Thought So!

I Can See You...

Do you have trouble remembering where you've been?  Are you a mom who needs a clearer idea of what your kids are up to?  Here's something you can't live without: a pair of glasses for the eyes in the back of your head--they're called "Retro-specs".

Right; one more thing to misplace, wash, and replace...don't think they'll ever catch on.

But, what about our spiritual "eyes"?  Have you ever been so focused on something in front-- tragedy...blessing...distraction-- and haven't noticed Satan in your blind spot (just waiting for you to take your eyes off the rear-view mirror)?  What amazing care the Lord took of His people at the Red Sea.  He's still doing that for His children today!

Ex 14:19  "And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:"

Psalms 139:5  "Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me."

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But I Don't Want to Be a Clay Jar!

We are made of a most common, everyday, unremarkable, breakable substance-- clay. And yet, what an amazing thought that Christ chose us to carry His Gospel, the Gospel of the glory of Christ--this "light of the knowledge of the glory of God", and that we can show the world that this power is from God Himself.

What kind of vessel would you have chosen to carry this light, God's glory?  Something much more substantial, and definitely more elegant, perhaps? 

What an invaluable treasure we have to carry!  We may not always be happy with our "clay jar", but who would want to miss out on being chosen as a light-bearer?  God knew just Who He needed to do the job.

2Cor. 4:6,7  "For God, Who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.  But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."

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Have You Studied For The Test?

When the Lord allows testing in our lives, He always makes it "open book"; but it's up to us to open it.

"My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.  But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing."   James 1:2-4

"For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass.  The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:  But the Word of the Lord endureth for ever.  And this is the Word which by the Gospel is preached unto you."  1 Peter 1:24,25

"For ever, O Lord, Thy Word is settled in heaven."  Psalm 119:89

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Never an Empty Nest...

During our ENSA (empty-nest syndrome adjustment...wow-- that sounds important!) I had a non-unique but encouraging thought.

While viewing an informative video about Emperor penguins,  I learned that the fathers will stand over their chicks--on the ice--for up to 4 months while the moms nip out for a bite to eat (several bites, actually).  They will stand there, their only shelter in being surrounded by the other dads.  Amazingly, the chick is protected yet not suffocated as he nestles between dad's "feet" and is totally covered by his towering bulk.  And then dad stands there, and stands...and stands...until mom returns with food.  Now it's papa's turn to go for a meal...but wait-- not until he teaches chickie the family "call".  For when dad returns, the only way the family can reunite is by listening for that unique call.  Only then-- after the chick has been handed over to mom-- does dad take off. (It sounds terribly chaotic when thousand of penguins are all calling at once, but the chick will hear his father's voice, and he, his chick's). 

So, whether you have a nest of chicks...one chick...no chicks...no nest, His creation still reminds us of how we will be in our Heavenly Father's "nest".  He will never leave any of His children without His perfect protection.

"Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me:  for my soul trusteth in Thee:  yea, in the shadow of Thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast."   Psalm 57:1