Jesus is

Jesus is
The Son of the Living God

Jesus is
The Savior of the world

We -- those who belong to Him --
We are
The church of the Living God

Jesus is
The chief cornerstone, the elect, precious

We are
His children, His servants

Jesus is
The Pillar
-- of strength
-- of witness
-- of judgment
-- of power
-- of refuge
-- of rejection
-- of love
-- of temptation
-- of death
-- of promise
-- of comfort
-- of destruction
-- of hatred
-- of revelation
-- of renewal
-- of change
-- of choices
-- of obedience
-- of condemnation
-- of persecution
-- of endurance

We -- those who belong to Him
and those who do not --
We are
partakers of all life holds
and
we stumble along the way

Jesus is
The Foundation
of Truth
of Life Eternal

Jesus is The Stone
The Living Stone
The Chosen Stone

We are but pebbles in the brook.

In Paul's writing to Timothy (1 Timothy 3:15), he says "but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the Living God, the pillar and ground of the truth."

Cathy Orrick Luders
9.7.2009

Solid ground

Wednesday. Another black day.

One thing that gave me pause to think was during an employee meeting an editor made the comment that those who have been told they have jobs are not really safe. None of us are. We are not on solid ground ... as in financial stability.

Solid ground. I immediately thought of Jesus and what we have in Him.

Christ's foundation is rock solid, forever secure.

"Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; mercy and truth go before your face."
(Psalm 89:14)

"The Lord has established His throne in heaven, And His Kingdom rules over all." (Psalm 103:19)

"Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of your hands." (Psalm 102:25)

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1)

Our days are numbered ... our human lives, our jobs, are numbered ... we flourish one day, we are gone the next.
"But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting." (Psalm 103:17)

In the midst of pain and suffering, which is where we are, affecting us ourselves or affecting friends and family, we must stay focused on God, we must continually pray, seek His guidance, meditate on His words of wisdom found throughout the Bible.

It is horrible watching friends and colleagues being walked out the door of their place of employment, "their job security" for many years. We think we are glad its not me. But being "left behind" is another trauma all its own.

So much to be gleaned from the Scriptures. Must stay in them. Once you flounder and fall away from abiding continually with Christ, you struggle to return.

This troubling world we are in affects everyone. Even when you lose your "job security" or your home or your health, you don't have to also lose your life.

God will provide. He will. He has in times past. He will enable you to pass through these troubling days with dignity. Wait on Him. Patience wears thin. But it is in waiting that we see the answers to what we seek.

God is.

I am, only through Him, with Him.

Are you?