But then I recall all you have done, O Lord;
I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago. – Psalm 77:11
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Sometimes I amaze myself with how quickly I am ready to think the worst.
With the tiniest bit of loneliness, I feel abandoned. With the smallest amount of pain, I feel punished. The least bit of bad news can become a raging inferno of fear.
Somehow I let my knowledge of how big and powerful and loving my God is be overshadowed by the cares of this old world and this frail body. It shames me. And I want it to change.
I started off this morning by thinking about all He created in six days. I followed that up with an imagining of walking through the Red Sea on a path of dry land that wasn’t there 15 minutes ago. I dwelt for a long time over blind eyes made to see and dead men called to live again.
It was right about then that I began to realize, even the smallest of details showcase His glory and leave me in wonder.
He not only created the hummingbird; He gave it an irridescent sheen to delight the eye as it darts from flower to flower. He not only created butterflies; He caused a transformation from a fat ugly caterpillar.
God didn’t just come to earth as a man for some grand main event where He would be crowned in glory and lauded for ages to come. He came as a thirsty man waiting at a well for a scarlet woman to offer Him a drink. He wanted her. He came as a dirty and tired nobody, with blistered feet that would be wiped clean with perfume and hair. He wanted her.
Christ didn’t only speak to the masses; He thought of their comforts and their hunger, and then He took it upon Himself to feed their bodies of dust just as He’d been feeding their starving souls. And when the time came for Him to finally claim His kingship, He was determined to wash his disciples’ feet before He was led away to be pierced.
This. This is the Savior I expect to desert me. This is the Lord I think has stricken me or forgotten me.
“Really?” I ask myself, “Really?”
Yet Jerusalem says, “The Lord has deserted us;
the Lord has forgotten us.”
“Never! Can a mother forget her nursing child?
Can she feel no love for the child she has borne?
But even if that were possible,
I would not forget you!
See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands.”
– Isaiah 49:1-16
Lord, I remember Your deeds from long ago. Wonderful deeds. Deeds that leave me gasping for breath at the depth of Your love. May they stay fresh in my mind, so t hat I will not be so quick to believe the worst. In Jesus’ Name, Amen…
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Shelly
Shelly, so funny as I shared that very verse this morning with someone. May we rest in the truth that it is impossible for God to forget us. How amazing a thought this is truly.
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It is an amazing thought, Joanne! I love to dwell on it. It makes me wish my mind wasn’t so small. Heart Hugs, Shelly <3
Amazing post, Shelly! It seems to have been written just for me. Blessed to have posted near you at Rachel’s. Definitely sharing.
Julie, your comment blesses me so much! I’m always amazed at how God manages to get a needed word to us! Heart Hugs, Shelly <3
Shelly- i feel to refute your claim of having a small mind- suggesting instead that you have a portion of the very mind of Christ, but like us all live in the battle-zone where our victories are hard won !!
It helps me to remember that the victory Christ won for me was not in any way easy either- but demanded the ultimate price,
It brings me back to an old saying: anything worth having is worth fighting for.
This post is helpful to me : http://www.marcandangel.com/2013/03/06/8-things-you-should-fight-for-every-day/
Love your fighting spirit Shelly- one day when we finally win our fights it will be wonderful to have heart hugs in Glory. xx
sorry Shelly- I posted before giving that scripture reference: “. . .But we have the mind of Christ.” (1 Cor. 2.16).
What an awesome privilege God has granted us. He has indeed blessed mankind above all other creatures. He placed within us the capacity to think, reason and choose. Then above all else, once we have chosen to accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior, He then provided us with the greatest of all gifts, the ability to develop the mind of Christ. What an incredible, unimaginable gift.
Your mind reflects the mind o Christ, in whose image you are gloriously made-even though it surely doesn’t feel like it some days, I know.
xx
Mary, thank you for that huge compliment, and the scripture to prove it’s true! 🙂 Love you and your huge heart! Heart Hugs, Shelly <3
Thank you for sharing these beautiful words over at The Weekend Brew!
I always look forward to your linkup, Barbie! Praying for you and sending Heart Hugs <3