Friday, April 1, 2011
Job 37
As I read Job tonight, one verse that jumps out at me is verse 14: Job, listen to this: Stop and notice God's miracles. I can really relate to that....being a mother to a 17 month old who runs more than she walks I don't often take the time to stop and notice God's miracles. Take the snow today, how many of us New Englanders were saying....ugh,more snow??? Job 37:6 reminds us that He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth' and after all that slush this morning I like that Job 37:10 reminds us that The breath of God makes the ice, and the wide waters become frozen. God's miracles are really all around us aren't they? Even as we trudged thru the slush on the way to work this morning the daffodils and the crocuses are getting ready to make their big debut. Looking at my daughter every day reminds me of the God's miracles. To think how much she has grown and learned in the course of 17 months is something I can hardly wrap my brain around. That is surely a miracle of God. And getting back to the winter weather....how amazing is it to think that the breath of God made the ice? Definitely a new way to think about winter! (Well spring in today's case!) I don't know about you but the next time I see winter weather I will still think its a pain in the neck but I'm also going to remember that it too is a miracle from God!
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Thanks for the perspective, Cathy. After last night's Singin' in the Rain event and hearing about how Wednesday night went, I thank God each day for the miracle of bringing us together from all over the country to be the body of Christ in this place.
ReplyDeleteWhether he comes to us "for discipline or grace or extravagant love," we can cry and laugh together, always discerning God's will for us. What an honor!
Let's bow to him in deep reverence. If you're wise, you'll worship him. At Bible study tomorrow, please start with the Nooma Whirlwind. It's in my office on the top right shelf. You can watch it on my laptop. Mark's wife, Dyan, can get you set up. Enjoy!
I read somewhere that miracles are when God reveals Himself.
ReplyDeleteI still find find myself in awe of the miracle of my daughters birth, now over 22 years ago. When she was born God presented to us this new person, blessed with an open and curious (about everything) personality and engaging smile. Right from the start we knew God had gifted her with the ability to light up a room with energy and happiness. How God can join the lives of a sweet Swedish girl from Brockton, MA and a Level 6 Curmudgeon who met at Camp Calumet and come up with someone like our daughter is truly a miracle.
Yet I agree, God does reveal Himself when he gathers us together to worship and praise His name.
How true Bill. I think sometimes we look too hard for miracles when there are miracles all around us. The miracle of birth is one I think we take for granted all too much. I often wonder at people who believe in evolution and not that there is a greater power out there. Only God could have created our world with all of the many intricate details.
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