Changes...

Solomon in his wisdom realized that everything had a season. Life and Death, joy and mourning...everything that happens in our lives happens with God's full knowledge.

I am studying Esther and just the introductions to that book is amazing. It is the one book in the Bible that God is not mentioned but you can see his hand on everything that happens. He is not mentioned, there is not a prayer to Him, yet His presence is felt. His plan is accomplished.

Each spring, when the land seems so dead and the long winter has caused us to wonder if we will ever see another warm day, God awakens nature. Flowers bloom. Nature sings praises to His name. Soon the land is filled with the bright colors of summer. Then, the fall comes. It is a time when nature it seems is bursting forth with more color. But in our heads we know that soon we will experience the cold of another weather.

It is easy when life is predictable. Just like spring is always preceded by winter and summer is guaranteed to follow spring; fall will come. We can count on it. We try to predict it. (Good Morning America even had peak fall color maps on their morning show each day).

Fortunately, our lives are not so predictable. We cannot predict what will happen this year. We can't expect that today will look exactly like today. Thankfully we can't because life would be boring. The one constant thing that we can count on...GOD IS PRESENT IN OUR LIVES even when He may appear to be silent.

We have had some major changes to our country. We have a new president-elect. Some of the other offices have been filled in the various states. Washington passed a law approving assisted suicide (wasn't just a while ago that we were appalled at the methods of Dr. Kevorkian?)...for some of us those changes make us happy, others are sad. God has made many promises to us...some are visible like the rainbow...others are quiet promises that we know...He will be with us. He loves us.

The thing that we need to do right now. We need to pray for our leaders. Nebuchadnezzar was an ungodly man and king of the Persian empire...God moved on his life and Nebuchadezzar realized the power of the Living God. It took

God's intervention (living like an animal for several years...it did catch Nebies attention) to bring him to his knees and proclaim that God is the I AM. He is sufficient. He is the One True God.

That is the same God now. He is the One True God. He can work in our lives so that we see what He is doing OR He can silently be present in our lives. Once we accept His free gift of eternal life...He is actively changing us each day.

Pray for our country. Pray for our leaders. Do not be part of the voices who cry out against and spread evil and rumors. Pray. Humble yourself and pray to the Son of God...We need His peace and covet His presence in our land.