It is early morning as I sit here writing. Bob has the news on the television. He starts with the local morning show on NBC. Then he changes to a national morning show on ABC. And then he watches another national show on Fox network. At night he’ll even it out and watch a local and national CBS broadcast.
From what I can tell, it doesn’t matter what station he chooses, the news is all bad. It is draining to the soul. I thought about that aspect this morning – the way the world drains our soul. The world’s main goal is to drain us of the awareness of God’s “unfailing love and faithfulness.”
John declared in the very first chapter of His Gospel that “…God’s unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ.” [1:17 NLT]
I think about and write a lot about “God’s unfailing love and faithfulness” to us. I think we must be reminded constantly about “God’s unfailing love and faithfulness” because the world has a loud voice and a lot of allies in its goal to drain our soul.
Our lives become extremely difficult when our souls (our minds, our will, our emotions) lose the awareness of just how much God loves us. Struggles become unmanageable. Grief abounds minus hope. Loneliness seems absolute.
But when we remember “God’s unfailing love and faithfulness” our hearts rejoice each day with the Joy of the LORD, our song drowns out the world’s voice, and our souls are nourished in Him.
