As mothers, there are numerous occasions when one of our children may fall down and hurt themselves. Or perhaps they get their feelings hurt by a sibling or someone else. Or maybe they are afraid of something. At those times, there is only one place that will bring comfort and peace to that little one – our arms.
We naturally scoop them up into our lap, wrap them in our arms, and begin to reassure them. We may gently rock them, kiss them, sing to them, quiet them. We give them our time and attention. We give them our love. We tell them it’s going to be all right.
Our loving embrace brings comfort, peace, and consolation like nothing else can. And usually, after just a few moments, that little one calms down and jumps out of our lap to run and play and be all joyful once again!
Have you ever been hurt or afraid, and wished that you were a small child again so that you could be held, comforted, and reassured that everything – the circumstances or situations you are facing – will be all right?
If so, then I’ve got wonderful news for you!
Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV) says, The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.
And, Psalm 68:19 (NLT) tells us that …each day He carries us in His arms.
I love the picture this gives us of our heavenly Father! This is just like what we as mothers do for our children. We “quiet them with our love.” We sing to them to comfort and console them. But our Father can do this so much better!
Zephaniah tells us that He takes great delight in us! He loves us like no other can. Our problems, our hurts, our fears all matter to Him. He wants us to come running to Him. And He will scoop us into His lap, wrap us in His arms, sing songs to us, and quiet us with His love!
As much as we love our children, desire the best for them, and would do anything for them, God’s love for us is far greater!
The Lord Jesus said in Matthew 7:11 (AMP), If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good and advantageous gifts to your children, how much more will your Father Who is in heaven [perfect as He is] give good and advantageous things to those who keep on asking Him!
He loves us so much more than we could ever love our children. And because of Jesus, we can run to Him fearlessly and confidently any time we need Him (which is every moment of every day)!
Hebrews 4:16 (AMP) says, Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace…that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it].
Isn’t that wonderful? Aren’t you glad you can come into His presence – His throne of grace – without fear or condemnation, and receive His grace to help, “appropriate and well-timed help…just when you need it?”
He is so good and so faithful!
I don’t believe we can even begin to fathom God’s great love for us, but we can rest assured in the following truths about Him:
- He has a great and wonderful and intense love for us! (Eph. 2:4 AMP)
- He delights in every detail of our lives. (Ps. 37:23 NLT)
- He cares for us affectionately and cares about us watchfully. (1 Pet. 5:7 AMP)
- His goodness and unfailing love pursues us all the days of our lives. (Ps. 23:6 NLT)
Whatever you are going through today, whatever hurt or fear you may be experiencing, whatever the situation or circumstance, run to your heavenly Father. Allow Him to scoop you up and wrap you in His loving arms. Receive His love, His comfort, and His encouragement. Listen as He rejoices over you with singing. Let Him quiet you with His love.
He will make everything all right.
Thanks Alisha! for an great blog. I look forward to reading them. I had just went and look for a new one and it wasn’t there. Thanks for allowing God to use you in such a mighty way! Love you girl!
Yes, I’m running a wee bit late this morning! Thank you for your sweet words. I love you very much!!!
what a great post. it is so so true. we comfort our children when they are scared, afraid, hurt, etc., just like GOD comforts us through others when we are the same. Great post
Summer
Amen, Summer. He’s such an awesome Father! Blessings!
Alisha
I just need to say thank you. I found you over at the Link Up party on Titus Tuesday. I can’t tell you how much I needed to hear that today and be reminded of His loving arms. Thank you for writing what GOD has been putting on your heart because He used you today!:) Have a good day!
~H
Well, this post must have been especially for you. 🙂 It was totally not what I was going to write about. The other post just wouldn’t come together & I had to just leave it alone & write this one. Praise God for His faithfulness! Blessings, Alisha
So thankful for your heart on the page today. I have been praying for the words to share with my mom who is having a challenging time right now. I so wanted to encourage her and so I am forwarding your post to her. Thank you. Blessings!
Hi Wendy. I trust that your mom will experience the love & comfort of our Father in a mighty way. His love is like no other! Blessings to you both, Alisha
Beautiful post of encouragement! It always overwhelms me when I think of such things!
God’s love is overwhelming, isn’t it? Blessings!
I love love love that Zephaniah passage. I have shared it with many a young lady through the years! I love the picture you painted here. As a mom of a boy toddler, I’m cuddling away the tears from a tumble often!
Aww…Mary Beth, I sure miss those days when my children were smaller. Although, my 10-year old will still let me cuddle him in my lap sometimes! 😉
They grow too fast I’m sure!
Thanks for linking up!
Alisha, I’m stopping over from Ann’s today and just feel wrapped in His arms here. Thanks for the beautiful picture of God’s tender mercy- you’ve used so many of my favorite verses as you’ve beautifully portrayed the heart of our Father. So nice to meet you!
Blessings from a mom in Iowa!
Hi Alicia. So nice to meet you, too! Thank you for you kind words. It’s easy to “beautifully portray” Someone Who is so amazingly beautiful, as our Father is! He is perfect love!
I think I will need to revisit Zephaniah…you have a beautiful blog…loved this post.
Thank you so much! Blessings, Alisha
Good post 🙂
~Val
Thank you for a lovely post, God is a great and wonderfully loyal.
Yes, He is! Blessings, Alisha
It is wonderful to know, that no matter how old we get, there is always Someone we can run to for comfort and healing. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and your heart.
Amen! He is the ultimate Comforter! Blessings, Alisha
You have listed some powerful, life altering scriptures here. Individually they paint a picture of a loving God but all together, the way you’ve worded this…well it makes me want to shout!
He loves ME despite my mistakes. He made a way for me to enter into HIS HOLY PRESENCE. He holds me in HIS MIGHTY HANDS. What a joy to have read this. I feel empowered in my inner man.
Be blessed today and always!
Praise God! He is so good! I may shout with you! 😉 Blessings, Alisha
Beautiful, faithful thoughts. Thank you!
Thank you! God bless you!
Hey Alisha! This is my first time visiting your blog, from Thankful Thursdays at Red Oak Lane. So grateful that you shared 1 Pet. 5:7 — a powerful verse that really brings peace to our hearts. Can’t wait to get to know you better through blogging!
Hi Sarah. Thank you for visiting. Yes, I love 1 Peter 5:7 — especially in the Amplified Bible…so good! Blessings to you! Alisha
Beautiful reminder. Thank you.
What an encouraging post! I love that verse from Zephaniah — one of my favorites. 🙂
Thank you! Yes, that verse thrills me!! Blessings, Alisha
Alisha…what sweet reassurance that He is always there! All we have to do is turn to Him. Thank you for the much needed encouragement and for sharing at WJIM this week.
This brought me such comfort, it was just what I needed to hear today. I wrote down some of the verses to memorize. Thank you fo much for sharing and for linking up at Leaving a Legacy!
Blessings~
Shari
Praise God! Isn’t His Word so beautiful? Blessings to you Shari! ~ Alisha
Thank you for this! I needed this today! It’s good to feel awash in His peace and encouraged into His presence!