“When I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they said to Him, “Seven.” And He was saying to them, “Do you not yet understand?” (Mark 8:20-21)
Do you not yet understand? Jesus has come to make us perfect even as the Heavenly Father is perfect. What He is doing is completing us as He prepares us to be with Him forever. The sin of the world is being taken away so that we may live with Him forever. Do not be led by the things of this world, but by the One who created all worlds. Jesus will accomplish your salvation and bring you to be with Him where He is.
Lord, I do not fully understand all that You are doing. Help me to obey the First Commandment and love and trust You above all things. Help me to trust that You are good and merciful and will accomplish all that You have promised. You alone are able to save me and I do not understand all that is needed. Through You I can know that You will do what You say. Help me to always trust this simple and profound truth.
Jesus, You daily pour into me what is needed for the day. You are growing in me Your likeness. Help me to move beyond my limited understand to trust that You will accomplish all that is needed for the sake of those who believe. Lead me according to Your goodness and mercy. May Your grace grow in me what the Father desires. Through all things, bring me to the place of understanding. Amen.
