He Will Be There!

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 293

August 30, 2016

We have a Mother and Grandmother in our church whose Father passed away this past Sunday Morning.  Even though he had been very ill that does not ease the grieving of losing a loved one.

This morning as I was praying for God’s strength on this precious family my thoughts went to my own dad who has been gone now for 49 years this month.

My dad was an amazing man of God who loved his family and his congregation.  He had a great sense of humor and would laugh heartily at himself.

One of my memories is when, as a little girl, if I stumbled and fell or tripped and fell my dad would say: “come here and I will pick you up”. Of course I would laugh and the world would be right.

This morning I want to apply that to our spiritual life.  When we stumble; falter; make wrong choices; the creator of the universe, our Heavenly Father says: “Come to me and I will pick you up”.  Or, “come to me and I will lift your burden”. Or “come into the shadow of the most high”.

Matthew 11:28 (KJV)
²⁸ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Psalm 91:1-2 (KJV)
¹ He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
² I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

But just as my dad would do, if we are unable to take a step toward God, if we are so hurt, or confused, or injured that we cannot run to Him, all we have to do is call His name.  He will come to us.

When we run to Him in our wounded spirit and just call on His name, He is there.

There are some lyrics from a secular song that says what God says to us:

I’ll be there with a love so strong,
I’ll be your strength,
You know I’ll keep holdin’ on.

I’ll reach out my hand to you
I’ll have faith in all you do.
Just call my name and I’ll be there.

The world and no one in it can make that promise. We do not know what today or tomorrow holds.  But the Lord God Almighty can say with pure Love and Truth:

“I will be there, just call on me, I will be there”.

Do you need the Lord God Almighty to take away the hurt so deep you cannot even express it?  Do you need the Lord God Almighty to calm the fears and anxieties? Do you need someone to understand and give you Peace and Calmness?

Just call on the Lord God Almighty and He will be there!

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Father, in Jesus name I come to you. I release to you the deepest desires and confusions of my heart. Thank you that you know the deepest depths of my being. You know me and love me and created me in your image.  I decree and declare that all who read this will understand how much you love them.  I decree and declare that they will know you will be there.  Amen

 

Go with the one who will never leave you!! He will be there!!

Love, MeMaw