I had a picture in my mind as I
meditated on this verse. I was a record,
an LP.
If you don’t remember those, ask someone
a generation older than you to explain them.
The needle started playing and as it moved in, there was a scratch on
the vinyl. The needle would jump back
and start again only to find the scratch again and again. The needle was not able to go past the
scratch until it was manually picked up and guided to a new spot on the record. When I was young, we had a record player and
records. If there was a scratch too
deep, we simply had to throw out the record.
When I look at me as a record, I am
filled with scratches. If I were left to
my own resources I know I would be no good and would need to be thrown away.
This verse gives me hope. Humans cannot repair a scratch too deep on
the vinyl but with God, all things are possible. He can pick up the needle and move it but he
can also repair and mend the scratches on the vinyl until they are made new.
Let our days be filled with music and
trust in the Lord that if there is a skip, he will be faithful to us in
repairing it so the
music goes on uninterrupted.
Lord,
You
know our hearts beyond what we know of our hearts. Thank you for stepping in and not leaving us
to our own devices. Give us the courage
to call on you for help and to trust in you to keep the music going as you
designed. Amen.
** This is an older writing of mine but it really spoke to me again today as I pray for hardened hearts and the condition of our world as we know it so I wanted to share again - Blessings! Sally
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