It is good at times to switch up our Bible reading so that familiarity does not keep us from discovering something new.
We need to have our memories jogged every now and then. We need to remember who our God is and how He interacts with us.
“For the Lord is high above the nations; his glory is higher than the heavens.
Who can be compared with the Lord our God, who is enthroned on high?
He stoops to look down on heaven and on earth.”
(Psalm 113:4-6, NLT)
Our God is great, is exalted above the heavens, and sits enthroned on high. Yet He stoops down to us!
God sees us and draws near to us in our distress. Can you see the picture Scripture is depicting for us? Like a loving parent who squats to speak face to face with a child, to hear a child, to comfort a child. This is the very action of our God towards us – He stoops down to us.
“Stooping” according to dictionary.com means “to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position; to descend from one’s level of dignity.”
The psalmist goes on to tell us who it is God stoops to help:
“He lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump.”
(verse 7, NLT)
- The poor, to raise them from the dust.
What is making you poor today? Where is your deficit? We may have a
financial need but more so, we can also be spiritually bankrupt.
- The needy, to raise them from the ash heap. What has left you feeling rejected? Sent to the rubbish heap? Devoid of hope.
God is reaching down towards us to help us in our situations. He stoops in order to raise us up. He settles the barren, those who feel without significance, without joy, or without hope, into places where their lives will be productive and bring forth fruit.
Our mighty God stoops
to raise us up so that we come to know Him better
and our hearts are filled with praise.
Reflection:
Take time today to identify your need and bring it to God in prayer. May
you remember He is always with you, nearer than you realize, and
waiting to raise you up.
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