(Colossians 2:10) “And you have been brought to fullness in him...”
As Christians we are no different to a free-diver as she trains to hold her breath for long spells, but eventual she needs to surface and fill her lungs with air, or she will drown! Who would understand the importance of a “breath of fresh air” more than a deep water free-diver? At times the Christian feels the same strain; the deeper the trial the more the pressure and with that comes the doubt of whether or not one will make it back to safety in time to breathe a sigh of relief. We may or may not often feel like this but somewhere along our Christian walk we will be hard-pressed and if we do not cry out to God our Father and find grace in and through the Lord Jesus, regardless of whether we overcome or succumbed to the trail through temptation, we will end up carrying an unwelcome burden upon our shoulders, which is unnecessary! I suppose we will all experience this trial as we wade through life with our emotions in turmoil. Let know one convince you that emotions have no part to play in a Christian’s life, as they play an integral part for the believer, but do not let emotions surpass the Word of God. Rather let us learn to use them in conjunction with God’s Word in our lives.
When we feel depressed and hopeless and our emotions begin to dictate and rule our lives, what is it that we need to counter these apparent destructive feelings? I say apparent, because even these types of emotions are working together for our good, as it should get us to look for hope when we feel hopeless. And we know that he works all things together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28) - Everything, and that includes suppressed sentiment, is there to help us to cry out to a merciful God as we acknowledge that without Him we would live a life of hopelessness. These times reminds us that without Jesus Christ our Saviour’s intercession on our behalf we would be doom for an eternity of constant suffering, hell as our final destination! Nevertheless we would rather avoid these trying times. So, what is it we need if this is how we feel? We need to be encouraged, we need truth ministered and we also need our eyes to be opened, feeding our hope, that is, heaven and all that goes with it!
Let C.H.Spurgeon then minister hope and truth, read his words carefully, chew on them and then digest them and watch you depression as it dissipates and hope once again revitalises the soul. This is the design of God’s Word for our lives!
“All the attributes of Christ, as God and man, are at our disposal. All the fulness of the Godhead, whatever that marvellous term may comprehend, is ours to make us complete. He cannot endow us with the attributes of Deity; but he has done all that can be done, for he has made even his divine power and Godhead subservient to our salvation. His omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, immutability and infallibility, are all combined for our defence. Arise, believer, and behold the Lord Jesus yoking the whole of his divine Godhead to the chariot of salvation! How vast his grace, how firm his faithfulness, how unswerving his immutability, how infinite his power, how limitless his knowledge! All these are by the Lord Jesus made the pillars of the temple of salvation; and all, without diminution of their infinity, are covenanted to us as our perpetual inheritance. The fathomless love of the Saviour’s heart is every drop of it ours; every sinew in the arm of might, every jewel in the crown of majesty, the immensity of divine knowledge, and the sternness of divine justice, all are ours, and shall be employed for us. The whole of Christ, in his adorable character as the Son of God, is by himself made over to us most richly to enjoy. His wisdom is our direction, his knowledge our instruction, his power our protection, his justice our surety, his love our comfort, his mercy our solace, and his immutability our trust. He makes no reserve, but opens the recesses of the Mount of God and bids us dig in its mines for the hidden treasures. “All, all, all are yours,” saith he, “be ye satisfied with favour and full of the goodness of the Lord.” Oh! how sweet thus to behold Jesus, and to call upon him with the certain confidence that in seeking the interposition of his love or power, we are but asking for that which he has already faithfully promised.” (C.H.Spurgeon)
This is our standing in Him, inhale the vast amounts of fresh air and live!
Signing off
Tyrone
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