Another Leap Day is here and it got me thinking. What can we say about “leap”?
I think of leaping for joy or my heart leaping when something good happens for me or someone else. (I know, I know. My hubby & boys already make fun of me about the latter. But it’s true…😜)
I also think about 2 Samuel 22:30:
For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall.
This has always been an encouraging strength scripture for me. It’s likened to the one about being able to do all things through Christ who gives us strength.👌(Philippians 4:13)
Joy. Strength. There’s a scripture about that somewhere. (😉 Nehemiah 8:10)
Joy. Strength. Leaping. Hmmm. There’s something to this.🤔
The Bible gives examples of joyful leaping (which no one would be able to do if they didn’t have strength):
David when the ark came to the City (2 Samuel 6:16)
A lame man when he is healed (Isaiah 35:6; Acts 3:7-8)
John in his mother’s womb (Luke 1:41,44)
When you are persecuted for the gospel’s sake (Luke 6:22-23)
That last one hit home, didn’t it? Who really wants to be like “Woohooo, the enemy in this person is making my life miserable!!”? 😆 But Jesus says to do so because our reward is great in Heaven! Now, that’s a fact about which to leap joyfully! 😍
Why do we need to leap, though? It’s an outward manifestation of an inward expression of joy. Without joy, we don’t have strength. Without strength, we can’t leap for joy. 🔁
It just may be time to take a leap by faith. 😉
~mnm
