Father, true contentment is found only in You. Thank You for that assurance. All praise to You, Holy Father!
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We have a beautiful burning bush on the leeward side of our home. It happens to sit right outside our bedroom window. I mention where it is located in that, especially this time of year, small birds congregate in the shelter of its barren branches. It will get snow-covered but for the most part, it is shielded from the bitter winter winds.
I took the above picture this past Christmas day (not too, too bad, even with the screen) but I thought of it again yesterday seeing birds once more in its branches. Most of the time there are yellow and purple finches, juncos, and pretty regularly we will see cardinals hunkered down. But it got me to thinking…when the world is howling all around us, where do we go?
Interestingly enough, I go to the One who once called out from another burning bush (Exodus 3:1-6). Yes, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!”
Though Moses would come to know Him intimately in the last 80 years of his life (40 had already passed), at this time he did not know who spoke to him. So, after telling him to keep his distance, for Moses stood on holy ground, God said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.”
Their God was Moses’ God and Moses’ God is my God. The God who created all of creation…all that we know and all we do not know. That God knows me and most wonderfully of all, He loves me! 1 John 4:9-10 affirms to us this great truth!
God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. NLT
So, as I looked out my window to see the birds – common everyday birds – provided shelter by their loving Creator, it reminded me of His love for me – common everyday me – and you – as well!
Jan 24th, 2021, Sun, 7:13 pm
