Winds Will Blow
Amos 4:13, “For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name.”
Greetings friends! Welcome to this day the Lord has provided and may we each be accepting to all things that may cross our paths in today’s moments. Today, I wanted to just focus on how things happen; whether they are planned, thought about, or they suddenly appear or come to pass. The thought that brings this to mind is how the wind blows, how though we cannot see it, but we can feel it, yet, it is there. Just as God fills us with His presence, His love, His grace, His knowledge; we don’t see Him, but we feel Him. The old saying, “Seeing is believing”, but I like the quote in the movie “Santa Clause” better; “Seeing isn’t believing. Believing is seeing”. Herein, we must know that you first must believe in God with your whole heart and soul before you can truly SEE and accept Him! This brings us to the moment Thomas, Jesus disciple, did not believe He rose until he was in the presence of Jesus and touched his scars! Even though he followed along, proclaimed Him as the savior, he still needed that assurance that Jesus was alive! Just as today, we need assurance that God will keep His promises as sure as He allows the winds to blow. We can also compare winds to the experiences we have along this life’s paths. The good times will blow in just like the bad times. Each obstacle that comes along during our journey is meant to blow us off course or to whisk us into the correct direction; just like a ship that trust the wind to carry those sails! Biblical wind is compared to the Holy Spirit moving among us, calming us, soothing us, exciting us; it comes like the wind suddenly and out of nowhere! God’s spirit is the wind that whirls around this world changing things constantly, sometimes unpredictably. We know that we cannot control how the wind blows, how mighty or calm it can be. Just like the spirit of God moving with divine judgement, or dramatic change; we accept the movement, accept the help, accept the changes; good or bad. Our assessment of this movement is to know that God is in control and will give us the strength to endure however hard or gentle the winds will blow!
Scriptures:
Read: John 3:8, Ezekiel 37:9,14, Acts 2:1-4, I Kings 19:11, Ephesians 4:14-15, Mark 4:39-41, Ecclesiastes 1:6-9, Revelation 7:1, John 1:3, Jonah 1:4, James 1:6, Jeremiah 10:13, Psalms 135:7, Psalms 1:4, Exodus 10:13, Matthew 24:30-31, Matthew 7:25, Hosea 13:15, Exodus 14:21
Prayer:
Dear God, we want to thank you today for knowing just how to move your spirit in our lives. We want to thank you for controlling the wind as it blows, as it enters around us whether in gust, breezes, or wild and strong! Please God, continue to enter our hearts and souls and guide us through every path we take and help us to be turned to the right paths by trusting your movement. Amen.