In the Bible, Jehovah-Rohi translates to, “The Lord is my Shepherd.” This is the name that David used when referring to God in Psalm 23. The meaning of this demonstrates that we have a God who cares for us, guides us and protects us from harm.
We have a very, very, VERY unique God! He is present with us in the everyday things that we deal with. All we have to do is reach out to Him. Our God desires a relationship with us but He waits for us to open the door. He waits for us to invite Him in so that He can walk with us. It doesn’t mean that He’s not there otherwise. We have a God who knows everything about us, even before we do! It just means that that relationship that we begin to have with Him becomes more solid when we actively invite Him in and it becomes stronger when we know that He’s there.
In fact, God loved us SO much, that He sent His Son, Jesus to be born of a virgin, live His life here on Earth. He ministered to His people, Israel, and invited the Gentiles to be His people as well. He shared His knowledge, cared for His flock and, ultimately, became the sacrificial Lamb so that we could be saved from our sinful nature. Jesus sacrificed Himself so that we have a chance to be with God in Heaven at the end of our lifetime. (Related post: Would any of us have been able to carry the cost of the cross, like Jesus did?)
What did I learn from this? I’m not worthy of any of His grace, but I will take it gladly and share it. I’ve lost friends but I also gained other friends who think like I do. I’ve been bruised and battered by life but I’ve learned to stand up against the storm. My favorite verse of all time and the one that I do my best to live by is Proverbs 31:25 “She is clothed with strength and dignity; she laughs at the days to come.”
That’s really hard to do some days when I see what is happening in the world. What I know? My trust is in the Lord. He gives me the strength to go on and that helps to know that He will get me through. It’s only in my weakness, that I am made strong. (paraphrase of 2 Corinthians 12:10)
So, what can you gain from this? Humble yourself. Don’t look at all that you’ve done wrong or hadn’t gotten right, but see yourself as God sees you… imperfectly perfect in every way. We can’t EARN God’s grace through our deeds. We are GIVEN God’s grace. Then, once you know that in your heart, you can begin to be open to doors that you thought that were closed. You can stand up to the storm and know that you have a God who loves you and wants you to be successful. After all… He gave us the best model to follow!
A Joyful Mission 