Having a Bad day....

Have you ever had a bad day? Have you ever woken up on the wrong side of the bed? Reminds me of the joke— “sometimes I wake up grumpy, other times I let her sleep in.”

No doubt, you, like me, have had a bad day. 

whether your car breaks down, your kids are yelling incessantly, or you’ve lost your job, when you have a bad day, its not fun one bit. You just want the day to be over. 

I've had several bad days, and I am thankful when they are over. bad days make me appreciate the good days. 

Did you know that Jesus had a bad day? I’m sure he had more than one, but on one day, he had a read bad day. His crucifixion day. The wheels completely fell off the cart, and the Saviour of the world was being nailed to the cross, and being raised up for everyone to see—kinda makes my bad days seem pretty insignificant- 

There is one even that takes place on Jesus’ bad day that makes me remember that, Even on His worst day, Jesus was still concerned for other people. 

You can read the story in John 19 starting in verse 25 “Standing near the cross were Jesus’ mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, “Dear woman, here is your son.” 27 And he said to this disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from then on this disciple took her into his home.” (NLT2)

On His worst day, Jesus saw that His mother was having her worst day, and committed her into the care of His best friend, John. 

That Jesus would do that, makes me think that maybe, just maybe, I can turn around my bad day around. Sure, the kids may still irritate me, sure I may still get bad news from the Doctor, but the silver lining in all of the bad news, is that God is still with us. This is Who He is. 

In fact, It’s His Name. Matthew 1:23 reminds us that : “The virgin will conceive a child!  She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.” (NLT2)

Even on our worst days, God is still with us, and He still is in control, and He still loves us with the same tenderness and compassion that He showed His mother on their worst days.  

How do you feel on your worst day? How do you think Jesus might want to help you? have you asked for His help? You might be surprised at How he demonstrates His compassion.