Retired General John Gowans has a wonderfully inspired gift for expressing human thoughts relative to Divine matters. I love the imagery he uses in verse 2 of Song 238 "Someone cares".
Ours is not a distant God, remote, unfeeling,
Who is careless of our loneliness and pain,
Through the ministry of men he gives his healing,
In their dedicated hands brings hope again.
Recently I have spent time meditating on Zephaniah 3:17 and been constantly encouraged that God is intentionally personal in His relationship and actions toward us, His people. He is not distant, remote or unfeeling, but rather One who comes alongside us with great delight. Now that's something to rejoice in with singing!
Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV) ~ "The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing."
