"Setting Things Up"

"As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread." (John 21:9 KJV)

  "In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary. And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest care. So we carefully protect those parts that should not be seen, while the more honorable parts do not require this special care. So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity. This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other. If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad." (1 Corinthians 12:22-26 NLT)

 Don't ask! I really don't know what this means, so if there is something wrong with this post, I am telling you up front, it is not my fault! I actually was thinking about how Jesus set things up for them to all have breakfast together, which then became something about the body of Christ! 

 Have you ever wondered why some people need to suffer, while others just seem to have nothing go wrong in their lives? Thinking about the way Jesus was sacrificed, it reminds me that His suffering was to show how much God really cares for those who have to suffer in this life. If Christ didn't have to suffer the way that He did, then those that suffer wouldn't feel as though they are participating in His suffering! 

 Just a little reminder of why any suffering we go through should draw us closer to Christ, not push us away! It reminds me of the movie, "God's Not Dead," when Dean Cane's character visits his mother, showing her how she was treated by God, saying, 'Look and you; you have served God all of your life, and here you are! But me, my life is perfect!' 

 You know that saying, "All things happen for a reason," well, it is really not too far off from being the truth! God works on the little things as much as He does the bigger things; everything is His, including the things which seem to belong to someone else...

 "The next morning as they passed by the fig tree he had cursed, the disciples noticed it had withered from the roots up. Peter remembered what Jesus said to the tree on the previous day and exclaimed, "Look, Rabbi! The fig tree you cursed has withered and died!" Then Jesus said to the disciples, "Have faith in God. I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, 'May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart. I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you've received it, it will be yours. But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too."" (Mark 11:20-26 NLT)