Reading: Acts 2:27
“For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One
experience corruption.”
God will not abandon us—ever.
Do we fully believe that with all of our being? Do we act on that
promise in the darkest moments?
What about the corruption all around us? What about the corruption
within us? Doesn’t that change the outcome? We are marked with stains.
Why do we allow the fear to creep into our hearts and minds when we
have experienced His grace and forgiveness?
Perhaps because even when we are able to forgive, or be forgiven, by
those closest to us, we still hold on to some emotional barriers of protection
against a repeat. And convince
ourselves we are just being responsible instead of admitting we are afraid to
trust them just yet, or at all.
Peter had seen Jesus’ miracles many times but resisted the idea of
Jesus washing his feet. When Jesus replied, “Unless
I wash you, you have no share with me.” Then Peter volunteered for hands
and head as well—everything to be washed. Not necessary, Jesus answered, you
are already bathed, cleansed—just the feet. John 13:3-13
Maybe we too forget how easily the dirt and grime of each day can
cling to us. And as it layers upon us the fear grows within us clouding our
faith.
Jesus will not abandon us—ever.
Psalm of Worship: Genesis 1:25
“God made the wild animals of the earth of every kind, and everything
that creeps upon the ground of every kind. And God saw that it was good.”
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