God is love & light. At the very least, He wants us to let His love & light shine through us. It’s not that hard. It’s a choice. And the blessings will surpass any momentary suffering, inconvenience or distress.
Everything from Bible readings to 12-step devotional to a call from my sister testified to this truth today.
While walking with my husband, we were talking about legacies & wills. I blurted out that I’ve come to think that for all that people say they will never forget others, that surely some people from the past are forgotten — unknown — by any now living on the earth.
And the good thing about this thought, for me, was to see how that can be OK. It fit in with the idea of our eternal/heavenly legacy being more important than how we are remembered on earth. For this Sunday of Memorial weekend, I find this comforting & freeing — and I am grateful.
(This also helps me not feel as guilty about my faulty memory when it comes to honoring those who have passed on. Sigh.)
Just for today, I hear God telling me He knows the people who seek Him through His Word & prayer will have varied views of what He is saying. He wants us to look beyond the details to the essential truths.
How do I honor the details as God reveals them to me while allowing others to honor the details as God reveals to them; all under the most essential truths, including that God is love; God is holy; God is creator; God is Lord; God is the final judge; God is working for good; God desires for all to come to Him, be freed from sin & find true life?
Pause. Pray. Listen. Respond in faith. Trust. Give God glory, honor, thanks & praise.
