Thursday, June 4, 2009

Scripture for Memory and Mediation #11

Psalm 25:10-11 NIV

"All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful for those who keep the demands of His covenant. For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, though it is great."

"All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful for those who keep the demands of His covenant."


Loving and Faithful...what a precious gift we have received in our God. When life is a challenge, when hopes are dashed, when questions go unanswered...Our God remains Loving and Faithful. Hold on to it, cling to it, stand on it. Even when you may not feel it or see it in your circumstances...it remains true. He sees and knows the beginning from the end and He, in His sovereignty and in His love for you, sees the big picture and will work all things out for good to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. (Romans 8:28).

"For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, though it is great."

Because His grace flows so generously, I too often forget how great even my "smaller" sins are against His holiness and purity. I understand that God doesn't see sin in degrees, but in our human minds we see the consequences of our sin in degrees. But my sins, whatever they are, are set against the backdrop of His holiness and purity not against my concept of sin.

Picture this:

In the beginning a canvas covered with these-the holiness and purity of Almighty God; not a flaw or impurity in it. Then...SPLASH across this pristine canvas our sins...anger, envy, coveteousness, bitterness, lies, laziness, neglect of His temple...careless, hateful, or judgmental words, self-focus, prayerlessness, grumbling, idolatry, ungratefulness, waster of God given time...and so much more.Do our sins not stand out in glaring contrast-ugly and painful? Now picture Jesus stepping into the scene and draping the ugliness with a red cloth symbolizing His blood sacrifice covering our sin.

Precious Jesus, THANK YOU!

3 comments:

Beverly Dillow said...

Hi Trina,

Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving a comment about the cupcakes. I will visit their site and we do pass through Ballinger every now and then. I will be on the lookout for it. Thanks again.

Love your blog, I will visit again soon. :)

We have a few things in common I noticed.

Have a great day!

Walking on High Hills said...

Just reading your blog, and you seem to be my kind of blogger.., I can "smell" something in your writing that smells like..Jesus!! I love to journal about my time with Him, that is why I started blogging! I'm younger than you, but I love the wisdom that God has placed in women that follow Him that have some experience ahead of me! Blessings.

Abby

LisaShaw said...

Trina this is absolutely beautiful and you used one of my favorite Scriptures in Psalm 25. Thank You precious Jesus indeed.

I also came over to say I'm having a giveaway on my FIT blog in case you're interested. Love ya.