Imagination is a gift from God; with it I am able to
envision God, to “fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith”
Hebrews 12:2. Without an imagination I would not be able to conceive and know
God, or have hope in an eternity spent with God.
But imagination also opens an invitation for my mind to go
places it should not go, and whose traveling companion is worry. Worry carries my mind and imagination away from trusting
Jesus, who had a lot to say to his followers, to me, to us, about worry, Matthew
6:25-34.
Worry grips, controls, drags, seeps into, occupies, dominates,
and sullies the sacred space of my heart, mind, and soul. Worry is not grounded on truth; worry is a product of an
over-active imagination which takes my thoughts to unholy and untrue
possibilities.
Come to Jesus “Personal
contact with Jesus alters everything…the attitude of coming is that the will
resolutely lets go of everything and deliberately commits all to Him.” Oswald
Chambers
Abide in Me “What
I will do, by the grace of God, is to repeat day by day the Master’s blessed
command, "Abide in Me,” until it enters our hearts and finds a place there. In
the light of Holy Scripture we should meditate on its meaning until the
understanding, that gate to the heart, opens to grasp something of what it
offers and expects…so we will feel its claims and be compelled to acknowledge
that there can be no true allegiance to our King without simply and heartily
accepting this important command.” Andrew Murray.
And I will give you
rest “I will imbue you with the spirit of life, and you will be stayed by
the perfection of vital activity.” Oswald Chambers
Imagine sitting at the Divine Community’s
(Father-Son-Spirit) kitchen table. Speak your worries, lay them down on the
table, and leave them there.
Then…
May your mind be open and your imagination be captured and
fixed on Jesus;
May your hands be open to receive and give Grace and Mercy;
May your entire being be filled to overflowing with Hope and
Joy;
May you see God at work each day so that you are confident
of His loving Presence and tender care;
May your soul be occupied by the Spirit who is Truth;
And may your traveling companion be Peace.
Amen.
