The topic of our Bible study today was “Brokenness.” I started off with a quote by A.W. Tozer: “It is doubtless that God will use a man greatly until He hurts him deeply.” I know, I know, not the best way to start off a discussion about brokenness, but although the topic itself is a difficult one, it is also necessary. We talked about the patriarchs going through their periods of breaking — of Abraham’s 25-year period of brokenness: having to leave his home, to give up Ishmael, to be given a promise which impinged upon his wife’s infertility; of Jacob’s 40-year period: working 14 years for his wives, 6 years for his livestock, his fear of his brother Esau, losing his precious son Joseph; and we ended with Yeshua. Prior to the crucifixion, Yeshua’s greatest moment of brokenness was in the Garden of Gethsemane — the name itself means the place of crushing. It is a garden of olive trees where the olives are crushed so that the pure olive oil is extracted. Yeshua was there! Crushed! The purity of His spirit extracted in a declaration of “Not my will but your will be done.”
The Yeshua moment — one of the ladies said, “I was there when I went to Israel, in that Garden and I fell on my knees and cried. It was all I could do.” Another said, “Imagine standing in that place where Yeshua stood and doing what He did!”
And I thought — Imagine doing anything that He did: loving the Father, working miracles, going through pain, praying to the Father, experiencing anguish, consenting to the Father’s will — being with the Father.
Thank you, Yeshua, that all that you did in the three years you were here, you did as a man, as a human, as a mortal — even die! Thank you for having felt what we feel, what we are going through, and showing us that there is greatness beyond the trial, but that we will only realize that greatness through obedience. Help us to really know the truth behind the words spoken in 2 Timothy 2:11-12: [It is] a faithful saying: For if we be dead with [him], we shall also live with [him]:If we suffer, we shall also reign with [him] (KJV).
Being with the Father!!!!! THERE’S THE GOAL!
Amen, so amazing just finish having a teaching same topic just few days ago is amazing how Yeshua works all of us in one spirit God Bless ….
What an amazing ABBA we have! Embracing our brokeness is something of a theme in my life as well lately. There was a time, I could never have fathomed a loving God bringing us to such a point, but now I can’t imagine where I would be had he not allowed it to happen in my life. His strength in Joy poured out that we might overcome by the word of our testimony through the blood of the Lamb. Thank you for sharing yours!