27^th March 2010

SEEDS FOR HARVESTING 5/4
Isaiah 42:6
"I have called you in righteousness. I will also hold you by the hand, and watch over you."

It is God, who calls us into a rich relationship with Him.
We need to willingly respond and become obedient.
Then He offers us this relationship with Himself.
We experience it through our minds, hearts and actions.
Then God's call to us becomes real.

This experience is expressed in this wonderful word picture
"I will hold you by the hand".
We can rejoice as these words as they become real for us.

Read Mk. 9:36 "And taking a child, He (Jesus) stood him in their midst,
and, taking him in His arms "
That's what God does for us when He "holds you by the hand".
If we cannot feel that warm glow of loving care
and guidance within then we have not accepted His hand.

Not only does He call us and take us by our hand
He will also "watch over you".
This does not mean that Big Brother
has His eye on you and you had better be careful.
The righteousness of God and the offer of His hand
are linked with the belief that He is lovingly watching over us.
The comfort of God's care for me is linked
with me placing my life in His hands with complete confidence.

Bob Imms 21.2.10