“But for you who revere My Name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall. Then you will trample down the wicked; they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day when I do these things,” says the Lord Almighty.
Malachi 4: 2 – 3
How beautiful is this image – I picture a lush green field and young, playful calves being released from the stall that keeps them captive and prevents them from enjoying themselves. Amazing how God uses this image of young calves that are basically not required to do anything but eat, drink, play and frolic! God delights in using images that are childlike - I think also that it is difficult for us as adults to trust Him just as a child, would unquestioningly trust his parent – but that is exactly what He wants from us. To put aside our lofty theories and clever arguments and gaze into His eyes and just trust… further to this image, I also believe that He uses the image of a child because He wants to renew us. He wants to recreate that freshness and inquisitiveness that we had as small children. To view the world that He created with the eyes of a little one – always questioning, but at the same time always trusting.
Malachi 4: 2 – 3
How beautiful is this image – I picture a lush green field and young, playful calves being released from the stall that keeps them captive and prevents them from enjoying themselves. Amazing how God uses this image of young calves that are basically not required to do anything but eat, drink, play and frolic! God delights in using images that are childlike - I think also that it is difficult for us as adults to trust Him just as a child, would unquestioningly trust his parent – but that is exactly what He wants from us. To put aside our lofty theories and clever arguments and gaze into His eyes and just trust… further to this image, I also believe that He uses the image of a child because He wants to renew us. He wants to recreate that freshness and inquisitiveness that we had as small children. To view the world that He created with the eyes of a little one – always questioning, but at the same time always trusting.
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