Rock Solid or Rock Bottom?

Today we journey into Jerusalem with our triumphant Savior, Jesus rides in to the holy city while their are chants to the King of Kings.  It is also the start of Holy Week; one of the most up and down, emotional rides  in one week. As I was meditating on this upcoming week, I thought about my lenten journey....did I keep my resolutions...did I go to the desert and strip away what was keeping me away from God?  Well, as I was praying, this is what came to mind and I would like to share it...bear with me...

The title of this post...is Rock Solid or Rock Bottom?  You see, all week I have been thinking about the reactions of the people around Jesus that culminated in his death and ultimately in our salvation.  They were everyday "Joe's" "Matt's", Tom's, etc....except some hit rock bottom  when it came to loyality, friendship, and sticking up for what they believed in.  Their faith and trust were shaken to the core....and some just fell apart.  They dropped the ball.... You see, they did not follow through on their lenten resolutions........they were asked to stay awake and pray..........nope........had to get some shut eye..could

not give just a little more time to prayer...yet...at the same time they hit rock bottom....Jesus was begging that this cup would pass from him.........yet......if it was the will of the father.......he would do what had to be done......die for our sins.............now that is Rock Solid......


This week we are going to go on the up and down ride of raw emotions as we read the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ.  We will hear who was afraid, who betrayed a friend with a kiss, who stuck around and who ran away.....this week......we all need to ask ourselves.....What would we do????  Would we be the ROCK SOLID disciple or the ROCK BOTTOM one........Either way...His passion and death are about us.....the solid and the not so solid....the broken and the strong...
......HE DIED SO WE CAN LIVE........God Bless your Holy Week.