For it is time to seek the Lord...my spirit says yes to that. But how do I sow for myself righteousness when I am unrighteous? And how do I reap the fruit of unfailing love when my love so regularly fails? And am I willing to break up unplowed ground? That is a lot of hard work. Yet my spirit resonates with that invitation for new growth and God's promise of showered righteousness.
I love the agrarian tone. And coming from a farm background there is an understanding of the cyclical nature of the earth. I think God is communicating the cyclical nature of abiding in Him. I think that by the power of His Spirit he will pour unfailing love into my earthen vessel and shower his righteousness into my unrighteousness by his grace. But there is a partnership intoned in the verse, something I must do. I ask for ears to hear, eyes to see, and a soft heart to respond to this beautiful verse.
Another reason this verse delights me is because it is a little call and a little beacon of hope in a passage of filth. The rest of the passage is recounting Israel's offenses and unfaithfulness. And isn't that just the reality of the battle of our fallen lives? And yet God calls to us for relationship and renewal.
In my Bible study, this verse arose. Isaiah 30:18 says, "Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him!"
God's love is a powerful thing and a precious thing. His love can change the world and certainly little old me. And so I'll leave you with a link to a song to meditate on God's love. And maybe He'll use it draw us and mold us. This is How He Loves by David Crowder*Band.
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