Luke 1-2 : Starting, Waiting, Doing
"I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught. "
An opening line - outlining the course ahead.
I like Luke - of the gospels it seems to me to be the one that is written the best. These first two chapters are very cool - as they quickly move from before the birth of John to the young Jesus sitting in the temple - surprised that his earthly family did not get who he was. What was Jesus like as a child - even as a man? I am 33 - that is how old Jesus was when he was crucified - he started his ministry around thirty and three years later he was dead - buried - risen - ascended into heaven.
We know very very little about him before he started his ministry - I rekon it doesn't matter what he was like - the important things to know about Jesus are recorded - but sometimes I wonder. But from the man you can see what he would have been like - friendly, warm, loving, gentle, brave, bold, standing up for the right and protecting the weak, humble.
I love the 'songs of praise' people make up on the spot in response to God - I wish I could do the same, I think I can pray well and express how I feel to God and that is the important thing - although even that doesn't matter cos the Holy Spirit prayers for us when we can not work out what to say.
I am always intrigued by Simeon, the man waiting for the consolation of Israel - there had been a 400 year gap between the last prophet and the birth of Jesus - obviously he had not been waiting that long - but I get the feeling he was old, and had been patiently waiting for God to act just and He had promised He would - how much joy must he have felt to have seen Jesus and to know that here in front of him, a child born to a carpenter, this was the consolation of Israel - in fact the saviour of all of creation.
Waiting - right now - where I am now is all about waiting - about wondering what God is doing with me now, and really truely facing up to the fact that maybe God is not waiting to send someone along for me to share my life with - that out there is no woman to be my wife. I am finding that very hard to deal with - I am not like Simeon waiting - no I am like Job, railing against God - sadly I have no excuse like Job. And yet the same God is in control of both of our lives - and I need to be patient, trusting, faithing, believing that God really does know what is best for me, really is working out all things for me who loves me.
I feel so weary and burdened - and Jesus says to come to him if that is how I am - For His yoke is easy and His burden is light. I have been really wondering what that means - and I rekon it means that his yoke [the guide] is His commands, and they are easy, and his burden [telling others, that is the work we have to do] is light.
Knowing it is one thing.
Doing it is another.
An opening line - outlining the course ahead.
I like Luke - of the gospels it seems to me to be the one that is written the best. These first two chapters are very cool - as they quickly move from before the birth of John to the young Jesus sitting in the temple - surprised that his earthly family did not get who he was. What was Jesus like as a child - even as a man? I am 33 - that is how old Jesus was when he was crucified - he started his ministry around thirty and three years later he was dead - buried - risen - ascended into heaven.
We know very very little about him before he started his ministry - I rekon it doesn't matter what he was like - the important things to know about Jesus are recorded - but sometimes I wonder. But from the man you can see what he would have been like - friendly, warm, loving, gentle, brave, bold, standing up for the right and protecting the weak, humble.
I love the 'songs of praise' people make up on the spot in response to God - I wish I could do the same, I think I can pray well and express how I feel to God and that is the important thing - although even that doesn't matter cos the Holy Spirit prayers for us when we can not work out what to say.
I am always intrigued by Simeon, the man waiting for the consolation of Israel - there had been a 400 year gap between the last prophet and the birth of Jesus - obviously he had not been waiting that long - but I get the feeling he was old, and had been patiently waiting for God to act just and He had promised He would - how much joy must he have felt to have seen Jesus and to know that here in front of him, a child born to a carpenter, this was the consolation of Israel - in fact the saviour of all of creation.
Waiting - right now - where I am now is all about waiting - about wondering what God is doing with me now, and really truely facing up to the fact that maybe God is not waiting to send someone along for me to share my life with - that out there is no woman to be my wife. I am finding that very hard to deal with - I am not like Simeon waiting - no I am like Job, railing against God - sadly I have no excuse like Job. And yet the same God is in control of both of our lives - and I need to be patient, trusting, faithing, believing that God really does know what is best for me, really is working out all things for me who loves me.
I feel so weary and burdened - and Jesus says to come to him if that is how I am - For His yoke is easy and His burden is light. I have been really wondering what that means - and I rekon it means that his yoke [the guide] is His commands, and they are easy, and his burden [telling others, that is the work we have to do] is light.
Knowing it is one thing.
Doing it is another.
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