He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.
Psalm 18:16-19 NIV
This is David's song, his heart expression, his poem to God, and it tells us some things about God...
"He reached down."
Our God reaches down for us. He's not alloof and distant but reaches down.
"He took hold of me"
He's personal, holds us, hangs on when we can't
"He drew me out of deep waters."
David must've felt like he was in over his head, no longer able to swim, at the end of his resources, and saw God at work in his life.
Maybe today this is you, or someone you know, or maybe this is a piece of poetry to tuck away for another day...you can pray your story or someone else's into this Psalm, this song
Our God reaches down, he's personal, & He rescues.
#dearlyloved
#childofGod
#heismyrescuer
...four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus... Mark 2:3-4 NLT Great account of inventiveness and determination to get their friend to see Jesus. Love this. Do you wonder about the back story? Are these the same 4 people who bring this man food? Take him to the toilet every day. Clean him up. Does he live with one of them? Are they family? Are there whole families or groups of people in the background who have supported and cared for this man? A group of children who grew up seeing their parents love in action? Probably. Healing Help Hope These things are found in community. These 4 guys are the heroes here. The upfront people. One day it will be interesting to see who the background heroes are. #loveinaction #community #inthistogether #walkingeachotherhome #gospelofmark
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