Jesus wept.
This is the shortest verse in the bible. It has some of the most powerful imagery and connotation that can be given in the Bible. This is one of the most excruciating moments in Jesus life. It is summed up in two words.
I have in the past miscounted the simple terms and phrases, but as I reflect on these items I have found they are the most profound. I have also miscounted the sequences of name and events of their importance. This is something that we have been conditioned in our society to do. We have associated brevity as something simple and non-complex. We have associated the last as the least of the group.
But Christ has changed the system completely. In the simplest items he has given us the most complex entity : Blood :: Salvation. He has also changed the way we see order. The Spirit of God is not the least of the persons of God, but the unifying presence of the Father and the Son. The Spirit also unifies time: The Spirit was there in the beginning; in the creation of man; in the conception of Christ; in the resurrection of Christ; in the conversion of Paul; and in us today.
Praise the Lord, all nations!
Extol him, all peoples!
2 For great is his steadfast love toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
Praise the Lord!
This psalm is the shortest chapter in the Bible. It also is the exact middle chapter of the Bible. It is so powerful in many ways. Let us not discount this chapter due to its brevity, but let us mediate on this to see how powerful and amazing God will use this chapter in us.
Let this be our anthem for the week; the summer; and the remainder of the year.
Be Blessed