Today I received a phone call from the specialist that I was scheduled to see in Bangor in the middle of October, but they had a cancellation and they can get me in on this Monday which is a great blessing indeed. In case you have forgotten or don't know the story I will recap what happened for you. In January I had an MRI done on my head because they discovered from a previous sinus X-Ray that my pituitary gland was bigger than normal. The MRI showed that I had a growth on my pituitary gland which sits at the base of my brain. They ran several blood test and everything came back normal in that regard thankfully. I really have no symptoms that I know of anyway. So, my Primary Health Provider referred me to a specialist that handles Pituitary gland issues. The earliest they could get me in back in the beginning of the year was October 15th. Today's phone call was a great blessing because I get to go to that appointment on this coming Monday instead. Praise the Lord! Lord willing everything will go alright and we will see what the Doctor has to say about it.
I was sitting on my couch listening to the news on the television and thinking about my upcoming appointment when I saw a jet flying through the trail of another jet that had passed by earlier. I saw the above picture opportunity forming so I grabbed my camera and went outside and took this photograph. The sun was just getting ready to set and it's light seemed to highlight the center of the cross formation.
Sometimes life can seem rather hectic and harsh. Sometimes fear assails us and we don't know where to turn. We wonder where our hope is. We wonder if we will survive our trials and our troubles. There is good news for you and I. The cross in the picture above reminds me of a great hope for all people. The cross in the picture reminds me of another Cross that sat on a hill far away. I am reminded of that old rugged Cross where Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior bled and died for my sins and the sins of all people.
There is great hope found in the Cross of Christ. There is great hope found in the Lord's Sacrifice. There is a God and He is real. There is no other God besides Him. There is only One God and that is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He is the God that is revealed in the Holy Bible. The Bible is the absolute truth about who God is, who we are, and how we can be reconciled back to God through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
We have all sinned and we have all missed the mark. We have all broken the law of God. We are born with a sin nature. There is not one of us that is good enough on our own to earn forgiveness and a place in Heaven when we die. There are no amount of good works that we could ever do to earn our way into God's everlasting Kingdom. God made a way for us when there seemed to be no way.
God loves each one of us and He demonstrated that love towards us by sending His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, into this world to live a perfect and sinless life. Jesus went to the Cross and shed His blood for my sins, your sins, and the sins of the entire world. Jesus paid the price for our sins. Jesus took the punishment that you and I so rightly deserve because you and I are law breakers.
It is through the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ that we have hope. Jesus didn't stay up there on the Cross and He didn't stay in the grave either. On the third day Christ arose from the dead. Jesus is alive! Jesus is now at the right hand of the Father in Heaven and one day Jesus Christ will return to this earth and bring the Kingdom of God to this earth in full completion.
Everyone is called to repent or turn away from their sin and receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. The Holy Spirit comes and convicts us of our sin. We need to confess our sinfulness to the Lord and receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. When we repent of our sin and ask Jesus Christ to be our Lord and Savior in prayer then the Holy Spirit comes to indwell us. The Holy Spirit will work in and through our lives to make us more like Jesus. This is a life long work that won't be completed until we are take Home to Heaven.
The believer in Jesus Christ has great hope in Him. Our best days are ahead of us. Sometimes we have to go through difficult trials and hardships. There will be times when we must endure pain and loss, but we must remember where our hope and our faith stands. Our hope needs to be anchored upon the Lord Jesus Christ and His finished work on the Cross.
I like that picture that I took of the Cross in the sky and it reminds me that the, "Heavens declare the Glory of God." If you are facing difficult times just know that there are people praying for you and know that the Lord Jesus Christ loves you and He is near to you in you time of need. I pray that you would call out to Him right where you are and place your faith and trust in Him if you haven't done so yet.
Lord,
We praise Your Holy Name.
Thank You Jesus for the Cross and the Hope that we have in You.
Draw us near to You O Lord through Your Holy Spirit and Your Word.
Come soon Lord Jesus.
Help us to sense Your presence in a powerful way.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
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