HOLD ON

You are remembered my friend in this moment, right here, right now. His promises are true and His mercies are new every single morning, and they are for you, I promise, they are for you from Him.

Last week I was driving down a country road listening to the song “Valentine,” by Hillsong. A few hundred feet ahead a school bus was fast approaching me. The chorus in this song stirred in my spirit and for a moment I thought, what if today is it? What if today is my last day on this earth? What if I’m going to die today because a school bus plows into me.

Then The Spirit brought to mind how hard it must be for God Almighty to know ahead of time that one of His precious ones is going to die on this date, in this way, and at this time. Yet, in His infinite wisdom He does not interfere, He does not stop it. I thought, how awful it must be for Him to choose to do nothing. The pain, the sorrow, the anguish that He must feel knowing that one of His children will soon die. But it doesn’t stop there. He knows the devastation it will bring to family members, the grief they will encompass them for days, for years, for a lifetime.

The song continued with the chorus “this world is Yours, my God this world is Yours, all You’ve made to be Yours, I know You love us so. You reign forever, You reign forevermore, My heart surrendered, You reign forevermore.”

In that moment I understood in a greater way just - how - much He loves us. He knows that pain that we will experience, the unspeakable tragedies we will face, the hopelessness we will feel at times, yet because of His GREAT love for us, He doesn’t always intervene in ways that we may witness at first. Only The One True God could do such a thing. He loved us SOOOO much that He sent His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16). He sent His One and Only Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins (1 John 4;10). This is LOVE! He did this. He sought an everlasting relationship with us, a people who wanted nothing to do with Him, who turned our backs on Him. Yet, He continued to pursue us in the midst of our opposing hearts, our sinful minds, and our heartbroken souls.

He chose us. He chose you! Why? Because He absolutely loves you forever. He loved you first. Nothing you can ever do will change His mind. He has always love you. But it doesn’t end there, no, there is more to the story. Through the heartbreak, through the loss, the sleepless nights, the aching pain that’s so deeply embedded in our souls, He is with us for the long haul.

Receive what He has for you right here, right now, in this moment with Him. He feels your pain, He hears your cries, your whispers when you are too weak to mutter any words. He absolutely understands. There IS hope, there truly is hope. It doesn’t have to end this way. It really doesn’t. Hold on just a little bit longer. He has promised to never leave you or abandon you (Hebrews 13:5). Choose to believe His word, His works, and His promises even though everything around you is saying there is no hope, and nothing to live for. I’m telling you - there is, there is HOPE!