Dawn of Resurrected Dreams
How wonderful it must have been to walk with Jesus on this earth, to hear Him answer the Pharasees, to see Him raise the dead! He took the nightmare life that the Jews were living day by day, under the Roman's harsh rule and he awoke the dream of the Kingdom of Heaven that was prophesied. Then the dream turned to nightmare again when Jesus was betrayed, beaten, humiliated, taken before unjust people for a verdict of death, and then killed on a cross. Dawn did not help the followers of Jesus as they huddled around His body and then His tomb. It just brought to light the helplessness of man, the cruel life of slavery to harsh task masters and governments. Then the sun's rays slowly probed the inside of the tomb. The dream was alive, Christ had risen!
"A week later the followers were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. The doors were locked, but Jesus came in and stood right in the middle of them. He said, "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand here in my side. Stop being an unbeliever and believe."Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!" Then Jesus told him, "You believe because you see me. Those who believe without seeing me will be truly blessed." John 20:26-29
So I am the one left behind without "seeing". With each new dawn, I begin a new day again filled with hope because Jesus is alive. He is alive in my heart, alive to turn my failures into success.
Lord God, thank you for the awesome gift of love and sacrifice! For Christ, to come to earth and live as a human and be tempted like me is so hard to believe. Who could possibly love me that much? Lord, help me to accept Your love with open arms. Forgive me of my sins, my failures because they keep me from seeing your glory, your gift of love. As I start today, trying once again to control my eating and trying to fight off the temptation to run toward food so that I can "feel good" ~ please Lord, remind me again of your love for me. Help me to remember the risen Savior who died for me. Through His name I pray today, Amen.
