The City

Comment from Pastor Jason Cole: Buckets of Hope for Haiti.

Comment from Rajesh Behara: Jeremiah 9:23, 24 “Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD”.

These verses confront and challenge me.

They inspire me to direct the commitment of all my faculties in pursuit of what according to the Lord is worth a boast – Knowing Him. Knowing Him and not just about Him.

All knowledge is through intimacy, and all intimacy, contrary to popular beliefs and understanding, calls for the discipline of determined engagement. Such an engagement is sustained by persistent motivation, and that’s exactly what these verses impart every time I read, utter or meditate on them.

 Isaiah 64:7a “And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee”

My fascination with the story of Jacob hinges on that one bout in the thick of that fugitive night, when he wrestles with the Lord and refuses to let Him go.

The incident unquestionably drives home one massive deduction  in the company of many others – The Lord is willing to be “held” and “wrestled” with. We are accorded a peep through the window of the Lord’s grace to behold the outcome of such a wrestling – lives that change with a historic magnitude, and consequence.

Documented sadly is the lament of the Lord which he moans the lack of people who call on Him, and worse still, none who stir themselves to take hold of Him, to experience and witness those moments when the courses of insignificant lives are changed by His touch.

This verse helps stir me up.

Ready for a wrestling bout ….anyone?