God's Heart is for You & I

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"Come Away My Beloved"

"Be Not Afraid"

O My child, rest in Me,
Yea, quietly settle down in My care, as a bird settles in a nest.
For I am watching over thee, and in love will I care for thee.

There is no danger with which I am unable to cope.
There is no enemy too formidable for Me to handle
I am able to carry out all My purposes, and to keep thee
at the same time.

Be not afraid: neither allow terror to strike at thy heart.
My power is at thy disposal.
My presence standeth round about thee,
and nothing can harm thee so long as ye are in My care,
and that is forever . . . . . . . (end quote)

Wow, to think that God encompasses all about and watches over us with such fierce love and concern for us. Reading this, you can't help but be aware of God's tenderness and devotion to us, His children. The apple of His eye. Momentary concerns, fleeting fears, uncertainties, they seem to dissipitate as I read this. "In love will I care for thee". "quietly settle down in my care". How soothing is that, our soul can be at rest in the wonderful tender care of our Father.

"No danger with which I am unable to cope". Notice, he says with which "I" am able to cope. He is saying the battle forever belongs to Him, not to us.

"No enemy too formidable for Me to handle." Again, God is saying to us that if we are facing enemies, he regards them as up against the Father, so to speak, not us.

"My power is at thy disposal."

"My presence standeth round about thee."

"Nothing can harm thee as long as ye are in My care."

Talk about a dramatic shift that I need and have often needed - my circumstances may not change, or may slowly change over time, but my faith can't help but be renewed, and grow, soaring in the keeping and unfailing presence and love of our Father. Is there anything that He has not factored in that we have need of? I think He has lovingly completely covered every distress that might come our way. As we continually draw on this kind of reality, that our Father is ever near and deeply devoted, continually to us, we can find true constant peace and hope. Peace that He gives. We are secure in Him and He is with us, ever with us, goes before us, and never shall He ever leave our side.

I know that this is one truth that I will need to feast on, over and over and over. As life twists, turns, speeds up, slows down for you and I, the only answer that ever will be necessary, is Christ. The great lover of our soul. He is all in all. Truly the beginning and the end.