At The Foot of the Cross

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 A beautiful autumn Sunday morning this morning.  The air is cool and crisp.  The sun is out and the shadows are sharper than any other time of the year.  October is my favorite month of the year.  The aroma of dead leaves exhilarates me.  YAH, i thank You for autumn!  How could anyone be consumed by  a consuming lust for power when all that is needed is Jesus Christ.  i have no need for the world.   i think of the infants who were killed in Israel and Palestine and i can't help but think of the nursery You have already set up for them.  You have given first dibs to the victims of October 7, 2023.  You have prepared a place for them, and we are in awe of Your planning and Your power.  That's where my feeling comfortable about this who matter comes in because i know You are in control.


The Cross is the symbol of my faith.  One beam horizontal, the other vertical.  Like Your holiness, Abba Father, one beam reaches out, the other beam reaches up. i've thrown away the list of people i want to bite and i've given it to You.  You know that not all friends are always friendly, not all neighbors are always neighborly.  Some coworkers never worked; some bosses were too bossy.  People have made promises they had no intention of keeping.  Abba Father, i have fought and i have bitten back.  i have kept those lists and i have snarled and growled at people i don't like.  i take my lists and i lay it at the foot of the Cross. 

"Just look what I did for you," Jesus Christ reminds me and points to the cross.  And i should never forget for the rest of my time here in this worldly world.  Bearing with one another, and forgiving one another; if anyone has a complaint against another ; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. -[Colossians 3:13] There may seem to be many perils being among false brethren, but my sufferings don't even compare to my Savior's suffering.  With the events in the world going on now, it's hard to think that their suffering can't compare to the suffering of Jesus.  But i take comfort in knowing that God designed and manufactured these events.  He needs His heroes and villains to take their parts

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