Through the heartfelt mercies of our God, (Luke 1:78)
This is His love pouring out. But we must watch for it like we watch for the joy… He wants to shower us with His love and with His joy.
PP-Jude 1:20-21MSG But you, dear friends, carefully build yourselves up in this most holy faith by praying in the Holy Spirit, …[stay]ing right at the center of God's love, keeping your arms open and outstretched, ready for the mercy of our Master, Jesus Christ. This is the unending life, the real life!
Open your arms daily, and be ready, watching for the mercy to pour in! Our heart is a Dixie Cup and God's [love & mercy] is Niagara. We simply can't contain it all. (Max Lucado)
When God’s light and love pours in, He’s gently preparing us for the Hope and the Future that He has already planned out for us like He tells us in His word. We have His light but it’s our choice to see it and follow it or to ignore it. Will we stay? Sitting in the darkness? OR will we choose to try and walk in the darkness in our own strength? The Bible says that walking in darkness is just foolishness…
Have you ever tried to walk in the dark? I do it a lot because of having to get up during the night. I also usually walk in the dark for a few moments after everyone has gone to bed when I turn out the lights. When I do walk in the dark, I don't run; I don't even walk confidently. I'm usually feeling around with my hands and arms trying to identify objects that are where I know they should be. I walk very gingerly making sure of my steps before I put my feet flat on the floor (you never know when there is going to be a small metal toy car there, and while they aren't that big, they sure hurt when you step on them without any shoes on). Then, after I am sure of my step, I'll put that foot down and pick the other one up. I'm also very careful to make sure that I know where furniture and other objects are so that I don't stub my toe or bang an arm. Even when you know what the basic layout of the house is and where the furniture is located, walking in the dark is at best, difficult. It is so much easier to just turn on the light and walk in confidence.
PP-Psalm 56:13 NIV For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
God loves us so much and wants us to not only get up from where we are, seeing His light and His love, but He wants us to walk confidently WITH HIM in His wonderful light. Now the truth is: Life is tough. Stuff happens. I don’t know what you’re going through but I know some of us feel like we’ve been through hell. Literally. So what do you do when you’re going through hell? You keep going. You certainly don’t want to stop and sit down in it. You want to keep going to get out of it. Like Psalm 23 says…Yea, tho’ I walk through the valley of the shadow of death. Keep walking! Press on!
