Dear Friends of "Dial Daily Bread":
The dear Lord has been so good to me that I feel like a multi-billionaire (which of course I am not). But it’s when I think of all the horrible pitfalls that I might have fallen into, I want to thank the Lord for preserving me.
His blessings have in no way been what I deserve; I could also thank an upright, loving father who of course is long gone whom I did not properly appreciate while he was still living; I could also thank an older brother who counseled me in my teen years to avoid falling into the pit of fornication. (Incidentally, that indeed is a “pit,” for we read, “The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein,” Prov.
It’s a pretty awful thought to think of the Lord “abhorring” anyone when we read that He “so loved the world ...” But it’s possible for Him to “abhor” someone whom He still loves; someone who indulges in fornication, adultery, pornography, is indeed someone whom the Lord loves but He is forced to manifest His “abhorrence” by letting that person “fall” into the trap he/she has wanted. But even then our heavenly Father does not abandon His foolish child. When you’re deep down in despair then Psalm 130 clicks into gear: “Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O LORD. ... But there is forgiveness with Thee, that Thou mayest be feared [reverenced]. ... In His word do I hope” (vss. 1-5, KJV).
The “cry” from the “depths” the Father hears. Give Him an hour from your “depths” and thank Him that you have fallen so low that it’s not possible to go any lower; then cast yourself on His mercy. He won’t despise you! Then (says David in Psalm 51) you will win souls to Christ (vs. 13).
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