Jesus a reality

A couple of nights ago, as I drove home from the evil place (that's work, to those of you who don't know my nick name for it, lol) I was trying to meditate (a difficult and completely frightening thing to me) on the whole salvation thing and Jesus, Heaven and Hell....I was trying to make this more "real" to my heart instead of it being an abstraction.

Ok, onto the next morning, and I just happened to read my wall (the one in my house, not my FB ) and on it I have John 3:16:  For God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.  Now this may be unremarkable to some because you would think, "well it is always on your wall, you see it everyday", but it's one of those things that you take for granted and don't notice because it is always there.  But that morning I took notice of it.

So I went in the bedroom to have my quiet time with the Lord, and on the floor next to my bed a little card that someone had given me many years ago was staring up at me and on it were the words:  "FOR GOD SO LOVED MADELINE THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM, SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE".    Are we seeing a theme here?

Well,  now I am starting to think something is happening here.  I went on to my study and the verse I was to work on was Luke 1:78:  Through the tender mercy of our God, with which the Dayspring from on His has VISITED us.  

Hello!?!?  A VISIT??   Was this my God visit?  Of course it was.  I believe God was affirming my desire to make the reality of salvation more of a presence in my heart and life.  Not only did the verse speak to Jesus, in His mercy, coming down from Heaven to save us, it spoke directly to Him, in His love, coming down into my life that very day.  Amen.

Lord, I am so blessed by You.  To think that You would take time out for me.  That You would honor me with a "visit" on even the most basic of things.  I am so thankful.  Again, Lord, help our eyes to be open to Your special touches on our days.  In the most holy and precious name of Jesus, our loving and compassionate Savior.  AMEN