Date: October 26, 2009 7:00 PM
Topic: +DEV+ Enfolded in Love
Enfolded in Love
“‘Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken’...says the Lord, who has compassion on you.” (Isaiah 54:10)
Scripture Focus: Isaiah 54:1-10
She is known as Julian of Norwich, a gentle lady born in 1342 who lived in a cell attached to St. Julian’s Church in Norwich, England.
What could a person so far removed from our world have to say to us today? Simply this. During a severe illness, Lady Julian’s heart was opened to receive insights into God’s character, insights that transcend time and culture. God’s love so filled and overwhelmed her that she devoted the rest of her life to sharing what she had seen and learned.
“He is our clothing,” she wrote. “In His love He wraps and holds us. He enfolds us for love, and He will never let us go.”
God’s never-failing, all-encompassing love is not subject to the winds that so quickly affect human love. Friends may grow distant. Family members may allow differences to become barriers. The one dearest to you may betray a commitment to you made in God’s presence, but God will never vary in His commitment to you. His love will never fail. His promises can never be withdrawn.
Insight: God’s compassion is based on His character, not on your conduct. He enfolds you in His love today.
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