Busy days ... hectic days ... so much clamour ... so many voices.
We know (John 1:18) that the beloved Son of God is in the bosom - in the heart - in the intimate Presence of the Father. But do we realize that because we are accepted in the Beloved (Ephesians 1:6), accepted just as He is accepted, that is exactly where we are? We talk a lot about the love of God but are we wrapped in the safe security of its warm enfolding? We need to get beyond our (so often cold and dry) head-knowledge truth, and deeply experience in our emotions the precious, personal, encompassing love of the Father-heart of God for each one of us INDIVIDUALLY.
In these bustling days of so much stuff, we need our hearts warmed again. Are we so busy that we've starved our imagination by looking at all the wrong things? Do we take time to meditate and bask in the limitless, unconditional, unreserved love of the King of the universe?
Are we rejoicing in privilege far beyond what even the angels experience?
Let's take the time to ask and keep on asking God to make His intimate love so real to us that we'll be overwhelmed with gratitude and joy.
His personal love will dispel all fear and uncertainty. Then, in total dependence on Him, because of unconditional love for Him, we'll yield unquestioning obedience to Him.
Nothing can wedge in between the love of God and you. The experiences and circumstances of life are impotent to touch God's love for you.
Undaunted radiance is built on His precious, personal, unfailing love.
How is all this possible? We rejoice in Christmas; even the darkness of Good Friday is tinged with joy because we know about the Resurrection Victory of Easter. But how often do we think of His ASCENSION and what it really means to us? Because the Man, JESUS, ascended, Paradise lost became Paradise regained and He opened Paradise for mankind. Forever we've got a MAN in Heaven and by virtue of His Presence there, forever locked into His human body, He makes intercession for all His human brothers.
And then -- PENTECOST. All Jesus took back with Him to Heaven was wounds; and all He left behind was a little prayer meeting. But after Pentecost that little prayer meeting changed the world forever.
As we now look for His Return, let us miss nothing of all He provided for us and longs to do in us and through us.
With love and prayers,