March 13, 2009

• Fall on Jesus

  As you know I have 4 daughters ages 11-17. Hormones rage here. Today, not unlike every other day, is a day of breaking up arguments and petty disputes. It gets all too wearisome.

  I’m tempted to yell. I’m tempted to cry. I’m tempted to lock myself in my room. I’m tempted to give in to my weariness of it all. “Not another day of this, Lord; I just can’t take it!”

  Last night a song popped into my head. Come to Jesus by Chris Rice.

  Weak and wounded sinner,
  Lost and left to die,
  O, raise your head for Love is passing by,

  Come to Jesus,
  Come to Jesus,
  Come to Jesus and live,

  Now your burden’s lifted,
  And carried far away,
  And precious blood has washed away the stain… so

  Sing to Jesus ,
  Sing to Jesus ,
  Sing to Jesus and live,

  And like a newborn baby,
  Don’t be afraid to crawl,
  And remember when you walk sometimes we fall… so

  Fall on Jesus,
  Fall on Jesus,
  Fall on Jesus and live,

  Sometimes the way is lonely,
  And steep and filled with pain,
  So if your sky is dark and pours the rain… then

  Cry to Jesus,
  Cry to Jesus,
  Cry to Jesus and live,

  O, and when the love splills over,
  And music fills the night,
  And when you can’t contain you joy inside… then

  Dance for Jesus,
  Dance for Jesus,
  Dance for Jesus and live,

  And with your final heartbeat,
  Kiss the world goodbye,
  Then go in peace, and laugh on Glory’s side… and

  Fly to Jesus,
  Fly to Jesus,
  Fly to Jesus and live,

  Fly to Jesus,
  Fly to Jesus,
  Fly to Jesus and live

  Although this song seems to be reaching out to the unbeliever or the progression of a new believer, I tell you, it ministers to me so — just a reminder that where I need to run first is to the cross of Christ — or “fall on Jesus” as the song urges us.

  Hebrews 12:1-2 says:

  Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.

  Run for repentance; run for forgiveness; run for refreshing in a weary moment.

  As my pastor says, “If we think wrong we cannot live right.” Our battles are much more than outward mothering struggles, they are an inward war in our minds. We need to lay aside the “deeds of darkness” (Rom 13:10-14) and put on the “Light”. The key to this putting off and putting on is the renewing of our minds (Eph 4:17-24) through prayer and the meditation and memorization of God’s word.

  Galatians 6:9 reminds us:
  And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
  
  Now that’s a promise!!

  Are you falling on Jesus?

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