SETBACK

We all have them. Seldom do we speak of them. When we do speak of them it makes others uncomfortable right along with us. Today a group of us moved a friend’s belongings into storage.  He experienced a setback.  This one cost him his freedom. 

How many times is that what happens to us?  Sometimes not literally our freedom, but we mess up and it costs us BIG TIME.  Is this not the reason that Christ came to walk with man on earth?  Hebrews 4:15 states “This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet He did not sin.”  We relate to Jesus better when we realize that He came as man.  He had the experiences we had growing up (except the video games and action figures due to cultural differences).  He wore a diaper, learned to crawl, skinned his knees and went through puberty.  HE ‘took on flesh’ and ALL that entails.

Yet He did not sin.  That does not say that He was not tempted.  He chose differently.  His focus was SO on God that He didn’t turn from God’s BEST for Him.  We battle.  We justify. We wrestle.  Sometimes we walk away VICTORIOUS, without sin.  Sometimes we don’t.  EVERY DAY our Spirit (which is perfect and made whole through the indwelling Holy Spirit) and our souls (our thoughts and emotions) battle.  Sometimes we realize this, sometimes we act surprised by this.  

But provision has been made: “So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.” (Hebrews 4:16).  God, who is never surprised by our set-backs and failures has made provision for them AND for us to have the power to pick ourselves up and get back on track.  Even more so, to help us to not mess up in the first place.

Run to Him regularly.  He LOVES to reveal Himself to you.  He even wrote a book about it.

Take care-