Welcome to the last week of April! Time flies when you are having FUN! This week’s devo is “The Love of My Saviour” written by Jessica Smallwood! Please take the time to read as she shares her heart with us today!
Have an AMAZING week!!
The Love of My Saviour – Jessica Smallwood
The ocean is one of my most favorite places on earth. The overwhelming enormity of both its sight and sound is always a reflection of the thoughts of my heart, both good and bad. I am always overwhelmed with something. And while on this journey of sanctification, I see-saw between the overwhelming “somethings’ of God’s goodness and my own sinful tendencies.
My heart is so prone to boast in itself. I begin to measure myself by self, stacking good works on good works, always looking to outweigh the bad and earn the blessing. I find myself admiring these good works or scrambling to do more. My mind knows that this is anti-Gospel. I was not saved by good works nor am I kept by them. But somehow this subtle lie of striving to be “good enough” weasels its way into my heart more often than I care to admit. “Am I good enough to serve?” And even, “Am I good enough to deserve…?” The enormity of the sight and sound of this lie threatens to steal my joy. And then God…
Last year, I had the opportunity to lead my first client at the pregnancy center where I volunteer to Christ. In sharing the gospel with this expecting mother, not only did she receive God’s gift of eternal life but I too received a gift of grace – joy restored. That morning I had overslept, skipped my time of prayer and Bible study and had fussed at my family as I rushed to get ready. I arrived at the center feeling ashamed, ill-equipped and unworthy. I went through the motions, welcomed my client, and listened to her story. And as I began to share His story, unfolded in mine, sharing verse after verse of the gospel that I had long ago received, I was reminded that I am but a tool in the Creator’s hand. The power in me is not of me but despite me. I claim confidence, ability and worth not because of who I am but because of Whose I am.
As my client bowed her head to call on Christ as her Saviour that day, my own heart bowed before the enormity of the grace and love of my Saviour – my heart was and still is overwhelmed by true joy. My ears are filled with the sound of His blessing.
Psalm 93:4 “ The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.”
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