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Would you drink it? // Você beberia?


In Matthew 20:22 is written something interesting. I think it is because even if I were a mother, but I think I wouldn’t have the guts to come to Jesus and ask him to put my sons beside him when he is in heaven. I think “what a bold request!” Maybe Jesus thought so too, because he replied, “You do not know what you are asking; are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?” He was thinking about the cross. Which of us would voluntarily want to endure what Jesus did for the sake of others? For the sake of those, those very ones who were putting him there? Are you able? I am not, and for that, I am eternally grateful that Jesus did. Even if I thought I would be able, what meaning it would have? I am a sinner, I have no merit on my own. I could not take his place on that cross, my own cross is heavy enough for me I have to count on his help to carry my own cross because I am not able. I could never carry the weight of the world. 

By the end of this passage, Jesus said to his disciples, “We are not here to be served but to serve”, we are not here to sit on the throne.
We are here to be or at least try to be like Christ. How are you doing that so far? Did you get the memo right? Do you think it is a piece of cake? What have we accomplished so far? What have you?

I’ve known no one or never heard of one who thought about being like Christ would be an easy task. But, we are here to be humble before him, and say, “Jesus, I can’t do it on my own, I need you”. Every. Single. Day. Without him, it is impossible.  With him, by our side, daily, we can go a little further. We are too sinners we have too many distractions, the devil will try to hinder us every step on the way. But little by little towards Christ, towards heaven, we will make it.
Tem essa passagem em Mateus 20:22 que eu acho interessante. Eu acho que mesmo se eu fosse mãe, eu não teria a cara de pau de pedir a Jesus para que meus filhos se sentassem ao seu lado quando estivesse no céu. Que ousadia! Talvez Jesus também pensou que foi uma ousadia, pela resposta dele “Você não sabe o que está pedindo; você será capaz de beber do copo que eu tenho que beber? Saiba que nesse momento Jesus estava pensando na cruz. Qual de nós, voluntariamente, gostaria de tomar o lugar de Jesus naquela cruz? Morrer por outras pessoas, por aquelas pessoas que estava ali crucificando ele? Você seria capaz? Eu não, e por isso que eu sou eternamente grata a Jesus, por Ele ter feito isso por mim. E mesmo que eu pensasse que eu seria capaz de aguentar todo aquele sofrimento, que sentido teria? O que significaria? Eu não tenho nenhum mérito. Eu sou uma pecadora, eu não mereço nada.  Eu não poderia tomar o Seu lugar, porque a minha própria cruz já é pesada demais para eu carregar; preciso pedir a Sua ajuda para carregar minha cruz; obviamente eu não seria capaz de carregar o peso do mundo.

No final da passagem, Jesus diz, “não estamos aqui para ser servidos, mas para servir.” Não estamos aqui para querer sentar no trono. Nós estamos aqui para tentar ser igual a Cristo. Como você está se saindo nessa tarefa? Você tem o script de como ser como Ele, não é? E aí, acha que é fácil? O que temos conseguido até agora? O que você conseguiu?

Não conheço nem nunca ouvi falar de alguém que pensou que ser como Cristo seria fácil.
Nós estamos aqui para nos humilhar diante Dele e dizer: “ Jesus, eu não posso sozinha. Eu preciso de você”. Todos. Os. Dias. Sem Ele, é impossível. Com Ele, ao nosso lado, diariamente, nós podemos chegar um pouco mais longe. Mas nós somos tão pecadores, temos tantas distrações, e o diabo vai nos atrapalhar a cada passo que dermos. Mas, pouco a pouco em direção a Cristo, em direção ao céu, nós chegaremos.

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