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man once said to me, “The world has so many problems that if Moses came
down from Mt. Sinai today, the two tablets he’d be carrying would be
aspirin.” It was a clever comment, but beyond that, it ignores the fact that life today is no worse than in centuries past.
Different - but no worse.
If you have doubts, ask Job to comment on some of the problems he had to surmount. Or Paul. Or Daniel about his tenure in the lions den. Admittedly expressway traffic is terrible, but have you ever tried to ride on an un-air-conditioned, smelly camel?
I have (on a trip to th holy land), and take my word for it, our mode of travel is certainly faster and more comfortable. Indeed, try filling Moses shoes and wandering in the wilderness for 40 years.
Stress
has never had any respect for the calendar and readily keeps knocking
at the door of millions of lives, no matter what the century. The stress of keeping a job, being a proper parent, a mate worthy of the title husband or wife, a decent Christian. We always want to do better, be better.
SO
Whether it is only a temporary annoyance, such as being honked at when
the traffic light just changed because we haven’t moved quickly enough
to suit the impatient driver behind us; or dealing with a personal enemy
who refuses to be a friend; or sickness comes to call or sorrow or
clouds that do not always have silver linings - whatever the need, the
Master Physician is never far away.
“Dear Jesus,” we pray, “pick me up and carry me awhile so I can rest a bit.” And if you say it, and really mean it, He does just that. Wonderfully scary, isn’t it? All that power and peace available, if we but ask for Him to take charge of our lives.
Notice I did not say the pain in your stomach or some problem you have will always go away. Or that patella persuasion, the act of going to your knees, immediately gives you a superman soul. No – but it does give you strength to bear what you have been called to bear.
When you become a Christian are all your problems solved, with a guarantee that no new ones will appear? If
you follow Jesus will your paycheck double, your teenager become a
shining example of perfection, your car never conk out in the middle of
traffic? No, I cannot promise that any of these things will happen, even if you are totally committed. Not by a long shot. But as a Christian, will you be better able to handle them? Beyond the shadow of a doubt!
By way of example: several years ago my doctor called and informed me I had a basal cell cancer on my nose that needed to be surgically removed. I said, “Thanks for the good news.”
There
was only silence on the other end of the line so I explained, “Doctor,
you just said it was a basal cell which does not metastasize and grows
very slowly. Therefore, yes, the bad news is I have a cancer. The good news is that when it’s gone, it’s most likely gone for good, and it could have been a lot worse.
When
I had my right kidney removed, and several years later recovered from a
paralyzed left arm after a hang gliding accident, that took a little
more doing, but we, God and I, were up to it.
Am I a spiritual Pollyanna? Probably. Am I God’s fool? Definitely. Am I alone when burdens come? Never!
You see, I’ve sat at the foot of the Master Teacher and paid close
attention to the lessons He has to share. I have been comforted by the
words, “……I have come that they (you) might have life, and that they
(you) might have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)
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