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