Pass

“And they rose up and put him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong. But passing through the midst of them he went away.” (Luke 4:30).

Christus (Kim Cruz)

Sometimes things seem like they will overwhelm me and nothing can be done at all.  Other times it seems that I have no chance at all to get a thing accomplished.

And then there are times when things open up and there is a way in front of me and it appears as if by magic – but more likely by miracle – so that I am actually able to achieve what I need to achieve and all the obstacles disappear and I am able to pass through…

I have been thinking about this today…

Christ passed through…

“And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up; and he went to the synagogue, as his custom was, on the sabbath day. And he stood up to read; and there was given to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. He opened the book and found the place where it was written, ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.’ And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. And he began to say to them, ‘Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.’ And all spoke well of him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth; and they said, ‘Is not this Joseph’s son?’ And he said to them, ‘Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself; what we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here also in your own country.’’ And he said, ‘Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his own country. But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine over all the land; and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.’ When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. And they rose up and put him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong. But passing through the midst of them he went away.” (Luke 4:16-30).And though He could have been killed at that time, God made a way and Christ passed through…

And later He died a much more violent and terrible death, but at the time He survived because God has other plans for Him.

And I have been thinking about that today.  You see, when God wants me to wait, sometimes He makes a way.  And sometimes He does not.  It really depends on God – and His plan – and THAT is what determines whether I can pass through – that and NOTHING else…

For with prayer, I stand on Holy Ground where everything is clear. Here. At the Foot of the Cross.