We came from the valleys and the low places,
we traveled long distances, carrying only
our fears and our griefs and our heart's
deepest desires, to see Him, the One who
could heal us, to lay ourselves and our
burdens at the thone of His Grace, where
mercy, love, and peace abound.
We had no assurances within our hearts that
He would accept us, only the words of past
pilgrims who had come this way before us; they said
that there is peace, wonderful peace in Zion;
we have nothing left to lose, for we have
tried every solution, concept, and remedy
known to man. We heard the Lamb Of God has
everything that we need to be healed, to
be whole.
At last, we come to the mountaintop, to Zion
and we kneel before Him, and what does He ask of
us? Nothing that we expected, we would have done
mighty deeds, or given all of our money to the
poor. We would have worked in His temple for
thousands of years as a lowly janitor, sweeping
away the dirt and the tears from before His
Presence, but He asked nothing from us, expect
that we believe in Him, that we accept His gift
of love and sacrifice, that we accept Him
as Our Lord and Savior.
There we were, at His feet, broken and confused,
depressed and lonely, helpless and needy like
newborn babies; as we acccepted Jesus Christ as
our Lord and Savior, we became renewed in our hearts
and minds, with new found peace,
smiles on our faces, with unspeakable joy.
It was that simple, I thought, truly the worse is
over? How can that be?
The One who saved me looked at me, with love
and compassion and said, "Yes, my child, the worse
is over, you will live with me forever and ever in
my presence, and no one will be able to take you from
me. I will protect you and guide you, I will fight your
battles; keep your focus on me and not on your problems,
and you will have victory in Me".
I was overcome with delight, and I knew I could never
repay Him for what He had done. I could not understand
why He would love me, a sinner, so much; He never condemned
me, He just lifted His hands toward me and gave me a hug, and
then I knew I would never leave from His side ever again.
Then He looked upon us and smiled, and said, "Now is the time for peace and
for celebration, for you, our children, were lost and now are found, you were blinded
by your selfish pride, but now you can see the truth with a heart of love and compassion.
Because of this, I now declare you citizens of the Kingdom of God, and you
are righteous in our eyes." He said this as we stood before the Throne of God,
as Father God looked down upon us with pleasure and approval, and the Holy Spirit whispered
love and affection into our hearsts.
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