Dis . . . ease

Question to think about: Do you have dis . . . ease?

I talked with a group of people that are admittedly anxious for their jobs and welfare. Confidence in the system has been lost.
Anxiety is spreading.
Anxiety is contagious.
Anxiety is dis . . . ease.

What are we to do?

We need to stop dis--ease. But how?

Take time to study the days Christ spent on earth and look at what happened:
Expectations of crowds of people.
Time in prayer.
Accusations of leaders.
Time in prayer.
Death threats from leaders.
Time in prayer.
Decisions.
Time in prayer.
Healing.
Time in prayer.
Miracles.
Time in prayer.
Serving . . . washing feet.
Time in prayer.
Death on the cross . . . Resurrection.

Christ, God with us, chose to become a part of humanity . . . experiencing hunger, weariness, the need to be re-energized . . . all the things that are common to humanity. Christ understood the plight of those that were dis . . . eased. Christ went to the source of Life . . . to live in power.

Humanity has hungered for more than living in a state of anxiety ... desiring the power Christ demonstrated.

John described the response of people to Jesus:


Then they said to Him, Lord, give us this bread always (all the time)!

Jesus replied, I am the Bread of Life. He who comes to Me will never be hungry, and he who believes in and cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Me will never thirst any more (at any time). (John 6:34-35, Amplified)

Jesus gives us sustenance.
We either choose anxiety or sustenance in life.
Be anxious for nothing (Phil. 4:6).
The dis . . . ease is gone when we choose to:
Believe.
Cleave.
Trust.
Rely on Christ.
With the whole mind, heart, soul, and strength.
In other words . . . be fully engaged with God.

Learning with you to be sustained by Christ rather than to be dis . . . eased,
Shalom,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2009 All Rights Reserved)