The Melodious

Desparate? Mike Palmer- January 27, 2003

When I realize just how desperate I am, I have to laugh. I don’t know where I ever get the idea that I am so much. I realize that truely I am nothing. I am like a blade of grass that withers in the wind, or like the Bible says a puff of smoke or a vapor.

I see more clearly now than I used to. I can see that nothing I can earn or buy can satisfy me like Jesus. And nothing I say or do can is going to be worth anything; if it is not for Him. All of the wealth in the world could not fill the emptiness that we are born with. How pitiful it must be for people; to live their lives in denial or ignorance of the truth that God has put before all men. Even if you deny God and deny all that He says in His Word, you cannot deny this- without sacrificial love there is no hope, no lasting joy, no peace and no satisfaction.

Thank you Lord for Your sacrifice! I cannot fully grasp why You made this sacrifice for me. I receive the love you offer freely to me and accept the gift You extend to me. Let me love you with my life. And while I know that I am weak and cannot keep the promises I’ve made to You, You will guide me even in this. My heart is yours yet you’ve entrusted it to me to give it back daily. You will keep that which I have committed.