Jesus demonstrated for us the will of God by the way He loved the Father supremely. He also loved people. Even those whom others considered the least, the last and the lost people! When God’s will for Jesus included being sacrificed for the sins of others, Jesus said to His Father, “Not My will but Yours will be done.” The Spirit of the Lord anointed Jesus to heal us. [2] Jesus leads His followers to the land of uprightness... to heaven itself.
“You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your right hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great. You enlarged my path under me, so my feet did not slip.” [3]
Jesus Christ is the hand of the Father who reached down from heaven to save us. Rather than coming to earth to harshly judge people, He came to earth in a humble fashion. When some encouraged a beggar to be silent in His presence, Jesus invited the beggar to speak. The beggar was blind. He wanted to see. Jesus healed him. The Lord’s gentleness made blind Bartimaeus great. Jesus made the path before Bartimaeus larger and easier to navigate by giving him eyesight. [4]
“He makes my feet like the feet of deer and sets me on my high places.” [5]
Normally, I am able to walk well without much thought about it but place me on a mountain path with loose rocks on the trail, and I must give all my attention to where and how I place my feet. In fact, I recently, I hiked up and down a mountain trail with children from a church that two of my sons-in-law pastor. I really needed the feet of a deer to walk surely, but alas, not having such feet, I asked the Lord to keep me from falling. At one point, my feet did slip but I regained my balance before falling. I told one of the guides, “Now, I can relate to that verse where the Psalmist says, “If I say, “My foot slips,” Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up.” [6]
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” [7]
Jesus Christ is our loving friend during our earthly journeys. Jesus Christ is the brother who was born to deliver us from adversity. Even from hell itself! [8]
“...Happy are the people whose God is the Lord!” [9]
[1] Psalm 143:10
[2] Luke 22:42; Luke 4:18
[3] Psalm 18:35-36
[4] Luke 18:35-43
[5] Psalm 18:33
[6] Psalm 94:18
[7] Proverbs 17:17
[8] Mark 3:34; Romans 8:29; Hebrews 2:11
[9] Psalm 144:15
The mountain path with loose rocks
The view from near the mountain's top
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