Images of Love
Today is Easter Sunday the day Christians celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and the peace He brings to all who would accept Him as their Lord and Saviour.
The poet wrote,
Images of Love
Mary:
What would she do now?
Her mind vacillated, uncontrollably between joy and uncertainty.
She could hide it, at least for a while.
But, then tongues would wag.
It was a small village. Everyone knew everyone.
Word of her condition would spread along the gossip highway.
She’d be disgraced! And...And what of her fiancé?
What of Joseph?
He’d have no choice, but to let her go.
He hadn’t done a thing, yet, he’d get the blame.
Just for the sake of his reputation, she’d have to go.
She’d have to face this alone.
For a moment, her racing mind slowed, as she thought about what she’d been told. ELIZABETH!
Elizabeth.
The angel had said Elizabeth was with child.
She would understand, she would know what to do.
She’d go to Elizabeth.
Joseph:
PREGNANT!
What has she done!
How could she have done such a thing!
He loved her.
He thought she loved him...
For a moment, his mind became a whirling dervish of thoughts and emotions out of control.
How could she bring such a disgrace down on both of them, like this.
How was it possible...
Then as suddenly as it started, the tirade in his mind abated,
allowing the love he felt for her to surface.
Despite what she had apparently done, he still loved her.
Yet, her condition seemed to say, she did not love him.
Perhaps, by divorcing her quietly, it would make it easier for her.
Joseph lay back on his bed and fell asleep.
O what joyous night!
What blessed revelation!
What blessed assurance!
He would make Mary, his wife!
Just as the angel had commanded.
Together, they would rejoice that Mary had been chosen to give birth to the Messiah.
The Two:
Together, they would rejoice with the shepherds,
as they told of the visit from the heavenly host.
They would give praises to God with Simeon and Anna,
as they gave thanks for the fulfillment of His promise to Israel!
They would make haste fleeing along the dusty roads to Egypt
and weep with the mothers of Rama as their children died.
Mary,
would feel the anguish of a mother
watching her own son die in agony on a Gentile cross
under a blackened sky.
She would also experience the elation of
the empty tomb!
the resurrection of her LORD !
and the love of her God.
Have you?
Jesus speaking of himself said,
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.”
John 3:16,17
The apostle John states,
“Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.”
John 1:12,13.
Jesus said,
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30
On this day Easter Sunday 2016 would you consider accepting Jesus as your Lord and Saviour That you may have rest for your soul?
Please think about it.
