I was pondering this morning, alone in the rural greasy spoon, enjoying my first cup of coffee since March. I know some of you will wonder why I’ve not had any coffee. It’s an easy answer, it’s just too hot in the South Carolina Summer for me to enjoy a cup. But coffee wasn’t what I was thinking about this morning, nor were the pancakes and deep-fried bacon in front of me. I was thinking about where I was this time last year…and it wasn’t anywhere near where I wanted to be.
Then in an instant, it seemed, I saw it all at once and was reminded just how far we’ve come and (like I needed the reminder) just how good God is!
A song came to mind (that should not surprise many of you), a song that literally carried me though many days and nights a year ago. This time, the song spoke differently to me. You see, “He’s Still Moving” reminded me then that God is indeed moving, healing, helping, carrying, shouldering, providing, uplifting, leading, maintaining, growing, and fostering us through our Detour. Now when I listen, I remember those things and know that He’s still moving in every imaginable and unimaginable way for His Kingdom.
This song, written and performed about physical healing rings true today, if not more than ever. We’re told that everything we’ve known is broken, irreparable, not worth salvaging, and forgotten. We’re told that we should cower in fear and do whatever the man says to ‘stay safe’ in our ‘new normal’.
I refuse to accept that narrative. I’ve seen His glory; His kingdom manifest in my own home-in this physical realm and like many of you, once you’ve witnessed it, there’s no going back. We all need healing, some physical, some mental, some emotionally, some all of the above and more. Our Nation and World needs healing and there is no man, woman or government body that can bring that to us outside of Jesus of Nazareth.
He put in the work, he took the scourging, he conquered it all and by His ‘finishing’ it is all complete. So let me encourage you to get to know the one that is “still moving”. Allow him to come and move and heal those places in your life that need his touch. You, Me, Carla, The United States of America, Planet Earth-Everything can be redeemed through Christ. And it all starts with us receiving what was done on our behalf. Walk in that truth and be free.