I am still reading the Narnia stories and found myself pondering a quote from Prince Caspian (one of the books in the series). At this point in the story, Aslan confronts Susan with the truth about her heart's condition, the reason she was unable to see Him as He led Susan and her siblings through the night. Aslan says to her, "You have listened to fears, child. Come, let me breathe on you. Forget them. Are you brave again?"
This got me thinking about how in the midst of fear, all we truly need is to feel our Lord breathe on us. Our confidence in Him and who we are in Him grow exponentiallly as we stand in His presence and feel His gentle breath cover us. The key to feeling Him breathe upon us is to be in His presence. While that seems like an obvious statement, how often do we wander away from Him and then cry out to Him in disappointment because we do not feel His nearness? He is immovable, His Word tells us that He will never leave us or forsake us. WE are the wanderers, not Him. If want to continually feel His breath upon us we must remain beside Him, in His presence.
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The Narnia series contains some of my favorite books in the world - the imagery and simple symbolism touch me deeply. You are right about God being immovable and us being the wanderers and you are right about fear. It is when we look even for one moment away from Jesus that fears creep in to paralyze us. But isn't His breathe enough to calm those fears and refresh faith?! At the end of the Gospel of John the Word says, "Jesus breathed on them and said, 'Be filled with the Holy Spirit.'" I love that. All He had to do was open His mouth...not only are His words power, but His breath is power. Our Jehovah is mighty indeed. Thank you for this reminder and encouragement, my beautiful friend.
Heather, I'm so glad you started a blog! I miss being in Bible Study with you. You always shared wise insight! I'd love to hear more from you. You can check out Josh and my blog at www.taylorfamily.wordpress.com
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