Friday, January 11, 2013

Scripture of the Day

"Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen." Matt 28:20

After His resurrection Christ appears unto his disciples and teaches them. This verse is one of the things that was taught to the disciples before Christ leaves them. The first part is for us all. Those that are followers of Christ understand their duty and responsibility to teach people all things which he has commanded. We are to observe those commandments that come from Christ. Observing is more than seeing them and understanding them, when we observe we implement that commandment and way into our life. As we observe (do) we are in a sense teaching those people around us by just living those commandments.

The thing that I love the most about this verse as I read it was "I am with you alway." There are moments that feel like we are the only one there, no one is with us. But this verse helps us to remember that Christ is always with us. We may even think to ourselves well yes he may be with us but what about this one time, he isnt always with me. Christ goes on and diminishes those false thoughts when he says "even unto the end of the world." He isnt with us only when we have a bad day, hes not there when we lose a loved one, hes not there when we feel depressed or struggle with a relationship. Christ is ALWAYS with us even unto the end of the world. He is there for us when we have those bad days but also when we have those good days, he is there when we lose a loved one but he is also there when we welcome a loved one into this world. No matter the circumstance or situation in our life good or bad Christ is always with us. He knows our pain and feels our sorrows but he also rejoices when we rejoice and is happy when we have those moments of joy in our life. Through all things we can know and always count on Christ being there in our daily life. We may not feel him but oh he is there. If we desire to feel him in his all presence we must learn to feel what he feels like, it is us that cannot feel him not that he isnt there.