Just For Me?
11/02/2020
Just so you know, autumn is still with us. Yes, cold days
are crowding in around us but it's not winter yet. We can wait for that
to settle in, maybe in December. I believe we are the most fortunate
people in the world because we get the pleasure of experiencing all four
seasons in their amazing glory.
Yes, glory is the
right word. We live in all four as they demonstrate what they are.
People in parts of the USA never experience snow. Some places have to
search long and hard to see the changing of the leaves in the fall, or
bulbs in the early spring while snow is still on the ground.
All
of these things show, and here is that word again, the glory of God as Creator. Most of you know that I love seeing and noticing so much about
the world around us. To think, God put it all together for us. Not much
for this evolution thing. After over 162 years, wouldn't you think it
wouldn't be called a theory any more? Just saying.
Here
is the thing that really blows my mind. If you really think about the
Genesis account, God created everything before He created humans. Which
ironically means, He created it for Himself alone. You know the old
saying is true. He saved the best for last. Yes, that is you and me. In
many ways, and then He wanted to share it. He created us so we would be
there to see it with Him. I don't think I'm that special. Made a lot of
mistakes in my life and that life gets longer and longer which means I
have more time to make more mistakes. But it also allows me to see more
of the beauty of God is the things He displays around me.
About
a month ago, while driving to my daughter's home in Norwich, I was
absolutely blown away by what I saw after coming up over a hill. There
on the north side of the road was a brilliant tree dressed in bright
strawberry red leaves. But that wasn't the best part. At that very
moment, the sun came up and spotlighted it as only God can do. It was
something I had never seen before in all my life. A once in a lifetime
event. At that moment I felt special that God did it for me. I treasure
all of these special moments when I think I'm the only one there for
certain events. I look for them and when I see them, I see his glory
from a child's perspective, I'm seeing it for the first time.
That's what it is when God shows up and we are amazed at His glory.
Take time to look around you for these moments, where it's just you and Him, because it is more than something to think about.
Rob