The Scripture says: "He (The Lord) tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young." Isaiah 40:11 NIV
God carriers us close to His heart. Have you ever heard the heartbeat of God? If I listen closely for the heartbeat of God I am seeking to understand Him, His ways and His burdens better so that I might live out of his heart.
God made his pierced heart a home for ever sinner. He longs for reconciliation and forgiveness. He seeks the lost and lonely sheep that have wandered away. His heart laughs with the child in us all. His heart weeps in our suffering. Every beat we hear pounds in rhythm to his longing for each of us to draw nearer and experience his life.
God’s heart is a heart of joy and of justice. His heart aches to hold the prodigal close. He gathers us all close to his heart so its beat might soothe our lives and bring us peace.
Knowing the heart of God allows his love to melt the ice in mine and seek to be reconciled to all. We love the one who has hurt us. We are sacrificial. God’s heart brings death to our lives that we might be raised to His life.
If I understand the heart of God then I understand the wounds of God. The wound of Jesus are becoming mine. I realize that “wounds are necessary. The soul has to be wounded as well as the body…The unwounded life bears no resemblance to Jesus.” (Brennan Manning, Abba’s Child, page 158)
We are called to live our lives out of the heart of God. What wonders could happen in our world when we do so!
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