I was reading a few of my older writes and it was intriguing both to concur and disagree with things I had written way back when. It highlighted how my opinions have changed over the years and the different seasons of change I have walked in. I could very easily tell what I was going through based on the tone of my 'pen'.
In some seasons, I was sad and even depressed. In others, happy and blissful. And then there were the seasons of detachment; when I just didn't care that much about anything. When what came came and what didn't, didn't. It just was what it was.
How fleeting human emotion can be. One day something seems to be of utmost importance and before you know it, it has faded into the endless fog of oblivion. Just like the many things that came before it.
I know we have all found ourselves at points in our lives where what seemed so important in the past does not even feature at the bottom of our list of important things. And sometimes, it's even the people in our lives. They once meant so much to us but now, we can't be bothered to find out how they are. In our moments of 'attaching importance' we very possibly made promises to forever be in each others lives but alas, how our words come back to bite us in the nether regions.
I recently bumped into one of my childhood best-friends; we were inseparable. Where one was, you knew the other was close behind. We played, fought and covered for each other. We however lost touch a while back, not out of hate or anything of the sort but well 'life happened'. We were excited to see each other, reminisced about the past and that was all there was to it.
But for some reason, all these musings caused me to reflect on the steadfastness of God. How awesome is it that He does not forget us? How awesome is it that He stays the same despite how much we change? How humbling that His love for us is not dependent on us?
Is it not beautiful when we look upon GOD, upon His unfailing, never-ending love
His unchangingness 'Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever'
In some seasons, I was sad and even depressed. In others, happy and blissful. And then there were the seasons of detachment; when I just didn't care that much about anything. When what came came and what didn't, didn't. It just was what it was.
How fleeting human emotion can be. One day something seems to be of utmost importance and before you know it, it has faded into the endless fog of oblivion. Just like the many things that came before it.
I know we have all found ourselves at points in our lives where what seemed so important in the past does not even feature at the bottom of our list of important things. And sometimes, it's even the people in our lives. They once meant so much to us but now, we can't be bothered to find out how they are. In our moments of 'attaching importance' we very possibly made promises to forever be in each others lives but alas, how our words come back to bite us in the nether regions.
I recently bumped into one of my childhood best-friends; we were inseparable. Where one was, you knew the other was close behind. We played, fought and covered for each other. We however lost touch a while back, not out of hate or anything of the sort but well 'life happened'. We were excited to see each other, reminisced about the past and that was all there was to it.
But for some reason, all these musings caused me to reflect on the steadfastness of God. How awesome is it that He does not forget us? How awesome is it that He stays the same despite how much we change? How humbling that His love for us is not dependent on us?
Is it not beautiful when we look upon GOD, upon His unfailing, never-ending love
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;[a]
his mercies never come to an end;
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they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
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“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.” .
His unchangingness 'Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever'
In the words of the hymn 'How Deep The Father's Love'
How deep the Father's love for us, how vast beyond all measure
That he should give his only son, to make a wretch his treasure
How great the pain of searing loss, the Father turned his face away
As wounds which mar the chosen one, bring many sons to glory
Behold the man upon a cross, my sin upon his shoulders
Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice call out among the scoffers
It was my sin that held him there until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life; I know that it is finished
I will not boast in anything: no gifts, no power, no wisdom
But I will boast in Jesus Christ; his death and resurrection
Why should I gain from his reward? I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart: his wounds have paid my ransom
That he should give his only son, to make a wretch his treasure
How great the pain of searing loss, the Father turned his face away
As wounds which mar the chosen one, bring many sons to glory
Behold the man upon a cross, my sin upon his shoulders
Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice call out among the scoffers
It was my sin that held him there until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life; I know that it is finished
I will not boast in anything: no gifts, no power, no wisdom
But I will boast in Jesus Christ; his death and resurrection
Why should I gain from his reward? I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart: his wounds have paid my ransom
Comments
Luke 1: 37. For no word from God will ever fail."