Mark and I promised after our last extended hiatus that we wouldn’t
leave you high and dry again. Then we delivered you 2 blogs and disappeared
again. We broke our blogger promise to you and to ourselves. And I’m sorry,
though I’m not really remorseful. I’m not remorseful for two reasons, one,
because we’ve experienced a lot of change in our personal lives lately, and two
it gave me a good topic for a blog return.
And the truth is, every human being you meet in this life will eventually
break a promise they made to you. Whether they do so purposely or life just
gets in the way of their obligations, everyone will eventually let you down.
Can you count on and rely on your loved one? Absolutely. But we are all fallible and your friends,
your family, your co-workers, your politicians, leaders, pastors, the
institutions you put your faith and money into will let you down in this
twisted world we live. And that is why it is crucial to have a relationship
with the One who will never go back on His Word, who will never break His
promises to you, and who will always be waiting for you with open arms if you
choose to follow Him.
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are
heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will ease
and relieve and refresh your souls. Take My yoke upon you and learn
of Me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find
rest (relief and ease and refreshment and recreation and blessed quiet)
for your souls.” Matthew 11:28-9
“Because if you acknowledge and confess
with your lips that Jesus is Lord and in your heart believe (adhere to, trust
in, and rely on the truth) that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Romans 10:9
“… and I will have love, pity, and mercy
for her who had not obtained love, pity, and mercy; and I will
say to those who were not My people, You are My people, and they shall say, You
are my God!” Hosea 2:23
These are just a few of the promises God gives us in His
Word. Those of you who know Him well, know that there are many more. Regardless
of our level of intimacy with Christ, whether we know Him not, or continually
strive to grower closer to Him all of us at some point falter under the weight
of human disappointments. But when broken promises seem to abound, all of us
need to know and heed that the Lord will never leave or forsake you. Christ is
always available to talk to, His comfort is always there when you seek it.
Dear readers, we have broken our blogger promise, but God’s
promises abound. We hope that even though we have been absent you all will
readily read and comment as we figure out what our new blogger normal is for
us. We promise not to leave you again J.
