Thoughts for another day

September 25, 2008.

Today's verse: Zech. 2:5. For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

Let me begin with a question, a shade irregular, but nevertheless one on which we could ponder. When you leave your home in the morning to go wherever you have to, do you ever get the thought, ‘am I going to return?’ Rather frightening no, this question? But really think about it. There are many such situations where we are confronted with questions that seem to shake us and make us think. The way we think embellishes our alignment with God.

There is a lady I know who seems perpetually disoriented and scared about what next. If I were to pose the above question to her, she would certainly be very scared and probably even scold me for asking. Now, if I further ask her about her relationship with Christ, she’d say, ‘oh I have a fantastic relationship with Him!’ Remember, the storm in the sea of Galilee? I gave this example because that’s how we are. But even though we are like that, God isn’t about to do the same i.e. good relationship but out of reach when in need. Rather, He always has a good plan for us, which by our own actions, we foil to our own frustration.

I’d request you to look at our verse very carefully. God is making an absolute promise of safety, a cordon of fire that’s to be with us all the while. And mind you, this promise holds for us also no matter who we are and what our state of sin is before Him. The reason for that is the blood of His Son. His Son’s blood has absolved us from all the dirt that’s stuck on to us and has enabled us to be clean before Him, unconditionally! But, of course, we need to believe in Him, Jesus Himself asked that we believe in Him so many times in the Gospel of John. Jesus further said, ‘if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?’ (Jn 11:40). Yeah, truly, were we to believe in God without scant trace of doubt, we would be in line to see an outpouring of His glory that would make a world of difference to our lives on earth.