On December 10, 1965, Carla and I became one.  We were married in a private ceremony in our small Foursquare Church – we did not have a large wedding as my parents chose not to be a part of it.

A good friend, Bill, that I had met at college (and who later married a good friend of Carla’s from the first grade on,) started giving me a bad time earlier in the day.  He asked when Carla and I would be getting married. 

He then went on to say that this weekend would be a good time.  I said nothing.

Had Norm, my future brother in law, not been my best man, I would have asked Bill. 

Just got off the phone to Bill, hadn’t talked to him in a while, but Carla wanted me to call and tell him it was all his fault.  It was an enjoyable call.

Bill and Linda are the kind of friends that it may have been a few years since you have seen them, but you feel as if you have never left when you do.  Good people.

We had an early anniversary dinner and came back home where Carla is now decorating – we always waited until around the 10^th to put the tree up, still do.

Hosea 1:8 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.

As I was praying this morning, I got to thinking about man and his relationship with God.

When God gave these words to the Jewish people, He also was declaring that we too, would become the children of Abraham through His Son, Jesus.

Galatians 3:7-8 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

⁸ And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.

1 Timothy 1:15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners;

How many of us are there?  How do we compare with God?  God is so large, yet, indescribable.

We are like one grain of sand within all the universe and still we are nothing compared to our God.

Mathew 10:29-30 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

³⁰ But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

How could He possible care for us, let alone want to be involved in our lives?  How can He possibly know what each person as an individual is doing, among hundreds of millions of Christians, not to mention the billions that are not?

How?

I often get wrapped up in my little world.  Unless something is happening, I don’t think about the numbers of people in New York or London or Paris, or any of the other major cities not to mention those that are in small communities and living in the countryside – ALL over the world.

Every minute, nay, every second tens, even hundreds, of thousands Christian are praying to God.  Blessing Him, praising Him, petitioning Him for miracles, healing, protection and all manner of things that they need. 

How can He possible listen and respond to each request? 

Isaiah 55:8-9 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

⁹ For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

It is something that is beyond our ability to understand, yet we are given small indications.  We feel the Holy Spirit’s urge to pray for someone who is in need of God’s help – days, months even years later we meet or hear of that person who we prayed for and how they were victorious.

God works through us to bless others, even if we do not understand how or why at the time.

I remember when the Keyser’s left for Nigeria, Shirley received an article of clothing, shoes I think, for her trip.  She didn’t need the item and almost left them in the states – however several months later in the climate they were in that article(s) of clothing was preciously what she needed.

God knew her needs ahead of time and made arrangements for her needs to be met.

It is hard to comprehend God.  But, we see His creation and proof of His existence every time we look at a tree, look at a mountain, or animals or birds or watch our hands perform a task.

Yes, it takes faith, but the faith is encouraged by His Word and the truths therein – and the confirmation of both His existence and His love as we live our lives for Him.

Later, Art :-)

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