Precious Lord, Sometimes the heaviness of 2020 seems unbearable. So today, I want to simply rest in Your abundant love for me, remembering these words from Zephaniah 3: 16-17
“Do not fear, Zion;
do not let your hands hang limp.
The Lord your God is with you,
the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you;
in his love he will no longer rebuke you,
but will rejoice over you with singing.” (NIV)
The NASB version replaces ‘singing’ with ‘ shouts of joy.’
And even as I read these words, a smile comes across my lips. I can easily picture a father delighting in his children and rejoicing over them with shouts of joy because I have these sweet memories engraved in my mind and captured on film:
Thank You, Holy God, for also being my Loving Heavenly Father. Thank You for the love we can share with our earthly children, and for how that love can tune our hearts toward You and Your never-ending love for us.
What is one of your favorite verses about the Lord’s love that encourages you in the midst of these dark times?
ELIZABETH MUSSER writes ‘entertainment with a soul’ from her writing chalet—tool shed—outside Lyon, France. Find more about Elizabeth’s novels at www.elizabethmusser.com and on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and her blog.
Elizabeth Musser 
What a beautiful visual story of God’s love for us. I’ve been reading Romans 6 – 8, this reminded me of this verse – Rom 8:17 “And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.” It’s been very true during this time, but all of it is also a reminder of what we have to look forward to – Rom 8:22-23 – “For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us.” Blessings to you and your family!
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