The Train Of His Robe
The Lord has been teaching me. The pain began after I started to pray, “Lord, less of me and more of You!” I’ve experienced trouble at both places of my employment. People are dying around me and I’ve struggled with many of my emotions. This growing up and into Christ-likeness is not for wimps!
But thru it all God has been faithful and assures me He is with me (and you). I like to imagine that every time I feel the wind, it’s the train of Jesus’ holy robe brushing against me as He walks by my side.
So where have I gone in the midst of trouble? Death? Hardships? I go to the only place that’s ever made sense to me. By faith I run to Jesus. Some days I imagine myself (yes, I imagine a lot) sitting on a hillside with Jesus sharing my pain and joys. Other times I need to crawl up (imagining once again) in the lap of my heavenly Father and ask Him to hold me until the emotional storm passes.
Jesus said in Matthew 11:28-29(KJV) Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
I have found that His yoke is the presence of the Holy Spirit (Christ within you).
In Matthew 7:7 Jesus says this, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
Whenever I’ve asked the Lord to help me and made a choice to sit with Him in silence, study or meditation, He has never denied me.
If you’re struggling as I have been and probably will again, please take the Lord up on these scriptures. They are God’s promises to us thru His Son, Jesus Christ and His Holy Spirit. Then find another trusted friend to share your struggles with and then go help someone else who needs a friend.
May the Lord bless and keep you. May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and give you His peace. And may you feel the train of His robe as He joins you each day.
In Christ Alone, Michael