I can’t seem to get over what takes place in Luke Chapter 7, verses 36-50. You know the story. It’s the one where the sinful woman washes Jesus’ feet with her tears and dries them with her hair. I can so relate to this woman for my sins also were many, and when Jesus rescued me, all I can do is shed tears of thankfulness at His feet and dry them with my praise. My heart becomes overwhelmed with His goodness towards me.
In rereading this passage this morning, the phrase “at His feet”stood out to me. So I researched some of the times where “at His feet” were mentioned in the Bible. Here’s what I found.
This morning as I read Genesis 15, a verse stood out to me. Verse 6 says, “And he (Abram) believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness.” The phrase that caught my attention the most was, “And he believed the LORD.”
Have you ever struggled with knowing what God wants you to do yet feeling so inadequate for the job? That would be me this morning. But, I know that if He’s called me, He will also equip me. Yet, in my mind, I still struggle. Why is that?
The other day I found myself looking through journals and ran across an entry dated December of 2013. “Normally, I’m excited about a new year approaching, but this year is different. I’m not looking forward to the New Year that is approaching. I have a sense of fear and dread. I know that fear is not of God, yet it creeps in unknowingly at times. My heart is heavy, and if I had my way, I would stay in this year and not enter through the doors of next year.”
I remember when a friend pointed this verse out to me. It was a time that I had gotten slack in keeping up with my journaling habits. I had thought that maybe keeping a journal wasn’t all that important. I was so wrong, and I’ll explain why later in this post.
Saturday mornings to me always symbolize a start to a slower day. As I move slowly and make a cup of coffee, I head to my favorite spot to spend my alone time with God, and I already feel His presence. I can tell He is just as excited to meet with me, as I am to meet with Him.