When God Says Hello
January 13
What is man that you are mindful of him?
Psalm 8:4
When Chuck found out the church of his childhood was being sold, he
and his wife drove up for a visit. Thirty-five years of his absence melted away as
they walked the empty halls of the old building, everything had been taken, nothing remained in any or the rooms, even the pews had been sold.
Chuck had given his life to Christ in this church; his father had entered the ministry here.
Near the end of their visit, they entered the fireside room, noticing a card
table in the center of the room. On it were two pictorial directories, two pieces
of construction paper, and several old bulletins, all of which sat on an old,
heavily bound church ledger.
After a cursory inspection of the ledger, Chuck opened the directories to find they held significance; the first was the year his father entered the ministry; the second was the year they had moved away.
Turning his focus to the construction paper, Chuck noticed that on each page
were two photographs. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that staring back
at him from two of the photos, one on each paper, was ten-year-old Chuckie
in VBS class!
Now, even if the pastor had known who he was, which he didn’t,
he couldn’t have dug up these items before their arrival! This was from God for
Chuck. He was saying hello in such a personal way that it was almost audible!
Tears filled Chuck’s eyes as he felt God’s embrace.
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Sometimes we get the idea that a God big enough to help us during our great-
est needs is too busy to be watching us with affection. Or even more astonish-
ingly, that He would spend time sorting through our memories to prove it!
God wants us to understand that it doesn’t dim the lights of heaven when
He acts on our behalf. Nor does it remove His focus from others when He
bends low enough that we feel His breath on our face. He is Almighty God,
the God of all Creation who had each of us in mind before the foundations
of time!
Prayer
“Papa, I am in awe to know how much You care for
me. Thank You for being a personal God, able to bend
down to my level when I need You. May I always
sense Your affection. In Jesus’ Name, amen.”
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