Recognize God?

Posted by Surrey District Conference of Moravian Churches, Jamaica on

The Lord is near to the broken-heartedÂ… Psalm 34:18a

The New Testament reading for the Daily Text (John 20: 15-16) describes the scene at the tomb were Jesus was placed after he was brutally murdered. Mary had gone to the tomb and had not found JesusÂ’ body as she expected to. Her eyes were filled with tears as she cried for a man she had loved so dearly. The person she was looking for stood in front of her and questioned her, but she, filled with grief, figured it was the gardener.

Mary was at the scene of arguably the greatest miracle to have happened since the creation of the universe, but she believed she was at the scene of the greatest tragedy. She believed Jesus was far away, when in fact she could touch Him if she just stretched out her hand.

Sometimes, like Mary, we get so caught up in what we perceive as negative situations that we do not recognize that ‘the Lord is near to the broken-hearted’. Sometimes we ask the question ‘Where is God?’ and when God answers us we do not even recognize Him because we really are not expecting Him to be there.

No matter what may have caused you to have a broken-heart, the Bible declares that God is near to you. You are not able to stretch out your hand to touch Jesus but you can stretch out your faith; believe that God is near and listen to what He has to say to you in your situation.

Prayer for Daily Text – Dear Lord, I want to see Jesus, to reach out and touch him. May my eyes and ears be opened so that I can respond to your call. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

Rev. Gary Gardiner

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