It’s was a familiar passage. One I’ve read many times. But I didn’t want the familiar-read-through of the black and white before me. My heart craved more than the norm, the same—the normal same leaves me, well…the same in a normal kind of way . So, I prayed…
Speak a new word, Lord. Make the familiar transform. May the living and active Word work mightily in my heart today.
“In the beginning God…” (Genesis 1:1) the words swam around in my head and then plunged deep into my crevices of my heart. IN THE BEGINNING GOD…
There’s such truth in those four words. Great power. Hope assured. Peace offered.
In the beginning of pain…God.
In the beginning of loss…God.
In the beginning of sorrow, heartache, and tragedy…God.
In the beginning of failing marriages, wayward children, empty bank accounts, the suicide note, the drugs and alcohol being ingested in hopes of numbing unbearable hurt…God.
In the beginning of joy…God.
In the beginning of laughter…God.
In the beginning of healing, hope, and redemption…God.
In the beginning of promotions, salvations and baptisms, hugs and kisses, happiness and health…God.
He IS the very beginning all of things and the ending thereof. He says this of Himself, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” (Revelation 1:8)
He is the only One who is there—always—from beginning to end. Yahweh Shammah, the LORD is there.
When life sucks, He is there. When life prospers, He is there. My friend, He is there. From the beginning of what we’re standing against today to it’s ending, we can cling to this truth: HE IS THERE. And He will not leave us. He will walk with us. And, He will lead us, but we must follow. And, He will even carry us if need be. Without a doubt, there is no question…HE IS THERE.
“Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
I love your words, they make my heart long for more of His Word, from the beginning of my day to the end of my day! May God Bless you beyond, beyond in 2012 sweet girl.
Praise Him! May we all long for God’s precious Word! Blessings to you and yours in this new year, my friend!