Shiny

We noted yesterday that Jesus was troubled by death. The word for troubled in the Greek is: ταράσσω (tä-rä’s-sō). That word was used in John 5 by the lame man at the pool. If you recall, that fellow had complained that there was no one near to help get him into the pool when the angel came and “troubled” the water. That captures clearly the basic meaning of the word – water that is stirred up. Jesus was stirred up. Death was, and is, that formidable.

Such human moments are dotted about here and there in the gospels in respect to Jesus. The writers record that Jesus experienced fatigue, hunger, thirst, disappointment, anger, excruciating physical pain, and here, a troubled soul. All of these things are very natural. None diminished his high call. It can sometimes diminish ours.
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A mark of maturity in the faith is that when we’re pressured from every direction with the aforementioned, we’re still able to maintain a steady hand and a confident, even cheerful faith. Fatigue, annoyances, a troubled heart and such do not define us, but they do challenge us. And life has a way of giving us plenty of practice with these and more. Yet, when any of these invade us there is always the risk of exaggerated offense. We can become inordinately self-absorbed and blaming and demand that someone, something, anybody, or anything take the pain away. Unless, that is, we wed these trials to something bigger than the mugs we stare at each morning

Even as Jesus discloses his anxiety, he immediately countermands it with this: Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name! ~John 12: 27,28 There it is once more – that eternal perspective invading this dusty earth. Jesus shows us that every setback, worry, need or aggravation can be redeemed and recycled to God’s good glory. To whine our way through life is unflattering to both heaven and earth. To bend our sorrows back towards heaven is the central concern as to whether our faith is shiny or dull. So – chin-up! WAY up! Let’s don’t be whiny. Let’s go for shiny.