"...your firey love was stirred and you raced to my rescue." Psalm 94:18-19

Have you ever thought that a situation was so out of control that it might actually be your demise?  When life it seems may actually be hanging in the balance?  David knew this kind of dread, and in spite of it he found solace and comfort in the Lord’s presence.

When we have happenings in life which take our imagination to places of fear and worry and there seems to be no escape from these thoughts, the presence of the Lord is always there by our side to remind us that He has got this, and we can rest in His care for us.

That is what is so amazing about the Lord’s love, He knows our frame and everything that we face is within His control, and not hard for Him at all.  Sometimes our emotions can be overwhelming and seem to lack any sense of control on our part when we are challenged with difficult circumstances.  Yet, God is there to be our strength and to give us His peace (which is His presence) when we need it the most during those hard times. 

“…for He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down (relax My hold on you)! [Assuredly not!]”  Hebrews 13:5 (AMPC)

The Lord is emphatic that He will not loosen His hand upon us no matter what may unfold in our lives, even though He may seem a million miles away, His is actually right there by our side walking with us through pain and tragedy as well as in joyful times.  His point is that He is with us at all times, not just when times are good.

I love the description of “Fiery Love” above which describes God’s love which is steeped with emotion and desire for us.  We do not serve a stoic and stifled God who cannot feel our pain, He is passionate and connected to us in intimate ways, always to be what we need at the time when we need Him.  That is part of the wonder and beauty of the Lord which always exceeds our expectation.

It was that “Firey Love” which created the earth and the heavens.  There is not one thing that He had not considered which was essential to life and Godliness for us, God did not spare a thing to create for us a home which we could see the creation which testifies so masterfully of God’s handiwork on our behalf.  It is amazing to consider that all created matter as we know it was fashioned for us to know Him.

That is the beauty of knowing Jesus Christ, when we recognize the created order through the lens of Christ for what it is (a testimony of Himself) it can bring us such delight in knowing that all creation was created for us for this purpose, for man to experience and to know Christ through His creation. 

Satan has corrupted and distorted this world to detract us from seeing Christ in creation. He has allowed sin to cause the divine order to be out of place and out of balance, but we can restore that divine order once again through Christ.  It is when we call out to God and speak the truth over creation that it is restored to the glory that God had intended.  That is why we are called a kingdom of Priests, we speak the truths of God over ourselves, over others, and over creation itself.

David only saw this in bits and pieces for Himself, but now we see much more fully in Jesus Christ.  This is about God wanting us to know that He lives inside of us and wants us to speak over His creation to such a degree that restoration becomes like our middle name.  We have a cultural mandate to be creative much like God is creative, as well as a mandate to disciple (teach) others.  (See Genesis 1:26-28)

"Now go in my authority and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. And teach them to faithfully follow all that I have commanded you. And never forget that I am with you every day, even to the completion of this age.”  Matthew 28:19-20 (TPT)

This post started out as David's sole cry about himself for God's help, but turned a corner when he saw how God's fiery love for him which was so much greater than himself was his strength and life.  It started with David's need and ended up speaking about God and His purpose for us by us knowing what we are created for.

Creativity Is our call, and restoration Is our purpose, all wrapped up in the love of the Father as demonstrated by Jesus.

Be Blessed;

Stephen Barnett