I've been waiting for fall to arrive. Afterall, the calendar tells me it was supposed to start on September 23rd. In most other places I've lived, the autumn colors begin their beautiful display on or about that time. It must be different here in Texas, because, until today, I've seen no sign of its arrival. I walked out the front door this morning to go to the mailbox, and saw, right in front of me, directly across the street from my house--a huge tree completely arrayed in all the splendid hues of fall! Who planted it there overnight? Perhaps it was simply draped with a sheet until this morning. No, it couldn't be--surely I would have noticed that as I've gone to the mailbox everyday since moving here! Yet, there it is, in all it's glorious splendor!
No wonder I've seen no sign of it anywhere else--my neighbor has it all captured! (Notice the overhang of tree branches in my yard--still all green.)
Isn't it funny how we can look at the same scene every day and not even notice something really big, in plain sight--like a gigantic tree that takes up an entire front yard!
This morning, as I thought about writing this new blog post, it suddenly hit me that reading the Bible is like that too. How often do we read the same section that we've read many times before, and suddenly see something "new", like it wasn't there before! Lately I've been reading in the Old Testament and seeing things I never noticed before--like they just showed up! The living, eternal Word of God is like that--new everyday, new insights, new encouragement, new understanding--every time we read it. (Yes, I realize that benefit is a result of the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.) Isn't it great to know that kind of God!
P.S. Please continue to pray with us for the sale of our house in Oregon. Thanks!
Just look at that sky! Today as I sat outside in 70 degrees of warm, bright sunshine, I thought, "Wow! What a life! It just doesn't get much better than this!" What a great day to work on Christmas cards.
