I simply must sit down and write this piece before I lose the full impact of it.
It hit me like a 2x4 when I was walking Pauly.
God's treasures are often so far beyond
my understanding of Goodness
that sometimes it's hard for me to grasp
ahold of them in my mind.
"Call to me
and I will answer you
and tell you great
and unsearchable things
you do not know."
Jeremiah 33:3
(NGC772 spiral galaxy)
"Call to me
and I will answer you
and tell you great
and unsearchable things
you do not know."
Jeremiah 33:3
Yikes... I can't even believe that I'm going to attempt to to put this into a language that you can understand. It's one of those "God-things." He brings revelation of some phenomenal concept, that I'm just barely able to grasp in my own mind, and I venture to release that verbally to you, in a way that makes sense. This task is near impossible! His ideas are too big to fit in my little head! So when He overlays them there for me to see, they spill over the boundaries of my mind. No wonder I can't get them into words.
(Andromeda Galaxy)
"For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways
My ways,
says the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are My ways higher than your ways, and
My thoughts than your thoughts."
A dear friend recently asked God to use him. Shortly after that prayer, an email crossed his computer for volunteers at the National Veteran's Wheelchair Games being held in Tampa. He took that as a divine invitation and signed up. The other night, my friend joined us in our Monday night Bible study and I asked him to give a testimony. Oh my gosh... it wasn't seconds before he totally lost it! Here's this BIG guy, sitting in a circle of six people, and he is sobbing, almost uncontrollably, as he shares what he describes as one of the greatest "privileges" or "honors" that he's ever been involved in.
"But without faith it is impossible to please God,
because anyone who comes to Him, (in prayer),
must believe that He exists and that He
rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Hebrews 11:6 (NIV)
Ephesians 3:20 (NIV) says...
"Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more
than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that
is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church
and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations,
for ever and ever! Amen. "
As my friend let out a deluge of tears in his attempt to share... apparently there was no need for words, for three of the others in attendance, who also happened to be veterans, began to tear up and weep themselves. This is not what my friend Jim refers to as "leaking," this was more like a broken dam. What's really interesting, is that as I'm writing, this very moment, the heavens have suddenly opened, and from my window I am witnessing the most incredible downpour. It appears that these sudden torrential rains are flooding my front yard. Talk about visual effects! Seriously... it was bright and sunny just minutes ago.
So here's my point...
God's treasures are priceless!
Their value so far surpasses anything with a dollar sign. Pure love, joy, peace, patience, kindness goodness... can't be measured in money. Understanding God's mind, even if it's just for a moment, can't be bought. Seeing life from His vantage point and experiencing those accompanying emotions in my little human heart... it's almost beyond human capability. And...
Being used by God...
in a way that no one else
may even take notice of,
can end up being one of the
most profound, heartfelt,
overwhelming events of one's life!
I'm so very thankful that my friend sacrificed his pride and shared his experience with me. For a moment, all of us present, received a special touch from God. My friend may not wear RED shoes, per say, but He is pursuing the nearness of God in his own unique way. I'm so glad his journey crossed my Yellow Brick Road.
Gail
