“What did your ancestors find fault with in me that they drifted so far from me, took up with Sir Windbag and turned into windbags themselves? It never occurred to them to say, ‘Where’s God?’”… Look around. Have you ever seen anything quite like this?… That a nation has traded in its gods for gods that aren’t even close to gods? But my people have traded my Glory for empty god-dreams and silly god-schemes. Stand in shock, heavens, at what you see!… they’ve walked out on me, the fountain of fresh flowing waters, and then dug cisterns that are no better than sieves.” -Jeremiah 2
We don’t have to choose the lesser… we don’t have to choose a stagnant, leaky cistern over a flowing fountain of Glory. We don’t have to sit and contemplate ourselves all day long; we can choose to live into Him. His infinite wonder. Alive. Content in the simple, because in the simple we can experience the more in our everyday moments and tasks instead of always fighting to be seen and be the more. We can choose to drink from the well of glory-strength and take part in everything bright and beautiful he has for us. Alive in joy and gratitude.
“As you learn more and more how God works, you will learn how to do your work. We pray that you’ll have the strength to stick it out over the long haul – not the grim strength of gritting your teeth but the glory-strength God gives. It is strength that endures the unendurable and spills over into joy, thanking the Father who makes us strong enough to take part in everything bright and beautiful that he has for us.” -Colossians 1:10-12
I pray we all are strengthened with His Glory-Strength. Amen.