Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Resting Comfortably In the Chaos - #8216

Thursday, February 26, 2009

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It’s great having our whole family together—and really loud! We were in one of those three-ring circus moments in our living room with all the kids playing enthusiastically shall we say. I couldn’t hear myself think! I was holding our little four-month-old grandson. He was trying to process all this chaos going on around him. Well, with my mouth near his ear, I just started singing a soft little tune that I’ve sung to my children, and now to my grandchildren. Our little guy just totally relaxed and he fell asleep in the middle of it in spite of all the craziness going on around him.

I’m Ron Hutchcraft, and in that tender moment, something hit me. “This is you, Ron, in the arms of your Heavenly Father.” A favorite verse of mine popped up on the screen in my mind: “The Lord 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” (Zephaniah 3:17 ). So many times, when everything around me was crazy, my Heavenly Father has started singing His song in my ear. Often He’s used His Word, His promises to be the words of His song. And that peace that has no human explanation has settled over my heart. His Presence was greater than my pressures.

My little grandson had chaos all around, but he was resting in total peace. That’s what God wants to do for you in the middle of all that’s swirling around you. His promise: “You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You” (Isaiah 26:3 ). Focus on the chaos, there’ll be chaos in your soul. But focus on the One who’s holding you securely, and you can let His song drown out your chaos.

This radio program references: Zephaniah 3:17 ; Isaiah 26:3