Another walking revelation. I don’t know why God’s promises are such a surprise to us sometimes. Worst/Best and I were strolling along. She can’t do much more than that these days and that’s just fine. If we were out beating the pavement, we may have missed God’s teaching moment.
It was the wildest thing. Looking at the mountain yesterday morning, I noticed the clouds rolling in north to south. At first I thought it was smoke because the clouds were billowing, they were in front of the mountain and not on top, and they were moving at a visible clip. As I looked, it was as if a cloud machine had exploded. It was surreal to watch the clouds rolling along in real time. Within a matter of a minute the visible mountain was invisible. The clouds had rolled in and completely masked the mountain. If you didn’t know there was a mountain there, you wouldn’t know there was a mountain there.
But, in another minute, the clouds had moved on, and the mountain was visible again and as I looked north to south I could see that what was once visible and then invisible was now visible again. For literally 90 seconds I stood and watched the cloud crossing – mountain, no mountain, mountain. It dawned on me then that this is exactly what life is like, maybe for you too.
One minute we can see the mountain clearly. The next minute it is completely hidden. The next the view is open. Clouds constantly rolling through our lives. Sometimes we can see clearly, sometimes not so much. We may lose our focus and it may be a little hard for us to see Jesus. Not because He has moved, but because we have allowed the clouds of our lives to move in front of Him. Our focus has shifted.
The LORD is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him in truth. Psalm 149:18
Even though the clouds roll in, Jesus is always there, ever present. The answer to call on Him seems too simple to us. It’s not dramatic enough. It’s as easy as whispering His name. Even though we may not see Him working in the cloud moment, He has promised that He will never stop working the miracle of healing, the miracle of salvation, the miracle of life for His children, even when the clouds obstruct our view.
My father never stops working, so why should I?
John 5:16
He’s true to His promises.