Meshugge for my Mashiach

Abba's hug

*This came fro my other blog page, but I wanted to post it here as well. Barukh HaShem*

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes, with your right hand you save me. The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever — do not abandon the works of your hands. ~ Psalm 138: 7-8

I was reading through Psalm 139 and thinking about the certainty that comes with knowing Abba.

David says, "You hem me in—behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me." When a baby is crying, when someone we love is scared or hurting, the first thing we usually do is put our arms around them and hold them close. We hem them in, behind and before. That simple act may not take away the fear or the pain, but it reminds us that there is comfort in the midst of trial and adversity.

Abba's hands are far bigger and more comforting than mine could ever be. And today he reminds us that He has hemmed us in.

David asks, "Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?" There is no such place, which means that there is no situation you are facing, there is no point in your day, there is no corner of your heart in which Abba is not present and aware.
We know this does not mean that we see him, but when you can't see his face, trust his heart. You know Him. You've lived His track record. Don't be afraid to trust Him.

David says, "If I say, 'Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,' even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you." Abba has super-ultra-explosive night vision. Nothing can stand between his watchful gaze and your spirit. He's worse than a Daddy eagle whose children are learning to fly. He sees you.

If your heart is hurting with uncertainty, if you are hurting for others, if you are scared, know that you are not alone. Take comfort in the intimacy with which your Abba draws you close and hems you in... "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb."

Abba has surely blessed us, for He has found us worthy of walking through the refining fire for His sake.

posted by Handmaiden @ 2:54 pm