[Discoveries] 11-21-07 Staying the same -- Mark 14:62

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*"... you will see the Son of Man ..." -- Mark 14:62*/

I'm struck with how Jesus maintains His composure even under duress. He 
never gets "stressed out." He never snaps. He suffers, but He never 
ceases to be exactly who He is.

People who make other people suffer often want to change their victims 
-- change their behavior, change their beliefs, change their very 
identity. But Jesus didn't change. He remained the Son of God, solid and 
unshakable. In this passage, He tells it like it is -- with no hint of 
panic or revenge or desperation. He just tells them the truth.

I think this is why Jesus keeps offering to go through the suffering 
with us. He knows how fragile we are. He knows how much we need Him. 
When we fellowship with Christ in the places of our suffering, He brings 
us back to center.

Years ago I listened to a friend mourn the loss of one she loved. I was 
struck by her grief -- she cried as though she was falling into a 
bottomless pit of sorrow -- she kept falling, and falling, and falling. 
That was, I think, the first time I realized something of what we have 
in Christ. Yes, I have cried. But I didn't fall. I couldn't fall. 
Underneath my tears was the Solid Rock.

Be encouraged!
Dwight

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