Holy

When I think back to that period of my life, I can hardly remember the pain. I see it as a moment when I had been gifted much of His strength which I still have today. Strength is not merely something physical but a power that comes in many forms. A mighty reminder of His masterful love is from Nehemiah 8:10:

Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

One of those forms is being able to see the passion and artistry of God in everything. Of course, it can be said for almost any effort, “Easier said than done, ” but that’ s lousy thinking. In Psalm 8:3–4, David is in awe that God, who designed the universe with His own fingers, would let beings such as us live among His masterpiece. And that’ s how we should treat the world: as something priceless that God has chosen for us to cherish.

Job 12:7–10 reminds me of how full of God’ s love the world is:

But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you; or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? In His hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.