Friday, August 28, 2020
Leaves Strewn on the Path
God’s Glory is as obvious as these golden leaves
Jesus’ voice is as prevalent as the wind in the trees.
Psalm 63:2
So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory.
John 7:37
On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, ‘Let anyone who is thirsty come to me.’
Words of Grace For Today
Everyday life is filled with many mundane things. We can busy ourselves seemingly endlessly in things that have little significance in God’s Kingdom, and we know nothing other than we keep ourselves busy, so busy.
Then when we are not paying attention, we see God in all God’s glory. When we are so busy celebrating, even giving God thanks, we hear Jesus offer us thirsty people a refuge, the living water that is the only water that will quench our thirst.
Our thirst is what drives us to keep so busy, trying to fill ourselves with things that really mean nothing. The challenge is that we get rewarded so apparently well for busying ourselves as we do. What is really meaningless appears by the heavy rewards we gain to be actually full of significance for life.
Wealth, power, and status come our way as if rewarding us with everything we could dream of, just for such devotion to our pursuits.
How can anything take us away from these pursuits?
Then we see God’s glory right in front of us. Then we hear Jesus call to all who thirst.
Are we ready to see? Are we ready to hear?
The Holy Spirit enables us to see and hear, and then we can respond. Will we respond as we can?
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When we see, hear, and respond, then we have something to celebrate. Then we have everything to celebrate.