Last night was one of those nights that my girls felt like a bag of popcorn, each one taking turns popping up and needing me as I would get the other one down and back to sleep. It’d been a long week and I was exhausted. At about 4 am, I thought, “Oh I really wish I could climb back into my own bed right now.”
But as I closed my oldest’s door, walked down the dark hallway, and opened the other door of my sweet baby’s room, pushing aside my desires for her needs, I felt that soft nudge of the Spirit.
The Lord reminded me that He knows what it feels like to leave behind comforts to meet the needs others have. And while leaving my bed was such a small sacrifice and my children’s needs were so easily met with a simple snuggle, He gave up an infinite amount for something that required decidedly more of Him.
He gave up the riches of heaven, the comfort of His home, the presence of the Father, and His own will for humanity. Our need was so great. Our sin so vile, our hearts so self absorbed and easily swayed. There was no way that we could bridge the gap that separated us and Him. There was no way for us to get to Him.
So, He left it all. He walked with us, talked with us, ate with us, healed us, taught us, and then He died for us. Why? Because from down the dark hall where we lay, unwilling and unable to free ourselves from the sins that bound us, He heard our cries for help. He heard our need. He heard MY need, and He came. And He still does. For the broken, the weary, the addict, the fearful. For those who are bitter and bound. For those who are prideful and hard. For the sinner. For me. For you. He still walks the dark hallways answering the cries of those who are calling out for Him.
Are you in need tonight? He hears you. He’s coming.
A Peace of My Mind 