Thoughts of Grace

Good Morning

Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You hold me by my right hand. Psalm 73:23

In the Old Testament,
when the high priest went into the Most Holy Place
once a year to sprinkle the blood of the lamb
on the mercy sear to make atonement for sin,
he wore a breastplate that covered his heart and chest. . .
The breastplate was encrusted with twelve stones,
each one carved with one of the names of the tribes of Israel.
Wearing this breastplate signified
that when the high priest went into God’s presence,
he carried the names of God’s children on his heart.
The first of those stones was a carnelian.
And the last was a jasper
When John described the One Who sat on the throne,
he said He “had the appearance of jasper and carnelian” (Rev.4:3a).
A jasper was a clear stone, much like a diamond.
A carnelian, or sardus stone, had more the color of a ruby . .
It is as though John was describing God saying,
even by the colors He wore,
“I love you.
I love you.
I love you.
I carry you by name on My Heart forever.”
When seated on the throne at the center of the universe,
preparing to judge the world.
Jesus gives you and me evidence we are on His heart!
Annie Graham Lotz ~~The Vision of His Glory

Know you are near to the heat of God. . .Today
With my prayers, desiring yours, Leslie