Perfect life! – Samuel Dhinakaran
“The Lord will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing” (Isaiah 51:3).
What a great promise God gives us today! See how He gives us comfort and how He looks on us with compassion. When we are struggling, when we are ruined, He promises to change our circumstances. The Lord is all powerful, He is so great yet He cares about the brokenness of our life. If we were in a high position in life we wouldn’t care for the people who are low in society. Yet God is always on the side of the unprivileged. He comes down and looks into the suffering of our heart and He chooses to comfort us. He takes time to address right into our issue and give us hope.
In the Bible, Mary Magdalene came to the Lord in a broken state. She fell at the feet of Jesus and cried, “Lord, my life is ruined. Everyone is looking down on me and casting me away.” The Lord took time to wipe away her tears with His encouraging words that where His gospel is preached what she had done for Him will be told in remembrance of her love for the Lord (Matthew 26:13). God did not just forgive her sins but He also promised her a bright future. God turned her life upside down. Jesus did not just console her but He praised her for her love. He said, “Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven-as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little” (Luke 7:47). Jesus claimed that she loved the Lord even more than His disciples or people who were close to Him because she knew how great was His love toward her. No wonder God chose her to be the first one to see Him after He rose again.
The Lord looks at our heart unlike people who look at outward things. He values the condition of our heart so that He can treat us with His love. Today, He promises that He will rebuild your life. He says to you, “Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool” (Isaiah 1:18). The Lord will not just forgive you but make you as white as snow which is to be flawless. He will make you flawless not just without sins but will also bless you with a flawlessly beautiful life. He promises that He will make you like the Garden of Eden where everything was perfect. Yes, God will lead you into that perfect state even today. He will fill your heart with joy so that you overflow with thanksgiving before Him.
Prayer:
Loving Father,
Thank You for this great promise that You will make me like the Garden of Eden and change my situation. Forgive my shortcomings and make me as white as snow. Make me flawless before You and also bless me with a flawless, beautiful life that You have promised me today. Let me enjoy Your perfect blessings. I ask this in Jesus name, Amen.
