I reached a milestone recently, the back cover of my first journal. There are others, scattered in various places, waiting for the Lord to whisper. But this was my first.
Seven years’ worth.
Seven.
Completion.
Sacred – as in the Sabbath.
Seven.
Jacob labored seven years to marry Rachel (only to be deceived and forced to work another seven). I’ve been at it 38, but my father-in-law conveniently forgets the Jacob story.
Seven years of the same frustrations, prayers for strength, hope for days to come. Some have been answered with blessings beyond measure, others ran off the rails in ways I could not have imagined. But in each, the hand of God was ever present, calling me closer.
We are witnesses of everything He (Jesus) did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed Him by hanging Him on a cross, but God raised Him from the dead on the third day and caused Him to be seen. He was not seen by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had already chosen … Acts 10:39-41
… and caused Him to be seen.
My scribbles have been caused to be much more than a creative exercise or blowing off steam. Learning to listen allows God to speak to me, to you, and whoever else stumbles across these pages.
A website, a handful of books in print and a few more on the way were not by accident, nor by my doing. They were caused to be so that Jesus may be seen by those He so chooses, and that the Lord would be Glorified.
This journey I’ve been on causes Him to be seen. (Okay, not always, but I’m trying).
A word of hope, when I had no idea how badly you needed it.
A hug, a smile, a please, or a thank you.
Or simply holding open the door to let you through.
Everything we do in love and kindness causes Him to be seen.
Father,
When the earth was without form, You caused light to be.
When we were lost in sin, You sent your Son to take our place, and our punishment. You raised Him on the third day and caused Him to be seen.
When we do not understand, You send Your Spirit to guide us, to open our eyes and cause us to see, if only but a glimpse.
Even today, You caused the sun to rise – to peer through the window – to remind me of all You still cause to be.
Lord, I am grateful.
Blessed is the King who comes in the Name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!
Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”
“I tell you,” He replied, “if they kept quiet, the stones would cry out. Luke 19:38-40
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