Do you ever want to stop time? Patrick was videoing our three-year-old running down the sidewalk when she took a big tumble. She scratched up her knee, chin, nose and arm. When we watch the video, we see her playing gleefully before the fall. We want to say “Stop! Don’t run, baby!” Yet, the video plays on and the fall is inevitable. We cannot stop time.
Does the Lord watch His children and want to stop time as we are about to fall face first onto the concrete of sin? The Father of all time certainly could do so if it pleased Him. Instead, He lets us fall. Why? The healing process draws us closer to Him and allows His glory to shine. The watching world marvels when we triumph over the bondage of sin through His magnificent power.
Believers know His grace abounds, covering our sin. We walk in light because He has shattered the darkness. We have joy and peace though turmoil surrounds us. We live as “those who receive the abundance of grace.” We’ve been given “the gift of righteousness” and “will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:17).
When we cannot stop time and a tumble onto the concrete of sin seems inevitable, may we instead fall sweetly into His grace!
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