Today’s Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11, NLT- “Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.”
Do you think God speaks to you? At times do you wonder if it is just in your head or that still small voice is yours? I am recalling one such morning from eleven years ago. It was a Monday morning and after my prayer time I sat at my desk to seek an affirmation from God’s word.
I was going to Luke 18 where I had left off last week but as I stopped briefly to ask the Holy Spirit for guidance a “thought” flashed through my mind. Does God want me in Luke 18 just because that is where I was, and the word Ecclesiastes “popped” into my head. I almost argued with myself. Tom do not listen to your head; you are making this up.
However, how often do you just come up with “Ecclesiastes” in your mind? Oreo cookies or ice cream maybe, but Ecclesiastes? I just began reading Ecclesiastes 1 at www.blueletterbible.com and God soon revealed to me it was Him and at times tears welled up in my eyes at His greatness.
You see that very day I was giving my testimony at Celebrate Recovery. Do you think that verse was reminding me and also giving hope for someone there? Do you think it is possible that God wanted me to remind my fellow recovering brothers and sisters that “God has made everything beautiful for its own time”? I was going to share how my alcoholism brought me to my knees and on my knees, God gave me a passion for these affirmations. Ecclesiastes 3:1 says there is a season for everything and in 3:3 we are told there is a time to heal. You think this was and still is a message from God?
Ecclesiastes 5:1 says to draw near to God and listen. Do you hear Him?
Today’s Prayer: Holy Father, thank You for Your Word both spoken and written. Thank you for speaking to my heart. Thank you for showing me that it is better in the light than in the darkness. Thank you for taking what was dark and making it beautiful. Use my story Father to give hope and to share the joy you have given me to occupy my heart. Amen
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