Notes from the pastor

We’ve just returned from vacation.  We were invited by our daughter to share a spectacular Colorado road trip vacation with their family.  God’s creativity was wonderful to behold inside and outside the van we shared for 3,700 miles.  We loved the way varieties of beautiful mountain scenes took our breath away, and we loved experiencing the first impressions and joyful responses of our three grandchildren to God’s amazing world.  We saw Him everywhere! 

Jenna, 12, our budding photographer, longed to capture those especially exciting moments in digital memory, patiently waiting for the evolving, perfect, climactic opportunity to snap it into being.  Cade, 9, loved the tangible memories he gathered in especially treasured rocks, noting every observable and touchable detail.  Kendyll, 6, her creative juices stirred by being in and around such awesome beauty, spent hours on end intently and quietly coloring pictures and writing words. 

So, how do we store special God touches in our hearts?  Do we remember His goodness, tenderness, love, beauty and grace once we’ve experienced it?  Do we recall it’s impression, allowing it’s effect to carry us up and over life’s boulders?  Do we frame a mental picture, should we create an image that keeps it fresh, or can we treasure and hold onto a transformation in our life or a feeling in our heart that is precious?

The Psalmist expresses well… “I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will meditate on all your works and consider all your mighty deeds. Your ways, O God, are holy.  What god is so great as our God? (Ps. 77:11-13)

I'm a rather "simple" man by many's standards. This is seen some in the way I live, and quite a bit in the way I believe.  When reading God's Word, much of it is not difficult to comprehend.

In such cases, my view is very "simple," though not original:  If God says it, that settles it.

With that said, I'm concerned as I see those who have't yet "settled" matters of which they've "heard" God speak.