But what are we moving towards?
Which direction do we set out upon?
What does it mean for the griever to endure?
What or who has the final word?
I am confident that the answer is found in Jesus Christ.
Over the last couple of weeks I have been reflecting upon Isaiah 55:
10 “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
12 “For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall make a name for the Lord, an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”
The Word of God is a multifaceted reality of Christianity. For today, suffice it to say that the Word is more than a concept or theological category. It is the person of Christ, the eternal Son of God, who beckons us onward and upward on the path towards redemption, restoration, wholeness. It is in and through him that we can endure the pain of the past and even the pain that lies ahead with the promise that he will one day wipe away the tears of his people. Today and in the days ahead, may we take “baby steps” of gratitude, hope, vulnerability, honesty and faith, as we hold fast to the One who holds us fast.
The Sower’s Song, by Andrew Peterson, has provided so much encouragement and perspective in the last year and a half. May it encourage you as your trajectory takes you onward and upward.
may we take “baby steps”
of gratitude, hope, vulnerability, honesty and faith