STAY NEAR THE SHEPHERD 2

Lately, my hope that God is near and working in every moment in our lives, came into question. Can I, a faulty child of the Father, expect Him to answer every prayer?

 

Yesterday I was riding my bike home…there were six miles between me and home. The weather had reported “no rain” for the day, but it began to lightly sprinkle. I prayed, “LORD, please don’t let it rain (or lightening) until I get home.” It sprinkled on and off but did not begin to rain (lightly) until I was three fourths of a mile away. I walked into the house damp, not soaked. No lightening. Safe.

 

I asked the LORD the question, “How much do You desire to be involved, interactive with me?”

 

Then I read Psalm 23. He is my shepherd: I shall not want (by implication to lack). He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in the paths of righteousness…I fear no evil for He is with me…comfort is present…a table is prepared. He anoints my head with oil…my cup runs over…goodness, mercy follow me all the days of my life…I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever…

 

Yes. The LORD is interested in every day, every hour, and every part of my life. I wrote this Blog in 2019 and republished it, after a serious bicycle accident on December 21^st, 2021, this interaction with our Creator rings true. People, Therapists, an Orthoptist, our neighbors, and especially our children, have shown that the LORD is near and hears us day and night. Nahum 1:7 “The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knows them that trust in him.” The recovery process is still teaching lessons that are making Scripture come alive.

 

My sister, Char, called right after the accident telling me she was praying for my bones to heal when a song played on the radio about the dead, dry bones in the Book of Ezekiel in Scripture. God asked Ezekiel, “Son of man, can these bones live?” Ezekiel’s answer, “O Lord, you know.” Since then I have been smiling over that question and answer.  Can bones come alive and renew? “Lord, you know.” Keep close. Stay near the Shepherd.