Weekend Reflection

The past few posts have centered around the Love of God.  I will make this statement one more time; "It is very difficult to fully comprehend the awesome and wonderful revelation of the Love of God to mankind."  It is truly difficult for an imperfect individual to understand that the Lord God Almighty could actually take an interest in our lives and the set of circumstances that we are facing.  I truly believe that each of us are the individuals who build the wall of resistance around our lives and not God.  Our Worship Leader led us in a song yesterday that made this declaration; "Draw me Lord, Draw me Lord, and I will come running after You..."  She also reminded us the promise that we find in the Word of God, "...draw near to God and He will draw near to you..."  God is prepared to release His love toward us regardless of the circumstances that we are facing.  We are given the opportunity to respond in the appropriate manner to His love and this response opens our soul to the ministering presence of the Spirit. 

Once more I was able to witness this type of response in the service yesterday at New River Worship Center.  Throughout the service the Holy Spirit was wooing or calling each of us to draw near to His presence.  The worship and the declaration of the Word reminded me of the words found in Psalm 63:8, "My soul clings to you, your right hand upholds me" (NIV).  We understand that the adventures of life bring us into close contact with our share of struggles and challenges but it is during those moments that the Heavenly Father calls us to cling to Him.  We can see our relationship with God as we remember those times that our children tightly gripped our hands when they were afraid.  The strength of our hands brought them comfort and peace when they realized that someone larger than them was walking by their side.  The revelation of the Love of God brings that same type of reminder to each of us on a daily basis.  Someone larger and greater than us is at our side and our Father is declaring His love over us in different ways and at different times.  We can cling to the hand of our Father as we walk down the road of life.  I witnessed men and women of various ages and various needs place their hand in the Hands of a Loving God who did respond to the cry of their hearts.  We are able to experience more of the Love of God as we place our confidence and trust in the promises and provisions of God.

One of the men who attends New River Worship Center shared this scripture with me on Saturday.  He felt that the Lord had placed this in his spirit regarding the work of God in our individual lives as well as our corporate lives.  Hebrews 10:35-36, "Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward.  For you have need of endurance (cheerful or hopeful endurance, patient continuance, constancy), so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:" (NKJV).  We must never let go of our confidence in the Love of God regardless of the circumstances that we may be called on to endure.  There is a reward for patient faith and obedience.