Today’s scripture:
Luke 1:57-58
When the Lord revealed to me that I wasn’t going to have children of my own, I
have to admit, verses about God’s mercy in providing children to barren women
(and there are several in the Bible) made me a bit melancholy.
Why did He show mercy to them and not to me?
It took a while, but I finally realized that He had “shown great mercy” to me
in a couple of ways.
First, He answered my prayer for peace when His will was not for children.
Second, He did give me children—children
of my heart and spiritual children. I have great nieces and nephews (and now
great-nieces and nephews!) and “adopted” children, those young people whose
lives I’ve been blessed to influence. I also have been exceedingly blessed to
share the good news of salvation when I speak, and seeds have been planted and
watered through God’s words through me.
So, now when I read those stories, I rejoice in God’s mercy … for them and for
me.
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