I can
remember as a child watching the sunrise with my Dad from a duck
blind on a
local lake, or the sunset from a boat on a warm summer evening. I
also
remember childhood vacation trips with my family to White Sands, New
Mexico, the
Rocky Mountains, or the beaches of Corpus Christi. I remember
being amazed
at the beauty of God’s creation, and now Jeanna and I have been
able to
experience that same awe and wonder through the eyes of our own
children on
our own trips.
God’s creation provides so much for us to
enjoy and use and He expects that
we do just
that: Enjoy! He has blessed each of us with so much,
certainly more
than we
deserve. That doesn’t mean, however,
that we should just jump in with
wreckless
abandon. There is much in this world
that is not from God, and it,
too, is
there for our taking. Jesus warns us to
remain alert and to not be taken
in by these
harmful things. He knew of the danger,
and even one of His chosen
fell victim
to it.
Our Lord reminds us to remain alert so
that we will not be overcome by the
worldly
things in life that might drive a wedge between us and the love of God.
God, in His
infinite grace and unconditional love, will always be there for us, but
we have the
free choice and uncanny ability to turn away from Him. Let’s
be
careful that
we don’t.
Prayer: Merciful God, we pray for the wisdom to
discern the difference between
the gifts
that are from You and those that are not. Grant us the strength to resist
those things
that can hurt us and separate us from Your love. In Your Son’s name
we
pray. Amen.
Brent
Russell
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