As the seasons have been changing, we have turned our thermostat from ‘off; to ‘heat’. It’s wonderful to walk in from a chilly, windy KC day to a comfortable home. In the night, however, the heat has brought some confusion to me. I wake up & hear what I think is rain, thinking, ‘oh, it’s going to be not only cold, but wet tomorrow.’ The thought stays logged in my sub-conscious somewhere so that when I wake up in the dark & dress for the day, I plan accordingly. Grabbing my rain jacket, I head to the car. (Some of our mornings get us out of the house before light.) Yet as soon as I’m outside, it’s as if I’ve been tricked. The ground isn’t wet and as the dawn is beginning to breakthrough, I can see that it looks like it will be a clearday. Though it took me a couple of nights to figure it out, the noise I was perceiving as rain, was really heat.
In a spiritual sense, we need to be aware of the season we are living in. What we might initially think is one thing, may actually be another. At the time I am writing this, the November elections have not taken place. The ferocity of the battle is intense. The economy is at the forefront of everyone’s attention. Violence escalates everywhere.
Is this God’s mercy to grab our attention as a nation & make us aware of our idols of money & power & things?
Is this God’s judgment because our nation worships so many other gods? (Rom 1)
Our intercession has been that we would, as a nation, choose to agree with God. What a foolish and arrogant thought to set ourselves in opposition to the King and Judge of this world. Lord, have mercy.
