At
His Command
Does the hawk take flight by your
wisdom…Does the eagle soar at your command?
Job 39:26, 27
Unable to be at her dying mother’s
bedside, Barb, along with her husband, Keith, and their daughter,
Missy, were united via speaker-phone. Each understood it was just a
matter of moments before Mary Opaline ‘Opie’ Simmons, was face to
face with Jesus.
“Mom, you’re going to see Beth
soon...” Barb said, alluding to her sister’s death in November,
2005. “Won’t that be great!” she added, choking back tears.
As Opie’s breathing became labored
and ragged the three recited the ‘Lord’s Prayer’ together. “Our
Father, who art in Heaven…” Just as they finished, Opie met
Jesus…
“Would you look at that...?!” Keith
said in wonder.
A beautifully marked hummingbird
hovered at the window. Barb had come to know each tiny bird that
visited her window perch, yet she’d never seen this one before. So
exquisite, it was almost beyond description, the markings unlike
anything they had ever seen; colors so vibrant they seemed to
pulsate. The peculiar thing was that the bird was not feeding; it
just danced back and forth, tapping the glass with its fragile beak.
In that moment Barb felt God’s
enveloping love. This feathered work of art was for her! It was God’s
way of saying, “Opie is with me now; she is home.” A tangible
peace filled the room as the three embraced. Mourning would take
time, but God had given them a sign…and that made all the
difference.
†
Do you find it strange that God would
send a tiny bird as His messenger? You shouldn’t…He created each
one, and they are summoned at His command.
If Job could not stand before God with
a suitable answer for the question asked in today’s text, who are
we to tell God what He can and cannot do?
God has His unique way of speaking to
each of us; it is personal, and intimate…He speaks ‘our
language’.
He can come to us in ways that are
profound and life-changing, or it can be as gentle as a whisper, but,
if we look for Him, we will see Him.
Prayer
“Thank You, Father God,
for always manifesting Your presence in ways I understand and
recognize. Help me to never become skeptical or cynical about how You
come to us. In Jesus’ Name, amen.”
No comments:
Post a Comment