The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty;
he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will
rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. [KJV]
Since I'm single and not a parent, there are a lot of things regarding our relationship with Christ that I cannot always understand or relate back to things in my life. During this time I depend on the relationship of my parents as an example. My parents aren't overly romantic in public so when they tell stories of their courtship or their wedding I like to make a note of it. I prayed that God would reveal to me the verse above to me in some way and today on the subway it all came together in the way I especially love things to come together - a verse, a story and a song.
The verse is above Zeph 3:17.
The story is about my parents. One day during their courtship my dad dropped by my mom's home to visit her. She was sitting outside scrubbing the pots and pans after dinner and singing to herself. My grandma was going to let her know that my dad was there to see her but my dad said no and sat on the bench watching my mom as she cleaned and sang to herself - quite unaware that she picked up an audience.
He took delight in seeing her be her even if she was cleaning and not looking quite perfect. He loved her anyway and even if she didn't recognize it at the time she was being loved.
The song came from Desperation Band, I heard it at a church service I attended over the weekend and it stuck with me.
You dance over meWhile I am unawareYou sing all aroundBut I never hear the soundLord I'm amazed by youLord I'm amazed by youLord I'm amazed by youHow you love me. I know that God loves me, but I'm amazed at the depth of his love. I love the Amplified Bible's version of the verse
The Lord your God is in the midst of you, a Mighty
One, a Savior [Who saves]! He will rejoice over you
with joy; He will rest [in silent satisfaction] and in His
love He will be silent and make no mention [of past
sins, or even recall them]; He will exult over you with
singing. [AB]
I may not always be aware of it but he loves me to such a degree that he is willing to "rest in his love", to forgive me of my past transgressions and to take delight in me as his child. I don't have to dress up my life and be perfect for him, even when I'm doing my everyday mundane tasks he still watches over me and he still showers me with his love.
I am constantly loved with the greatest love ever known and sometimes I don't even know it!
Comments (5)
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! Did you submit this one for Revelife? It needs to be on there! Thank you so much for sharing. I feel loved by God after reading this.
@Pickwick12@xanga - glad to spread the love :) :) :)
It's calming, and soothing (similarly to being led to still waters) knowing that God loves us so. And to think that God actually delights in me (as I am) is still a concept I have barely scraped the surface of. God is just so good!
Awww, that is so sweet.. How embarassed was mom when she realized he was watching?
@rajah021162 - I think when she finally realised he was watching she was a bit embarrassed :) I don't really remember the ending of the story, I just remembered that part because it was my Dad telling it