I’ve seen it before. Nothing new, really. I’ve taken part in it, personally, several times. I’m a product of it. And so are you. So ordinary… yet so EXTRAORDINARY!
Last week, I rejoiced with my daughter Jessica and son-in-law James, as we witnessed the miracle of the birth of their son Harrison. I didn’t know what I was expecting, but becoming a grandfather far surpasses all previous expectations. My wife Christy and I feel too young to be grandparents… but after thinking about it, I’m actually several years older than my grandfather was when my twin sister and I were born.
It’s amazing to consider the part we play in the unfolding of God’s plan on the earth… and His command to “be fruitful and multiply”
Some folks, honestly speaking, don’t give it a second thought… they take it for granted. While others, even worse, look down on the privilege to be a participant in the Divine Design of life. I think of the album and movie, “The Wall” by Pink Floyd. It’s a disturbing look into the mind of one of the band’s first members, and has the basic premise that “All in all we’re just another brick in the wall”. How purposeless and hopeless must life be with that kind of perspective!
I don’t know about you, but I take great joy in knowing I have a purpose for being on the planet. I know that though this earthly life is short, there’s so much more coming that I have to look forward to! Join me in this EXRAORDINARY moment of grasping the importance and purpose of life even while plodding through the ordinary scenarios of daily life.
“This is the Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies, Israel's God, to all the exiles I've taken from Jerusalem to Babylon: ‘Build houses and make yourselves at home. Put in gardens and eat what grows in that country. Marry and have children. Encourage your children to marry and have children so that you'll thrive in that country and not waste away. Make yourselves at home there and work for the country's welfare. Pray for Babylon's well-being. If things go well for Babylon, things will go well for you… I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. When you call on me, when you come and pray to me, I'll listen. When you come looking for me, you'll find me. Yes, when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, I'll make sure you won't be disappointed.” Jeremiah 29:4-7; 11-13 (MSG)
Peace!
Darrin
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