At the City Bible Forum today, Ray Galea gave a talk from the kingly Psalm, Psalm 2, where the enemies of God plotted opposition against God’s annointed king. Ray quoted a song from U2, When Love Comes to Town.
I was there when they crucified my Lord
I held the scabbard when the soldier drew his sword
I threw the dice when they pierced his side
But I’ve seen love conquer the great divide
Interesting. I don’t usually listen to lyrics as music is usually something that helps me to focus on other things, but Bono’s lyrics sort of reflected what we would do if we were there in Jerusalem 2000 years ago. We would have been shouting “Crucify him! Crucify him!” But the love of God did conquer the great divide…
A bit disappointed that I was the only one from work that went to the CBF today, consider we had enough people to fill up more than 1 row in the beginning of this year. Work work work — it is getting a bit like slippy slop. A client to help here, and a bit other distraction there, and sooner or later we’ll put God that has conquered the great divide behind.
May these words be an encouragement to all those who are reading this post. From Romans 8:31-39
31What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? 33Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised— who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. 35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36As it is written,
“For your sake we are being killed all the day long;
we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”
37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Work is hard, life is tough, but we are sure that Jesus is the King, so let us consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. Amen.