Standing in front of a dermatologist for a skin test is an interesting way of being examined. I know I’m not about to start a modeling career, but it’s a tad unsettling to see the flashy, laser magnifying class coming at you to examine the imperfections, flaws and questionable dots. After my exam today (everything’s good, btw) I couldn’t help thinking that I sometimes think of God that way. I imagine his probing eye and his throat clearing way of telling me that there are spots…flaws in my character, my soul.
But is that who He really is?
Certainly God’s own character reveals his deliberate concern for his people’s thoughts and actions. He knows what’s going through my mind and how I behave when no one’s looking. When I hear the Lord say “My grace is enough to cover and sustain you. My power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Cor 12:9) I hear God’s encouragement to accept that he doesn’t just know every imperfection and flaw in me, but he is covering me with his grace.
May you too feel the realness of this covering. You do not simply stand exposed before him… you are being covered in His infinite grace.
Not Just a Corner 