

Jesus could not sit idly by at the right hand of God the Father and watch me enter hell as an adult without doing something about it.  Jesus wanted me in heaven with Him and called me by name to surrender my life to Him. 

God made a way, where there seemed to be no way, so that I could rejoice in heaven with the redeemed of the Lord, to enjoy the blessings that Jesus prepared for the saints of God, those that were born-again Believers who accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior.  This is the ‘why’, now answered.

Jesus is the Savior to whom we give honor and praise for His gift of life the day He died on the cross for our sins.  Thank you, Jesus!

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Papa Boyd