Monday, 21 November 2016

something special about the beach...

...that reminds me of God's grace in one Man's blood —the blood of Jesus Christ— washing away my sin,
and God's grace upon grace in daily moulding me, smoothing out my rough imperfections to be more like His Son Jesus,
God's love enfolding, embracing me without reserve,
God's gift of refreshment in Jesus, who said "Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matt 11:28),
God's mighty power and unfathomable "bigness" as I gaze upon this never-ending stretch of sky and sea,
God's consistency and immutability compared to the ephemeral sandcastle of my life on earth and the futility of the work of my hands, all too soon cleared away by the tide (Ecclesiastes 2:11),
God's goodness in these remnants of His originally good creation at the beginning of the world, and a little taste of the glorious new creation to come. (Genesis 1, Isaiah 65:17, Revelation 21:4)

"Marvellous are Your works, 
And that—my soul knows very well." Psalm 139:14b





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