Week Thirty-nine Question

Has the Lord ever asked you-“Wilt thou lay down thy life for My sake?”

“It is far easier to die than to lay down the life day in and day out with the sense of the high calling. We are not made for brilliant moments, but we have to walk in the light of them in ordinary ways. Stand loyal to your friend, and remember that His honour is at stake in your bodily life: - Chambers June 16

My Response:

The once-and-for-all bodily dying is a one-time occurrence - it happens then it’s done. On the other hand, the purpose of the “day in and day out” dying to self can get lost in a sort of weary tedium of the soul.

I think it is the everyday small things that can wear away most grievously at our hearts. However, it is those very things which trains and ultimately strengthens us. Jer. 12:5 states: "If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?

It is perhaps the same as with the dancer who daily practices and learns each step so when the moment comes to perform on the stage, he or she is not only physically ready but emotionally ready as well.

So as we walk in the light of ordinary things, let us not become weary.

Father-God, never let me lose sight of You and forget it is Your honor that is “at stake in [my] bodily life.”