Wednesday,
September 5th
At daybreak
Jesus went out to a solitary place.
The people were looking for Him, and
when the came to where He was, they
tried to keep Him from leaving them,
but He said, "I must preach the
good news of the Kingdom to the other
towns
because that is why I was sent."
Luke
4:36
As the people of Capernaum found
Me, so may I always be found. Whether
the place be in heart or mind or
in the quiet solitude of land or
sea I wait for the searching soul
and for those who seek rest and
refreshment for their journey and
for challenges in the way.
And as I am found, so do I minister
to each and every one according
to the disposition and need. I support
the broken-hearted, strengthen the
weak, and encourage those who dally
or grow weary. For I have travelled
along the way of trial and desolation
and have tasted the bitterness of
all that can assail in life and
death.
But I have also shown the fruits
of victory in and through My saving
love. In life I taught and ministered
even to the death of My body on
the cross of shame and suffering.
So the Father's love brought me
to life eternal, and that life is
consequently the prize and reward
of all who live in Me. This is the
good news which even now I preach
to all through every beloved child
of the Father who lives in Me and
I in them in every town and village
the world over.