Good morning and welcome to another beautiful day in the blogosphere neighborhood, this one checks in on February 20, 2025. When we pray about something specific and God answers in a remarkable way, what is it about us that begins to wonder how this happened? Sometimes, instead of immediately falling on our knees and thanking God we begin to rationalize how it may have come about. Coincidental? Other factors? Natural forces at work? The Christian singer from South Africa, Bobby Michaels once shared his experiences in this area while at a concert at the Church where we were members. He said he prayed at times and things happened as a result which taught him to always say first: "Could it be God?" He often prayed to have someone come in contact with him so that he could help them spiritually, sharing his faith, and sharing the good news about Jesus the Christ. Many times people did come into his life in unusual ways and he came to understand they did so as a direct answer to his prayers where God providentially worked. God is sovereign and He can work in any way He sees fit. When we pray and He responds, may we always give Him the honor and glory for doing so. In fact, we should be thanking Him in all things for this is His will through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (1st Thesssalonians 5:18, "Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." as rendered in the Berean Study Bible.) For me, well, I often find myself like the fellow recorded in the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 9:23-24, "Jesus said to him, 'If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.' Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, 'Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!'"
As you can see, I'm basically still operating like the Joel Hemphill song:
He's still working on meTo make me what I need to beIt took him just a week to make the moon and starsThe sun and the earth and Jupiter and MarsHow loving and patient He must be'Cause He's still workin' on me
There really ought to be a sign upon my heartDon't judge him yet, there's an unfinished partBut I'll be better just according to His planFashioned by the Master's loving hands
He's still working on meTo make me what I need to beIt took him just a week to make the moon and starsThe sun and the earth and Jupiter and MarsHow loving and patient He must be'Cause He's still workin' on me
In the mirror of His wordReflections that I seeMakes me wonder why He never gave up on meBut He loves me as I am and helps me when I prayRemember He's the potter, I'm the clay
He's still working on meTo make me what I need to beIt took him just a week to make the moon and starsThe sun and the earth and Jupiter and MarsHow loving and patient He must be'Cause He's still workin' on me
Now you know. I am most definitely a work in progress. How about you? Until next time, may God add His blessings to one and all. Amen.
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