For thousands of years, people have found comfort in the Psalms. No matter what emotion you are experiencing or fight you're facing, the psalms have something important to say. For the next little while, Love Lines from God will feature, "Solace from the Psalms." We hope you enjoy. And please share them with a friend.
Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Psalm 139:23 NLT
All I could
remember was that it was black, greasy, and stunk. But it would relieve
soreness, clear up infections, and draw out embedded splinters. Now that my
ingrown toenail was pestering me, I needed some.
I visited the
local pharmacy in our small town, walked up to the pharmacist, described it,
and asked if she knew what I was talking about. To my surprise, she said, “It’s
Ichmmathol.” When I asked if it was still available, she handed me a tube.
I was the proud
owner of an old remedy. I went home, removed my shoe and sock, smeared a drop
on my big toe, covered it with a bandage, and waited. In a few days, the
soreness vanished. Ichmmathol purged my toe.
David may have
been a man after God’s own heart, but he was often guilty of bad decisions and
sinful acts. To his credit, he requested God to search and purge him. When
God revealed what He had found, David confessed.
I’ve discovered
God searches and purges me through a combination of His Word and His Spirit.
His love will let him do no less. Before I was His child, He lovingly drew out
my stubbornness, letting me know I was on the wrong road. After I became His
child—when I strayed down selfish or destructive paths—He penetrated my sore
spots until I came to my senses.
God wants to purge
us of anything keeping us from Him or hindering a full and abundant
relationship with Him.
Prayer: Merciful
Father, we ask You to search us and reveal anything that needs to be removed so
we can be all You desire us to be.
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