There is a place of quiet and rest/there is a place of comfort sweet, near to the heart of God.
Do we long to be held. With acceptance and care. Do we long in our hearts for love. Where is it? Where?
Why is it, that oft’ times we don’t stop, until we are “made to” lie down. When all of a sudden, we are broken, and we have time to look around.
But the heart of God? It seems so far. When I try to focus, He feels distant as a star.
“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want, . . .”
I was taught as a young child that He never changes. I learned, He is the Shepherd that takes good care of His sheep.
But I’m wanting, dear Lord! What does all this mean?
Did I forget the Lord as my Shepherd this day? Did I move ahead of His lead? What can I say. It feels as if I’m trying, then failing. Trying then fail?
Sometimes I believe He’s forgotten my name.
But, “He makes me to lie down on green pastures.”
And, I confess, I’m guilty of doubting and asking, “Pastures of green. Are You sure?”
He allows pressures and cares and warned me there’d be troubles here and there, but “He leads me beside still waters,”
“He restores my soul.”
And it’s true, He does. It’s just not easy getting there.
Time alone. Quiet, and rest. These moments prove to be a giant test.
He allows me to be broken that I might seek God’s heart. And God so loves me all that He patiently waits until, from all my own best efforts, I depart.
There is a place of quiet rest,
Near to the heart of God;
A place where sin cannot molest,
Near to the heart of God.
Refrain:
O Jesus, blest Redeemer,
Sent from the heart of God;
Hold us, who wait before Thee,
Near to the heart of God.
A spoon full of medicine brings relief at times, yet God’s Word and a Hymn revolutionize the mind. Words spoken like “Redeemer,” and “blest” refresh tired minds like dew on morning grass.
- There is a place of comfort sweet,
Near to the heart of God;
A place where we our Savior meet,
Near to the heart of God. - There is a place of full release,
Near to the heart of God;
A place where all is joy and peace,
Near to the heart of God.
Today, while it is today- who will join me in seeking His face? Confessing sin and all the rest, that we might find peace and health near the heart of God. “There is a place of quiet rest . . .”