"I sowed every star into place, so you would remember my name, I made it all for you, You are my masterpiece, You are the reason I sing, this is my song for you".
Dancing on the waves - We The Kingdom.
"The Lord longs to be gracious to you. Therefore, He will rise and show you compassion, such is His justice. Draw near to Him". Isaiah 30:18.
There's a marvellous, unceasing, unending place at the very core and heart of God, that is defined by one characteristic - GRACE!
"Your forgiveness is like sweet, sweet honey on my lips, like the sound of a symphony to my ears, like holy water to my lips" (Holy Water - We the Kingdom).
We so need to start there, dear friends. We need a reformation that stems entirely from that certain, precious truth - the source which laid Jesus in a manger, and held Him to and through the Cross; an eternal, precious splendour that causes all things and brings them to their completion.
It is this precious, unrelenting goodness that changes everything - it lifts us from our empty and broken misery, the ruination of sin, and takes us completely, safely, home.
Janell Downing wrote an absolutely superb and timely piece for the Mockingbird website recently which spells out this most precious, transforming splendour, and how it is so often birthed in the most arduous of circumstances.
Janell says much that resonates - about the way we so often tie each other into bonds that God does not desire, but also how Jesus gifts us with those places of refreshment even amidst such troubles - the table is open to us to come and feast, without 'money or price', because the blood shed on Calvary has cleared all such demands!
Jesus has made us precious once again, has purchased this marred but cherished world back to His Father - such a good thing is evident in that amazing, extraordinary grace.
Health comes when such splendour is our joy and peace. Nothing else comes close to the beauty of holiness encapsulated in this redeeming good news, so come, let us return to this single source of life and health and peace.
May Christ have the pre-eminence amongst us by this great grace alone!
May the favour of the Lord settle upon us, establishing us and our lives, in all that we do. (Psalm 90:17).
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