Life Goes On

All around us life goes on. We never stop to think about the circumstances of life! Someone had a baby, someone lost their job, a house burned to the ground along with a family's memories, illness and one that touches us all, death of a loved one and eventually our own death. We see the calamities of floods, oil spills, tornadoes etc., but do we heed these warnings from our Creator? Is 45:7 The one forming light and creating darkness, causing well-being and creating calamity; I am the Lord who does all these.
God uses many things to get our attention. I heard a story of a man who could not control his temper. He was spending a great day riding bikes with his son, when the boy lost control of his bike and hit his dad and made him wreck. The wife hears the loud talk and cursing and proceeds to tell the man he should not talk
like that to his son. The man notices the wife had left the young daughter alone in the house. He starts to curse the wife telling her to check on the daughter and see what she is doing. Upon entering the house they find the four year old pouring large amounts of salt and pepper in the floor and mixing it with water. This just makes the man cuss all the more. While in his rage, he steps on a barbie doll shoe. He takes the shoe, which is so very tiny and throws it as hard as he can. That little bitty hard plastic barbie shoe was stuck right in the middle of the brand new 52 inch TV screen. Oh well, talk about getting someones attention! All God really wants is a loving and trustful relationship with us. Jer. 29:11 for I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. Ps. 103:15-19 As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field; for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more. But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children, to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments.The LORD has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.
Lord, Your word is true! We should fear You and bow to Your majesty. Help us to think on Your word day and night. Bury it deep in our heart. Amen