Title: The sufferings of Jesus / Matthew 8:20
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Jesus said to them, Foxes have dens, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has a place to lay his head.
said there is no
No one likes "suffering". People want to avoid suffering if they can
All. Even if my suffering is lessened, I think it is okay for others to suffer. Oh my gosh
The reason why heresies and cults abound is because of the human heart to avoid suffering.
But suffering does not go away by avoiding it. We cannot escape the greatest suffering among sufferings, death.
But how can we avoid suffering? Suffering is not "avoiding", but "passing through"
God's way is to bless "through" suffering, and to give strength "through" weakness.
poetry is So the apostle Paul said, {Therefore, for the sake of Christ I
And I take pleasure in poverty, persecution, and hardship; for when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10).
confessed. It seems foolish to the human eye, but this is the wisdom of God.
But the God of grace does not leave us alone on the path of suffering. God
He made Jesus go through all the hardships that life has to walk. Jesus is the original problem
He took on everything from human food, clothing and shelter to the problem of sin. Therefore, we believe in Jesus' easy and light
You just need to be under the yoke of fortune. like a calf under the yoke of its mother,
As long as we are together, we can go through any hardship. With Jesus, the death of the cross
Life comes through the sound, and the abundance of God comes through the suffering of Jesus.
Then, among the many sufferings that Jesus endured in order to place us in riches and abundance,
Let's take a look at whether or not you have taken on the original hardships together.
First, Jesus had nowhere to lay his head.
Jesus, who created the heavens and the earth, is the Lord of the universe and all things. Give the fox a burrow, and the bird
It is Jesus who gave the crab nest. Jesus created the Garden of Eden, the best resting place.
You are the God But Jesus, who came as the Savior, is a place where he can rest for a while, let alone the house.
There was no city dwelling. How bad was the situation, Jesus expressed that there was no "place to lay his head".
you said {Jesus said to them, Foxes have dens, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man
He said that he had no place to lay his head} (Matthew 8:20). Even the homeless on the street can find a subway station or park
There is a "place to put your head". But Jesus didn't even have a place to rest and even a place to sleep.
it was thrown It was not only during his public life that Jesus had no place to lay his head. not born
Now, I had to lie down in a manger and escape to Egypt.
The reason Jesus, the Savior, suffered like this was to give us a real resting place.
All. Jesus, who was rich, bore poverty for us, and by grace we became rich.
I did. The Bible says, {You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
was made poor because of his poverty, so that ye through his poverty might become rich.] (2 Cor.
8:9) says. Even sparrows and swallows find a home when they come to Jesus (Psalm 84:3). That
And Jesus provides not only a resting place on earth, but also an eternal resting place (John 14:2-3).
The house and material we enjoy now are the result of Jesus' suffering. Therefore {I was in the womb
Naked has come, and naked shall return there; the LORD gave and took away.
As Job confessed, “Blessed be the name of the LORD, O LORD” (Job 1:21).
Don't be fooled into thinking that I have achieved what I am enjoying with my own strength and effort. Jesus is
In gratitude for this grace given to us because He suffered for us without a place to put us, we too
Let's spend the season of Lent building up the temple, the house of
Second, the thirsty Jesus
There are two instances of Jesus being thirsty in the Bible. Once, in an encounter with a Suga-seong woman
, and the other is on the cross. In both places, Jesus' thirst is a spiritual thirst.
is associated with Jesus thirsts on behalf of those who are thirsty because of sin. sin
Human beings do not know this, but human beings who have separated from God will eventually become unable to contain living water.
He is thirsty like a lump (Jeremiah 2:13). Through parables, Jesus tells us that the suffering of hell is thirsty.
He said that it is the suffering of men (Luke 16:24). Jesus is not only thirsty in spirit and flesh, but also thirsty in hell.
Instead, you endured it until the end. The thirst was so great that on the cross, the Savior Jesus
Jesus cried out, {I am thirsty} (John 19:28).
He not only bore this thirst for us, but also invited all those who were thirsty to come out.
He asks (John 7:37-38). Jesus not only gives living water, but also washes away all sins and uncleanness.
(Zech 13:1). The greater grace is the fact that the living water that the Lord gives is given freely and without money.
All. God said, “Come, you who thirst, come to the waters, and he who has no money, come, buy, and eat.
Come and buy wine and milk without money and without price” (Isaiah 55:1). Greed, success, and pleasure are great
The more we pay, the more thirsty we become. But the living water that Jesus gives is given free of charge.
It is a spring of water that springs not only from quality but also for eternal life without ever thirsting. we truly
If you know grace, you can preach Jesus, the source of living water, to the souls who are dying because of the lack of the water of life.
have to live
Third, the hungry Jesus
We think that because Jesus is God, He does not know the pain of hunger. My stomach
Even if you are hungry, you are mistaken that you must have eaten the true sacrament because it caused a miracle. But Jesus also
He was hungry just like him, and he experienced the pain and sorrow of hunger. So the Bible says that Jesus
He was hungry when he came to the city early in the morning” (Matthew 21:18). Also, Jesus and his disciples
It is recorded that they were hungry enough to eat ears of wheat in a wheat field (Matthew 12:1). Besides, Jesus
Healing and caring for people, he didn't even have time to eat. {He said to them, You must
Come to a quiet place and rest for a while. This is because there are so many people coming and going that they do not even have time to eat.
d} (Mark 6:31).
Why was the one who created the tree of life and performed the miracle of five diseases so hungry? Yes
Jesus' hunger is to satisfy human beings. Jesus loves us more than your hunger
He thought of the hunger of the field first (Matthew 15:32). He already knows our hunger and has pity on us.
He is a shepherd who cares and feeds. The knights of Oh Byung-Eye were also written because of this love of Jesus.
gave it to Not only the miracle of the five fish, He gave you as the Bread of Life,
You didn't want us to go hungry. {Jesus said to me, I am the bread of life.
He who comes will never hunger, and he who believes in me will never thirst.” (John
6:35). If we know the grace of this suffering, we must also give food for the flesh and food for the spirit to the hungry.
is. Boys and girls who are more hungry because they are not provided with meals during vacation, and no children to take care of.
We need to show love to the elderly living alone. For Jesus who was hungry for us, this difficult person
Let's spend Lent, caring for laughter and giving love.
No shelter, thirst, and hunger are the most primal human problems. Jesus is this one
Even the superficial problems of suffering were taken on our behalf. Let's remember that grace together
And spend the Lent of thanksgiving, beating me and sharing in the sufferings of Jesus to the people of the world.
Let's become disciples of Jesus who testify of the grace of suffering.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank you for reminding me of the suffering Jesus bore through Lent.
But we are not talking about Lent or Holy Week, but about those around us who are suffering.
Please help me spend the Lent, where we go and share our sufferings. I pray in Jesus name
is. Amen.