I love how God meets us where we are; at that exact moment, when our soul needs His glorious & healing touch He makes Himself known & felt. This past weekend was fun (and unproductive) but a little rough internally. Today I wasted my time at an interview and didn't quite get all the school work done I'd wanted and on top of all that tomorrow is Tuesday which is my super long day of class. I went to the library tonight to work on some homework and when I came out I was pleasantly surprised by the beauty of the night. The temperature was still warm, the stars were out in full force and the wind was blowing through the trees & the grass. I went back to my room to drop off my stuff and walked out to the swings.
I couldn't help but get excited at the early taste of summer nights. Summer is my favorite season and I eagerly await her arrival every year with GREAT anticipation. My anticipation being compounded by the simple fact that I'll be experiencing my beloved summer nights in the Philippines-making them all the more magical.
I sat down at the swing, then slouched down, and stared up at the night sky. I marveled at the stars and the creativity of Him who made me. As I sat in awe of such a beautiful night I couldn't help but wonder if these were the same stars that Yahweh had told Abraham to count as He promised to make him a father of many nations. I wondered if these were the very same stars that Noah saw as he looked out from his ark night after night. I wondered if these were the same stars that the Israelites gazed upon as they stood outside their tents every night for 40 years as they wandered in the wilderness. I wondered if these were the same stars that the Exiles beheld as they prayed for Yahweh to deliver them out of captivity & back to the Promised Land. And I wondered if these were the exact same stars that the wise men had calculated and followed when the fullness of time had finally come (Galatians 4:4) to the humble birth of our Savior. As I sat and dwelled upon this I was reminded of Hebrews 12:1-2 ish. "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders, and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perserverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus the pioneer & perfecter of our faith." I became overwhelmed by the thought of all those who had come before me & yet oddly connected by the simple fact that we are all a part of something so much bigger than ourselves.
I slouched some more as the wind picked up, swaying the swing, blowing my hair and whistling in my ears; I was once again strangley comforted by the fact that God is all around me. I smiled as I remembered one of my Profs teaching that God is a "Prepositional God" (prepositions denote position) He is beneath us, above us, behind us, before us, near us and most importantly, in us. I realized that one of the perks of serving a living God who is prepositional (among other things), is that I am never truly alone. Yahweh, The Great I AM, El Roi-He sees me, He knows me and He loves me. I find unfathomable solace in this divine fact.
Yahweh SEES you, He KNOWS you & He LOVES you, did you know that?!
"I pray that you being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord's people, to grasp how wide and long, and high and deep is the love of Christ." Ephesians 3:17-18
