"To All Things Good" -Too

"Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains." (Psalms 147:8)

  Oddly enough, the Lord gave me a vision this morning about upcoming Easter Sunday services, and people gathering out in the open places, such as places where devastation and destruction have recently taken place; Sunrise Services all over the country, where people can stand and sit, while still keeping their distance from one another. Shouldn't that be something amazing to witness! I can see the hills and mountains around my home, which last year where just black and looking like the backside of an old dog which had lost most of the coat from the back; which are not turning green and show signs of life and luster. I truly believe that God listens to our prayers, and not only does He listen, but in some sort of fashion, He will move upon them, and make certain things happen. Does that mean He will do the exact thing that you might ask for? No, not in the least; not the way you have seen it happening or the thought you might have put forth. Because as He says in His Word: "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD." (Isaiah 55:8) But one thing is absolute, it might not be the way you thought it was going to be, but it will always be the best way, and that is something you can ultimately count on, for sure! I love what He says at the end of that chapter: "Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the briar shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off." (Isaiah 55:13) We might see what is going on as something bad and devastating, but God sees what will become of it and what comes out of it; something we could ever know for certain, nor can we see it as He does. I don't quite know why, but "the" is appearing more important and specific to me now then it has previously; how "a" could have been used, but it says, "the," as if there is a specific thing that replaces another specific thing that was meant to happen, or that might have looked like was going to take place. God's ways are so much higher than our ways...

"Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind." (James 1:2-6) NLT