"Consider
him..."
There it is; it's
enough, too. Consider Jesus. Yes, consider His moral teachings. Consider His
miracles. Consider His parables. Consider His leadership skills. Consider His
character. Consider how Jesus treated women, children, and men. Consider how
Jesus acted toward those who considered Him an enemy. Consider how Jesus
believed in Creation and marriage and prayer and...well, everything! Consider
how Jesus believed the Bible. On and on...
"Consider Him..."
Yes. Do that. Consider Jesus. Make sure the following consideration is high on
your list of things to consider.
"Consider him who
endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow
weary or fainthearted." (Hebrews 12:3 ESV)
Jesus
"endured" death on a cross, but more, too. John Gill said Jesus
"...endured such contradiction of sinners against himself; against his
person, they denying his deity, and speaking against his sonship, and against
his offices; mocking him as a King, deriding him as a prophet, and treating him
with the utmost contempt as a priest and Saviour; and against his actions, his
works of mercy to the bodies of men, when done on the sabbath day; his
conversing with sinners for the good of their souls, as if he was an encourager
of them in sin, and a partner with them; his miracles, as if they were done by
the help of the devil; and against the whole series of his life, as if it was
criminal."
All that to say,
"Consider him..." and don't give up. Don't ever give up! Believer,
stand firm! Believer, hold fast! "Consider him..." and do not grow
weary in maintaining your confession, seeking His abiding presence or in doing
good works.
Yes, "Consider
him..." and remember it was for His church that He suffered so; Jesus
willingly endured it all for we who believe.
Beloved friend,
consider Jesus...and you hang in there, you hear?
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