From today's Men of Integrity devotional:
A stalwart believer who worked in the mines was injured at a young age and became bed-ridden. Life passed him by.
When he was old, a younger man visited. "I hear that you believe in God," he said. "How can you with what's happened to you? Don't you sometimes doubt God's love?"
"Yes," the old miner admitted. "Sometimes Satan sits by my bed where you're sitting now. He points out my window to the strong, still-active men I once worked with, and asks, 'Does Jesus love you?' Then he casts a jeering glance around my tattered room, points to the fine homes of my friends, and asks again, 'Does Jesus love you?' Finally Satan points to the grandchild of a friend of mine—a man who has everything I don't—and whispers, 'Does Jesus really love you?' "
"And what do you say?" asked the young man.
"In my mind," the old miner said, "I take Satan by the hand to Calvary. There I point to the thorn-tortured brow, to the nail-pierced hands and feet, and to the spear-wounded side. Then I ask Satan, 'Doesn't Jesus love me?' "
—Bryan Chapell in The Wonder of It All
1 comments:
Amen! Jesus' sacrifice for our salvation is a gift that causes everything else to pale in comparison. This life will soon pass and the pleasures and treasures as well as the pain and suffering will be of naught. But the joy and treasure that awaits the faithful is eternal thanks to Our Lord's love for us and His sacrifice. I have to remind myself of this often even though I have no doubt of my hope in Christ.
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