Reflection on a blogger´s work.
Written on July 24th 2010
Here I am reading the book of Job. It was my faithful reading companion at a time of trouble in my life. After reading it several times and taking the time to digest it carefully in moments of silence, suddenly, I realized that God is so powerful that he does not need to defend himself., that he is not as sensitive as we human beings whose ego cannot stand under the scrutiny of criticism even when it is justified and deserved.
But then, another thought came to me. The Lord did not stop Job until he was ready to reveal himself and the reality of Job´s circumstances surrounding his suffering. He did not even try to stop his three friends from badgering him.
Whenever I feel sad or despondent because my reflections or studies, the best I have to offer my readers are ignored or do not produced any reaction, I feel a little like a person who trust the waves of the sea to carry a message to whomever will by chance read the message and hopefully respond. The Lord, then, reminds me that he is the only one I have to please.
Anyway, I do write because I love him, I want to share his love with others the gifts he has given me.
Every time I feel like quitting writing in my blogs, I feel that it is what I am supposed to do even though the reward will come later, perhaps one day.
Things, circumstances, landscapes, people and seasons change. But the gifts that God gave me remain the same. It needs to be practiced and refined, even if I cannot see the face of my readers or am unable to read any comments besides those of a few faithful friends.
Another comforting thought, even more powerful came to mind. That my Lord Jesus, the Master Teacher could be pleased with my writing. After all, most of it is a commentary of a sort, not a critique, but a way of explaining to myself with the Holy Spirit as a guide, an actual and actualized understanding of the thoughts of God that come with the meditating upon his Word.
This is my part of obeying him and thinking about the closest, more true, holy, pure excellent, of good repute things that I, as the author of my blog am translating as faithfully as possible the possible like Paul is talking about in the letter to the Philippians.
I would compare to a small child who wants to know the secrets of life and comes to his Father to ask questions. Then, as part of the conversation, he listens to what his Father has to say and as a way of letting him that he, the child understands, he tells him in his own words what he heard this Father say through the illumination of the Holy Spirit. How patient is the Father with us? How full of mercy and understanding he is with us? It is like hum saying Amen in many more words, like finding that the puzzle is taking shape all along life´s learning as the Holy Spirit reveals his wisdom, his will and his ways to us.
It provides a sense of security, of feeling understood and heard without the preconceived notions, the prejudices that are so prevalent with us human beings, without all the limitations and rules that people use to judge and control.
When we understand that our Lord Jesus is our best friend, even as we feel abandoned by the ones we love and at times we feel lonely, his presence is a reminder of his words:” I will never alone” peace and joy are ours, we are complete in him, lacking nothing. We are rich even though we own nothing that we are not going to lose or leave behind one day.Then
Our life is hidden in him in the heavenlies.
Then, we are not anxious about whether people love us, appreciate us or approve of us. What matters is what our Father thinks of us, whether we obey him, whether we seek to please him and do whatever he commands, with a desire to serve him and our fellow man, that we preach his Word and that we are waiting for his soon return while delighting in his presence, being grateful and praising him.
Conclusion
Sacrifice, Obedience, and Prayer
14For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come. 15Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name. 16And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.…
Benediction and Farewell
19And I especially urge you to pray that I may be restored to you soon. 20Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 21equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.… Hebrews 13:14-21.
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