For us

“But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.”Isaiah‬ ‭53‬:‭5‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Jesus was brutalised for us, for me! Yet, these words I read hardly pierce the hardness I sense around me. I am visiting an old friend in Australia who lives in front of the TV. There was a time when she was open to the Lord but now she seems closed, it is the hardness she surrounds herself with. How many others are like her? Many! The darkness here is different to that in Nepal, here is indifference, there is millions of demons vying for attention but an openness for friendship. Friendship here is what can you do for me? Friendship there is sitting outside on the kerb chatting whilst we watch the children play.

Today I will visit my old church. In Nepal the Nepali Christians sing with gusto, they pray together like there is no tomorrow. Their hunger for God is palpable. What will I find today?

The TV controls here! Nepalis, mostly do not have TVs, however, they do have smartphones. They are grandually taking away the attention of the masses.

People insist on trying to make themselves whole, however, Jesus paid a high price for our wholeness. He suffered so that we could be restored, to be delivered and set free. We cannot keep going into bo dage to entertainment! Amen!