A slice of Hope through the fog life brings

The barrabas is us all Matthew 27: 15-23 15  Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner  chosen by the crowd.   16  At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus [ a ]  Barabbas.   17  So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”   18  For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him. 19  While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat,  his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent  man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream  because of him.” 20  But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed. 21  “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they answered. 22  “What shall I do,...

Have you ever (while reading the bible that is) just thought to yourself wow I wish I could have faith like that, boldness like that, to be closely connected to God like that.  Or maybe in everyday life you see something in someone that you admire and wish you could be like that, or wish you had that. To which you find yourself comparing yourself to others. Then in every day life when what seems like a mountain of a problem comes: whether that be fear, anxiety, depression or so on we are immediately distracted by the sheer force of it and forget to look up to the God of the heavens and the earth. Who to which is far bigger, far stronger and far greater than any issue we could ever come across. Does that stop them from coming... no. But it can, if we allow it to help us to overcome any situation sent to cause destruction in our lives.  Think about it: what are those mountains that weigh heavy on your shoulders? What is or where is the main area the enemy (devil) atta...