May 10, 2018

May 10, 2018

Judy Hollaway

January 28
Running with Jesus 2015

Luke 6:21b  "Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh."

     Facing the crowd Jesus knew they were faced with all the pressures and afflictions of life. So are we! He was moved with compassion and understanding. God can and will turn our mourning into laughter! Another contradictory thought weeping and laughter! As we run through life we meet up with Jesus and we realize we are poor in Spirit we begin to mourn, we eat at His table and get filled with His Spirit and then our tears come and they will turn to joy. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace. When we are filled with His Spirit we start running and jumping pews! You might say, we can run and jump hurdles. We are relieved of the weight of sin that was holding us down and joy and laughter fills our souls. 
     Let's take some time out and think about the day your burdens were rolled away at Calvary. You could run freely for the first time. The time of weeping over our sins was turned to pure joy and laughter. You ran to tell somebody. Jesus has done so much for me I can't stop telling others. I know what it is like to sit in a dark room and weep for hours looking and longing for someone to love me. Thank God I cried out to Jesus and He came running to me and picked me up and washed my wounds and healed me. He brought joy to my soul and He is still running to people offering healing and help, the problem is they won’t stop running in circles long enough to listen to the blessed Jesus, who turns mourning into laughter. 
     There are two racing events going on in our world. Satan and his world system that leads to sorrow and death, then there is God's kingdom race that brings joy, laughter and peace to tired souls. Jesus race has a great destination, heaven for eternity but Satan will bring mourning, suffering, and death. Which race are you on? There is just a short time left to sign up! Bring your tears to Jesus, He can wipe them away and restore your life.

Father, thank You for helping us and wiping our tears away and delivering us from the deeds of darkness and bringing us into Your light. Help me tell someone! Give us boldness to speak up for You. 

In the morning when others hate us!