Greetings to you…comforted, provided, healed, watched over, encouraged – by the powerful, beautiful, and wonderful name of Jesus Christ – THE Risen Savior! What a delightful late winter morning in the Kingdom! Yes, this is the day that the Lord has made…and comes with new mercies this morning, so let us rejoice and be glad in it. I trust that your Lenten journey has been giving you personal moments to reflect and make adjustments. This morning I will be praying for you, asking Father to surround you with an awareness of His presence touching your life in ways that you will understand, give thanks for, and be willing to tell someone about.
“It could be today!” is a tagline that is being shared within the church as we look at what is happening in our world as we speed toward the fulfillment of prophecy. “It could be today” that the trumpet will sound as lightning flashes across the sky and God acts in ways that we both, expect and don’t expect. Someone has commented that Bible prophecy is a reminder that what is happening…and will happen…is not the end of the story. You will know that what we think of as the end of days is a preparation for God to complete the story of Scripture. After all, we have read the last chapter and know that even as the final battles are fought…God still had the last move.
In these uncertain times I am reminded of one of my favorite hymns. It was written by Maltbie Davenport Babcock as a poem of sixteen stanzas, although when it was published as a song in 1901 it was reduced to three verses. The song is known as “This is my Father’s world” and it is the final verse that should give us hope in these days – This is my Father’s world-O let me ne’er forget-That though the wrong seems oft so strong-God is the ruler yet-This is my Father’s world-The battle is not done-Jesus who died shall be satisfied-And earth and Heaven be one.”
One other song that encourages us to keep our focus was written in the midst of WWII. The author was often travelling the streets during the bombings of cities in England…and life was very confusing. I suppose that was what led John Oxenham to express what was his desire – “‘Mid all the traffic of the ways-Turmoils without, within-Make in my heart a quiet place-And come and dwell within.” In these times we are experiencing, it is important for us to nurture ourselves with our faith
Something to think about…be blessed