Jesus is really Lord of your life? Are you ready and with alacrity to undertake His will, whatever is His plan for you?

[Leonardo Von]

Jesus is really Lord of your life? Are you ready and with alacrity to undertake His will, whatever is His plan for you?

If you think so, look back on the commandments of Jesus:

•    “You have knowledge that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: but I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.” (Matthew 5.38,39).

I know that this sounds like a difficult behest. Nonetheless, we need to remember that we are here to heal souls. A doctor can’t take a grudge if in his office get in a patient with infectious disease or against whom he hold grudge. He graduated in medicine and swore in so that he can make people get free of their illness.

Alike:

•    “And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill: I have come not to get the upright but sinners.” (Mark 2.17).

We are here to live for Jesus (1John 4.9), following His steps (1Peter 2.21), having always in sight His relish in save sinners (Luke 15.7). Certainly we will receive evil or reviling from them (1Peter 3.8,9). Nevertheless we are called to suffer on behalf of Jesus (Philippians 1.29; Acts 14.22).

So, what will our answer be? : “Here am I; send me.” (Isaiah 6.8) or “O Lord, send, if you will, by the hand of anyone whom it seems good to you to send.” (as Moses did – Exodus 4.13)?

May this be our answer:

•    “And I have not put myself against him, or let my heart be turned back from him. I was offering my back to those who gave me blows, and my face to those who were pulling out my hair: I did not keep my face covered from marks of shame. For the Lord God is my helper; I will not be put to shame: so I have made my face like a rock, and I am certain that he will give me my right.” (Isaiah 50.5-7).

Or, if the Jesus’ call is directed to someone that your care about, don't try do deviate this person from the vocation of the Creator:

•    “Let his face be turned to him who gives him blows; let him be full of shame. For the Lord does not give a man up for ever.” (Lamentations 3.30,31).

Look at the will of Jesus with good eyes (Matthew 6.22,23; Luke 11.33-36): If you or the person of whom you care for need to turn its face into hard rock to undergo the hits of the tempest (in order to corroborate the solidity of the teachings of the Holy Scripture - Matthew 7.24-27), remember of the miracle too:

•    “See, I will take my place before you on the rock in Horeb; and when you give the rock a blow, water will come out of it, and the people will have drink. And Moses did so before the eyes of the chiefs of Israel.” (Exodus 17.6).
•    “Who made the rock into a water-spring, and the hard stone into a fountain.” (Psalms 114.8).

May Jesus turn us  to Him because only thus we will be truly converted  (Lamentations 5.21) and able to take in His plan for us, believing that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the coming glory to be revealed in us (Romans 8.18). 

Have a great day in Christ Jesus.