My Daily Bread

A minister in our church brought up an important thought last night in service: Abraham never owned a piece of property until Sarah, his wife, passed away.  Meaning, all those years he walked throughout the land of Canaan, a land God had promised to him, without actually owning any of it. He was a pilgrim and a stranger in a land that belonged to him, given to him from the One that spoke that land into existence. No wonder Abraham could look at his nephew Lot and say, whichever side you want, take it, I will be well... he knew it ALL belonged to him and the same God that gave it to him would take care of him, no matter where he resided! He died never having seen the fulness of all God told him would be his... yet he still believed. That is faith. Not seeing, yet still firmly believing something is true. He died owning the downpayment, or the guarantee, of the promise by a piece of land containing the grave, a place of death, of his beloved spouse, Sarah....

Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Comparison is the thief of joy.” I disagree with Teddy Roosevelt, though. Today, like most days, I sat on the front porch and just observed His creation, searching out His mysteries. The Bible speaks of mysteries, things that are THERE but not yet revealed to us, and how those mysteries are for His children to seek out. "It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter." Proverbs 25:2 In fact, Jesus Himself used parables and examples of things in plain sight to reveal great mysteries that had been hidden since the beginning of time... nature. I don't think He looked around for a great example in nature to bring home a good spiritual point; I believe He unveiled something that had been there all along, hid... waiting to be discovered. So, today, I observed and meditated. Mom has two River Birch trees that I absolutely LOVE. They have the most beautiful bark that is always peeling in gorgeous pa...