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Meditation- March 29, 2009
Posted on Sunday, March 29th, 2009
Scripture: Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you or forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6
Prayer: Tell me more of them. Who are they?
Response: Good question. For each there is a different shadow to haunt you. For some it is illness, finances, relationship, job, age, frustration, responsibility, or anxiety; for some it is a real enemy bent on your destruction as it was for the Israelites. Each shadow has the capacity to freeze you in your steps, interfere with the free flow with which I grace you; have you looking over your shoulder in fear or nodding off into slumber to escape.
And then like someone swinging a wooden hammer against a huge brass gong, I announce my presence – not my arrival – for I have never left. For those who sought solace in unconsciousness, you are jolted awake; for those looking back, your attention is riveted forward, and, yes, those who seemed paralyzed with fear, you feel the blood resuming its easy flow through your veins to supply your heart.
Repeat these last lines of the verse whenever you are so disturbed – for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you or forsake you. Now for at least this day, apply the promise to your life even if the circumstances are not quite as dramatic – or maybe they are – as what Moses or Joshua was referring.
All for this morning.
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