The Daily + This Sunday at Immanuel
Good morning, Immanuel. We have a Savior who knows our sorrows at the deepest level.
“Jesus wept” (John 11:35).
One of the most comforting verses in the Bible to me is also the shortest verse. It says simply, “Jesus wept.”
This is so comforting because it shows that Jesus understands grief and pain. He wept at the death of his dear friend, Lazarus. He wept at the pain and sorrow it caused Mary and Martha, Lazarus’s sisters. He wept because he hated the evil of death. Jesus felt deeply, and that means He understands and is with us in our deepest, most challenging moments.
But it’s also comforting because of what it doesn’t mean. When we weep at a loss, it’s because we couldn’t change or fix it. We feel helpless, at wit’s end. But that isn’t the case for Jesus. Yes, he wept at the death of a dear friend. But shortly before that moment, He declared, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.”
So Jesus already promised that He would overcome death and that all who trust in Him would live forever with Him. His weeping wasn’t from helplessness. He wasn’t at wit’s end. He wasn’t grasping for answers. He is the answer to pain and sorrow and loss and helplessness.
This means we have a savior who not only understands our sorrows and shares them with us but also one who has promised to overcome them and set things right in the end. Let’s cling to Jesus as the resurrection and the life today.
This Sunday At Immanuel
Sunday Morning…
WORSHIP - Join us for our 9 am and 10:45 am services as we celebrate child baptisms and dedications and continue our series in 1 Timothy!
Seminars…
9 am: Exit Signs - A Study in Exodus Seminar led by Dr. Russell Moore in the Cafe
9 am: Studying the Bible Together, led by Dr. Tom Cox in the Staff Lounge
9 am: Student Seminar led by Vince Greenwald in the gymnasium (grades 5-12)
On the horizon…
DISCOVER RECEPTION - New to Immanuel? Join us on April 4th at 10:45 am in the cafe to learn about Immanuel and how you can connect. Sign up here.
Clinging. Thank you Barnabas 🙏🏼