Wednesday Reading: Psalm 103:8-14
Key Verse: Psalm 103:13
13 As a father pities his children, Jehovah pities those who fear Him.
Devotion:
What happens when a child falls down in the playground? The first person to jump up and rush over is probably their parent! No matter what the child was up to, being hurt is not a good thing and the pity of that parent extends over and above any indiscretion that child was up to. I can remember a few times when I thought that I was not going to get any pity because of what I had done, and my parents still showed their love and pity to me.
We have a father in heaven whose pity and mercy is without end. We cannot compare His pity for us against anything that we know. We cannot fathom His mercy for us – it is without end. Have you ever tried to imagine walking from the north pole to south pole? When you reach the south pole, you suddenly start walking north again... But if you were to walk round the equator westward, you would continue walking westward forever. God’s mercy and pity for us is without end...
Without the love and care that we have in our families, we would not know of the love and care that we can find in Christ. The family unit is the place where we start to learn about love and care. From there we can then learn about who in life will love and care for us. When we read God’s word we can learn just how much Christ has already done for us and how much He continues to do for us on a day by day basis. We may think that our parents were harsh at times but we know they do love us. If we continue to work against God we may well find that He can be harsh too, but we will always know that He loves us! We may find out just how to make our parents angry within a few seconds – but God is never tempted into anger. If we are persistently bad He will try to open our eyes to what we are doing so that we can return some of His love rather than continuing to be bad. All He wants is for us to show that love and respect...
Points to Ponder:
Do you wind your parents up?
Are you winding God up?
