Thoughts for another day

Oct. 31, 2007

Today's verse: 2 Tim. 1:12. for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that day what I have entrusted to him. (RSV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

How blessed is it to say: I know Him in whom I have believed. Really, it sums up the soul of a relationship: whether between God and I or between man and I. But think, how often can we say this about earthly people. Our experiences tell us that we can hardly say this with regard to people, even if they be of our household, for that matter even if that person is the spouse. Because people change. Because people harbor their own inner desires and their approach is colored by those desires.

Not so with the Lord. Behold, the Lord never changes. We know that He loves us tremendously and His love remains. The Lord is selfless and has no desires of His own, except that we be close to Him and commune with Him, so He can be close to us and bless us abundantly. Sadly, our make-believe worlds of pride and pomposity leave no room for Him but even then His love for us is not erased. It remains because as I said earlier, He never changes. That is why many a sinner has got up from the muck with confidence and fallen into the hands of the Lord to be welcomed and honored by Him.

Today, let us be so much with Him and know Him so well that in the beauty of this knowledge, we also declare like Paul, ‘For I know Him in whom I have put my trust’ and rephrase the rest with, ‘and can entrust my life to Him because His love for me is so much that it covers all my faults, His care will nullify any danger I face and His providence will leave me no want.’