Have you ever had one of those weeks? A week where the stress is next to unbearable, where everything seems as if it is against you, where hope seems so distant? I think we all have to one degree or another. There is so much going on in this world that it is only natural to feel this way.
As I find myself in these periods of gloom, it is amazing what scripture will come before me. Recently, I was reading in the book of Malachi – a book where we are reminded of great failure, but also of great promise. As I was reading and worrying I came across Malachi 4:2:
“But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.”
Suddenly, I was so encouraged. This verse reminds us that there is a rising sun (Son) that will heal all things. And that word heal; in Hebrew is marpa, and it means to heal but also so much more. It means to cure, to profit and make sound of mind and it also has this sense of refreshing the mind and body. Wow!
As I read and prayed, my focus became not so much the muck and the mire, but the rising sun (Son). And for a moment at least I felt so free like a calve leaping from the stall…
Gordon Hegenberger says of this verse; “Just as the sun drives away darkness and clouds, bringing light and joy, so the sun of righteousness will appear to dispel gloom, oppression, and injustice.”
So as we find ourselves in those times of stress and gloom, let us look to the rising sun (Son), let us rest in the healing wings, and as calves leaping from the stall let us shout with joy!
Grace and Peace!
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