There Is Healing in the Name of Jesus - Part 553

My cup runneth over. This promise of joy and peace in our hearts is to all believers and their families and to all them that might still be afar off -- if we would only commit our lives to Jesus -- our Lord and Saviour who created this world and all that is within it -- and yet loved us enough to have His humanity die on the cross for our sin. He wants our cup -- the cup that is indicative of our lives -- to runneth over with joy. Not just in Heaven but in our daily journey here on earth too.

Why? Because as the scriptures point out, "Surely He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. He was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement of our peace was upon Him and yet with His stripes we are healed." The same God who holds the universe holding us tight in His arms. It is He who knows the innermost thoughts of our hearts and wants to make us whole -- and complete -- in His abundance. In the book of Job, there is an interesting passage about wisdom that states: 

There is a path which no foul knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen. The lion's whelps have not trodden it nor the fierce lion passed by it. He putteth forth His hand upon the rock. He overturneth the mountains by the roots. He cutteth out rivers among the rocks and His eye seeth every precious thing. He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth He forth to light. But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof, neither is it found in the land of the living. 

The depth saith, It is not in me and the sea saith, It is not with me. It cannot be gotten for gold, either shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. It cannot be valued with all the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx or the sapphire. The gold and the crystal cannot equal it and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls; for the price of wisdom is above rubies. (Job 28:2-18)

Job saw the inherent value in knowing God intimately. In worshipping Him without hesitation. Job knew from personal experience whence wisdom comes from and the source from where exists this place of understanding. And he wasn't trading it for anything this world could offer. So did David in Psalms 23 when he wrote, "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever." And John too when he wrote in I John chapter 3, "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us that we -- [the who-so-evers who believe in Jesus] -- should be called the sons of God."

Indeed, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us that He was manifested to take away our sins -- our Creator who knew no sin -- so that we that abideth in Him can pass from death unto life. Hereby perceive the love of God because He laid down His life for us. (I John 3:16) This is the promise that we hold dear to our hearts. And this promise is forever.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life -- the word surely defined in the dictionary as firmly, without missing, undoubtedly, assuredly, certainly, without fail and yes, indeed. This is the Jesus in whom we worship. He is the way, the truth and the life. The same yesterday, today and forever. And yes, Jesus is enough. 

Stand in the offering plate.