“People are broken and we live in a broken world” … Out of a desperate attempt to understand what was happening around me and to empathize with others, I have said something along those lines quite a few times in 2021. I think it came from a good place in my heart, yet as I reflect on the past year I believe it is a statement that actually diminishes the truth about the children of God and the world.
Taking this a step further, I reflect on some of sweet Araella’s final words ♡ It is true that her body was broken – because of the darkness in the world - but she certainly was not broken! She believed that God would save her. She told a few people that stood beside her as she was fading away that she still believed that and she asked us if we believed Romans 8:11. (Sometimes the mysteries of God are difficult to understand from the perspective of brokenness and flesh… That moment has played over and over again in my mind and I am sure in the minds of the three people who were there with us. Final words are enduring…)
Today I was reading Timothy - the apostle Paul’s last recorded words - and it came as no surprise to me that his words reminded me of Araella’s ♡ Paul also believed he would be saved by God!!! (Although writing from prison and awaiting execution.) The entire letter is a timely message, but some of his last words were, “ The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen!” (I felt like there should be an exclamation point at the end of that verse - 2 Timothy 4:18.)
So, instead of spending so much time trying to understand what is happening in the broken world around me, my resolution is to boldly speak the Truth more often. To answer the everyday, “How are you?” with the Truth - even when it is difficult to see. Some of Rae’s friends in college periodically ask me to pray that they would be more bold. I think I get it now. May we boldly proclaim the Truth that was spoken by our Savior and is written in the WORD.
I am saved!I am Redeemed ♡I am ChosenI am bought with a priceI was lost, but now I’m found
I am heir to a Kingdom
Add to the list ♡ And please reach out if you would like to know where these truths and more are found in the Bible. I would love to help you find His promises to you ♡
