Romans 8:28 (ESV)
And we know that for those who love God all things work
together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
When a baby is born there is often celebration. There are
tears of joy. There are prayers of thanksgiving. There is pure wonder.
Imagine what Mary must have been feeling as she held the
son of God in her arms for the first time—her son. Did she have plans for
Jesus? Did she have hopes for her baby boy? Of course she did—what mama doesn’t
have those types of plans for her children?
Not many mamas I know would have plans that would include a
violent death. So as Mary watched her son hang on the cross, the sorrow and
pain for her had to have been unfathomable.
This wasn’t the happy ending she pictured for her baby boy.
Far from it—it was a nightmare.
But when God is the author of our stories, they often play
out quite differently than had we been our own authors. God’s will doesn’t
exclude pain and suffering. And that sometimes seems senseless to us.
How senseless the death of Jesus must have seemed to Mary.
Do you think that when Jesus spoke to Mary from the cross, Mary had a feeling
of hope or comfort? Do you think it was being revealed to her little by little
that Jesus’ death was God’s plan of hope for His people all along?
When life seems unclear, God can be trusted. “And we know
that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been
called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28
Will you rest today knowing that God has a beautiful plan
for your life?
Today’s Challenge: Take a small gift to a tired mother you
may know. Read Romans 8:28 to her. Pray with her. Pray that she will trust her
children’s lives in God’s hands no matter what that means.
Dear Lord, we thank You that we can trust our children’s
life in Your hands. Help us to be the encouragement someone needs today. In the
Name of Jesus, Amen.
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