It's Holy week. That may mean a lot for you, or it may mean very little. There is still a lesson to be learned. If you want to experience redemption, restoration,or transformation of any significant kind its going to require suffering. The human race is always running from suffering. Who wouldn't? Jesus surely wasn't a fan of it, but he understood the greater good demanded it.I'm all for avoiding suffering, but if we chose to be content in the upper room, we'll never experience resurrection. The upper room is cozy. There's a foot washing, a meal, and a betrayal. Yes, a betrayal. I betray myself all the time by choosing to stay in the upper room ( sleep in, eat another snack, skip a workout). If you want to experience resurrection, you have to go through Gethsemane. This applies to just about every area of my life so far; financial, spiritual, physical, relational, and emotional.
In the words of Todd Rundgren, " If there's a short cut, Id'a found it, but there's no easy way around it."
This weekend I'm thinking of Selection as a type of Good Friday. Pain for a greater good.
All is Grace.
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