Yesterday, I was overwhelmed by Your Sovereignty, Lord! Sovereignty that manifested itself over even something as simple as a song selection. How could anyone discount the amazing way You repeatedly defied my iPhone’s man-made technology? Just so You could lead me down a worship path that would prove be so much sweeter than the one I originally had in mind! …
Some would say that title belongs to Steve Jobs or Bill Gates. They are technology giants, to be sure. But there’s only one King. This morning, You brought to my mind the song I had tried to play just days ago — “Wonderful, Merciful Savior,” as sung by Calling Levi. When I had pressed its title …
You left me hanging yesterday, Lord. Maybe You had to… for my sake. So I could really process what You were trying to say. The importance and urgency of The Message. The Certainty and Assurance of Your Grace. You laid out The Rest of Your Story long ago. I awoke yesterday at sunrise, thinking about The Wonder …
A radio broadcaster made that line famous when he told compelling true stories about people’s lives. He would give a “teaser” to engage the curiosity of the listener, and then tell “the rest of the story.” You have the most compelling True Story of all, Lord. And You are no “teaser.” You have had Your Story …
I had just finished lifting my heart to You, Lord. This morning in prayer. Thanking You for Your Gift of Life today. Asking You to help me live this day in ways that will please You. I looked up with my “Amen”… and noticed the tiniest movement at the ceiling overhead. A strand of spider …
Not ozone-filled sky-high air, whose self-perpetuating rainstorms are turning our vegetable-garden-to-be into a mud pit. Not exhaust-filled earthbound air that, in this rural paradise, is merely a distant memory from city-days-gone-by. Not oxygen-thin mountaintop air that produces gasps where spectacular beauty and laboring lungs meet. No. The air I breathe today is Rare… and Abundant. Here… and Everywhere. …
How can I even begin to describe how amazing You are, Lord?! I love it when You leave me speechless! Well… almost. 🙂 Come to think of it, I’m never really speechless… am I, Lord? If I’m not expressing my love to You OR seeking You OR thanking You OR praising You… I’m testifying about how AMAZING …
Yesterday was a Purple and Yellow Day. Where could such a concept have come from, Lord? Out of my own imagination? Never in a million years. Yet there it was… laid out before me in the most obvious way by none other than You, the Almighty Creator of the Universe. You, Lord, who gave me …
Some days are Black and Blue. Life roughs us up a bit. Sends us reeling. Even delivers a knock-out punch. We ache with every breath. We’ve lost the round, perhaps even the whole fight. And it shows. But then… we are blessed with a Purple and Yellow Day. Maybe even a “string” of them. Like …
It’s the difference between… … black-and-white and Technicolor. … stick figure drawings and High-Resolution Photography. … X-ray technology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. … make-believe fantasy and Real Life Adventure. … wishful thinking and Confident Assurance. … believing what is seen, and believing despite what is seen. … wondering and Knowing. … settling and Savoring. … sleepwalking and Wide-Awake Dancing. … playing …