Time for Love
“Later when I passed
by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough for love, I
spread the corner of My garment over you and covered your nakedness, I gave you My solemn oath and entered into a
covenant with you, declares the Sovereign Lord, and you became Mine.” Ezk. 16:8
It had been a long time, years in fact. She had sat in that place for so long that
she had forgotten what the outside “free world” looked like. She hadn’t wanted to come to the program that
day. Her cellmate convinced her it would
be a good thing. If nothing else, she
would be out of the cell for an hour or so.
So she came and sat with her arms crossed and her body half
slumped against the back of the chapel pew.
She looked completely disinterested, at times yawning to emphasize the
point. Through the choir singing, she
sat motionless. The announcements and
upcoming events generated no response.
Finally, it was time for the message.
The speaker began to share the word of God. The woman’s reaction was unchanged.
Heaven’s vantage point was dramatically different. They must have seen a woman who was ready for
love – God’s love. Heaven could see what
was going on inside the woman’s heart.
Her outward appearance to everyone else was anything but attentive. Yet heaven saw something in her.
The next moment an invitation to accept Christ was given and
the woman – this woman who hadn’t wanted to come – she raised her hand and
stood up. Tears began to flow. She and a few others came forward. They prayed and the Lord’s garment covered
them. The woman’s nakedness had been
lovingly, kindly covered. There was an
oath and covenant given by God through Jesus to this woman. She was His, and she was loved.
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