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5 Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. 6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your judgments are like the great deep; you save humans and animals alike, O Lord. 7 How precious is your steadfast love, O God! All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings. 8 They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights. 9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light. 10 O continue your steadfast love to those who know you, and your salvation to the upright of heart! (Psalm 36:5-10 The Message Bible)
Blessings abound for those rooted in the Lord! May this find you, dear Friend, strongly rooted in God and His love for you! May our prayers strengthen our walk with Him each day. Pray for those in need; pray for one another; pray for yourselves.
I imagine being locked up in a prison cell must be one of the worst feelings in the world. Yes, there are others just as bad, if not worse. I say this because I read a story about a man who was in a terrible accident and he lost both legs, his left arm, and most of his right hand He only had his thumb and one finger left. He had a choice; do nothing and suffer the rest of his life, or do something. God had blessed him with a brilliant mind and so he said, I love getting letters, why not write letters to those who might not otherwise get them? So, he found a Christian prison organziation that distributed letters to prisoners but was told that his letters would not be answered. He wrote twice a week and it taxed his strength to the limit. But into those letters he put his whole soul, all his experience, all his faith, all his wit, and all his Christian optimism. It must have been hard writing those letters, often in pain, and particularly when there was no reply. Frequently he felt discouraged and was tempted to give it up. But it was his one remaining activity and he resolved to continue as long as he could. At last he got a letter. It was very short, written on prison stationery by the officer whose duty it was to censor the mail. All it said was: "Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell to cell till they literally fall to pieces."
The psalmist has shared a love letter to God in response to the constant outpouring of God's love to him. Each line has come from the heart as an inspiration to himsellf and to all who would read or sing these verses. He came to know the love of God as a huge force and presence in his life The psalmist knew God's love to be dependable. It was steadfast and neverending. His love also is such that people can take shelter in it. It is a nourishing love, that provides exactly what human souls need to not only live, but thrive! In the love of God we find the foundation of life; it is the light that lights the way. Through God's love we come to know more about God and find salvation in Him.
Dear one, it matters not where this letter finds you because it has the stregnth to open prison doors, break open walls to let God's ligiht shine through, and can break the chains that hold us back. It's got your name on it, and God means all it says and will back you completely.
PRAYER: Loving God, thank You for the letter that has come to us through Your presence and power. You meet us where we are; You love even in the shape we find ourselves, and you can and will lead us to where it is we need to be; in Christ Jesus we pray and rejoice, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord! Deliver your copy of God's letter to someone today.
Receive my blessings of peace and joy,
Pastor Eradio Valverde, Jr.
