Today In The WORD
Tender touch of mercy!
Verse for Today: Monday, February 11, 2013
Luke 1:78 – Because of the
tender mercy of our God by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven.
Little children are dealt with
tenderly by their parents. They are handled compassionately and not roughly or
on the basis of rules and regulations. Little children are weak, ignorant and
totally dependent on their parents for survival, growth, cleanliness, comfort
and safety. Our Heavenly Father deals with His children also tenderly and
compassionately. He cuddles us in His loving hands and handles us with utmost
care, compassion and tenderness. When we cry, He comes to console us. When we
are hungry, He comes to feed us. When we are lonely, He gives us His marvelous
fellowship and companionship. He holds us in His tender hands so that we would
enjoy utmost safety and security. His soft, tender touch soothes us of all our emotional
ailments. He knows our weaknesses and inadequacies and deals with us
accordingly in His abundant mercy. He pours His grace upon us. Our Lord’s hands
are tender with which He held children, touched the sick and broke bread for
the hungry. He is the Shepherd who held the lost sheep in His loving hands and
took them home with Him. His hands held the sinking Peter and lifted him up. By
His mercy, He has bestowed upon us all the blessings from heaven to enrich our
lives. When His children suffer, our Lord’s merciful heart melts for us and His
compassionate and considerate blessings will be showered upon us. When we go through
dark and cloudy days and experiences, He makes the sun of righteousness shine
upon us. Let us today look up to see the
Son of Righteousness and experience His brightness in our souls to live
joyfully in all our situations.
Dear friend, are you passing
through dark patches of life lately? Are you unable to see the pathway because
of the dark clouds which are on your horizon? Is there uncertainty and
instability in your situations? But in spite of it all, God holds his canopy of
mercy and tenderness over you to protect you. The brightness of His glory will dismantle
all the dark clouds that block your pathways. He will hold you by His tender
hands and lead you mercifully a step at a time. Your difficult situation will
be handled by the tender hands of your Lord to straighten it out. There were
dark clouds on the pathway of Abraham which our Lord cleared and brought him to
the divine superhighway of faith. Jacob had dark clouds over his pathways, but
the Lord led him and his children onwards to accomplish God’s eternal plan for
the redemption of mankind. David, Nehemiah and Gideon encountered darkness on
their ways which were created by the enemy. But the mercy of the Lord was
showered upon them to brighten their paths. Paul encountered deterrents on his
ways, but the Lord spoke to him in visions and reassured him that His mercy
will follow him all the days of his life. Today your Lord comes to you with
compassion and mercy to touch your life softly and tenderly. He comes to you as
the Son of Righteousness to brighten your sojourn. When He holds your hands and
leads you, you can boldly take steps of faith forward with full trust in Him.
His tender touch will make you whole and strong to handle your situation with
confidence and courage. As He holds you, it is so sweet to hold Him by faith
and keep trusting Him for all your tomorrows which He has already prepared for
you.
James 5:11 – You can see how
the Lord was kind to (Job) at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and
mercy. (NLT)
Thought for Today
The tender touch of our Lord brings the sunshine of His mercy into all our
life situations.
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