Have you ever read a familiar passage of the bible many times, yet in every time you received a different revelation?
Slept at 2am the previous night, yet woke up at 8:30am this morning. I tried talking to Father, yet was kind of still in a daze mode so went back to lie on the bed. Yet I couldn't get myself back to sleep again. I was being prompted to read Psalm 23.
At that moment I was thinking to myself; "That old familiar Psalm again?"
The Lord is my shepherd I shall not be in want.... blah blah blah...
It's is not that I have memorised this Psalm, just that it has been preach about many times, and I was wondering why read it again. Well I drag myself to get the bible to my bed. Sat on my bed, flipping over to Psalm 23. I briefly read through it once thinking it's rather dry, and went back to sleep. Yes I remembered I had highlighted Psa 23:6, cos Father use this passage to comfort & encourage me, after I was being release from the army back in Feb 2004.
While tugging myself back to sleep, Father "force" me to get up & wants me to read it again. I heard Him saying; "Son read it again, I'm going to give you a personal revelation of this Psalm."
Therefore I read it again.
Yes it is indeed a personal revelation to me. Many a times, when Psalm 23 is being recited in church whether during prayer or preaching. And when it comes to verse 6, it will most likely be recited as; "Surely goodness & mercy...."
Probably it's only me, perhaps many of you out there may have already spotted this long time ago. That's why I said it is a personal revelation to me.
Although I have hold this bible for the past 6-7 years & I had had highlighted this verse, only this morning than I realised NIV has a different translation.
In the NIV version it is written as;
Psa 23:6
Surely goodness and love
will follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Since my release from the army, I kept this promise of the Father that goodness & mercy shall follow me all my days. Which I don't deny, He is still faithful in this. All these while how could I have read love as mercy?
Surely goodness & LOVE will follow me. How true isn't it? All my life Father display such deep love in my life. Father actually meant to tell me this 4 years ago, goodness & LOVE will follow me. Not only mercy, most importantly it was His love that follow me.
It is only until today than I realise this.
Today at around 12:30pm, don't know why I began to pray for her.
Father please watch over her. No matter what I have had invested my life & love in this relationship. Yes no matter how much I can't bear to let go, ultimately I still have to. Father despite the countless sacrifices made, I also don't want to deny the countless hurts, heartbreaks and disappointments I had caused in her. I may not have live up to her standards. There's no complete right or wrong in all these. No one can fully take the blame, both to a certain extend are hurt. Father help her to realise how much you love her. I can no longer take care of her. Please guard her, protect her, and most importantly love her. Father love her in the way she desires to be love.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
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