"I Will Bring You Up Again"
What to do when your journey to the promised land is anything but smooth sailing
Hello lovelies!! Getting the poem out early this week!! Wanted to cater to all of you who actually have good sleeping habits instead of the night owls hehe.
I stumbled across this week’s poem as I was reading in Ether for my personal study. I had randomly linked it to Ether 2:24 forever ago and then promptly forgot that it existed, so finding it again was like reconnecting with an old friend. Very tender, very poignant, and the message was much needed by me this week so I hope it helps you in some small way. Remember that the God of the universe is on your side, and He knows your name. He loves you. He’s so proud of you. He’s taking care of you, don’t you fret. :)
The Lord brought the Jaredites through the desert,
Made them wait for four years.
Had them build boats,
Made them figure out their own solution for light.
He is always teaching - in this case: Faith, Diligence, Patience, Independence, Faith.I love Ether 2:7 - The Lord isn’t going to suffer that I’m going to stop “beyond the sea in the wilderness.”
Maybe I’ll wait there for a few years, but He’s got a land of promise prepared for me.
He will help me build my barge, He will help me find a solution for air, but it’s my job to figure out the light.And to get to the promised land?
I’ve got to cross the waters.
With the storms, with the tempests, with the trials.But.
I have a promise from the Lord.
“Nevertheless, I will bring you up again out of the depths of the sea.”Each time I’m buried in my ocean of doubt and disbelief,
Each time I’m swallowed by the raging waters of life,
He will bring me up again.Like Peter, raised from the waves.
Like Lazarus, raised from the dead.
Like the lame, healed of their infirmities, raised to walk, to run, to dance once again.Christ was raised too.
On that fateful day in Calvary, He was raised up on the cross.He suffered,
Bled,
And died,For me.
For you.
For the Brother of Jared, for Peter, for Lazarus, for all who had lived and would yet live upon the earth.So when you’re in your tiny barge,
Buried in what seems to be an insurmountable wave of debilitating despair,
Look up.Let He who was raised up for you raise you up.
Let Him take your hand.
Let Him bring you up again.And live.
“And He lifted up the brazen serpent in the wilderness, even so shall He be lifted up who should come. And as many as should look upon that serpent should live, even so as many as should look upon the Son of God with faith, having a contrite spirit, might live, even that life which is eternal.”
-Helaman 8:14-15
Have a lovely week my dears :)
Live Laugh Love.
Angie