Friday, February 25, 2022

IN THE HEART OF OUR WEAKNESS

 










IN THE HEART OF OUR WEAKNESS

IS THE PRESENCE OF GOD


God LIVES in us

In particularly

Our deepest darkest moments

Of our lives


That is WHERE I found

My God

I am sure-that is where-

You will find God too


In the deepest darkest moment

Of your life


“Christ Jesus-

Though he was in the form

Of God


Did NOT regard equality

With God

Something to be grasped


Rather-he emptied himself

TAKING the form of a slave

….....”                                                                                      Philippians 2:6-7


In the heart of my weakness

In the heart 

Of my brokenness

And in the heart of yours

There is

THE PRESENCE OF GOD


“BLESSED are those

Who have learned to acclaim you


Who walk in the light

Of your presence-Lord”                                                           Psalm 89:15


“You have made known to me

The PATHS OF LIFE


You will FILL ME 

With Joy in your presence”                                                    Acts 2:28


“For Christ

Did not enter a sanctuary

Made with human hands


That was only a copy

Of the true one


He entered HEAVEN itself

Now to appear for us

In God's presence”                                                             Hebrews 9:24


The things we value

In this world

Is NOTHING like what God values


WE value material success-outer beauty-

Accomplishments-health strength


GOD VALUES humility-truth-

Justice-INNER BEAUTY-love-kindness-

Forgiveness-etc., etc., etc.,


The INTANGIBLE things of this world-

While we value the tangible things


YES-in the heart of our weakness-

In the heart of our brokenness-

There LIVES

The PRESENCE of God


Our KING-Jesus-

Enjoyed NO earthly success 

But he was king-

Of the intangibles


EVEN at the height 

Of his earthly ministry

He rode into town

On a donkey

And died a criminal's death


And in the HEART of his weakness

The heart of DARKNESS


There was the RESURRECTION

There was the PRESENCE 

Of God


And when the darkness

And the weakness

Take us DOWN in this world


WE RISE with him

He picks us back up

He restores us


“........Those who have done

What is GOOD

Will rise to LIVE


And those who have done

What is evil

Will rise to be condemned”                                                                 John 5:29


Yes-the last WILL be first

And IN the heart of weakness


There is:

THE PRESENCE OF GOD


Robert P. Wallman

9-13-16 and 2-25-2022



Ps        INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Jessica Mesman Griffith 



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