By: Katie Messer
In the cool of the morning, in the quiet of the night, God is there.
As fears become behemoths and worries turn into dragons, God is there. As death tolls continue to globally rise and fears of every sniffle hinting at potential doom which suffocate your thoughts, God is there. As families try to find joy amidst blaring sirens announcing curfews and food shortages being a global reality, God is ever present.
He encourages us to thrown our fears, our concerns, our disappointments and our deepest regrets before His awesome throne of grace. Not only to bring our troubles, but to personally come—with boldness—into the Lord Jesus’ presence because of His undying compassion and love for you (Hebrews 4:16). Do you hear that?
Right where you are at this very second, the God who made you—loves YOU. He loves your parents who are aging and potentially locked into their retirement facility out of an abundance of caution against this modern day plague. He loves your children as they do not grasp the severity of this super bug as they still eat food off the ground or rub their eyes without washing their hands. God is sovereign over all–over ALL–here me tired soul and battered spirit–God is above it all and intimately in control of it all.
“16 For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.” Colossians 1:16-17 (NASB)
When times of deepest sorrow and numbing grief seem to steal your very voice, the Lord Jesus is there…ready to be your comfort (Isaiah 57:15). The Lord Jesus is ready to minister to your grieving heart (Psalm 147:3). He is ready to save you in the midst of your broken and crushed heart (Psalm 34:18).
Today in the midst of heavy layers of grief and sorrow, may you be encouraged of the love God has for each of you. So much love in fact that He sent His one and only Son to ransom and redeem each soul who would trust His Son, Jesus Christ as their master and only way to wipe the filthy thoughts, words and actions from each personal life.
If you have never made a commitment to follow the Lord Jesus Christ and do not have the peace of eternal security with God and assurance of heaven nailed down in your heart, I invite you to do so this very moment.
Simply pray, Lord Jesus, I have made a mess of my life. I cannot fix all the broken pieces, but I know You take broken things and make them whole. I ask for Your forgiveness of my failings and ask for You to come live in my heart as the ruler and Lord of my life. I believe You lived a perfect life. I believe that You lived a perfect life free from failures and that You died upon the cross to pay for my wrongdoings. I believe that You rose from the dead on the third day and that all who believe in You as Lord and Savior will get to live with You in heaven forever. Thank You for loving me enough to do all that. I accept You into my heart this day (write the date down here)_____________. In my Lord and Savior Jesus’ name I pray, amen.
