It’s a beautiful day. My kitchen is still torn apart. Our finances are tight. We haven’t had a real vacation in three years since we toured the Grand Canyon area. We probably won’t see our grandsons from California until fall and our oldest grandson is moving from Idaho to Western Oregon in July. Summer is coming and with it the hot weather that I really don’t like. And it’s still a beautiful day.
As I look and listen to what is around me, I realize that today God is calling me to focus on the small delights that so often are ignored. The sunshine after so many cloudy days. The sounds of the birds outside my window. And perhaps most of all, His still small voice.
Last Sunday as we prayed for people in church it became obvious that the enemy of our soul was reminding people of all the things that were wrong and using that reminder to make people think that God didn’t care about them and had abandoned them to their circumstances. The noise of life’s difficulties can often drown out the voice of God.
God adamantly refuted the enemy’s message during prayer time by reminding us that He cares for us. He reminded us how much we are worth to Him.
Remember, our worth is determined by what someone is willing to pay for us—and God was willing to pay the very life of His Son for our redemption. If He is willing to pay that, why would He abandon us now? “For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.” [1 Peter 1:18-19 NIV]
Yes, God is speaking His love and it’s a beautiful day!
