This Is What You Do

This Is What You Do-This, actually, is the title of a song. And, obviously,
"You" is Jesus.

You save. The number one thing that You do. Because You died on the cross so
long ago, the way has been opened for anybody, myself included, to go to
Heaven after we die. I know I am sure glad that I will be living FOREVER
with You and not in the other place. The one condition You have is that we
believe in You and become born-again (repent of our sins and ask You to come
into our heart). In this blog, I will mention other things that You do for
us but, if all You did is save us from hell, it would be enough. No matter
bad our circumstances in this life may be, the length of life on earth is
pretty miniscule compared to living in Heaven forever and ever.

You heal. You are the Great Physician. In the Bible, You healed lots of
people. The Bible also says that You, Jesus, are the same yesterday, today
and forever. So, if You healed in the Bible, You still heal today. Only now
through the Holy Spirit rather than in person. As somebody who has been has
been waiting for my major healing for a long time, though I have had minor
healings, I have come to understand that Your timing and method probably
won't be what we want.

You love. Nobody, including me, is able to comprehend Your great love.
However, I am thankful that Your mighty love doesn't change. 'Cause there
are days that, by human standards, I am anything but loveable! Thankfully, You
love by who you are and not by we do or don't do. And Your love is everlasting. All human love will eventually end. At death, if not before. But Your love just goes on and on and on. Aside from salvation, perhaps Your greatest gift to us is Your incredible love.

You protect. I have heard numerous stories about how people have avoided an accident by listening to the Holy Spirit when He tells them to go another way, take another plane or whatever. For myself, personally , I believe that You are protecting me by having me in Long-term Care. It is not very exciting but it does shelter me from many of the pitfalls that people "out there" face.

You comfort. I am sure the there are many Christians who look to You for comfort that only You can give. People mean well but, unless they have been through exactly the same situation, how can they know the right words to say to bring comfort? I don't know of anybody who is in the same situation that I am. When I need comfort, quite frequently, I have come to understand that, much as they may want to say something to comfort me, they can't. Simply because other people have never been through what I am going through. I look to You for comfort when I need it. Usually in the Bible. That is how You talk to me (us).

You lead. I am in a situation where I don't have a lot of major decisions to make. Most have them have been made for me. However, I know that plenty of people depend on You for decisions like where to live, what job to do, who to marry or what church to go. I am still lead by You, though. Only, for me, it is more like who to give money to or how much to give. Or, maybe You lead me to pray for somebody . Stuff like that.

I only mentioned a few things that You do. All I can say is "Thank You, Jesus!".