Every day is a new day to watch God. Sometimes I am captivated by my own activity that my sensors fail to alert to what God is doing.
Can you imagine what it must have been to watch Jesus? There would be nothing more impossible than dealing with a demon-possessed boy. I remember hearing Jeff Pound talk of the demon-possessed in the Philippine Islands where his missionary assignment carried him from one village to another. I will never forget the hair raising tale of being in the presence of a strong spirit presence and seeing God deliver a young child. Brazil was where my own experience takes me. I can clearly remember the impact of sensing the demonic around you as you ministered in that 3rd world area. I witnessed God delivering people. Unbelievable.
I guess in this story I was captured by his care and compassion. He felt the chains of the demon possessed. He heard the cry of a dad whose daughter was sick. He took the time to minister to a woman with an issue of blood and then to see him actually raise the child from the dead.
Imagine taking time at the end of that day when the disciples got their cute little journal out and wrote down what they saw God do in a day’s time.
I wondered what would be in my journey from yesterday.
I watched God guide four men to consider how we might better support the schools in our area so volunteers can cause a change in the lives of children. God’s compassion was there and his hand was on it.
I had the chance to celebrate the gifting of a young pastor in our area. God’s hand is on this young preacher, and it was so good to see him walking with the Lord and what a gift God has given him to preach and teach the Word of God.
I heard the cry of a family struggling with the responsibilities of caring for a mother and just a few minutes later shared a moment with a mother and her son testifying of how the young man had given his heart to Christ this past week. I cannot begin to tell you how sweet it was to see mom’s face. I was so glad to see God give a young man new life and two daughters the strength to deal with their mothers.
Comforting the hurting at a funeral is the work of the Holy Spirit, and I witnessed again Jesus showing up and making a major difference right in front of my eyes.
Oh God, Help me today to see you. There will be a lot of noise around me and activity that crowds my vision, but I want to see Jesus. I want to see the miracles of life right around me.