I made you grow like a plant of the field. You grew up and developed and became the most beautiful of jewels.
(Ezek. 16:7)
Ezekiel 16 tells a story that I believe illustrates how much your heavenly Father loves you. One day a prince was walking when he saw something on the ground up ahead.
To his great surprise, he found a newborn baby who was flailing and kicking. There was life left in her, but blood was everywhere. She had been left to die, yet she was holding on to life.
The prince picked her up and said, “I don’t care where you’re from or who left you here to die. When others say, ‘die,’ I say, ‘live.'”
There is death screaming at you from every angle—in music, movies, books, magazines, and on television and the Internet. Death and hopelessness are everywhere. But God says live!
Society’s perception of the truth warps the mind and cloaks the eyes from the true hunger of the heart—to be loved and accepted and live a life of freedom, happiness, and contentment. That comes from being empowered with God’s Word and walking in His presence.
You may feel as though you don’t have any kick left, but God sees you right where you are, just as the prince saw that helpless baby. God wants to pick you up and let you experience His love. He is ready to move in your life and turn the tide from destruction to restoration.1
You don’t have to carry pain in your heart today. The book of Psalms is filled with words that most likely describe you, whatever your heart is feeling.
Find one that you can relate to and let God comfort You with His Word today.
1Suzanne Rentz, Daughters of Heaven, pp. xxi-xxii.
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
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2009 brought unprecedented changes to the publishing world, and Harrison House experienced changes as well. Press Group, a local printer and vendor, purchased Harrison House in April 2009, merging two complementary companies into one. With printing facilities, warehousing, and technology now under one roof, Harrison House is able to provide faster turn times, more accurate order processing, and better stock levels than ever before. We are truly poised to further the vision God put in the hearts of Buddy and Pat Harrison over 30 years ago: taking the Word of God to the world, impacting generations for His Kingdom.