Connected
For this God is our God for ever and ever;
he will be our guide even to the end. (verse 14)
Read Psalm 48
For centuries human hearts have known the loneliness of being separated from God, and being separated from each other. Many others have known what we experience today. There is a way forward, a step we can take to lead us away from the edge and the fear of falling. Like Nik Wallenda on his tightrope, we too can trust God to bring us to the other side, step by step, day by day, steadily moving forward. He is there with us on the tightrope of life, guiding us and catching us when we fall.
He can do it because Jesus is one of us – born of a human mother, and living a human life. He knows what it’s like. He knows how it is for friends to let you down, people abandon you, and the world to turn against you. He understands the temptations, the cries for help, and the feeling of being lost in the wilderness. He knows what it is like right through to the end. He stands in your place, faces all your demons, and he doesn’t let you go. He didn’t wait for you to ask before he did this for you and he won’t force himself on you now. All he asks is that you trust him, and let yourself get to know him.
Heavenly Father, Thank you for connecting me to you through Jesus Christ and always being with me to guide me on life’s journey. Amen.
adapted by Lutheran Media, from a Face to Face message on air from 5th July 20015 or on www.facetoface.org.au
