It is the eve of All Saints Day, October 31st. I have read the news today. Poland is in crisis over a coup attempt by its prime minister. France is burning, and riots have spilled over to Italy. In Nigeria, Christian communities are mowed down by Islamists waging jihad wielding automatic weapons. Here in America, the socialist... er... communists running under the Democrat banner appear to be ready to overwhelm us. It sure seems as if the devil is in control.
So, I went out on my back porch, lit a pipe, and meditated. The words of Isaiah came to me. Specifically, the Book of Isaiah, chapter 53. Now, Isaiah lived some 700 years before the Messiah would come. But his description of Jesus, and His mission is pretty accurate. Isaiah must have been inspired by the Holy Spirit. Isaiah says He would be an average sort of man. A man of sorrows and grief, who would take on Himself the iniquities of the whole world. He would, as the prophet Ezekiel says, plead His case with men face to face. He would be numbered among the criminals and would die an ignominious and brutal death, so that men would live.
What a great and awesome gift He offers! What can I give in return, but what He already owns? For He created everything, including us. What can I do? The answer to those questions is nothing. It's a gift freely given! But I am utterly unworthy to receive such a gift. My sins are many. And yet, I will take it, as a child accepts a gift he knew he didn't deserve. All I can say is thank You and to praise You for Your great love.
Halleluiah
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