“Who is this coming up from the wilderness leaning on her beloved?”
(Song of Songs 8:5, NASB)
“I once learned a great lesson at a prayer meeting … As one man prayed, he closed his prayer with this unusual petition: ” And O Lord, support us! Yes, support us on every leaning side!”
Do you have any “leaning sides”? … He saw God as always walking alongside the Christian, ready to extend His mighty arm to steady the weak on “every leaning side.”
Child of my love, lean hard,
And let Me feel the pressure of your care;
I know your burden, child. I shaped it;
Balanced it in Mine Own hand; made no proportion
In its weight to your unaided strength,
For even as I laid it on, I said,
“I will be near, and while she leans on Me,
The burden will be Mine, not hers …”(from Streams in the Desert by L. B. Cowman,September 12, page 347)
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Today I am joining … Scripture & a Snapshot and Sunday Scripture Blessings .
What a beautiful admission of our great need. Some days I am leaning on ALL sides. Grateful for his propping!
I love that phrase! It came together for me with a word picture–yesterday we watched the Spacex team splash down, and as each astronaut was helped from the capsule, people stood beside and behind them until they got re-used to the feeling of gravity and could walk unaided.
Thank God we never have to walk unaided, because we’re always leaning.
I love this – especially right now! A few weeks ago, I felt God leaning into me, whispering something that made me smile. This last week, though, I have leaned on all sides! What a good! Good Father we have!
I often use a cane these days, so I know the value of having a support for the leaning side! What a great word picture. We sure do need God’s support on every leaning side.