Rooted & Built Up

Reflections on the Scriptures by Jason Arsenault

Tag: weakness

Rest

Matthew, New Testament, Reflections

faith, grace, mercy, rest, righteousness, weakness

Life doesn’t often give us opportunity for rest. But Jesus offered it any time, all the time. It’s not just the “kick your feet up and relax” kind of rest, though that sure can be nice sometimes. But when life isn’t giving us that kind of rest, Jesus’ promise of rest still stands. Rest for…
Change

Jeremiah, Old Testament, Reflections

addiction, bible, change, faith, flesh, weakness

I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells.
Weak Love

Old Testament, Psalms, Reflections

love, power, strength, weakness

We are told to “love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our mind, with all our strength”. While this is super simple, it is extremely difficult. We are weak. Extremely weak. Yet that weak love, that is exactly what the Lord is asking for.