Monday, June 29, 2020
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Marking God’s Presence
God will not permit your foot to stumble; God who guards you will not fall asleep. Indeed, the one who guards Israel never slumbers, never sleeps. The Lord serves as your guardian. God is at your right hand to serve as your shade. The sun will not strike you during the day, nor the moon during the night. The Lord will protect you against all evil; God will watch over your life. The Lord will watch over your coming and your going both now and forevermore.
We know that the pagan gods sleep. Our God does not. We know that the pagan gods mock and deceive humankind. Our God does not. We know that the pagan gods care more about themselves than they do the mortals whose lives they control. Our God does not.
God says: I love you more than you can imagine. My heart aches when you are sad. I grieve when you suffer in any way. I rejoice when you laugh. When the deserts of life wear you down I want to shelter you in my shade. When evil prowls its earthly domain I am ever alert to warn and protect you. I mark your lying down and your rising. I mark your going out and coming in. I mark your tears and your laughter. I mark all . . . because you are all to me.
It is too easy to forget that God is constantly with us. We too quickly plan our day and leave God out of our activities. We too often act as if we must protect and save ourselves. When we mark our days with little “God appointments” . . . we also mark God’s presence . . . and we remember that to God, we are all.
To explore how to best mark God’s presence in our lives, type God Time in the blog search bar and examine your day in a new way.
Tomorrow, retreating from the world for a little time . . .
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