Psalm 18:16
"He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters"
Benji, my two year old 'puppy' is laying at my feet...He is looking at me with big brown eyes...His biggest concern seems to be making sure I don't leave the room without him. He feels secure when I am near.
Earlier today I was at my brothers house...I watched my sister-in-law Mary, holding her granddaughter (my year and a half old great niece). Soon the little one was toddling ahead of her grandma towards the deep waters of the pool...Mary followed closely behind her...and scooped her up as soon as she came too close to the edge. My niece didn't realize the danger around her and didn't even know enough to trust her to save her. But my loving sister-in-law knew just when,...to save her from herself.
Sometimes I feel like Benji and I just need to 'be'...I want to curl up, in my heavenly Father's lap and rest easy...knowing He is near...
At other times I am oblivious to my own wandering and my need for His salvation...I wander aimlessly and often am found toddling near the edge of deep waters...and then at just the right moment He lovingly reach's out to me and sweeps me up and away from danger. Much like my niece, I don't even realize how many times he has saved me fom myself.
The Bible is pretty clear on the fact, that He loves us in spite of ourselves...
Romans 5:6-8
"You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us"
So for now...simply rest...knowing He is near....and be thankful for the many times unaware..He has reached down, from on high, taken hold of you and rescued you from the deep waters.
"He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters"
Benji, my two year old 'puppy' is laying at my feet...He is looking at me with big brown eyes...His biggest concern seems to be making sure I don't leave the room without him. He feels secure when I am near.
Earlier today I was at my brothers house...I watched my sister-in-law Mary, holding her granddaughter (my year and a half old great niece). Soon the little one was toddling ahead of her grandma towards the deep waters of the pool...Mary followed closely behind her...and scooped her up as soon as she came too close to the edge. My niece didn't realize the danger around her and didn't even know enough to trust her to save her. But my loving sister-in-law knew just when,...to save her from herself.
Sometimes I feel like Benji and I just need to 'be'...I want to curl up, in my heavenly Father's lap and rest easy...knowing He is near...
At other times I am oblivious to my own wandering and my need for His salvation...I wander aimlessly and often am found toddling near the edge of deep waters...and then at just the right moment He lovingly reach's out to me and sweeps me up and away from danger. Much like my niece, I don't even realize how many times he has saved me fom myself.
The Bible is pretty clear on the fact, that He loves us in spite of ourselves...
Romans 5:6-8
"You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us"
So for now...simply rest...knowing He is near....and be thankful for the many times unaware..He has reached down, from on high, taken hold of you and rescued you from the deep waters.
You bless.
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