Natural Bridge Caverns, San Antonio, Texas
A celebration of 29 years of life is what we enjoyed today! Thank You, Father, for the gift and blessing of our son. May Your hand be upon his shoulder as he seeks direction for his future. Amen.
John 12:12-19 (<<click here to read the passage)
Six years ago today, we were in the beautiful state of Texas for Massey’s birthday. That year we took in San Antonio and several of the sights in that region of the state. One we enjoyed was the Natural Bridge Caverns about 30 minutes north of the city. That day it was a sweltering 103° but, in the caverns, it was a cool 70°!
To my recollection, any cave tour I have ever experienced has a point where the tour guide has everyone in a safe spot and all the lights are turned off. It is pitch black and can’t even see your hand right in front of your face! We would surely have been in a heap of trouble if we would have had to find our way out with no lights at all!
Through the last eleven plus chapters of John’s Gospel, he has shared Jesus’ ministry here on earth, equaling about three and a half years. Now, beginning with verse 12 of chapter twelve, John goes into great detail regarding Jesus’ last week. It takes him nine chapters to share many details as to what transpired and what Jesus had to say.
In hindsight, we know what is coming. The events of these verses in chapter twelve, which we often refer to as the Triumphal Entry, were actually the beginning of a very long and dark tunnel. As each day passed, the situation in which Jesus and His disciples found themselves got darker and darker. In the end, Luke’s Gospel tells that about noon, and darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. Luke 23:44 NLT
Total darkness engulfed them all.
Often, we feel as if our world is closing around us and that little by little all life and light is being siphoned away, leaving us in despair. We need to be encouraged to hang on. We are not alone. Jesus has been there, even to the point of death, and He is with us through it all!
Here is a wonderful quote from Corrie ten Boom, a Christian woman who was sent to a Nazi prison camp during WWII because her family aided many Jews in escaping from Nazi persecution.
When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer. ~ Corrie Ten Boom
No matter how dark your life may get, don’t give up…sit still and trust the Engineer!
Aug 12th, 2021, Thurs, 10:18 pm
