"Heart of the Matter" -Too

"That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it." (Psalms 109:27)

  "I could not help thinking of the portion of Scripture where Jesus was walking alongside those two disciples that were talking about the tragic things that had just happened, the terrible things that had happened to the prophet, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus asked them, "What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?" It is really hard to focus upon all that is good and lovely, especially when there is so much that is bad and ugly. Anyone that was there and witnessed to tragic events, had to have been in the same frame of mind as these two men were. One of them was named Cleopas, and he answered Jesus saying, "Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?" Jesus had not only told those that followed Him that He would be crucified, but He also told that that He would rise after three days; so why all the fuss? Seriously, why were these two men so sad? Why do we become so sad when tragedy comes our way? I mean, if we know that all things work towards the good, then why all the fuss when something bad happens? I can see the point of these followers of Jesus; who wouldn't have been sad over all that was witnessed and told to them? But we have been told the truth; we have been shown the power of the resurrection and have been instructed in how it works. I don't know how many times I have been reminded of God's goodness, yet it never fails, strike me down and instantly I think of the worst. Can I tell you what I think it might be? How Great is our God? Simply put, there is nothing Greater than God! There is no force on earth that can overtake or overrule Him; He is more powerful than we could ever imagine! And guess what? We are part of that! For the majority of us that call ourselves Christian, it is very easy for us to loose sight of that. It can happen just like that; without any warning or without any particular reason; just the simple fact that we are human, frail, and subject to the gravity of this world. It can happen even to those that are extraordinary saints, people like Elijah, who was hiding in a cave. God simply asked, "What doest thou here, Elijah?" Where was the God of Elijah? He wasn't in the wind, earthquake, or fire; He was in the still small voice, that said again, "What doest thou here, Elijah?" Do you know what Jesus' answer was to Cleopas? It was, "What things?" God never needs to know the matter of our heart, He already knows; but we seldom do, we just try to figure it out, but we can hardly even know it...

""My heart pounds as I think of this. It trembles within me. Listen carefully to the thunder of God's voice as it rolls from his mouth. It rolls across the heavens, and his lightning flashes in every direction. Then comes the roaring of the thunder -the tremendous voice of his majesty. He does not restrain it when he speaks. God's voice is glorious in the thunder. We can't even imagine the greatness of his power. "He directs the snow to fall on the earth and tells the rain to pour down. Then everyone stops working so they can watch his power."" (Job 37:1-7) NLT