The more doors that shut in my face, the more thankful I am for Jesus Christ, the Key of David.
Because at the end of life’s hall is one marvelous, wide-open door. No matter what anyone does to you, no matter what doors of opportunity slam in your face, no matter what chances for “a more satisfying life” pass you by, none of these can keep you from coming to God.
“There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.” 🌱 Isaiah 11:1 🌱 If you haven’t gathered, I’m not very arts and craftsy. I confess that I only “did” a Jesse Tree once when the boys were little guys. It was sparser than Charlie…
In John 8:23, Jesus said, “I am from above.” Jesus was pure, peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. Jesus is God’s wisdom from above.
This was a surprising and wondrous thought for me this first week of Advent: Jesus was God’s wisdom incarnate. God’s wisdom is not an impersonal force, but appeared fully in the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ—Jesus Christ, the Wisdom of God.
I want to stay young till my dying day. I mean, I want to be amazed at the clouds and the bugs and the leaves and cross and empty grave. I want to be astounded by the wonder of it all.
Don’t you?
I read this poem 10 years ago and I can’t, thank God, get it out of my head.