As a
homeschooling mom-nerd, we’ve been looking at the phases of the moon, and it’s
given me pause:
This
beautiful God that I love—it reminds me of Him, this crescent moon. He is beyond greater, He is its Creator, but I am in a small way reminded...For out of
the darkness, the one place I look to, the Light revealed shines brightest, and
my eyes adjust to use that slice of light to make their way through my surroundings. He reveals Himself to meet my present need: Jehovah-Jireh when He knows I
need a provider, Jehovah-Ropheka, when He knows I need a healer, Jehovah-Rohi,
when I need a shepherd, Abir Yisra’el when I need the Mighty One, Jehovah-Shalom,
when I need peace…
There are days He has been all of these and more, and He has met every need even when it felt like no earthly need was met for a time, yet because He was there, I had all I ever needed.
It is God
who chooses in His goodwill to reveal the depths of Himself to us. And, like the moon, we may
look up at the same Light, yet from where we stand, see it revealed differently.
I often wonder that everything I love about my children are things that I love about my God, because they are little revelations of His character, His attributes, redistributed so differently in each one of them through ones sense of humor, another's sense of justice, someone's nurturing, and a quality of peace-making... I find this true in my friendships: the fingerprints revealed of being made in His image is what I'm drawn to about them. Only His attributes are so vast and immeasurable, we all bear them a little differently.
I often wonder that everything I love about my children are things that I love about my God, because they are little revelations of His character, His attributes, redistributed so differently in each one of them through ones sense of humor, another's sense of justice, someone's nurturing, and a quality of peace-making... I find this true in my friendships: the fingerprints revealed of being made in His image is what I'm drawn to about them. Only His attributes are so vast and immeasurable, we all bear them a little differently.
Beloved, now we are children of God;
and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is
revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 1 John 3:2
And under His Light, under the beautiful revelation of His glory, we can find rest and peace, knowing our salvation comes from a God who encompasses all things. We rest knowing our every need is met, for He is Everything- Jehovah- I AM.
But as it is written:
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man.
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him."
Nor have entered into the heart of man.
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him."
But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 1 Corinthians 2:9-10
Today I see His love in His created work, shining round, amidst a sky winking full of stars as companions. Shekinah! (Glory of the Lord)
Together in
Grace,
Amy
