Bone Deep

Mr. Bill and I just returned from a family reunion in Waterloo, Illinois.  My first visit there was in 1976 to attend his first cousin's wedding.  Interestingly, that ten-plus hour drive [years ago] didn’t seem near as long and tiring!

 

Refreshments usually get our attention.  Whether it’s a cool glass of water on a particularly hot day or a retreat to the mountains, we welcome refreshments for body and soul.  It should not surprise us our Creator knows this: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil. It will be Healing to your flesh and Refreshment to your bones.” (Proverbs 3:5-8).  Mr. Bill and I made a brief stop during our drive home and as we stood and stretched, it seemed even our bones cried out “yes!” The encouragement of this passage runs deep for the Believer: as food nourishes the outward man, love and fear of the Lord strengthens the inner man. Just as "war with God" destroys (rots the bones),"peace with God" gives life (marrow to the bones) (Proverbs 3:8).  The reward of a life lived finely tuned to The Father is quite simply ... bone-deep!  Periodic and dedicated times of refreshment are indeed delightful, but daily refreshment is needful.  Faithfully press toward His Presence in prayer and study.  It's good for your bones!