HOW FAR?

dawnfanshawe

January 29

FMF: FAR

As far as the East is from the West… so far has He removed my transgressions and sins from me!

I love you all the way to the moon... and back!

Psalm 103:12

How about all the verses 8 – 12?

8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
9 He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love for those who fear him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

He says it so much better than I ever could… And look at verses 1 – 5!!!

Praise the Lord, my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Praise the Lord, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

How far does the Lord's love reach?

How far-reaching His compassion?

How far could we go that His love could not reach us?

We could never go so far that the Lord could not find us and redeem us!!

He sees us to the ends of all time and space, for He created and roams over every part of it.

How far will I go to be free of all that entangles me and holds me back?

How far will I trust Him to mould and shape this piece of beloved clay?

Lord teach us to surrender to your far-reaching LOVE and MERCY and GRACE.

Every Friday, I join an online Christian writing community, Five Minute Friday. We are given a one-word prompt and write – unscripted, unedited, pure free-write – for 5 minutes. The prompt this week is FAR.

I do read through my script afterwards to correct my mistakes; to check scripture references and to find an appropriate image to illustrate the topic.

To read other FMF posts on this subject click BELOW

https://fiveminutefriday.com/2024/01/25/fmf-writing-prompt-link-up-far/