JESUS CRIES TOO…
“’Be quiet’, Jesus said sternly. ‘Come out of him!’ Then the demon threw the man down before them all and come out without injuring him.
All the people were amazed and said to each other, ‘What words these are! With authority and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!’ And the news about him spread throughout the surrounding area,
Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon’s mother-n-law was suffering high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her. So he bent over her and rebuked the fever and it left her. She got up at once and began to wait on them.
At sunset, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness and laying his hands on each, he healed them. Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, ‘You are the sone of God!’ But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Mesiah.” – Luke 4: 35-41
Yes, Jesus cares…let’s make this statement clearer, “Or course, Jesus cares!” Not only does He care, but He fills in the fibers within the boundaries of humanity among an all-loving, all-knowing & all-powerful God. Yet, the question remains, “Why do we live in a world with much pain and suffering?”, when our creator is an all-loving, all- knowing, and all- powerful? This question is not a concept of a “new wave” of philosophical insight. It is not something which breaks trends in today’s modern generation. We are dealing with the same God of yesterday, presence tense, and future unchanging. The sun radiates the same reality upon our era of time as any other chronometry of humanity. This is a noteworthy point to take into consideration. The matrix at first establishes a God of compassion, & grace who cares deeply about our trauma and suffering.
“Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples. ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest therefore to send out workers into his harvest field
. – Mathew 9: 35- 38
Jesus had thoughts and a focus, mentality about how he felt about society. He cared about them.
“When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowd followed him on foot from the towns. When Jesus landed and a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick. – Mathew 14: 13 & 1 on4
Jesus was not blind to the suffering He witness within His own environment.
“As Jesus and his disciples were leaving, Jericho, a large crowd followed him. Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, ‘Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!’
Jesus stopped and called them. ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ he asked.
‘Lord’, they answered, ‘we want our sight.’ Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him” – Mathew 20: 29- 34
Jesus eyes were open to see what was immediately in front of Him. I know people may feel they have this concept understood, Yes, one may think to themselves, I know Jesus cares… but… I want you to focus on the vocabulary used in this particular scripture:
“A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees. ‘If you are willing, you can make me clean.’
Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. ‘I am willing.’ He said, ‘Be clean!’ Immediately the leprosy left him and he was clean.” – Mark 1” 40 & 41
In the NIV version of the Bible, the words read, Jesus was “indignant”; thus, he was moved in a repulsive manner which emotionally affected His chemistry.
Now let’s put this moral in our mindset based on one of the most famous scripture passages within the Bible:
“’Lord.’ Martha said to Jesus, ‘if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.’
Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life, The one who believes in me will live, even though they die, and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?’
‘Yes, Lord’ she replied, ‘I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who come into the world.’
After she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. ‘The Teacher is here.’ She said, ‘and is asking for you,’ When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. When the Jews who had been with Mary in the house, comforting her, noticed how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her supposing she was going to tomb to mourn there.
When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said. ‘Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.’.
When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with here also weeping he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.
‘Where have you laid him?’ he asked
‘Come and see, Lord’, they replied
Jesus wept.
Then the Jews said, ’See how he loved them him!’” – John 11:21- 36
I cut through the story midstream. My focus in this article is not the miracle of the resurrection of Lazarus, however, the focus is Jesus’ heart. Whereby even though He knew that He was about to raise Lazarus from the dead and He was fully aware of the outcome of the situation. He still had room within His heart to pause and consider the pain and suffering Martha & Mary were going through within their present moment… and cried. Yes, Jesus cries too.
This reasoning within humanity is often overlooked or even missed when the times of trials and tribulations and calamity is existing. C.S. Lewis was quoted saying, “God whispers to us in our pleasures, but He shouts to us in our pain.” C.S. Lewis noticed this significance within spirituality. The moral of this fate is a radiating force within Christianity doctrine. When we align our thinking towards Jesus´ teaching we align we align our love with the currency of fate. Jesus says in the scriptures’
¨Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.¨ - Mathew 11 28’30
Why is Jeus yolk lite? Because, as the parable of poem ‘Footprints in the Sand’, reveals that Jesus carried us through our darkest moments. Lyrics to a church hymn makes this concept very clear-
And Jesus said, Come to the water stand by my side
I know you are thirsty. You won’t be denied.
I felt every tear drop when in darkness you cried.
And I strove to remind you that for those tears I died,
Song Title- FOR THOSE TEARS, I DIED
“’Be quiet’, Jesus said sternly. ‘Come out of him!’ Then the demon threw the man down before them all and come out without injuring him.
All the people were amazed and said to each other, ‘What words these are! With authority and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!’ And the news about him spread throughout the surrounding area,
Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon’s mother-n-law was suffering high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her. So he bent over her and rebuked the fever and it left her. She got up at once and began to wait on them.
At sunset, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness and laying his hands on each, he healed them. Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, ‘You are the sone of God!’ But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Mesiah.” – Luke 4: 35-41
Yes, Jesus cares…let’s make this statement clearer, “Or course, Jesus cares!” Not only does He care, but He fills in the fibers within the boundaries of humanity among an all-loving, all-knowing & all-powerful God. Yet, the question remains, “Why do we live in a world with much pain and suffering?”, when our creator is an all-loving, all- knowing, and all- powerful? This question is not a concept of a “new wave” of philosophical insight. It is not something which breaks trends in today’s modern generation. We are dealing with the same God of yesterday, presence tense, and future unchanging. The sun radiates the same reality upon our era of time as any other chronometry of humanity. This is a noteworthy point to take into consideration. The matrix at first establishes a God of compassion, & grace who cares deeply about our trauma and suffering.
“Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples. ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest therefore to send out workers into his harvest field
. – Mathew 9: 35- 38
Jesus had thoughts and a focus, mentality about how he felt about society. He cared about them.
“When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowd followed him on foot from the towns. When Jesus landed and a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick. – Mathew 14: 13 & 1 on4
Jesus was not blind to the suffering He witness within His own environment.
“As Jesus and his disciples were leaving, Jericho, a large crowd followed him. Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, ‘Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!’
Jesus stopped and called them. ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ he asked.
‘Lord’, they answered, ‘we want our sight.’ Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him” – Mathew 20: 29- 34
Jesus eyes were open to see what was immediately in front of Him. I know people may feel they have this concept understood, Yes, one may think to themselves, I know Jesus cares… but… I want you to focus on the vocabulary used in this particular scripture:
“A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees. ‘If you are willing, you can make me clean.’
Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. ‘I am willing.’ He said, ‘Be clean!’ Immediately the leprosy left him and he was clean.” – Mark 1” 40 & 41
In the NIV version of the Bible, the words read, Jesus was “indignant”; thus, he was moved in a repulsive manner which emotionally affected His chemistry.
Now let’s put this moral in our mindset based on one of the most famous scripture passages within the Bible:
“’Lord.’ Martha said to Jesus, ‘if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.’
Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life, The one who believes in me will live, even though they die, and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?’
‘Yes, Lord’ she replied, ‘I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who come into the world.’
After she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. ‘The Teacher is here.’ She said, ‘and is asking for you,’ When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. When the Jews who had been with Mary in the house, comforting her, noticed how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her supposing she was going to tomb to mourn there.
When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said. ‘Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.’.
When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with here also weeping he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.
‘Where have you laid him?’ he asked
‘Come and see, Lord’, they replied
Jesus wept.
Then the Jews said, ’See how he loved them him!’” – John 11:21- 36
I cut through the story midstream. My focus in this article is not the miracle of the resurrection of Lazarus, however, the focus is Jesus’ heart. Whereby even though He knew that He was about to raise Lazarus from the dead and He was fully aware of the outcome of the situation. He still had room within His heart to pause and consider the pain and suffering Martha & Mary were going through within their present moment… and cried. Yes, Jesus cries too.
This reasoning within humanity is often overlooked or even missed when the times of trials and tribulations and calamity is existing. C.S. Lewis was quoted saying, “God whispers to us in our pleasures, but He shouts to us in our pain.” C.S. Lewis noticed this significance within spirituality. The moral of this fate is a radiating force within Christianity doctrine. When we align our thinking towards Jesus´ teaching we align we align our love with the currency of fate. Jesus says in the scriptures’
¨Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.¨ - Mathew 11 28’30
Why is Jeus yolk lite? Because, as the parable of poem ‘Footprints in the Sand’, reveals that Jesus carried us through our darkest moments. Lyrics to a church hymn makes this concept very clear-
And Jesus said, Come to the water stand by my side
I know you are thirsty. You won’t be denied.
I felt every tear drop when in darkness you cried.
And I strove to remind you that for those tears I died,
Song Title- FOR THOSE TEARS, I DIED
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