Thoughts for another day

November 6, 2008.

Today's verse: Ps. 103:14. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

One of the verses in the Bible that touches me the most when I sit in quiet time with the Lord is Jer. 31:3, ‘I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.’ It makes me feel how blessed I am to belong to a Father who has loved me so much. My mind travels to locations tranquil where I am sitting with my God, the gentle breeze caressing my face and the warmth of the sun as if it was His touch only. Then I think how the earth has been around for so many thousands of years and through all these years, God has been taking care of His creation. Men come and men go, yet He is there to cater to each generation with His abundant love.

His love having travelled through time echoes His magnificence. The psalmist says, ‘the Heavens declare the glory of God…’ and I say, why not. For who can not praise and glorify our God. And see, how when we were not even worthy, He came down on earth to suffer and die for us. Now look, He is so powerful that we cannot estimate the girth of His power, leave alone understand His Mind. Who can for instance understand a mind, which at this very moment knows of every single thing happening across the universe yet, the Owner of this mind, thinks of me, an inconsequent and bumbling fool!

And to move my heart further, His Word today says that He understands my weakness. Looking at this, I think and wonder, would I ever reflect on a person who has wronged me, despite my having given my everything to him; then condone his wrong behavior toward me, assigning it to his weakness? I really can’t fathom the depth of God’s love which craves me such a lot! I can’t understand why He loves me so much with all my moles, warts and deficiencies! All I can say is, I’d rather hand myself over to Him than try and understand Him for in the effusion of His mercy and love, I may lose myself in exhilaration.