"Wouldn't It Be Nice" -2

"The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein." (Psalms 111:2)

 Painting a perfect picture is sometimes hard to do when you have a moving canvas; that is probably why we should leave the real work up to the LORD, He works outside all of this. The world will tell you that seeing is believing; that before you can put your faith in something, you need to see it for yourself and it needs to be proven real. The Bible tells us that faith comes by hearing; by every word the proceeds from the mouth of God. Oddly enough, it was God's Word that was manifested in the flesh; so the sign that was sought was standing right before them all along. Imagine what a difference it would have made in their lives if they had been able to see the truth. Had they known who it was that stood in their presence and if they could have used all of their knowledge of the Scriptures to get real answers straight from Him. Instead, Jesus revealed Himself to fishermen and simple people; those that were not part of the religious community. The LORD works in mysterious ways! This is the sum of how I see it, because to try and figure it out is too far outside of my domain. I think it also works a lot like that now in our own lives. If we think that we have it all together and know all that we need to know about God, then He does not reveal much of Himself to us; but if we come to Him as a child, needing to know and learn, then He reveals as much as we can absorb. That is pretty much the message that I get from this verse. We need to be like a child, delighted by and interested in all the great and wonderful works of the LORD; taking pleasure in learning new and interesting things about Him every single day. I never get tired of learning about Him. I keep a paper and pen beside me all the time, just so I can write things down that I either hear or He brings to my mind. My only wish is that I could not get distracted throughout the day on other things, but could just keep my focus on Him and His works, good and bad, because none of them are without purpose...

"You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy. The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls. This salvation was something even the prophets wanted to know more about when they prophesied about this gracious salvation prepared for you. They wondered what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was talking about when he told them in advance about Christ's suffering and his great glory afterward. They were told that their messages were not for themselves, but for you. And now the Good News has been announced to you by those who preached in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen." (1 Peter 1:8-12) NLT